All Clue Locations

Throughout Alone in the Dark, you'll discover clues that can provide helpful hints and puzzle solutions. You also need to read all the clues to unlock the

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Throughout Alone in the Dark, you'll discover clues that can provide helpful hints and puzzle solutions. You also need to read all the clues to unlock the Librarian trophy. Thankfully, we've compiled a list of all the clues in Alone in the Dark and the chapter in which they can be found.

It's also important to note that some clues can be missed, so we highly recommend following our guide below or our comprehensive Walkthrough to ensure you don't accidentally miss a clue!

All Alone in the Dark Clue Locations
Chapter 1 Clues	Chapter 2 Clues	Chapter 3 Clues	Chapter 4 Clues

Chapter 1 Clues

Flashlight

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Flashlight - Clue

The Flashlight can be found in the Garage, on top of a small stool inside the horse stall.

Family Bible

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Family Bible - Clue

The Family Bible is on top of the bed in Mag’s Room, which is just off the Staff Lounge and Laundry.

Sabotage

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Sabotage - Clue

In the Boiler Room, you’ll find the Sabotage note from Mr Waites on top of a makeshift table.

Lottie’s Diary

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Lottie’s Diary - Clue

Lottie’s Diary can be found on a small table beside the bed in the Orderly’s Room.

Derceto Floor Plans

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Derceto Floor Plans - Clue

The Derceto Floor Plans are pinned on the wall within the Orderly's Room (Lottie's Room).

The Picayune Post

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The Picayune Post - Clue

Before opening the door to Decerto for Emily, carefully approach the Reception. The Picayune Post clue is on the coffee table in this room.

Commonplace Book

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Commonplace Book - Clue

The Commonplace Book is found on a table in Jeremy’s Room.

Talisman

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Talisman - Clue

The Talisman is on the table in the Seance Room. You’ll find it after navigating the second courtyard in the French Quarter.

Chapter 2 Clues

Broken Plates

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Broken Plates - Clue

The Broken Plates clue is located in the Clerk’s Office, which can be accessed with Batiste’s Key. It is on the reception window bench.

Staff & Patient Directory

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Staff & Patient Directory - Clue

The Staff & Patient Directory clue is located in the Clerk’s Office, which can be accessed with Batiste’s Key, on top of the desk.

Repairing the Boiler

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Repairing the Boiler - Clue

The Repairing the Boiler clue is located in the Clerk’s Office—which is accessed with Batiste’s Key—on top of the central cabinet bench.

Patient Files

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Patient Files - Clue

The Patient Files are in the Clerk’s Office, behind the bookcases, on top of a shelf, not far from the safe.

Lost Plantations of Louisiana

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Lost Plantations of Louisiana - Clue

After speaking with Ruth in the Library, you’ll discover the Lost Plantations of Louisiana clue on a small table along the wall.

I Must Return

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I Must Return - Clue

The I Must Return clue is located in Perosi’s room, on top of her bed.

Perosi’s Journal

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Perosi’s Journal - Clue

Located in Perosi’s room, you’ll find her journal sitting on the sofa in the back corner of the room.

Oil Rig Report

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Oil Rig Report - Clue

When arriving at the Oil Fields, jump down the ledge and enter the small wooden building on your right. The Oil Rig Report is on the desk.

Reflections on the Power of the Verb in Certain Texts

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Reflections on the Power of the Verb in Certain Texts - Clue

When returning to the Small Parlor in Derceto following the Oil Fields, you’ll find a bag on the floor containing a Palette Knife, the Reflections on the Power of the Verb in Certain Texts clue, and the Sitting Room Key.

Barlow Lens Instructions

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Barlow Lens Instructions - Clue

Inside the Drawing Room, the Barlow Lens Instructions clue is on the table in the center of the room.

Your Medicine

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Your Medicine - Clue

The Your Medicine clue and a medicine bottle are on the desk in Cassandra's Room.

A Small Request

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A Small Request - Clue

In Grace’s Room, the A Small Request clue is on the desk along her wall.

Pieces of Plate

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Pieces of Plate - Clue

When entering the Boiler Room, you'll find a new note on the makeshift wooden table that's signed by Grace.

On the Commonplace of Evil

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On the Commonplace of Evil - Clue

In the Dining Room, you’ll find the On the Commonplace of Evil clue at the base of the fireplace.

My Everything

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My Everything - Clue

Once you arrive back at Derceto following the Cemetery, you are brought back to Perosi’s room with a letter from Jeremy and the Luggage Key.

Emily is Here

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Emily is Here - Clue

When entering Jeremy’s Room to retrieve the telescope lens from his trunk using the key you received when returning from the Cemetery, find the Emily is Here clue on the table.

Chapter 3 Clues

The Great Library

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The Great Library - Clue

In the Grand Library, continue past the cross-shaped socket on the pillar when ascending to the first floor. On the way to the other side, you'll discover The Great Library clue on top of a desk along the railings to your right.

