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.
Welcome to our walkthrough for Bye Sweet Carole. In this part, we’ll be covering both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the narrative-driven adventure horror game by Little Sewing Machine.
The opening chapter introduces you to the basic mechanics of the game and the mysterious forces at play, as Lana embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind Carole’s disappearance.
For more information about Bye Sweet Carole, check out their official website here.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: The Princess’s Return
The Garden
When the intro cutscene ends, head left. Go down the stairs and stand under the tree where the letter is stuck.
Once the birds finish talking about you, inspect the letter on the tree by pressing Triangle. Then press Square to check it again, and Lana will comment that maybe she can shake it loose. Press R1 to kick the stump of the tree a few times, but the letter won’t budge.
Watch the short cutscene, and when it ends, head toward the wooden bench on the left.
Press X to jump over it and drop down to the other side. Hold the Square button and push the bench to the left toward the tree.
Climb on top of the bench and press Square to try to collect the letter.
The letter will fly away and land on one of the pillars ahead.
Run up the stairs on the right and try grabbing the letter again. It’ll drift further east, landing on the outer wall.
Head toward it and try once more. This time, the letter will glide toward the western side and land on the ground.
As you get close, a small bespectacled bunny will snatch the letter and dive into the grass.
Run toward where the bunny disappeared, and it’ll pop up behind you. This repeats twice, after which the bunny runs off toward the eastern section of the area.
Follow it to see a cutscene of the bunny getting stuck on the wall.
Reach the bunny to trigger a QTE. Tap Circle repeatedly to fill the meter, but the bunny will run off before you succeed.
Press X near the wall to climb through the hole and reach the next area.
Outside the Garden
Keep heading right until a cutscene triggers.
When it ends, continue down the stairs on the right. You’ll have to shimmy across a ledge up ahead. Keep your balance by adjusting with the left and right directional buttons so the pointer stays centered.
Once across, move forward until you’re caught in a trap.
Mash Square to cut the bag and drop down.
Continue onward, drop down again, and cross the small river. Eventually, you’ll reach a new section.
The Forest
Move through the forest until a cutscene plays. It ends with Lana diving into the river to chase after the letter inside the bottle.
Right after, you’ll see a dark figure glide toward the left side of the screen and dive into the water.
Take a few steps forward and you’ll notice a top hat rise from the water behind you. The top hat will start to chase you.
Keep running right until you reach a log. Jump on top and press Square. Mash Square again when the QTE meter appears above your head. Press X, then Square once more to break the log, sending you falling back into the water.
Keep running right until you enter a cave.
The Cave
Lana slides down a slope as you enter the cave and stops midway. You can see the letter in the bottle just ahead of you. But as Lana tries to reach for it, it falls off, taking you with it.
Lana grabs a vine briefly, but the cloaked man appears at the cave entrance, triggering another QTE. You will fail this QTE, causing Lana to fall into the water below.
Swim and move right to get out of the pool. The man with the top hat gets attacked by one of the bunnies, and it runs away.
Climb the ledge on the right. The next platforms begin to shake as soon as you step on them. Sprint across before they collapse to reach the other side safely. Drop down from the ledge on the right.
You’ll spot a small one-eyed enemy ahead. If you get too close, it’ll explode, dealing damage within its radius. There’s a ledge past it, but that doesn’t lead anywhere.
Just before the enemy, you’ll notice some vines heading up. Use them to scale the wall.
Climb to the top and start heading left across the ledges. Eventually, you’ll reach a staircase leading out of the cave.
Outside the Cave
As you take a few steps forward, the man with the top hat appears behind you again.
Run right and slide down the ramp ahead.
Keep moving forward. You’ll reach a ledge that collapses when you step on it. Sprint past the platforms, and you’ll slide down another ramp on the other side.
After landing on another platform, the man starts chasing you again. Continue running right to trigger another cutscene, and the chapter will end.
Chapter 2: Converging Kingdoms
Cleaning The Basement
Chapter 2 begins with Lana being sent off to do chores for Ms. Mildred as punishment. After the cutscene ends, head right and climb on top of the crate. Pull the hanging handle above you with the Square button to open the window and let in some light.
Go left, up the stairs, and pick up the Broom. You’ll see an Electrical Panel above the stairs beside the broom. Interacting with it causes it to short out. Lana will note that the fuse has blown.
