The Children of ClayThe Children of Clay

Game Details:  Horror, 2025

Steam Achievements:  Completed (6/6)

Links:  Steam

Walkthrough Updated:  4/28/2025

Suggested Listening:  Wild Hearts Meet (Ash 25)

The Children of Clay is a short horror adventure game. You have received a strange archaeological artifact from your friend Professor Ortvay. You must examine this artifact in an attempt to uncover its origins.

The Artifact

Click to look at the main part of the artifact's face. Now drag the magnifying glass down and hold it over the face until you see a fly crawl over it Entomologist. Rotate the artifact twice so you are looking at the back surface. Click twice on the metal nail in the back of the statue, then drag the compass toward it Magnetologist.

Rotate the artifact so it is facing to the left. Click on the small runes near the base of the artifact, then drag the magnifying glass down so you can see them more closely - you will automatically copy them onto the notepad.

Open the books and search for the following words:

  • Runes
  • Rovas

Now you can translate the runes from the artifact to read GNUDRU. From the text in the book you know that the Old Hungarian letters were usually written from right to left, so now search for the following word:

  • Urdung Runologist

Keep reading and searching for the following words:

  • Yugra
  • Ural
  • Taltosh
  • Mumush

Now search for the final words:

  • Clay
  • Metal
  • Iron
  • Coldiron

There is an achievement for finding all 11 words Bookworm. Rotate the figure to look at the back of it again, and pull out the nail. The light will now go out. Open the matchbox and take a match, then use it on the side of the matchbox to light it. Use the lit match on the candle to the left and it will stay alight. Rotate the figure twice to look at the front again Unsealed. Now pick up the torch.

Exploration

Turn left and go forward, then turn right and go forward to reach a door. Turn right and go forward twice, then turn left, go forward and turn right. After seeing some sort of creature, the lights will go out.

Turn left and go forward twice to reach a wall with some moss. Turn left and go forward twice again to reach a wall. Now keep turning left. You will eventually light a match. Turn left once more Dead End.