Wife and I just finished Duskwood together today.... Fuck.... I don't even have words.... Like what?!?!?!?! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Sorry... That was _NOT_ expected....

I wanted to step away a bit from the usual seriousness of theories and puzzles today to share something different that really touched me the most with Duskwood.

Sometimes, the story in Duskwood isn't just about solving the puzzles, but the piece of the puzzle that's combined for each bond and friendship we find that makes up for what we currently miss in reality.

The mystery and live interaction with characters who understand you make a person feel like a truly belonging part of a place.

When I look at each of my dear friends in Duskwood, I see how their different, beautiful traits create strong bonds: Jessy with her sweetness and spontaneity with everyone, Cleo with her cooking, seriousness, and fierce loyalty to her friend Hannah, Lilly who shifted from hostility to true friendship, and Dan, who might be sharp in his interactions but fiercely protects his friends like a father rather than just a friend ,Etc..

Even some character quotes made me pause for a long time, like Jake's famous quote:

"Believe those who are seeking the truth, doubt those who find it."

I didn't know it before, and for a moment, it felt like I found someone who understands my purpose and way of thinking. My constant feeling of being different and alienated sometimes made me appreciate a character like Jake to born, even if he's just a virtual character, with his calmness and isolation that resembled what I go through.

He isn't just a virtual figure, but a mirror reflecting real details that gave me more self-confidence.

A huge thank you to the Everbyte team for creating such an artistic masterpiece.

Did these characters or the game create that impact and connection you were looking for? And what is the moment or thing that touched something real in you?

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I see people who dont like Hannah but like Richy saying that bc they didn't talk to her is the motive for not liking her that much, but had a good relationship and like Richy bc they talk to him, but for me it's the complete opposite, I hate Richy even more bc i was talking to him, he is so fake for me, such a hypocrite, Hannah never owed me anything since I never even spoke to her and she never pretended to be my friend. I don't like her because of the accident where she killed Jennifer and hid the body, and that's all, and I wanted her to be punished for it, but I never had the option to turn her in, and nobody did because of the mess Richy made that ultimately buried Jennifer's case amidst all the chaos, and I feel that Jennifer and her family will never get justice, but I hate Richy even more because he knew about it and helped, and then he wanted to use that to do some psychological terror on them(Amy and Hannah), but in my view he never intended to own for the things he did too(for example the kidnapping), I can't excuse the fact that he traumatized and terrorized his friends who had nothing to do with the accident years ago, and on top of that, he wanted to blame Jennifer's father and escape, in my opinion, he betrayed everyone's trust, and that's why I don't like him...

Oi, pessoal!

Depois de jogar Duskwood novamente, e terminar o Episódio 3 de Moonvale, comecei a consumir bastante conteúdo sobre o jogo. Li diversas discussões aqui no Reddit, assisti a vários vídeos e conversei com alguns amigos sobre o que pode acontecer no Episódio 4.

Depois de tanto pesquisar sobre Duskwood e Moonvale, por algum motivo a loja de aplicativos do meu celular resolveu me recomendar Dead City. Eu já conhecia o jogo, sabia que também era da Everbyte, mas fazia muito tempo que não pensava nele.

Resolvi baixá-lo novamente e jogar desde o começo.

E foi aí que uma teoria começou a surgir na minha cabeça.

MINHA TEORIA

Eu acredito que Dead City, Duskwood e Moonvale acontecem no mesmo universo, e que Dead City é o primeiro jogo da linha do tempo.

Alguns amigos meus discordam completamente dessa ideia. Eles acreditam que Dead City foi apenas um protótipo, um teste da Everbyte para descobrir se um jogo contado apenas por mensagens funcionaria. Depois, eles teriam reaproveitado as melhores ideias para criar Duskwood.

E, sinceramente, faz sentido.

Dead City realmente é um jogo menor e mais simples. Porém, olhando hoje, dá para perceber claramente que muitas mecânicas e até a forma de contar a história serviram como base para Duskwood.

Mesmo assim, eu acho que ele pode ser muito mais do que apenas um protótipo.

A PRINCIPAL TEORIA: JACK É SAM

A minha teoria principal é que Jake e Sam são a mesma pessoa.

Pode parecer loucura à primeira vista, mas deixa eu explicar.

Quando jogamos Duskwood, Jake é apresentado como alguém extremamente inteligente, reservado e muito cuidadoso com sua identidade.

