A step-by-step walkthrough, puzzle solutions, and achievements guide for KARMA: The Dark World.
KARMA The Dark World: Walkthrough Guide
None of the achievements are missable, as all chapters can be replayed at any time.
Story
Missions? What Missions?
Finish calibration
Nightcrawler
Complete the Prologue
I Will Echo
Find evidence of Sean’s crime
Déjà vu
Escape from the strange space
BlueBottles! More BlueBottles!
Complete the stamping task
Why’s It Always Me?
Learn about Sean’s encounter
We Made a Deal
Resist Sean’s brain dive rejection
Sean
Complete Act 1
Naughty Boy
Escape the endless loop
It Wasn’t Real
Kill the Mother illusion
Freedom
Burn Rachel’s room
Love
Finish Rachel’s memory
Two Souls, One Body
Witness Rachel’s final moment
Rachel
Complete Act2
I Will Keep the Secret Safe
Learn the truth
Little Lamb
Finish the game
LISA
This is not the end
Miscellaneous
War is Peace
Complete the telephone puzzle without any mistakes
Chapter: Guilty
In the third iteration, complete the telephone puzzle without entering a wrong door. Solution:
⋗︎ War, Peace (right door)
⋗︎ War, Peace, Freedom, Slavery (left door)
⋗︎ War, Peace, Freedom, Slavery, Ignorance, Strength (left door)
Velveteen
Receive a ‘stable’ result in the psychological assessment
Chapter: Thought Bureau
Select these options during the psychological assessment:
⋗︎ Continue diving
⋗︎ Investigate the room
⋗︎ Ask MOTHER for help
Model Employee
Complete the stamping task without any mistakes
Chapter: Work
Complete the stamping task without stamping the table. Use the ink pad after every three stamps, and put down the stamp as soon as you start feeling tired. When the screen darkens, drink from the BlueBottle before continuing. The screen will darken three times.
She’s Not My Mother!
Defeat Monster Mother without dying
Chapter: Illusion
To defeat Monster Mother, take three photos of the eye on her back while she’s watching TV. She can only detect and kill you when the camera is equipped. Therefore, observe the water to locate her (footsteps), then wait for her to stop in front of a TV.
After taking two photos, the water level will rise when the camera is not equipped. To stay safe, equip the camera when she is far away from you. You can load the last checkpoint if you die.
Collectibles
Fetish for Collecting
Find all memos
Rule Follower
Unlock the first Rule Follower
Leviathan Collector
Unlock all Rule Followers
There are 76 collectibles scattered across the game: 61 Memos and 15 Rule Followers. Since chapters can be replayed at any time, none of the collectibles is missable. All collectibles are guided with screenshots in the sections below.
Note that 14 of the 15 Rule Followers are hidden inside logical puzzle boxes. The solutions for the puzzle boxes are marked as spoilers in the sections below. Entering an incorrect answer will lock the box, requiring a checkpoint reload or a chapter restart to try again.
Non-Spoiler Overview
Ward
- Handwritten Notes (Hospital Room)
Cultivation
- Experiment Records (Cultivation Room)
- Rule Follower – