Grim Tales: The Nomad Walkthrough

Welcome to the Grim Tales: The Nomad Walkthrough A series of museum robberies leads to a shocking discovery! Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, we're pretty sure you'll find what you're looking for here. This document contains a complete Grim Tales: The Nomad game walkthrough featuring annotated screenshots from actual gameplay! We hope you find this information useful as you play your way through the game. Use the walkthrough menu below to quickly jump to whatever stage of the game you need help with. This walkthrough was created by Laurie Murphy, and is protected under US Copyright laws. Any unauthorized use, including re-publication in whole or in part, without permission, is strictly prohibited.

General Tips

This is the official guide for Grim Tales: The Nomad.
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: Museum

Speak to character; (A) take 1/2 DINOSAUR TOKENS (B).
Remove tape, take DOLLAR BILL; BAG (C).
Take MUSEUM MAGNET; use DOLLAR BILL (D); take SOUVENIR PIN (E).
SOUVENIR PIN on BAG. Take LIGHTER, 1/3 BATTERIES, PEN and Skull.

Select Skull (F); speak to character.
Use LIGHTER for MINI-HOP (G); receive ALARM SYSTEM FOB.
Take 2/3 BATTERIES; use ALARM SYSTEM FOB (H); take 2/2 DINOSAUR TOKENS (I).
Place 2/2 DINOSAUR TOKENS (J).

Solution. (1-7)-(Ax3)-(8).
Go forward.

Speak to character; take PASSWORD (K).
Take REMOTE CONTROL WITHOUT BATTERIES, GUEST RECORD; ELECTRIC PANEL KEY (L).
Go down.
Take RUBBER GLOVE; use ELECTRIC PANEL KEY (M); take 3/3 BATTERIES (N).
Go forward.

Use RUBBER GLOVE for 1/3 WIRES (O).
3/3 BATTERIES in REMOTE CONTROL WITHOUT BATTERIES for REMOTE CONTROL.
GUEST RECORD for CCTV RECORDING and 2/3 WIRES.
Take LOUISA'S HANDKERCHIEF (P); place CCTV RECORDING; use REMOTE CONTROL; place PASSWORD (Q).
Play HOP (R) for RULER.

Use RULER (S); open, take ACETONE and TOWN MAGNET (T).
Place MUSEUM and TOWN MAGNETS (U); solution (V); take NUMBER WHEEL (W).
Go down.
Place NUMBER WHEEL (X); enter 2-9-6; take CIRCUIT BOARD (Y).
Go forward.

Place CIRCUIT BOARD (Z).
Solution (A). (A-O-A)-(L-B)-(C-O-C)-(H-O-D)-(E-O-E)-(K-Ox2-M)-(H-Ox3-H)-(G-O-G)-(I-Ox3-J)-(N).
Go left.

Select Skull; speak to character; take OLD PHONE (B).
Take WIRE CUTTERS and TAPE (C).
Take WALKIE TALKIE; use WIRE CUTTERS for 3/3 WIRES (D).
Go down 2x.
Place 3/3 WIRES; take 1/2 NUMBERED BUTTONS (E).
Return to Museum Storage.
OLD PHONE for CODE and COIN.
COIN on WALKIE TALKIE; take TOGGLE SWITCH.

Place TOGGLE SWITCH; take 2/2 NUMBERED BUTTONS (F).
Place 2/2 NUMBERED BUTTONS, CODE; select 5-1-6-7 (G).
Solution (H). 1-4.
Take MAGNET KEY (I).
Go down 2x.

Use MAGNET KEY (J); take WOODEN INLAY (K).
Return to Museum Storage.
Place WOODEN INAY (L); take LETTER OPENER, HAND EMBLEM (M).
Go down.
Place HAND EMBLEM (N) for HOP (O); receive WHEEL.
Go left.
Place WHEEL (P); take Origami Elephant (Q).

Chapter 2: Abandon Factory

Take FLARE GUN (R).
Use FLARE GUN; (S) use LETTER OPENER for 1/3 PHOTOS; take FACTORY ADDRESS (T).
Use LOUISA'S HANDKERCHIEF (U); lift lock; take TOOLKIT BUTTON, JARED'S BACKPACK (V).