With the Broom in hand, head down and go right, past the crate. Press Square to start cleaning. Complete the short QTE to finish cleaning the area.
You’ll notice a door on the right once you’re done.
Before heading through it, push the crate all the way to the left side of the ground floor.
Climb onto the crate and get over the large cabinet. Drop down on the other side.
Check the small cabinet nearby to collect the Mousetrap and the Toolbox Key. Also note the metal grate on the wall to your left.
Climb back over the cabinet and move toward the door you unlocked earlier. As you reach the center of the room, an Owl will fly in and perch on the open window.
Lana recognizes it from her dream. Head through the door to enter the next room.
The Eastern Room
In the next room, you’ll notice a locked toolbox and a mirror on the wall.
Open the toolbox using the Toolbox Key (press R3 to open your inventory) and collect the Screwdriver.
Continue heading right and clean the next area.
Doing so reveals an Old Mailbox. Watch the short cutscene afterward. The Old Mailbox serves as your main save point in Bye Sweet Carole.
As you take a few steps back, you’ll see a figure in a yellow robe run to the right.
Go right and you’ll spot a cabinet. Inspect it to learn that the ladies of Bunny Hall keep their unused pots here.
Mantle over the short wall on the right and keep moving. Climb the ladder up ahead to reach the upper floor.
You’ll spot the robed figure again, but as you approach, the room begins to shake. Run back quickly before the floor collapses.
Shimmy along the ledge on the left and use the climbable surface to get across.
Continue along the upper level until you reach a boarded-up wall. Use your Screwdriver to remove a few beams and reveal a hole. Go through it.
This brings you to the upper section of the western room in the basement. Press Square to collect the Fuse.
Just ahead, you’ll notice a small mouse hole in the wall and a hanging handle above you.
Interact with the handle to drop a ladder shortcut to the lower level. Use the ladder to go down and head toward the electrical box upstairs on the left.
Use the Fuse with the electrical box, then use the Screwdriver to install it.
Pull the handle on the left afterward to ring the bell.
Escaping the Basement
After ringing the bell, head down the stairs on the right. Ms. Mildred will enter in a while and scold you for not cleaning properly. As she leaves, she’ll push in a cart with your lunch.
Press Square near the plate to collect the Cheese.
Open your inventory (R3) and combine the Cheese with the Mousetrap using Triangle to create the Trap with Cheese. Note that the Owl from earlier is now perched on the cabinet near the vent you saw before.
Head up the ladder shortcut from earlier. Use the Trap with Cheese on the mouse hole to get the Trapped Mouse.
Go back down the ladder and approach the Owl. Lana will provoke it, causing her to run into the eastern room.
Now make your way back to the western room through the upper floor. The Owl will attack you at different points. Just keep moving forward until you return to the main basement room’s upper level.
Once you make it back, the Owl flies out through the open window.
Move toward the left side of the room, past the cabinet, and use the Screwdriver on the metal grate. After Lana sets the mouse free, head through the grate to reach the next section.
Retrieving the Burning Letter
Continue forward in the next room to trigger a cutscene. When it ends, head right and up the stairs.
Move left along the upper level. You’ll find a faucet, but the pipes are clogged.
Up ahead, there’s a key hanging from a bookshelf. Pick it up to get the Cookware Cabinet Key.
Head further left to find a hanging candle. Pulling it drops a gate on your right, blocking your way back, but it also unlocks a ladder on the right side of the upper level.
Climb over the railing on the left and hang down.
Drop to the floor below, then head up the stairs to reach the ladder you just unlocked.
You’ll encounter a one-eyed monster here that explodes if you get too close. Approach it to trigger the detonation, then run away before it explodes to avoid damage.
Continue left to find a newspaper clogging the water pipes above.
Interact with it to remove the clog.
Go back down the ladder and turn on the faucet. This opens the pipes on the lower floor, causing water to pour out of the pipes.
Return to the eastern basement room near the Old Mailbox. As you approach, the mirror will break.
Use the Cookware Cabinet Key to open the cabinet beside the mailbox and collect the Cooking Pot.
Head back to the furnace room and use the Cooking Pot with the running water to get the Pot Filled With Water.
Take it to the furnace and use the Pot Filled With Water to trigger a cutscene and complete the chapter.
This concludes this walkthrough for Bye Sweet Carole. For other chapters, be sure to check out our walkthrough hub for the game.
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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.
