Walkthrough Table of Contents
- Prologue: Adversary Proceeding & Part 1: The Late Lady Unterwald
- Part 2: Burden of Proof
- Part 3: The Curious Case of Mr Liu
- Part 4: Contributory Negligence
- Part 5: Family Division
- Part 6: False Pretences
- Finale: Dispute Resolution
Welcome to the Into Indie Games walkthrough for Loco Motive.
This is a point-to-point walkthrough that takes you through the critical path to completing the game. Loco Motive has a lot more to offer apart from the steps outlined in this walkthrough, so we highly recommend that you explore and interact with its world as much as possible.
For more information on Loco Motive beyond this walkthrough, check out the official website here.
Part 6: False Pretences
- From this part onwards, you can freely switch between all three protagonists of the game.
- Start by switching to Herman and watching the sequence that follows. Talk to Alice about bending the bars.
- Switch to Arthur. After talking to Don once, talk to him again and ask for ideas about breaking out.
- Look out of the window by interacting with the cell window.
- Use the umbrella from your inventory on the lockbox to the left of the cell.
- Switch to Diana and look out of the cell.
- Use Agent M on the magnetic ball.
- Switch to Arthur now and in the cell, use the red valve to reverse the flow of water in the pipe below the cells.
- Switch to Diana and put the magnetic ball in the toilet bowl.
- Flush the toilet bowl to send the ball to Arthur.
- Switch to Arthur and flush the toilet to send the ball to Don.
- Turn the red valve again to reverse the flow of water.
- Put the shackle key on the toilet bowl and flush it to send it to Diana.
- Switch to Diana and pick up the shackle key from the toilet bowl.
- Peek through the bars of your cell and use the shackle key on the wall chain to the right of the cell.
- Put the heavy chain in the toilet bowl and flush it to send it toward Herman.
- Switch to Herman and examine the toilet bowl to find that the chain is stuck.
- In your inventory, use the letter opener on the suction boots.
- Pick up the rusty pole lying below the bed.
- Combine the rusty pole with the suction cup to make a plunger.
- Use the plunger on the toilet to… plunge… the chain out.
- Use the chain on the window.
- This concludes the chapter.
Check out the next part of our walkthrough of Loco Motive here! (Finale: Dispute Resolution)