The Dark Man Enters

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The Dark Man Enters - Clue

After visiting the Grand Library in Chapter 3, you'll automatically receive the Matchbook when you arrive at the Pregzt Shipping Company.

New Orleans Docks - Pier #11

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New Orleans Docks - Pier #11 - Clue

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After defeating the monster that breaks through the boathouse door at Gallatin Street, enter the boathouse. The New Orleans Docks - Pier #11 clue is on the wall.

All His Things

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All His Things - Clue

Within the Pregzt Shipping Company warehouse, pick up the All His Things clue from the wooden cabinet of the second-floor office in the warehouse.

Cargo Manifesto

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Cargo Manifesto - Clue

The Cargo Manifesto clue is located in the Warehouse Safe, which is in the second-floor office of the warehouse and can be accessed with the following combination: L4-R5-L4.

Warehouse Safe - Gallatin Street

Beyond the Nile Valley

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Beyond the Nile Valley - Clue

When entering the Pharob's Sacrophagus, follow the path down the dunes, past the pillars, until you reach a campsite. Beside the rope, inside a wooden crate, you'll find the Beyond the Nile Valley clue.

The Dark Man's Contract and Sacrificial Dagger

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The Dark Man's Contract - Clue

Sacrificial Dagger - Clue

After the cutscene that leads into Chapter 4, you'll automatically be given The Dark Man's Contract clue, which you'll find during the final moments in the tomb.

Chapter 4 Clues

Preparations for St. John's

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Preparations for St. John's - Clue

Search the table in Lottie's Room to uncover the Preparations for St. John's clue.

Lunacy & the Astarte Artists' Colony

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Lunacy & the Astarte Artists' Colony - Clue

When entering the Library from the Stair Hall, look for the bookcase along the wall to your right. The Lunacy & the Astarte Artists' Colony clue is on the shelf.

Keep Our Secrets

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Keep Our Secrets - Clue

In the Conservatory, Dr. Gray left a clue in front of the door leading to the Laundry Room.

The Empty Room

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The Empty Room - Clue

The Empty Room clue is in the Clerk's Room Safe, which is in the back corner of the room amongst some bookshelves. The code needed to open the safe is L9 R1 L3.

Cassandra's Things

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Cassandra's Things - Clue

Inside Dr. Gray's office, the Cassandra's Things clue is on the small sideboard along the wall.

MacCarfey's Pirate Treasure

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MacCarfey's Pirate Treasure - Clue

Edward Only: Inside Dr. Gray's office, MacCarfey's Pirate Treasure clue is on the small sideboard along the wall.

Jeremy's Treatment

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Jeremy's Treatment - Clue

Enter Dr. Gray's office with the key from the Clerk Room's Safe, and you'll find Jeremy's Treatment clue in the typewriter on Dr. Gray's desk.

Cassandra's Last Page

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Cassandra's Last Page - Clue

In Chapter 4, enter Cassandra's room. On top of the wheelchair beside her door, you'll find Cassandra's Last Page.

To Detective Carnby

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To Detective Carnby - Clue

In Jeremy's Room, you'll find a note addressed to Detective Carnby on his workbench.

Trust Me

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Trust Me - Clue

In Batiste's Room, you'll find a note from Lottie on his bed.

Moment of Clarity

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Moment of Clarity - Clue

Enter MacCarfey's Room, where the Moment of Clarity clue is on top of a large chest in the back corner.

Henry Cassel's Zoetrope

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Henry Cassel's Zoetrope - Clue

In the back corner of Ruth's Room, on top of an old trunk, you'll find the Henry Cassel's Zoetrope notebook clue.

Radiography Notes and If All Else Fails

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Radiography Notes - Clue

If All Else Fails - Clue

From the Infirmary, enter the Laboratory. The Radiography Notes and the If All Else Fails Note are on the workbench at the back of the room.

To Emily

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To Emily - Clue

Emily Only: In the Empty Room, open the safe (L9 R1 L8), and you'll automatically receive the To Emily clue.

Look for the Girl

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Look for the Girl - Clue

Edward Only: In the Empty Room, open the safe (L6 R9 L2), and you'll automatically receive the Look for the Girl clue.

Closing the Refuge

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Closing the Refuge - Clue

When turning on the power in the sealed Medical Ward, head to the opposite end of the room. The Closing the Refuge clue is in the drawer of the right-most desk.

First Meeting - Transcript Clue

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First Meeting - Transcript - Clue

After the optional conversations in Dr. Gray's Apartment's secret room, search the large chest at the base of the nearby bed for the First Meeting Transcript clue.

The Snake Dagger

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The Snake Dagger - Clue

In the same room as above, you'll find The Snake Dagger clue next to Dr. Gray's wardrobe.

The Greenland Expedition

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The Greenland Expedition - Clue

When arriving at the camp in Greenland, you'll find The Greenland Expedition clue next to the bright red tent.

Librarian Trophy

Librarian

Read all the clues.

After collecting all the clues, you'll unlock the Librarian trophy.

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