As Dusk Falls 100% guide

Required: open Dante's safe with the code 5926. The safe is in the bookcase. Search the bookcase twice, because the first search only turns up a bird-watching book. The achievement unlocks when the safe opens.

Keep the whole burglary quiet.

1. When you run into Dante's wife Becky, who uses a wheelchair, she reaches for her help button to raise the alarm. Choose Yank Help Button and pass the QTEs. Calm her down and Stop wheelchair give you a second chance at the button. Run lets the alarm go off.
2. Open the safe with 5926.
3. When Dante comes home, pass every QTE to slip out.

The achievement unlocks when you reach the truck.

The motel (main run): aim for the outcome where Big Sam survives and Vince takes Tyler's gun. That keeps Michelle unhurt for What's Your Emergency? in Chapter 2.

The choices that work most reliably are:

1. When Tyler asks who you're traveling with, say Just my dad.
2. When Big Sam arrives and Vince spots Joyce's earring, leave the earring where it is. Don't hide it. Hiding it makes Big Sam leave without suspicion and call nobody.
3. Tell Big Sam Just my dad. Any answer works here.
4. When Michelle walks in, wait for the hidden option Nothing and take it. Zoe finds the earring.
5. When Big Sam asks if everything is okay, answer Yep.

The achievement unlocks when Big Sam leaves and says he'll call for backup. Answering "Help" at the last prompt gets him killed instead. If it doesn't pop, replay from Holts Stormed the Motel and follow the steps exactly.

During the final confrontation, pass every QTE to wrestle the gun from Tyler, then choose Shoot Tyler rather than surrendering. The achievement unlocks at the end of the scene.

Story. It unlocks when you finish Chapter 1.

Replay from Becky. Choose Run so Becky raises the alarm, then enter wrong safe codes, choose We need to go!, then Window Escape. The achievement unlocks once the story returns to the motel.

Replay from Holts Stormed the Motel and play through Big Sam's arrival without quitting.

1. Say Just my dad to Tyler.
2. Choose Hide evidence at the earring.
3. Say Just my dad to Big Sam.
4. When Big Sam asks if everything is okay, answer Help. If Michelle walks in first, Let's get out of here also gets him shot.

The achievement unlocks when Tyler kills Big Sam.

Replay from Big Sam Arrived (or keep going in the Cop Out branch) to the final confrontation. Either fail the QTEs or choose Surrender at the gun standoff. The achievement unlocks when the scene cuts to black.

Vince is tied up in the back office. When Tyler threatens him, choose Crack a joke (a hidden option) or Calmly defy him, not the insult. Pass the QTEs to knock over the pen holder, pull the scissors over and cut free. Vince then calls Dante on his own. The achievement unlocks on the call.

After the first part of the Sacramento flashback, which has no achievement choices, the story returns to the motel. Everything from here to the end of the chapter can be done in one continuous run.

Required: Michelle must be shot and you must remove the bullet. During the cop raid after Escaped the Office, choose Run For It, not Stay Hidden. (Some guides call it Run for the Doors.) Michelle is hit. Carry her to the couch, expose the wound, choose Remove bullet, and pass every QTE. The achievement unlocks when the bullet is out.

The story then cuts back to Sacramento. In the flashback after the Relaxed On Balcony checkpoint, Michelle talks about Bruce. Choose Okay, I'm sorry. The achievement unlocks when the story returns to the motel.

At Michelle or Zoe?, when the Holts agree to release one hostage, choose Send Michelle. The achievement unlocks at the end of the goodbye scene.

During the goodbye, Michelle asks about the marriage. Choose Trust is everything, then reassure her that the marriage will last. The achievement unlocks when the conversation ends.

If it doesn't pop, explore from Michelle or Zoe? and try again. The backup route is a branch where Michelle isn't sent out: there she and Vince talk in the motel in Chapter 3, and you choose We can work on it.

After the hostage release and the pizza delivery, when the sniper's laser lands on Dale, choose Warn Dale. The achievement unlocks when Vince and Dale make it back to the motel.

Story. It unlocks when you finish Chapter 2.

Explore from Relaxed On Balcony. Choose No, there's more to this, keep the argument calm (choose Sit and talk if it escalates), then Forgive. The achievement unlocks when the flashback ends.

Explore from Relaxed On Balcony again and make the same choices, but pick Can't Forgive at the end.

