In the labyrinthine world of Welcome To The Dark Place, navigating your way can feel like an impossible task. Relying solely on compass directions might lead you in endless circles. If you hope to escape this eerie nightmare, paying close attention to your surroundings is critical.
Utilizing only words and audio to decipher the mysteries around you, mastering the layout of the Dark Place can propel you to activate the Dragon and return to the Cloud swiftly.
Here’s a comprehensive map of Welcome To The Dark Place to guide your journey. We trust it will prove invaluable.
Welcome To The Dark Place: Key Locations and Items
If your memory isn’t up to par, you might struggle to remember essential spots in the challenging Forest of Welcome To The Dark Place. Fortunately, the Dark Place has a defined shape, resembling a grid intertwining through the trees. Regardless of how often you fall from the Cloud, every piece of information—be it read or heard—will consistently be in the same location. Some sites need to be explored in a specific order to uncover everything worth seeing or reading.
Below, we’ve compiled a guide detailing all key locations in Welcome To The Dark Place, the puzzles or riddles they contain, the critical items you can obtain, and whether each location might lead to an ending.
This article is a work in progress. We’re eager to update our map and details as we uncover more paths in the Dark Place. Share your discoveries in the comments—we’d love to hear about those hidden gems!
| Place | Location (direction) | Key items/puzzles/riddles |
|---|---|---|
| The Cloud | Starting point | Rules of The Dark Place. |
| Tree with hole | North of starting point | Ending. |
| Bleeding tree | East then north of starting point | – |
| Stream | Northwest | – |
| Telephone Booth | Far northwest | Puzzle (requires Coin). |
| Church | South from Telephone Booth (follow the cable) | Coin |
| Lamp | Northeast | Puzzle. |
| Docks | West | Shed Key. |
| Shine Lake | West | – |
| Tall building | West then south | Medicine. |
| Hole | South then east | The Undergoing. |
| House | Southeast | Basement Key and Car Key. |
| Lawnmower | South (near Mailbox) | – |
| Mailbox | South | Vacuum Tube or ending. |
| Swing | South (near Mailbox) | Undergoing. |
| Chair | Southeast | Don’t trust chair (ending). |
| Telephone line | Southwest | – |
| Cement building | South then east | Dragon and Fuses. |
| Factory | Southwest perimeter | – |
| Craggy Maze | Southern perimeter | – |
| Mango village | East from Corn Field | Ending. |
| Corn field | East | – |
| Diner | West of north Corn Field | – |
| Parking lot | South of Diner | – |
| Post Office | South of Parking lot | – |
| Dagger | Southeast from Rainforest | Ending. |
| Paper House | South of Dagger (follow Train Tracks) | – |
| Cottage | East of Dagger | – |
| Spike field | Far northeast | – |
| Rainforest | Northeast perimeter | – |
| Savanna and Desert | Spanning the northeastern perimeter, above Rainforest | – |
| Dusk/Horizon | Perimeter of Dark Place | Ending. |
| Dimlose | West of Savanna and east of Chasm | Ending. |
| Bench | Between Dimlose and Savanna | – |
| Waterfall | West of Bench | – |
| Tunnel | Northeast | Requires key item to navigate (Lighter?) |
| Mine field | Northeast | Sudden ending. |
| Bear trap | Southeast | Sudden ending. |
| Toy Box | Southwest | Ending. |
| Blood | Northwest | Sudden ending (if you fail the encounter). |
| Chasm | Far north | Endings. |
| Library (red brick building) | Northwest of Chasm | Shotgun and ending. |
| Train Platform | Northwest perimeter | – |
| Cave | Across Chasm bridge | Puzzle. |
| Lighthouse | Southwest from Chasm | Riddle and ending. |
| Wagon | West from Chasm | Ending. |
| Campsite | Northwest (follow the smoke) | – |
| Mansion | North off dirt path, west of Campsite | Endings, Gloves, and Gold Key. |
| Swamp | Far west | Ending and Log Cabin. |
| Large Building | Northwest from Swamp | Rooftop access (needs Ladder Key). |
| Supermarket | South from Large Building | Yellow Dice and Ladder Key. |
| Millington Grove | Southwest | – |
| Picnic Table | Southwest | – |
| Factory | Southern perimeter | – |
| Highway | Southwest perimeter | Ending. |
| Fake picnic | Southeast perimeter | – |
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