Grim Facade: The Message Walkthrough

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General Tips

This is the official guide for Grim Facade: The Message.
This guide won't tell you when to zoom into a location; the screenshots show each zoom scene.
Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. Only the locations of the HOPs will be shown.
Use the Map to fast travel to a location.

Chapter 1: Madame Esperance

Take BULL KEY (A).
Read; take CROCODILE KEY (B).
Remove leaves; take EAGLE KEY (C).

Take SPONGE (D); place BULL KEY, EAGLE KEY, and CROCODILE KEY.
Solution (E).
Take SUN.

Examine (F).
Solution (G).
Place SUN (H); examine.

Solution (I).
Go through window.

Talk; take SNAKE HEAD (1/3) (J).
Examine scene 8x.
Take TRAY and PHOTOS (K).
Examine PHOTOS; take PAPER CLIP.

Use SPONGE (L); receive SOAPY SPONGE. Examine (M).
Solution (N).
Examine (O); sharpen screwdriver (P). Receive SCREWDRIVER.
Examine TRAY. Examine bread; take BUTTERFLY KEY (1/2). Turn tray; use SOAPY SPONGE. Take MIRROR.

Use SCREWDRIVER; open (Q). Place key (R).
Solution (S).
Take WEDDING RING and LOCKPICK PARTS.
PAPER CLIP on LOCKPICK PARTS; take LOCKPICK.

Examine (T). Use MIRROR; examine.
Use LOCKPICK (U).

Solution (V).
Exit cell.

Examine scene.
Remove note. Solution (W): B-Ax5-Bx2-Ax2-Bx2-A.
Play HOP; receive KEYS (X).

Use KEYS; turn (Y-Z). Open door.
Walk forward.

Examine scene 2x.
Solution is random (A).
Take SNAKE HEAD (2/3) and WEDDING RING (B).
Combine 2 WEDDING RINGS; take CABINET KEY.

Use PHOTOS; solution (C).
Take SNAKE HEAD (3/3).

Use CABINET KEY (D); turn. Read book (E); take RAVEN.
Take CRYSTAL BALL (F). Examine 3x; take PRISM OF SOULS.
Turn CRYSTAL BALL 2x (G); examine.

Take RAVEN (2/3) (H).
Place SNAKE HEAD (3/3); open. Take SCREWDRIVER and RAVEN (3/3) (I).
RAVEN (3/3) on PRISM OF SOULS.
Use Prism of Souls (J).
Solution is random (K).

Talk; play HOP (L).
Talk (M).
Open; examine (N). Take ADDRESS. Open; examine recorder (O). Take money (P).

Talk (Q).
Walk left.
Use ADDRESS (R); examine. Select 'Buy'.

Chapter 2: The Town Square

Examine (S).
Use Prism of Souls; solution is random (T).
Take BUTTON (1/3) and money (U).

Examine (V); buy batteries. Press button; take BATTERIES.
Take KNIFE (W).
Take FLASHLIGHT COMPASS (X); use KNIFE 3x. Remove cover; examine.
Remove cloth; take HANDLE (1/3). Use SCREWDRIVER 4x (Y); examine. Take CROWBAR.
BATTERIES on FLASHLIGHT COMPASS.

Use CROWBAR and FLASHLIGHT COMPASS (Z).
Go forward.
Solution (A).
Casual: Bx2-C-Ax3-C-B.
Hard: A-C-Bx3-C-B-Cx2-Ax2-B-A-Bx2.

Examine scene.
Take PITCHER and UV LIGHTBULB (B).
UV LIGHTBULB on FLASHLIGHT COMPASS.
Examine (C).

Use FLASHLIGHT COMPASS (D); examine (E).
Enter code (F); examine papers.

Play HOP; receive KEY (G).
Use KEY (H).

Solution (I): (A-B)-(B-C)-(D-E).
Examine (J).

Solution (K): (J-N)-(K-M)-(J-I)-(J-G)-(L-K)-(I-H).

Examine (L).
Talk; use KNIFE (M). Take PASS.
Walk down.
Use PASS (N).
Walk forward.

