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 Chapter 1 of Luto. This is a psychological horror experience where you play as Sam and navigate the void left by the absence of a loved one. The game explores themes of despair, anxiety, and depression. It is developed by Broken Bird Games and published by Selecta Play.
If you want to know more about Luto, check out the official website here.
Table of contents
The Desert
You wake up in what seems to be a desert. You can move forward using the directional buttons. But after a couple of steps the screen will start to shrink.
You can resist this by tapping the prompted button (Spacebar on PC), but eventually, the screen will turn black. This is when the game officially begins.
The House
You find yourself in a bathroom, standing in front of a broken mirror. Notice all the sticky notes around the mirror. Turn around and exit the bathroom.
Walk through the narrow corridor while listening to the narrator. You’ll find a note titled Moving Progress on the railing to your left. Go to the end of the corridor and take the stairs on your right to reach the lower floor.
At the bottom of the stairs, turn right to find a small chest on a table. Interacting with it reveals that it’s Grandmother Dolores’ chest, but no one knows where the key is.
There’s a door leading down to the basement on your right. Open it and head down. Walk toward the table to find a note (That Symbol Again…) and a word card (Casa = House).
Return to the ground floor and walk toward the main door. Pick up the In Loving Memory… note from the trash bin beside the phone table.
On the phone table, next to the telephone, you’ll find the Home Key. With everything covered, walk out the main door.
As you exit, the screen cuts to black, and you move on to Tuesday.
The Next Two Days
You find yourself back in front of the broken mirror in the upstairs bathroom. Like before, walk out and head toward the ground floor. As you reach the stairs, the game cuts to the next day.
You wake up in front of the mirror once again, this time, it’s night. As you walk into the corridor, you’ll hear a sound, and the narrator will mention something falling.
Go to the lower level and approach the phone table. Pick up your Sketchbook from the floor. Flip through the pages. The narrator will note that some pages are missing.
Try to open the main door, only to find it locked.
Return to the upstairs bathroom. You’ll find the Home Keys on the sink.
Head back downstairs and exit through the main door to reach the next day.
Thursday Night
As before, you find yourself standing in front of the broken mirror in the upstairs bathroom. Walk out and begin heading downstairs. When you approach the sofa, the phone starts ringing.
Answer the phone downstairs and listen to the ominous voice.
After the call ends, go to the basement. Approach the table. Just before the table, you’ll find a cardboard sheet hiding something on the floor. Interact with it to reveal a trapdoor.
Open the trapdoor and interact with it. Choose “Yes” when the game asks if you want to go down.
This concludes the first chapter of Luto. For walkthroughs of the remaining 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.
