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Welcome to the walkthrough for Chapter 1 of Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream. In this part we cover the first chapter of Eriksholm.
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is an upcoming adventure stealth game developed by River End Games and published by Nordcurrent. Set in the fictional city of Eriksholm, the game follows Hanna—a young orphan whose brother, Herman, disappears—as she embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind his disappearance.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: What the boy took
Reach the rooftop ladder
After the intro cutscene, you have control of Hanna. Exit out of the hatch and pick up the collectible “Eriksholm Post Card” on the wall and the note “Note in the Boiler room” on the table. Peer out the window and exit at an opportune time. Go to the right and turn the corner to reach Mary’s room. Go up the ladder as the guards come bursting in.
In the attic, wait for the guard to coming checking for the noise and make your way around.
Exit the hatch in the workshop. Take cover on the left of the stairs to trigger a scene. When this guard leaves, make your around the metal flooring.
Go up the stairs, check the window and enter the engine room. Wait for the patrolling guard to go to the other side, go down the stairs and around the green machine.
Go into the room with the center console and the valve and turn it on. As the guard comes to check, go around the center console, avoiding detection and leave this area. Be careful as there is a guard on the far end looking this way. Go up the stairs and time your movement with the cargo. Short video below demonstrating that –
Get to Cobbler’s Gate
On the roof now, climb up the ledge and spook the birds. Go past the boiler on the roof jump down to the right and cross the plank for another note “Alva’s Reach”.
Go around and climb the fence to spook some more birds. Go past the water tank and drop down the ladder. A mechanic will come and spook the birds near the shed. Climb down the ladder through the red gate and turn left. Keep going till you see a platfrom with a crane. Climb up to find another collectible “Apple Gardens Brochure”.
Now go back to the shed, spook the birds. The guard will start moving this way, so climb the fence and go around. Go through the blue gate and run across. Go up the stairs and turn left. There is a note “Cutters Hill Map” on the barrel here. Climb the fence and check the window. Drop down, turn around and climb the ledge near the Gas Accumulator sign and enter the abandoned warehouse.
A note “The Heartpox” and another collectible “Madame Cecilia” are here. Pick them up and exit the area. Go to the other side of the roof now, past the roses and spook the pigeons there. This will draw all the guards there. Climb back over the fence and avoid them.
There is a ladder on the left and a fence on the right – climb the fence and over to find a note “An official letter”. If you go down the ledge here and around the waterfall to the green building – you will find another collectible “Evergreen South” here.
If you cross the plank over the water, you can pick up a note “Police Report” from a table. Don’t go this way for now. Go back up the stairs and across to the other side avoiding the cops and you will come across another collectible “Retail Catalogue”.
There is also a note “Cuttler’s hill in the past” in the shed on your way.
Head back to the objective marker now.
Cross the Drawbridge
Climb up the ladder on the side of the building.
Wait for the guard to pass, hide behind the barrels and move he moves back into position. Climb the fence and cross over the narrow plank. Pick up the note “Map of Rosmark” from the crate. Walk across the rooftop and drop down the side and then the ladder. There is a note “Personal Letter” here. Go around now and you will find the drawbridge. The power’s out.
If you climb up the ladder here you find the note “Cuttler’s Hill in the Past – Sails” on the rooftop.
Drop back down and climb the ledge and enter the factory through a grate on the side. Simple crane puzzle inside, pick up the gas canisters and drop them in slot 3.
Exit through the open gate and drop the drawbridge.
Escape through East Gate
Go past the red train car and down the stairs. Pick up the note “Cutter’s Hill in the Past – Glass” from a barrel here. Turn left and climb up the ledge. Open the gate and go through, don’t go straight up. Go through the path on the right. But before that down the path, near the dining table is a note “Food Ticket”. There is a note “A Postcard’ on the table here.
Go down onto the rooftops and then the jetty. Cross the walkways and then past the coffins and up the stairs. Pick up the note “Fisherman’s Rest” from a crate at the top of the stairs. Go down the stairs on the other side of the jetty to find a note “Green Rock Smugglers”.
Head up and watch the sequence unfold.
Hide on the train
Go to the left from the truck, avoiding the guard and you can pick up the final collectible in Chapter 1 “Rosmark Produce Ltd”
Go back now and follow the tram tracks left, past the patrolling guard. Go up the stairs into the fenced area. Go through this area, avoiding the guards. If you need help, check the video below –
Go up the stairs on the left and go past the stairs going up. Go straight and drop down on to a walk way on the far side.
Pick up the note “Train Ticket” here. Climb up the ladder and get on the train. Watch the cutscene and then the train will stop. Wait for you moment to get out. Climb the fence in front of you and then go left.
Escape with the Cable System
Enter the gate on the right. As the guards come rushing in, stick to the left side of this area. Keep moving to avoid detection, wait for the right time and exit. Here’s a video –
Climb the ladder here and watch the cutscene. This will end Chapter 1.
That concludes the walkthrough for Chapter 1 of the Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream walkthrough.
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Videogames.
Gym.
Sneakers.
Manga.
My dog.
In that order.