Examine scene.
Take BUTTON (2/3), EYE (1/3), and money (O).
Take BUTTON (3/3) and FISHING LINE (P). Place PITCHER; pull lever (Q). Take PITCHER OF WATER.
Open; take money (R).
Walk down, then left.

Buy PADLOCK (S).
Walk down, then forward.
Place PADLOCK (T).

Place BUTTON (3/3); solution (U).
Walk forward.
Examine scene.
Examine elevator (V).

Use Prism of Souls; solution is random (W).
Take BIRD KEY, newspapers, and UMBRELLA (X).
Pour PITCHER OF WATER (Y); take FLOAT.
Solution (Z).
Receive PIN.

Examine purse (A). Play HOP; receive SCISSORS.
Examine FISHING LINE 2x; use SCISSORS. Receive STRING.
Examine UMBRELLA 3x; use STRING, FLOAT, and PIN; take FISHING ROD.
Solution (B).

Use FISHING ROD.
Solution (C).
Receive JULIANNA'S PASS.

Use JULIANNA'S PASS (D); select (E).
Examine scene 3x.
Take TAPE (F); remove papers. Take HANDLE (2/3) and money.

Examine (G).
Open wallet; take ID and KEY (H).
Open; take money and HANDLE (3/3) (I).

Examine; take SHOEHORN (J). Place HANDLE (3/3); open. Examine.
Go through window.
Solution (K): dodge lights. Solution is random.

Chapter 3: The Museum

Examine scene.
Take KEY PART (L). Use SHOEHORN (M); receive HANDLE.
KEY PART on KEY.
Use KEY (N); open.
Enter Hallway.

Examine scene.
Take EYE (2/3) (O). Move magnet (P); receive NOTE. Use HANDLE (Q); open.
Open jar; take FAT (R). Take CAKE SHOVEL (S).
Use FAT (T); open. Take TEAR GAS. Unfold crane; receive NOTE (1/3).

Take BUTTERFLY KEY (2/2) (U); open. Play HOP; receive NOTE (2/3).
Walk down.
Place BUTTERFLY KEY (2/2) (V); open. Take NOTE (3/3).
NOTE (3/3) on NOTE; arrange (W). Use TAPE.
Walk right.

Take money (X); use NOTE.
Solution (Y): A-Dx2-B-C-B.
Go forward.

Examine scene.
Use Prism of Souls; solution is random (Z).
Take money. Use CAKE SPATULA; take WAND (A).
Take EYE (3/3) (B).

Solution (C).
Take CONCH (D), money, letter, and SNOWFLAKE KEY (E).
Walk down.

Place SNOWFLAKE KEY (F); open. Take CASKET.
Play HOP; receive WING KEY (G).
WING KEY on CASKET; open. Take SCOOP and COMPUTER MOUSE.
Walk down.

Use SCOOP (H); receive SEEDS.
Place EYE (3/3) (I); examine (J).

Solution (K).
Open; take money and FLASH DRIVE.
Walk right, then left.

Give SEEDS (L); receive POWER BUTTON.
Place COMPUTER MOUSE and POWER BUTTON (M).

Solution (N-O): Symbol order and locations are randomized.
Use FLASH DRIVE (P); scroll down. Receive JULIANNA'S NUMBER.

Examine scene; use JULIANNA'S NUMBER (Q). Take money (R); buy WAND HANDLE (S).
WAND HANDLE on WAND.
Give WAND (T).
Go forward.

Examine scene.
Take KEY BIRD (2/2) (U).
Give CONCH (V); receive BONE.
Place BONE (W); take money and STARFISH SYMBOL (X).

Take MOON KEY (Y); solution (Z). Examine lock.
Play HOP; receive SPONGE SYMBOL (A).
Walk down.

Place BIRD KEY (2/2) (B); open. Take TURTLE SYMBOL.
Walk left.
Examine (C); place STARFISH SYMBOL, SPONGE SYMBOL, and TURTLE SYMBOL. Open door.
Go left.
Use TEARGAS (D); solution is random.