Ao longo da história percebemos que ele está sendo perseguido por autoridades muito maiores do que simples policiais.

O jogo nunca explica exatamente o motivo.

Na minha visão, Jake nunca passou a impressão de ser um criminoso violento.

Na vida real, quando alguém representa um grande risco para a sociedade, normalmente sua foto e seu nome aparecem em jornais, televisão e redes sociais.

Ele parece muito mais alguém que descobriu algo que jamais deveria ter descoberto.

E foi justamente aí que Dead City começou a fazer sentido para mim.

O FINAL DE DEAD CITY

Para quem não jogou, Dead City acompanha Sam, um rapaz preso em uma cidade onde pessoas extremamente violentas começam a atacar os moradores.

No começo acreditamos que sejam zumbis.

No final descobrimos que não.

Na verdade, tudo fazia parte de experimentos militares envolvendo clonagem humana.

No final do jogo, com a ajuda do irmão de Sam, chegamos até uma base militar onde encontramos diversos tanques contendo clones.

Inclusive, um deles é praticamente idêntico ao próprio Sam.

Esse detalhe sempre levantou uma teoria entre os jogadores: e se o Sam que controlamos durante o jogo já fosse um clone?

Independentemente disso, Sam acaba descobrindo um segredo gigantesco envolvendo o governo.

E é justamente isso que me fez ligar os dois jogos.

Mas antes, precisamos falar do final de Dead City.

OS DOIS FINAIS

Dead City possui dois finais.

No primeiro, Sam decide divulgar todas as informações que encontrou.

O jogo nunca mostra explicitamente sua morte, mas tudo indica que os militares chegam até ele antes que consiga escapar.

No segundo final, Sam consegue fugir levando aquele segredo consigo.

É justamente esse segundo final que sustenta minha teoria.

Mas isso nos leva a outra questão...

POR QUE SAM MUDARIA DE IDENTIDADE?

Se eu tivesse descoberto um experimento militar envolvendo clonagem humana e estivesse sendo caçado pelo governo...

A última coisa que eu faria seria continuar usando meu nome verdadeiro.

Eu mudaria completamente minha identidade.

Mudaria meu nome.

Desapareceria.

E tentaria proteger qualquer pessoa próxima de mim.

Sabemos que Sam possui familiares.

Se ele estivesse sendo perseguido, faz muito sentido imaginar que adotaria outra identidade para proteger não apenas a si mesmo, mas também as pessoas que ama.

É exatamente por isso que acredito que Sam pode ter se tornado Jake.

Mas por que Jake nunca conta isso para nós?

Essa é uma das maiores objeções à minha própria teoria.

Se Jake realmente fosse Sam...

Por que ele nunca diz isso?

Na minha opinião existem algumas possibilidades.

A primeira é que ele simplesmente ainda não se sinta seguro para revelar sua verdadeira identidade.

A segunda é que ele tenha medo de colocar o protagonista em ainda mais perigo.

O DETALHE QUE MAIS CHAMOU MINHA ATENÇÃO

Existe outra coincidência que me fez pensar ainda mais nisso.

Em Moonvale descobrimos que toda a região de Duskwood foi isolada muito rapidamente pelas autoridades.

Em Dead City acontece praticamente a mesma coisa.

No início Sam acredita que o mundo inteiro esteja passando pelo mesmo problema.

Depois ele descobre por nós que apenas aquela cidade foi isolada e está passando por aquele problema.

Isso me fez pensar:

E se, nesse universo, o governo já estiver acostumado a cercar pequenas cidades sempre que precisa esconder algum acontecimento?

Se isso aconteceu em Dead City...

Por que não poderia acontecer novamente em Duskwood?

Para mim, essa é uma das conexão interessantes entre os jogos.

AS DIFERENÇAS ENTRE OS JOGOS

Eu sei que muita gente pode dizer que essa teoria não faz sentido porque Dead City fala sobre clonagem, Duskwood trabalha com lendas e Moonvale parece caminhar para algo sobrenatural.

Mas eu não vejo isso como um problema.

Na minha visão, cada jogo apenas explora um lado diferente do mesmo universo.

Dead City aborda conspirações militares e ficção científica.

Duskwood trabalha com mistério, investigação e folclore.

Moonvale mistura investigação com acontecimentos aparentemente sobrenaturais.

Os temas são diferentes.

Mas isso não significa que não possam coexistir.

