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Sewer
Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Sewer

A complete walkthrough for the Sewer section of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, including monster encounters, item locations, and puzzle solutions.

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A complete walkthrough for the Sewer section of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, including monster encounters, item locations, and puzzle solutions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Move forward and open the door. Climb down the stairs.
  2. 2
    Move forward and you'll hear a monster growl. Climb back up the stairs before it sees you. Wait for it to leave.
  3. 3
    Climb down again and move forward to an open room with a giant spinning motor. You can go left or right. Behind the motor is another area to access.
  4. 4
    Turn right and walk down the path. Keep moving forward; going right leads to nothing.
  5. 5
    As you follow the path, look for a pipe to your right and grab it.
  6. 6
    Continue following the path and head straight (left has nothing).
  7. 7
    You'll reach a broken pipe. Grab it and move your mouse around until it breaks and falls into the water. You now have the Pipe in your inventory.
  8. 8
    Return to the open room with the spinning motor.
  9. 9
    Go into the new area in front of the motor. A flashback will occur.
  10. 10
    Keep moving forward into the new area. Choose to go right. There will be two rooms to your left and right. The room on the left has rocks (designate this as a hiding place). The room on the right has a broken ladder.
  11. 11
    Continue moving forward. A path is blocked straight ahead. To the left is the room that controls the motor. Enter this room.
  12. 12
    Inside, fill your lantern from an oil barrel. To the right are two control panels with levers.
  13. 13
    Spinning Motor Puzzle:
  14. 14
    There are two control panels, labeled I and II. Below each lever is a drawing of gears (small, medium, large).
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    To make the motor spin slowly (lowest sound), set the lever on control panel I to the smallest gear.
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    Set the lever on control panel II to the largest gear.
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    The motor sound will become quieter.
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    Exit the control room and move forward. A monster will growl. Run back into the motor control room and hide behind the pipes at the far back. Wait for the monster to leave.
  19. 19
    Go back out and move forward. Turn right, continue forward, turn left, and move forward until you return to the room with the spinning motor.
  20. 20
    Approach the spinning motor (do not touch it). Open your inventory, select the Pipe, and use it on the motor to jam it.
  21. 21
    Crouch and move forward under the motor into the new room. Continue moving forward.
  22. 22
    A path is blocked ahead. To your right are stairs going up. Quickly run up the stairs and into the room. Hide at the far end where the rocks are. A monster will break the blocked path and hunt you.
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    A voice will tell you to turn around as a shadow is chasing you. Continue hiding near the rocks until the monster leaves.
  24. 24
    When it's safe, exit the hiding spot. The room is full of red organic matter and monster parts.
  25. 25
    To the right of the entrance to the tiny area with rocks, find and take a Laudanum.
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    Now, escape the sewers. Exit the room you hid in. Crouch and move down the stairs.
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    If the monster is breaking through the blocked path, quickly run back into the room and hide in the corner at the far end with the rocks. The monster will search the room; hiding near the rocks should keep you safe. Wait for the monster to leave.
  28. 28
    When it's clear, exit the room and go down the stairs. Crouch in the water and turn left. Move forward. The path is broken, so continue while still crouched.
  29. 29
    You'll find a room where you can go left or straight. The path ahead leads to a monster guarding the escape path. You need to distract it.
Tips
  • When you first hear the monster growl after climbing down the stairs, retreat immediately to avoid detection.
  • The room with rocks serves as a crucial hiding spot during monster encounters.
  • Jamming the motor with the pipe is essential to progress.
  • Distracting the monster in the final room is necessary to reach the escape path.

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