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Fumble in the Dark - Full Walkthrough & 100% Achievements

By tasselfoot

Full video walkthroughs for each episode + descriptions for all missable achievements.

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Category: Achievements, Gameplay Basics, Secrets, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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15 Apr, 2021 @ 2:26pm

28 Oct, 2022 @ 6:28pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Missing, Presumed Darkside

Twilight Years

Druid's Delight

Funfair Dismissal

Royal Fumble

Class of the Titans

Not Episode Specific

DLC - Ghosts of Christmas Passed

DLC - One Flew Into The Cuckoo's Nest

DLC - Tales from the Darkside

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Missing, Presumed Darkside

Walkthrough:

An Eye For Detail - When you first get to the switch station, go to the roof before roping it off with police tape. You'll see a ghost and get an achievement.
Wisdom Seeker - Click on the cookie jar and the mechanical clairvoyant a bunch of times, until you've gotten all of their different lines of advice. 10-15 times each should be plenty.

Twilight Years

Walkthrough:

Busy Body - Click on all of the items on Nanny Dooley's shelves
Resource Hogs - Get a lot of cups of tea / sandwiches by entering and exiting Nanny Dooley's room over and over. Triggered for me at 22 of each (11 entries to the room). Others are reporting as many as 30 of each to get the achievement.

Druid's Delight

Walkthrough:

Teach An Old Dog New Tricks - Give the apple to the dog. Must be done before slicing the apple.
Well, Well, Well - After triggering the launch sequence, go to the well. It will have smoke coming up out of it. Click on the Loose Rock Base and click through the dialogue.

Funfair Dismissal

Walkthrough:

Bum Ride - After moving the elephant, click on the clown car again.
Unwanted Dinner Guest - In the haunted house, select mirrors 3 then 1 then 1.

Royal Fumble

Walkthrough:

Playing With Fire - Click on the demon 5 or so times while he's being interviewed.
Matchmaker - After you break into the filing cabinet in the Back Office, the Standing Wrestler will appear outside. On this screen, talk to El Doolio and then talk to Seated Wrestler.

Class of the Titans

Walkthrough:

Too Cool For School - Click on the poster on the left side of the Workshop.
Slender Fan - Listen to all 3 songs from the band. Click on the band before talking to Timeloop (song about legs), after we find out about the monster but before needing door handles (song about two heads), and then again after needing door handles (song about eyes).
The Boys Are Back in Town - Watch the credits fully after finishing Episode 6.

Not Episode Specific

Manhandler - Click on McQueen 50 times in total
Heavy Petting - Pet all the animals in the game. I got this in Episode 5 with the Mongoose. There is also the Cat in the apartment in Episode 1 and the Seal and Dog in Episode 3.

Time Cop - Get all of Dooley's flashbacks.

Episode 2 - A family photo in Nanny Dooley's room
Episode 3 - The menu in the pub, near the start of the episode
Episode 4 - The picture of Dooley in the secret underwater lab
Episode 5 - The weight machine in the gym in the locker room

Light Reading

Episode 1 - In the old case files box under McQueen's desk in his Apartment.
Episode 2 - In the Old Man's room, one of the photos on his wall.
Episode 3 - Downstairs in the mansion, in the Larder, the poster above the dumb waiter.
Episode 4 - Pigeon poster outside the haunted house.
Episode 5 - On the first screen of the episode, the poster above the Tickets booth.
Episode 6 - Grey locker outside of Science Lab, behind Bender. Have to go back in time to access.

Credit to spokpannkaka, ariannadiangelo, kid a, dehedwig, and doe for help on this guide.

DLC - Ghosts of Christmas Passed

The Grump of Christmas Passed - After getting Music from the vikings, go to the Current Age (bottom right portal), go to the roof, and click on the Telescope.
Kind Words - Spell out the words "YES", "YOU", and "CAN" at the ticket number board at the very end of the episode. From the starting 323, click right on the top 6 times, middle 3 times, bottom 1 (6-3-1). Then 6-2-5, then lastly 4-3-5.

DLC - One Flew Into The Cuckoo's Nest

Walkthrough:

Beautiful Nerd - Inspect all 10 plaques around the Botanical Garden. Basically, click on everything. The last 4 plaques are inside the garden, after you restore power, one on the first screen and three are one screen to the left. 6 of them are outside, throughout all the various screens/areas.

DLC - Tales from the Darkside

Walkthrough:

Even Lighter Reader:

Field of Screams: in the Changing Room, Locker #1
Scourface: 2nd screen (Reception), on the right side of the wall
The Phisher King: Inside the Pyramid, in the Hard Disk Drive, upper right corner of the Information bookshelf

59 Comments

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DenverMax27 19 Jul, 2023 @ 4:15pm

Just a warning in case anyone else runs into the same problem - for me the Light Reader achievement did not pop after looking at the item in Case 6. For some reason it was delayed and I was partway into the DLC Case 7 before it randomly unlocked. So I guess if you know you've looked at all the required posters and it doesn't unlock after the poster in Case 6, just wait around and it might eventually pop up.

tasselfoot [author] 28 Oct, 2022 @ 6:28pm

Thanks! Glad I could help :)

Ardenwolfe 28 Oct, 2022 @ 4:29pm

Best guide! Awarded again and thank you.

CorvusCorax 28 Oct, 2022 @ 2:35pm

Thank you! Also thanks for being very fast with adding the latest DLC.

Asterope 14 Apr, 2022 @ 6:37pm

thank you =)

Ardenwolfe 14 Apr, 2022 @ 4:27pm

Mad respect. Thank you for posting this update! And awarded.

tasselfoot [author] 14 Apr, 2022 @ 3:17pm

You're welcome! I love this series; can't wait to play new cases when they drop.

CorvusCorax 14 Apr, 2022 @ 3:05pm

Thanks for your hard work - especially including the latest case which came out only today!

tasselfoot [author] 24 Dec, 2021 @ 1:03pm

Yup, thanks y'all. Figured it out as well :) Updating guide!

TheDeluxeTux 24 Dec, 2021 @ 11:30am

YES YOU CAN is doable through the last puzzle, I have confirmed it is possible to make all three words. to make CA @tricheur, from the default position, go left 5 times on top, 6 times in the middle, and 3 times on bottom

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