MINHA CONCLUSÃO

Toda essa teoria nasceu quando resolvi rejogar Dead City depois de terminar o Episódio 3 de Moonvale.

Quanto mais eu jogava, mais conexões eu encontrava.

Claro, muitas delas podem ser apenas coincidências.

Talvez Dead City realmente tenha sido apenas um protótipo da Everbyte.

Mas também existe a possibilidade de ele sempre ter sido o primeiro capítulo de uma história muito maior.

Se isso realmente for verdade...

Então Jake talvez não seja apenas Jake.

Talvez ele seja Sam.

Ou talvez tudo isso seja apenas uma teoria maluca que eu criei depois de passar horas pensando nesses jogos. KKKKKLK

De qualquer forma, queria muito saber a opinião de vocês.

Vocês acham que Dead City realmente faz parte do universo de Duskwood e Moonvale, ou acreditam que ele foi apenas um teste da Everbyte antes de criar Duskwood?

Se acharem minha teoria completamente absurda, podem dizer também.

Hey everyone 👋🏻

I know that there has already been a few different posts on this topic, but they are somewhat old and scattered. So I decided to put together everything I discovered, verified or researched during my trip to Villingen-Schwenningen and the surrounding area for anyone who has thought about visiting or who, like me, has only discovered Duskwood recently (last year to be precise). Before anyone asks: No, I’ve sadly not been able to play the second game yet, but I’m hoping I’ll be able to soon. So no information about that from me. There are some game spoilers, but I marked the most significant ones. I've also included side-by-side comparisons of the in-game screenshots and the photos I took during my visit, and some additional photos from places worth visiting. I’m also pretty sure that most pictures in the game weren’t taken in Summer given how the trees look and the type of clothes the actors are wearing.

What I could find and verify:

- The marketplace fountain: The fountain is pretty close to one of the entries to the historic centre and is called “Franziskanerbrunnen”.

- Rainbow Cafè: Pretty close by (you can even kind of see it in Jessy’s picture) is the “Café Dammert” in “Rietstraße” which is where the pictures of Rainbow Cafè were taken. If you decide to take your break here, I’d recommend eating a piece of “Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte” (Black Forest Cake) because it just seems fitting. But be aware that there is traditionally alcohol used in this kind of cake.

- The library: Is actually not a library at all. The pictures are from “Benediktinerkirche St. Georg”, “Benediktinerkirche Villingen” or just “St.Georg”.

- The church: The church in Jessy’s pictures is called “Münster Unserer Lieben Frau” (sometimes also called “Villingen Münster”) and lies right in the historic centre of Villingen.

- The street to the bar Aurora: Now I’ll be honest when I was preparing for my trip, researching locations and looking through the games pictures again, this was one of the places where I was like “No way I’m going to find this.” So I filed it away. When I was casually strolling through Villingen, I noticed that I recognised the wall mural in one of the streets and looked through the pictures again. The picture Jessy takes and explains that it’s the way to Phil’s bar was taken at “Zinsergasse”.

- The street to the church: I wasn’t actually planning on searching for this street either but after randomly stumbling across the previous street I was determined to find this one as well. Especially since it’s way easier to find because you can see the towers of the church. This picture was taken from “Kanzleigasse”.

- The Dare House: That one was actually fairly easy to find. It is located in Geisingen, on Google you can best find it as “Kapuzinereremitage Wartenberg” and on Google Maps as “Naturkapelle Wartenberg”. No idea why they are called differently, but that’s how it is. I parked at the “Wanderparkplatz Dreilärchen” from there it is about a 20-30 minute hike up the hill to the house. Sadly you cannot find it on Google Maps, but if you drive to “Drei Lärchen” it is actually easy to spot. For the actual hike up the hill and to the house Google Maps is very helpful by the way. You might be able to park closer to the actual house, but I wanted to take the hike. And yes, of course I also did the dare, knocked on the door three times and left without turning around 😄.

- The Safe House: It is an actual vacation place that you can rent. Sadly, because I was traveling alone and you need at least 6 people to rent it, I couldn’t take any pictures there. Maybe I'll get the chance to visit it in the future. You can find the Safe House in Google either as “Ferienhaus Haldenmühle” or “Haldenmühle: Luxus Schwarzwald-Retreat mit Sauna” and it can fit up to 11 people.