When Sharon arrives early in the chapter and offers a deal, choose Keep Pager a Secret. The achievement unlocks on the choice. Revealing the pager instead only changes which brother attacks Vince at the end of the chapter, so the two choices are equivalent for the main route. This guide keeps it hidden, which means Tyler is the one who attacks.

In Jay's flashback after Drove Bear into Woods, Bear orders Jay to bury a man who is still alive. Refuse and pass the QTEs. The achievement unlocks when the stranger escapes. Burying him is one of the main save rules you must not break.

At the end of the chapter, pass every QTE to fight off your attacker. If Jay asks you to lower the gun, do it. Then plead with Sharon (She's only six, I'm begging you, I can help you!) so the Holts take Vince instead of Zoe. The achievement unlocks after Vince reaches the Holts' car, sometimes after one more QTE. Keep playing through the car sequence before deciding it was missed.

Story. It unlocks when you finish Chapter 3.

Story. It unlocks when Book 1 ends, right after Chapter 3.

Explore from the start of Chapter 3. The checkpoint is The Long Night Continues, or Eye For An Eye on a branch where Tyler killed Joyce. Pick up Dante's pager again with the QTE. When Sharon offers her deal, choose Reveal Pager.

Explore from Drove Bear into Woods and do what Bear says.

The method depends on which brother attacks. That was decided by the pager choice.

• Attacked By Tyler (pager kept secret, the main save): explore from this checkpoint. Jay steps in during the fight. When you talk to Sharon afterwards, pick the hostile lines (You'll pay!, I'll kill you!) so she takes Zoe.
• Attacked By Dante (pager revealed): explore from this checkpoint and fail every QTE. Vince is killed and the Holts take Zoe.

The achievement unlocks when the Holts take Zoe.

Invincible is routed in Chapter 4 on the main save, because the reliable route needs Vince taken hostage.

When Vince asks Jay to unlock the car doors, choose Unlock Doors. The achievement unlocks when Vince escapes into the forest.

In Ash's segment after Hid in Cabin, Dante asks about the family cabin. Choose Keep Cabin A Secret. This sends Tyler after Jay into the woods and keeps Jay free, which Bullseye needs in Chapter 5.

After Chased By Tyler Into Woods, jump the obstacles, hide behind the tree and choose Stay Silent, then pass the climbing QTEs. When Tyler is hanging from the tree, choose Save Tyler. The achievement unlocks when you pull him up.

Story. It unlocks when you finish Chapter 4.

Explore from Hid in Cabin and choose Reveal Cabin. The police later ambush the cabin.

Keep going in the same branch. When the cops ambush the cabin, Jay considers escaping through the window. Choose Help Family.

Still in the same branch: when Sharon suggests escaping through the crawlspace, choose Surrender.

Explore again, from Cops Ambushed Cabin if it's in the tree, otherwise from Hid in Cabin with Reveal Cabin. Choose Abandon Them and pass the escape QTEs, then choose Shoot Cop.

At the bar early in the chapter (checkpoint Desert Dream Aftermath), a customer points you to a trucker playing darts in the back. Accept his challenge. In each of the three rounds, aim at the center of the board and throw before the timer runs out. The achievement unlocks when you win his ride north.

Then pass the escape QTEs at the bar so Jay stays free.

Paul's opening scene: Paul finds Sharon hiding. Nothing here affects achievements.

The hotel escape and hot-wire (checkpoint Vanessa Arrived At Hotel): Jay and Vanessa have to escape, and Jay hot-wires a car. Pass every QTE in this sequence. The outcome you want is Escaped Unseen. If you fail, Vanessa's father sees the car and the police are alerted. Then Wait for cop won't be offered at the Chapter 6 roadblock, Jay ends up pursued, and Free Bird is out of reach on this save. If anything goes wrong here, replay Vanessa Arrived At Hotel before moving on.

Paul's segment: at Dante Came Calling, Paul has to choose between Sharon and Dante.

When Dante is attacked, choose Help Sharon, pass the QTEs, then pass the car-start QTEs. The achievement unlocks when Paul and Sharon get away.

Todd's party (main run, checkpoint Arrived At Todd's Party): turn down the drugs and wait outside. When you find Vanessa with Todd, choose Leave Them, then Let him get away with it, not Teach him a lesson. Don't hit Todd. This leads to the Ditched Party With Vanessa checkpoint.

