Welcome to the Into Indie Games walkthrough for the first chapter of BrokenLore: Follow.
The game starts with Anne waking up in her house. But something is off about the place. Anne must figure out what’s going on and find a way to escape.
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Table of contents
The Ground Floor
Anne wakes up in the dining room. There are three plates set on the table, but no food. Once you get control, walk to the other end of the table.
There’s a book here titled “Mythology“. Interact with it.
Then go to the door and head through it to reach the Living Room.
There’s a big Christmas Tree in the middle. Pick up the note on the Christmas Tree and read it.
The two doors leading out of the Living Room are locked. There’s a TV that’s showing static and a stair that’s blocked by a sofa.
Return to the Dining Room. Head to the radio on the left to hear some children bullying a Young Anne. Once it ends, go back to the Living Room.
Walk toward the TV, and the static will change to a person dancing on the screen. Interact with the TV.
When the cutscene ends, you’ll notice that the light in the room has turned red. Look toward the stairs to see that the sofa that was blocking your path has moved. You can now go up to the first floor.
The First Floor
Go up the stairs to reach the first floor. You can flip the switch upstairs to turn on the light. Read the red text on the wall near the rocking chair.
Then walk toward the cabinet on the right to trigger a Mini Anne cutscene.
A passage opens up after the cutscene, past the cabinet. Move forward along the passage.
You’ll spot a clock before you turn right along the passage. Remember this clock.
As you turn right, you’ll spot a door. There’s a table right next to you. Pick up the Old Key from the table and head through the door.
Also, remember to check the red text on the wall before you go in through the door.
There’s another red text on the wall that you can inspect as you enter through the door. Interact with the table lamp to light it up.
Continue along the path to spot a set of stairs leading up. You’ll catch a glimpse of someone staring at you from the other side of the railing.
Go down the stairs and turn right to spot a Doll on a table near a framed photograph of Anne and Camilla. Walk toward the doll to trigger a cutscene.
Anne will note that there’s something inside that Doll, and you’ll have to open it.
Turn left after the cutscene and check the cabinet to spot an Elysium Piece. Interact with it.
Go through the door nearby to loop back to the Living Room.
Opening the Doll
Walk toward the TV and keep looking at the video of the dancer. You’ll spot two scenes as the video continues: one of a clock and another of a scissor.
Make your way back to the big clock you saw on the first floor, past the cabinet where you saw the Mini Anne. You’ll hear the sound of the bell, and the door on the left will unlock. Head through the door.
This brings you to the looping corridor. As you loop around the corridor, you’ll walk across four wardrobes. Keep looping around the corridor and interacting with the wardrobes as you go.
Eventually, the screen will start to glitch. Keep moving forward and checking the wardrobes until you find the Scissor inside one of them. Pick it up.
Continue forward to spot the exit. Walk toward it to trigger a short cutscene.
Once the cutscene ends, head back to the Doll you spotted downstairs. Anne will open the Doll to collect the Lighter hidden inside it.
Escaping the House
After picking up the Lighter, head through the door to return to the Living Room. The remaining locked door will fly open, and you’ll see a mannequin wearing a dress inside.
Walk toward the mannequin to trigger a cutscene.
After the cutscene, go up the stairs to the first floor. As you head toward the passage, a giant monster’s head will block your path.
Go back down to the living room. The screen will glitch for a moment, and all the exits out of the Living Room will disappear.
Walk up to the Christmas Tree to hear some voices. Wait for the cutscene to trigger.
After the cutscene, you’ll enter a Mini Anne Nightmare sequence where you play as Mini Anne in a 2D environment. You have to keep running to the right past some obstacles as the monster from earlier chases after you. It’s a small sequence, and the chapter completes when you make it to the end of this section.
This concludes the walkthrough for the first chapter of BrokenLore: Follow. For more interesting articles related to indie games, check out the links below:
- Into Indie Games Homepage
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Muhit Rahman lives off two things: gaming marathons and endless cups of tea. He writes guides, reviews, and occasionally forgets that real life doesn’t come with checkpoints. His favorite genres are Soulslike and Metroidvania, with Dark Souls III, Hollow Knight, and Dota 2 forever holding top spots on his all-time list.
