The Girl in the Window - Mystery & exploration game

The town of Hidden Town is on edge, with reports of unsettling occurrences. Villagers claim to have witnessed a young girl gazing out from a window in a house that has been abandoned for two decades.

"The Girl in the Window" marks Dark Dome's debut point and click game, setting the stage for the enigmatic township of Hidden Town enveloped in ancient enigmas. In this suspenseful escape room adventure, players assume the role of Dan, an inquisitive individual trapped inside the deserted residence. To break free, one must unravel puzzles, decode cryptic messages, and uncover hidden secrets within the confines of the room.

Introducing two key characters from the universe of Hidden Town: Dan and Mia; players are encouraged to explore the interconnected narratives of the Dark Dome escape games, gradually unveiling the mysteries surrounding Hidden Town. This initial episode establishes a narrative link with the fourth installment, "The Ghost Case."

Features of this horror-themed mystery escape game include:

- A chilling room filled with autonomous objects and animated characters, requiring astute observation to solve the enigma.

- An engaging detective story packed with intrigue and unforeseen plot twists, culminating in a revelation that will defy expectations.

- Immersive dark artwork that draws players into the unsettling adventure, enhancing the horror mystery experience.

- An integrated hint system to assist players when faced with challenges within this interactive detective tale.

For an enhanced gaming experience, players can opt for the Premium Version, offering access to a clandestine sequence featuring an additional narrative set in Hidden Town, along with extra puzzles and riddles. Additionally, this version eliminates advertisements, providing direct access to hints without interruptions.

Gameplay involves interacting with environmental elements through touch controls, uncovering hidden items and combining them to progress the storyline. Players must test their wit with haunted house escape puzzles, plunging deeper into the realm of Horror Mystery.

Are you prepared to delve into the concealed secrets lurking within the eerie abode? Through its captivating suspenseful narrative and tense ambiance, this escape puzzle guarantees an immersive gaming journey that will keep players on the edge of their seats.

Walkthrough

The game begins as you venture into an old abandoned house, compelled to investigate it by some unseen force. As you enter, the door locks fast behind you, trapping you inside. With no door handle, you must explore the house to find a means of escaping.

Finding the Mirror

Click the jackets to the left of the door.

Click the umbrella to take it, then click the sleeve of the jacket on the right to lift it, revealing a scrap of paper. Take it, then exit out from the coat hooks.

Click the drawers to the right of the door.

Take the candle, then exit.

Click either the left or right arrow on the side of the screen twice, until you are facing a boarded-up door.

Click the book shelf.

Take the small grey book, standing up, on the left. Click it in your inventory to begin reading it. You can turn the pages by pressing the small arrows at the bottom of the pages.

The journal provides clues to several of the puzzles you'll be solving, and you can consult it as often as you like.

For now, turn to the last page. Click the scrap of paper in your inventory, then use it on the book to restore the page, revealing a series of symbols that have been circled and numbered, from I to IV.

Whilst the symbols will always be the same, the order in which they're numbered is randomized, with a total of four possible variants. Make a note or memorize the order, then exit out from the journal and bookcase.

Click the cabinet door on the left.

Enter the symbols in the order seen in the journal; you'll hear a clicking sound if entered correctly. Once unlocked, click the door and take the mirror from inside.

Finding the Cross

Next, glance at the plant against the wall; make a note of the plant pot's pattern, and the number of leaves the plant has. Repeat this with each of the other 3 plants in the room, then return to the boarded-up wall. The plants and their patterns will be the same across all playthroughs.

Wavey Lines: 5, Horizontal Lines: 3, Lines with Dots: 6, Diagonal Lines: 4

Open the notebook and turn the pages until you reach the page on plants. There will be a drawing of a box, with the four different plant pots acting as the combination.

Once you've worked out which combination is correct, click the box on the desk and enter the code.

After the spooky cutscene, click the box to open it. Take the matchbox inside, then exit from the box.

Click the mousehole, then again to get closer to it.

Combine the matches and candle in your inventory to light it, then use the candle on the mouse hole to illuminate inside, revealing an electrical cable, just out of reach.

Click the umbrella and use it on the cable to take it. Exit from the mouse hole.

Next, click the plant pot for a closer look.

Take the stone inside, then exit out.

Now turn right to face the armchair wall.

Click the armchair, then click the broken electric socket behind the chair for a closer-view, and again to reveal a square-handled key.

Take the key, and exit from the chair.

Click the table.

Use the stone in your inventory on the bottle to smash it. Click the glass shard in the upper right to take it, then click the bottom of the bottle to find another key.

Take it, then exit out from the table and click the drawers on the right.

Click the top drawer and take the VHS tape from inside. Exit out from the drawers, then click the right arrow twice to face the TV wall.

Click the top-left door of the cabinet. Use the square-handled key to unlock it. Take the electrical tape inside, then exit out.

Click the loose end of the TV wire.

Use the cable in your inventory on the cut wire, then use the electrical tape to repair it. Click the repaired cable to plug it in, then exit out and click the TV itself.

Press the button in the top right to turn it on, then exit out. Then, click the VHS player underneath the TV. Use the video cassette tape on the machine to insert it, then press the Play button; you'll automatically return to the TV as the tape begins playing.

After a few moments, you'll see a recording of the titular Girl in the Window, drawing symbols on the wall beneath the wallpaper by the front door. On the set of drawers is the TV's missing dial.