At the campground, when Vanessa asks to come to Canada, choose No, it's too dangerous. The achievement unlocks when you part. Jay reaching the border alone is required for Free Bird, so this is the main-save choice. If it doesn't unlock, replay Ditched Party With Vanessa, keep the conversation friendly, and then say it's too dangerous.

Story. It unlocks when you finish Chapter 5.

Explore from Desert Dream Aftermath. You can redo the darts or skip them. Then fail the QTEs when escaping the bar so Jay is arrested. In Bradley's interrogation, refuse to talk or deny everything every time: Don't Answer, Didn't do it, I swear I'm innocent!, Didn't do anything!, and ask for a lawyer when that comes up. Never confess. The achievement unlocks when the interrogation ends.

Explore from Ditched Party With Vanessa. When Vanessa kisses Jay at the campground, choose Kiss Her Back.

In the same branch, when Vanessa asks if you want her to come, choose I do. The achievement unlocks when she decides to go with Jay.

If you want this branch as the backup route for Into the Wild, start it with Create New Save instead of Explore so it can carry on into Chapter 6. See Into the Wild.

Explore from Dante Came Calling and choose Help Dante at the standoff, then pass the QTE to get Dante the gun. The achievement unlocks when Sharon is captured.

After Entered The National Park, Jay hikes toward the waterfall. If the Keep hiking prompt keeps repeating, don't select it. Let it time out instead, turning choice timers back on if you disabled them. Players report that this triggers the ranger encounter; it isn't confirmed as a universal fix.

Ranger Leland stops Jay. Choose Please let me go. Don't threaten him with "I could overpower you." Then choose Surrender, and he lets Jay cross into Canada.

The achievement unlocks when the ranger lets Jay go. It needs Jay alone, unpursued and with a clean record. If it doesn't pop, one of The Main Save Rules was probably broken earlier on this save. Use the fallback at the end of this guide.

Zoe visits Jay in Canada (Visited Jay in Canada). Choose I don't hate you, then No, you're not, and she stays for dinner. The achievement unlocks on the meal.

Story. It unlocks when you finish Chapter 6.

Story. It unlocks when Book 2 ends, right after Chapter 6. You can ignore the post-credits scene.

Explore from Visited Jay in Canada. Choose Your family ruined my life!, then Turn Him In. The achievement unlocks when Jay is arrested at his lodge.

Explore from Entered The National Park. When the ranger finds Jay, choose to run, then fail the escape QTEs so Jay is caught at the border. The achievement unlocks on the arrest. Stay in this branch.

The same branch moves on to Zoe's prison visit. Choose You looked out for me. Jay asks her to witness his execution. Choose No more trauma for Enough is Enough. Whether Zoe goes doesn't matter for this achievement.

The achievement unlocks when the phone rings and the execution is called off. Like Free Bird, it needs a clean record, which this branch inherits from your main save.

Same visit: choose No more trauma when Jay asks Zoe to watch. The achievement unlocks on that choice. If you miss it, explore from the prison visit again.

Jay has to escape the FBI. Running from the ranger and passing the QTEs may not count, so don't use that route.

Primary route (main save stays untouched):

1. In Chapter 6's Explore Story Tree, explore from the last Jay checkpoint before the roadblock. If none sits close to it, use the start of Jay's drive.
2. At the roadblock, choose Peel out. Don't hit the officer.
3. Bradley later corners Jay (Cornered By Bradley). Choose Run and pass the chase QTEs.
4. The final QTE is very fast and decides whether Jay makes the jump or falls. You must pass it.

The achievement unlocks when Jay makes it into Canada. If the final QTE beats you, explore from Chased By Bradley and try again.

Backup route (with Vanessa):

1. From Chapter 5's tree, replay Ditched Party With Vanessa using Create New Save. This works when the save's hotel escape already ended Escaped Unseen, as it does on the main save. If you also need to redo the hot-wire, replay Vanessa Arrived At Hotel with Create New Save instead, pass the hot-wire, and play through Todd's party as on the main save.
2. Choose Kiss Her Back and I do.
3. Continue into Chapter 6 on that save.
4. At the roadblock, choose Wait for cop.
5. When the FBI corner Jay and Vanessa at the canyon, pass the QTEs and make the jump.