Place TOOLKIT BUTTON (W); open; take CARABINER and PLIERS (X).
Use PLIERS (Y) for MINI-HOP; receive CAR BUTTON.
Place CAR BUTTON (Z); take BROKEN FLASHLIGHT and PAPER CLIP (A).
PAPER CLIP on JARED'S BACKPACK; open; take GOLDEN APPLE.

Place GOLDEN APPLE (B).
Solution (C).
Go forward.

Take JARED'S PENDANT (D).
Take COTTON PAD; place JARED'S PENDANT (E); take 2/3 PHOTOS (F).
Use ACETONE and COTTON PAD; take 3/3 PHOTOS (G).
Place 3/3 PHOTOS; take GEAR KEY (H).
Use GEAR KEY (I); take note and LEVER (J).

Place, select LEVER (K).
Go forward.
Select Skull; speak to character; take MORPHING STAR (L).
Use COIN (M); receive TRIANGULAR KEY.
Use TRIANGULAR KEY (N); take LOCKED CASE and UMBRELLA (O).
Go down.

Use UMBRELLA (P); play HOP (Q) for IRON DAGGER.
Go forward.
Take BUTTON BATTERY; BULB (R).
Go down.
BUTTON BATTERY and BULB on BROKEN FLASHLIGHT for FLASHLIGHT.
Place FLASHLIGHT; take TROWEL and FILE (S).
Go down.

Use TROWEL; take NUT KEY (T).
NUT KEY on LOCKED CASE; take OIL and FIRE SALAMANDER.
Use OIL; take SNAKE FIGURINE (U).
Return to Common Room.
Use FILE; receive DRAGON FIGURINE (V).
Place SNAKE and DRAGON FIGURINES (W); play MINI-HOP for RED KEY.
Use RED KEY; take CUP OF POWER (X).

Place CUP OF POWER, FIRE SALAMANDER, MORPHING STAR and IRON DAGGER (Y).
Solution (Z). Ax2-B-D-Ax2-Bx2-Cx2-Dx2-Ax2-Bx2-Cx2-Dx2.
Take GEMSTONE.
Place FACTORY ADDRESS (A).

Chapter 3: Guardian's House

Speak to character; take TIRE INSTRUCTIONS (B).
Take TRUNK KEY; OPENER and BROKEN JACK (C).
Use TRUNK KEY for HOP (D); receive PUMP.

Take BLUNT KNIFE (E).
Take DOG FOOD and JACK SCREW (F); place BLUNT KNIFE for SHARP KNIFE (G).
OPENER on DOG FOOD.
Give DOG FOOD (H); take FUSE and TRAIN INLAY (I); use SHARP KNIFE, take PATCH (J).

Place FUSE (K).
Solution (L). (G-I)-(F-K)-(A-E)-(C-G)-(F-A)-(G-F).
Take DOGHOUSE SHAPE.
Place DOGHOUSE SHAPE (M); take TRAIN INLAY and GLUE (N).
Place 2 TRAIN INLAYS for MINI-HOP (O); receive LUG WRENCH.
JACK SCREW on BROKEN JACK for JACK.

Place TIRE INSTRUCTIONS, JACK; use LUG WRENCH (P), select tire; use GLUE and PATCH (Q); select tire, use LUG WRENCH; remove jack; use PUMP (R).
Speak to character; receive JARED'S PHOTO (S).

Give JARED'S PHOTO (T).
Solutions (U1-U2).
Solution (U3). (C-A)-(H-B)-(G-C)-(H-D)-(F-E)-(G-F).
Take JARED'S CASE.
JARED'S CASE for 1/4 INSERT.

Take JARED'S WALLET (V).
JARED'S WALLET for ANCHOR SHAPE.
Place ANCHOR SHAPE (W); take PATTERN PART and 2/4 INSERT (X).
Place PATTERN PART (Y); take SCARF and CELLAR HANDLE (Z).

Use SCARF for SHARD (A).
Take CORKSCREW; use SHARD, receive BRANCH (B); place CELLAR HANDLE for MINI-HOP (C); receive MONOGRAM.
Use BRANCH; receive 3/4 INSERT (D).
MONOGRAM on JARED'S WALLET; open; take 4/4 INSERT.