The Flayed Man

Getting Started

Press the Flayed Man on the main menu to learn how to play the game Back To Basics. Now go to the main menu and start a new game. There are two options for how to play the game:

• Play with hints turned on A Guiding Light
• Play with hints turned off I'll Figure It Out On My Own

Receiving a Tongue

Head out through the garden door on the left. Talk to the demon. Look at the obsidian 4 times What's That Rock? before picking it up. Go back inside and head upstairs. Take the red book and the noose from the shelves on the right. Try to use the noose on yourself To Hang On A Tree. Go through the door on the left to enter the bathroom.

Pick up the bucket. Try to pick up the mop as well, but you will just end up with the handle. Use the bucket on the bath to fill it with water. Use the mirror on the wall to get a glass shard. Next examine the sink and you will take the plug chain.

Examine the red book in your inventory. Use the noose on the first binding, the bucket of water on the second binding, and the obsidian on the third binding. You will take the cat o' nine tails from the book. Go back downstairs and out to the garden. Try to use the glass shard on the demon Nice Try. Now use the glass shard on the cat o' nine tails. Give the single knotted cat to the demon, and you will receive a tongue - keep talking to the demon.

Souls Seeking Judgment

Use the confessional door on the right and talk to August, then pass judgment on him A Stolen Apple.

Go upstairs again and take the green book from the shelves on the right. Open the green book in your inventory, then click on the bottom right corner Turn The Page. Go through the door on the left to enter the bathroom. Try to use the toilet 5 times James Would Be Proud. Use the plug chain on the curtain. Open the curtain and let it close again twice Slowcoach. Now open the curtain and quickly go out to the garden, then look at the sundial. Return inside and upstairs, then examine the sun clock - set the time to 9:30. Head back downstairs.

Use the confessional door on the right and talk to Edgar, then pass judgment on him That Devilish Drink.

Head out to the garden. In your inventory, use the obsidian on the empty bucket to make scrap metal. Use this on the knotted bindings, then add the mop handle to create a makeshift shovel. Examine the grave, then use your makeshift shovel on it. You will end up back inside.

Use the confessional door on the right and talk to Belle, then pass judgment on her Those Blue Eyes.

Endings

Head out to the garden again. You will be confronted by the demon, and there are achievements depending upon your earlier judgments:

• Forgave August, forgave Edgar, forgave Belle, say "Yes, I understand" To Dust You Return
• Forgave August, forgave Edgar, forgave Belle, say "No, I want life" I Want Life
• Forgave August, forgave Edgar, condemned Belle Your Suffering Will Have No End
• Forgave August, condemned Edgar, forgave Belle Creator's Choice
• Condemned August, forgave Edgar, forgave Belle How'd You Like Them Apples?
• Condemned August, condemned Edgar, condemned Belle Dig Your Own Grave