Exit out from the TV and face the front door to find the dial has appeared.

Take the dial, then return to the TV. Use the dial on the missing slot to replace it, then click each dial until they match the symbols drawn by the girl.

Once done correctly, a compartment will open on the TV, revealing a plastic handle.

Take the handle, then combine it with the piece of glass to create a makeshift knife.

Exit out from the TV and return to the armchair wall. Click the armchair, then click the cushion to lift it. Use the makeshift knife on the armchair to cut into it, revealing a cross. Take it.

Finding the Garlic

Return to the front door wall.

Use the makeshift knife on the wallpaper to reveal a large symbol drawn by the girl.

As ever, there are four variants that she might draw.

Make a note of the symbol, then click right twice to face the boarded-up door wall. Click the cabinet door on the right for a closer view.

To unlock the cabinet, you need to recreate the symbol seen beneath the wallpaper by clicking the buttons. If you make a mistake, click the reset button on the right. Once done correctly, the cabinet will open, revealing a light switch and an oval-shaped key. Take them both.

Return to the front door. Use the light switch on the exposed wires to the left of the door to replace it. Press it to switch off the lights. Exit out from the switch, then click the drawers to the right of the door. Use the round-handled key from the bottle on the locked drawer to open it. Take the electrical safety glove inside. Exit, then face the armchair wall.

Click the electrical panel on the right, and again to open it. Click the electrical safety glove in your inventory, and use it on the panel to begin solving the fuse box puzzle.

You simply need to rotate each of the tiles until they're lined up, as seen in the example above. It's best to start in the bottom left, and work your way from left-to-right, bottom-to-top. Once done correctly, you'll automatically exit out from the fusebox. Click the switch to turn on the outside light, then click the curtain to close it; four beams of light will shine through some holes in the curtain. Exit out from the light, and turn to face the TV wall.

Four of the symbols on the wall will be now be illuminated, along with the silhouette of the window frame itself, with a symbol in each pane of the window. You'll also notice the unique foliage shadows at the edges.

Open the notebook in your inventory, and turn to the first page, with the diagram of the padlock. The four squares at the bottom of the page, each drawn with the unique foliage, reveal which order the symbols need to go in to unlock the padlock. The foliage patterns shown on the page will be randomized, and may look different in your playthrough.

Return to the wall. You will need to make a note or memorize the symbols and their correct order, referring back to the notebook to make sure you've done it correctly. Once you have the combination, return to the armchair wall and click the drawers.

Click the padlock on the bottom drawer.

Enter the symbols in the correct order, as shown in the notebook. There are four possible combinations.

Once entered correctly, the padlock will open, and a short cutscene will play. Once you regain control, click the drawer to open it, and take the metal bar inside.

Exit from the drawer and face the front door. It's not necessary, but you can click the light switch again to turn the lights back on, so it's not so dark.

Click the loose floorboard.

Use the metal bar on the loose board to pry it up. Click the board to take it, then click the hole to find the garlic. Take it.

Finding the Wine

Return to the armchair wall and click the table. Use the makeshift knife on the cheese to cut a piece, then click the chunk to take it. Return to the TV wall. Click the cabinet and take the wine goblet. Next, use the oval-shaped key on the bottom left cabinet door to find a glass bowl. Take it.

Return to the boarded-up wall and click the mouse hole. Use the glass bowl on the empty space outside the hole to place it down, then add the cheese as bait, and the plank of wood as a ramp.

Once the mouse it inside the bowl, click it to take it, then return to the TV wall.

Click the mouse in your inventory, and use it on the opening of the pipe, half-way up the wall; it will dislodge the hexagon-shaped key trapped in the pipe. Pick it up, then use it on the bottom right cabinet door to find a bottle of wine and a screwdriver.

Take them both. Combine the wine with the goblet to fill the glass.

Escaping the House

With all of the four items - Mirror, Cross, Garlic and Wine - assembled, you can now solve the final puzzle to escape the house.

First, face the armchair wall. Click the pinboard on the wall for a closer look.

Click each of the newspaper clippings to lift them, revealing icons of a mirror, cross, garlic and wine underneath. The correct order should be read from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. So, symbol 1 is beneath "Horror in Hidden Town", symbol 2 beneath "Horrible Crime", and symbol 3 and 4 beneath "Unsolved Murder Case".

There are four possible combinations:

Mirror, Cross, Garlic, Wine

Cross, Garlic, Wine, Mirror

Wine, Mirror, Garlic, Cross

Garlic, Wine, Cross, Mirror

Click left to face the boarded-up wall. Click the painting of the vampire for a closer view.

Click the metal piece on the right side of the frame, by the snake-shaped handle, to get a close-up of the screws holding it in place. Use the screwdriver to remove them. After another spooky cutscene, click the handle to reveal a safe, locked by a 4-digit color combination.

Click the handle again to close the painting.

As seen on the last page of the notebook, you need to use all four of the items - mirror, cross, garlic and wine - on the vampire. Each time you do, he'll reveal a piece of the safe's combination.

Make a note of them. Once you've learned all 4, reveal the safe again and enter the combination in the correct order. Once again, there are four possible solutions.

If done correctly, you'll hear a clicking sound as the safe unlocks. Click the handle to open it, revealing a lever.

Click it; the front door will then open, and a ghostly message - "YOU SHOULDN'T GO" - will materialize on the wall.

Ignore it, and click the open door twice to escape the house and complete the game.