One page per puzzle, so you can get unstuck without reading the rest of the day. If you only need a number, the all codes page has every fixed lock in the game on one screen.
Day 1 — Morning
- Tin cup stacking — the courtyard puzzle that pays the driver.
- Porridge and the insect — the ingredient list and the cook order.
- The berry puzzle — unlocking the berries, and blocking every hole before you swing.
- The morning exercise puzzle — copying the figurine, and how to deliberately fail it for the achievement.
Day 1 — Afternoon
- Chandelier candles — where the three candles are and the order to light them.
- The garden: flowers, cockroaches, stone tiles — the whole outdoor block in sequence.
- The luggage code — why no guide can give you this number.
Day 1 — Evening
- Tea service — the fill order and the cup that is meant to break.
- Wine cabinet code — 1753 — and the clue that gives it away.
- The parlor block — nine-button box, the cigar fire, the painting sequence, the flower binary switches and the lullaby order.
Day 1 — Night
- Attic chest stars — 4 2 3 — needed twice, once now and once after the credits.
Day 2
- Aldous's coffee — roast and grind; roasting alone is only half.
- A Perfect Hunt — why the spare bullets are not a margin.
- The bathing tiles — the four to pick, and the separate window puzzle.
- Pest control — the three-step mouse most players stop halfway through.
Day 3
- Cabinet code — 6294 — the lock that holds the telescope.
- The alchemy box sequence — nine clicks, left and right.
When a puzzle will not accept a correct answer
Three things account for nearly every "I entered it right and nothing happened":
You are one item short. Most puzzles silently refuse input until you are holding the thing they want. Sweep the room before you re-enter the answer.
The order is wrong, not the actions. Waking Aldous, serving tea and singing the lullaby all reject the right set of actions in the wrong sequence.
The lock is randomised. Exactly one is: the luggage case. Everything else is fixed for every player.
In this section
All Codes
Every fixed code in Servant of the Lake: wine cabinet 1753, cabinet 6294, attic stars 4-2-3, clock 4:05, the alchemy sequence, and the randomised lock.
The Exercise Puzzle
How to solve the Servant of the Lake exercise puzzle: copy the wardrobe figurine's poses, and how to fail it for the Exercising with Mr. Aldous run.
Porridge and the Insect in the Bowl
Servant of the Lake porridge puzzle solved: the full ingredient list, the cook order, the breakfast serving order, and how to trap the insect using the berries.
The Berry Puzzle — Trapping the Insect
Solve the Servant of the Lake berry puzzle: where the berries are locked, how the raven trade frees them, and how to block every hole before you swing.
Tin Cup Stacking
Solve the Servant of the Lake cup puzzle in the courtyard: where both tin cups are, how the etched lines set the stacking order, and how to pay the coachman.
Chandelier Candles
Servant of the Lake chandelier puzzle: where the three candles are hidden during Day 1 Afternoon, the order to light them, and why it opens the garden door.
The Garden — Flowers, Cockroaches and Stone Tiles
Servant of the Lake garden walkthrough: the flower pot arrangement, herding cockroaches with the directional tile, the stone tile box and the luggage.
The Luggage Code Is Randomised
The three-digit luggage code in Servant of the Lake changes every playthrough. How to get yours from the baby basket, and why published numbers fail.
Tea Service
The Servant of the Lake tea puzzle: where the sugar, cup and green powder are, the exact fill order, and why the cup is meant to crack when sweetened.
Wine Cabinet Code — 1753
The Servant of the Lake wine cabinet code is 1753, the founding year of the Rusthaven Winery. Here is where the clue is and what the cabinet leads into.
The Parlor Block
Every Servant of the Lake parlor puzzle solved: the nine-button box, William's cigar fire, the painting sequence, flower binary and the lullaby order.
Attic Chest Stars — 4 2 3
The Servant of the Lake attic chest takes stars 4, 2, 3 read left to right. Write it down — the post-credits secret asks for the same configuration hours later.
Cabinet Code — 6294
The Day 3 cabinet in Servant of the Lake opens with 6294 and holds the telescope. Do not skip it: the telescope ends the post-credits achievement.
The Alchemy Box Sequence
The Servant of the Lake alchemy boxes open with nine clicks: right, right, right, left, right, left, right, right, left. Needed again after the credits.
Aldous's Coffee — Roast, Then Grind
The Servant of the Lake coffee puzzle has a right answer and a better one: green beans finish the scene, roasting and grinding earns the achievement.
A Perfect Hunt
How to get the Servant of the Lake Perfect Hunt achievement: every target down with no missed shot, and why the spare ammunition is not a margin.
The Bathing Tiles
The Servant of the Lake bathing puzzle: which four tiles to select, the separate window-pane sequence after the bath, and why you must write the tile set down.
Pest Control — The Mouse in the Cellar Wall
The Servant of the Lake cellar mouse in three steps: magnet for the key, click the hole again to draw it out, then the sledgehammer when it runs back across.