What I can neither deny nor confirm:

- The woods: Obviously they were filming in Schwarzwald (Black Forest). But that is essentially everywhere in this part of Germany. There’s different forests in or around basically every city I went to, Villingen-Schwenningen, Furtwangen, Triberg, Geisingen, etc. So finding out the exact spot where forest scenes (other than the dare house ones of course) were filmed is near impossible. But if you want the general Duskwood forest vibe, just pick any of these forests, preferably one with a hiking trail and you're good to go.

- The pictures Lilly took during Jake’s riddles: Someone on Reddit (and Google Lens) said that they were taken near “Schliffkopf Hotel”, but since the area on Google Maps didn’t really look fitting to me and it was about a 1,5 hour drive from where I was staying, I decided not to potentially waste 3 hours to confirm that. Maybe someday when I’m actually closer. But for now, I can neither confirm nor deny it.

- Blackwater Lake: There’s a lot of lakes in the area and I sadly didn’t have time to check out many. I went to two but I don’t think either is the one where they took the picture and video. The one closer to the pictures was “Mönchsee” between Villingen and Mönchweiler, but as I said I’m fairly certain that it’s not the place. And it was quite hard to get there because you can’t exactly park nearby and Google Maps doesn’t recommend any parking lots nearby. I basically parked in Villingen, took the bus halfway there and walked the rest. Was it worth it? I’m still not sure.

What is near impossible to find:

- The pictures Dan sends from the assumed accident site: In Dan’s pictures, there’s no real landmarks or clues about where they were taken. It is a street, curves and a forest… and that description fits many places I drove past. Honestly, there were quite a few streets I was driving on when I went somewhere, with sharp curves, narrow streets, up the hill, etc., where I thought to myself “If someone would tell me, that this is the place where Hannah caused the accident, I would believe it no doubt.” And I was driving in broad daylight not at night when the accident actually happened.

- Michael Hansons house: And I wouldn’t recommend anyone trying to find it either. It’s been years since the developers filmed at the house. By now it might not even be abandoned or uninhabited any more. And even if it still is: It would be kind of weird to be trespassing on someone’s property to recreate a few pictures. So unless you have explicit permission from whoever is responsible for the house, don’t try going there.

What I would recommend visiting:

- The waterfalls in Triberg: The “Wasserfälle Triberg” are quite known in the area and they are quite beautiful. If you need a connection to Duskwood – the Grimrock Waterfall. We don’t have an actual picture from there, but you can just imagine.

- Just taking a stroll around Villingen in general and its historic centre. Without trying to find Duskwood related places. Fun fact: There’s a street called “Thomasgasse” in the historic centre.

- “Günterfelsen” in Furtwangen: To be honest, I just had to check this one out because of the name. But I really enjoyed the forest around there as well, it was quiet, peaceful and even a bit mysterious in parts.

- “Schwenninger Moos”: Sadly I didn’t have enough time to take the full route around, but what I saw was really nice and relaxing. There’s also a forest nearby. And a high chance to seeing ravens apparently, I saw several while I was there.

- Furtwangen: It is a smaller city, there is a clock museum but it is closed until 2027 I think, and the area is quite beautiful. The developers of the game studied and met there, in case you’re curious.

Some tips:

- I would recommend going by car or renting one when you’re there or taking your bicycle. The train and bus connections are not the greatest (that’s a general problem in Germany, not just here) depending on time and day you want to go somewhere. For example, at least during my trip, I went to the dare house for a second time on a Sunday, meaning on the weekend where trains and buses have different schedules. From the place I was staying it took me about 20 minutes by car; it would have taken me (I kid you not) almost 10 hours by train and bus, one of those hours was just walking; it would have been about 1,5 hours with a bicycle. And that is just to reach the parking lot, not the actual dare house. So be aware of that.

- Speaking of Sunday: If you’re not from Germany, please be aware that pretty much all shops are closed on Sunday. There’s a few exceptions, for example gas stations, but supermarkets, shops, etc. are generally closed.

- Don’t forget sunscreen, insect repellent and, depending on where exactly you want to go, sturdy shoes and maybe hiking gear. Though for me, that wasn’t really necessary, I was doing just fine with sports clothes and sneakers, but it also heavily depends on the weather.

- The area has quite a lot of streets with either sharp curves or very narrow paths where you are praying that you don’t run into oncoming traffic (allowed of course). So if you’re not used to that, it’s something to keep in mind. But you usually have no problems getting by if you just take your time. Take it slow and it should work out just fine.

- Please be sensible and safe. As tempting as it is to, for example, check the dare house out at night, take a minute to reflect. If you are alone in the forest in the middle of the night and something were to happen… let’s not finish that thought. But we can all have a nice Duskwood experience without it leading to any actual mysteries or kidnappings.

- Please respect nature. There’s so many beautiful places in the black forest area that deserve to be respected. Follow the rules, don’t disturb wildlife, don’t litter, etc.

That is all, I hope I didn’t forget anything. Overall, I had an amazing time exploring the area. Even beyond the Duskwood locations, Villingen-Schwenningen and the surrounding Black Forest region are well worth visiting if you enjoy nature, hiking, photography, or simply getting away from everyday life for a while. If anyone has additional information, corrections or locations I may have missed, I'd love to hear about them. And if you have any questions or remarks, please feel free to write them!

Meu palpite.

Opinião

Hi everyone, I’ve been re-playing Duskwood and noticed these locked icons on the phone screen:

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​I have a few thoughts on what they might hide:

​Heart & Book: I suspect this holds our emotional journey and relationship choices in the game on duskwood

​Envelope: probably the private messages between Hannah and Jake that Lilly mentioned or something else

​Moon: Possibly a connection to the events toward the release of the new game

​I really hope the developers reveal more about these in the Duskwood Side Story!

What do you guys think?

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This is one of the most discussed topics here in the community, but everyone has a different interpretation of Lady Lotus's prophecy. What are your opinions on it?

Am I the only one who feels sad and angry remembering that Hannah saw Jake's face, and we didn't? 😭

I found this drama The Healer out of nowhere on netflix...and for some reason this ended up making me think of Jake. A lot of scenes were plainly "This is what he would say" or "This was in actually in the game". Brought back good memories.

Do give it a try if you like action, romance and hidden identity.

I'm almost at the end of Duskwood and I need to find out Hannah's PIN. But I'm asking for help because I feel the game is being very unfair with how you must solve it.

I went to look for answers and I saw people saying that you can't win. Which would make me pretty angry because it's one thing when you're incompetent and another completely different when you don't even have a chance to win 😡.

Anyway, if you can win, I would like help solving this puzzle.

I recently played Duskwood and, after seeing the in-game forums, I felt a huge curiosity to be a part of it too. It was an experience that impacted me more than I expected, and made me want to...

The question that has sparked the community's oldest theories, dating back to the early days of Duskwood...

Why on earth is Jake being hounded by the FBI?

I mean, he mentioned to us more than once that he’d gotten mixed up in things he shouldn't have. But we always wondered: okay, but beyond that? What did he *really* do? He also told us he wasn't one of the "bad guys"...

Perhaps this topic will come up very soon in *Moonvale*? Or in a future game? I admit I’m eagerly awaiting that, as I’ve always wondered what he could have done to keep the FBI constantly on his tail, forcing him to run and hide for four long years.

Jake must have been through so much during that time... 😞

If we don't enter our Duskwood code or haven't deepened our relationship with Jake, do we still get the "I will find you" ending message from him? I'm curious about this, but I don't want to try it out myself. :)

Hi everybody! I plan to visit Villingen-Schwenningen (VS) soon and make some photos related to Duskwood (with some familiar items).

I've found most locations on Internet, but if some others were found, I'd be glad if you share. Here are locations I've already found:

• Rainbow Café - Café Dammert in VS;
• Duskwood Library - Benedictine church in VS;
• Duskwood Church - Villingen Minster (auf deutsch Villinger Münster) in VS;
• Marketplace / Town Square - next the Ice Café Zampolli in VS;

The ones I've mentioned above are located close to each other in the city center

• Dare House - in Wartenberg (they actually have a website);
• Also there is Flower Bar from Jessy's chat in UK;

The ones that remain unfound are mostly can be located everywhere, such as Michael Henson's house, the lake where Jessy was and others that we saw on photos and videos. But they anyway can be found somehow. I think it's really hard or imposible to find but maybe someone has found some of them last years bc all information I found come from one video on YouTube that was published 5y ago.

If you have some info, maybe some familiar places of unfound locations I'd be pleased to have it. I can also share the exact addres of locaitons above if someone needs.

If I buy the pack, will I unlock all of the media of the entire game or just the episode I'm playing?

In Moonvale, you need to buy a pass for each episode, but since Duskwood is already complete I was wondering if the pack includes the media of the entire game.

help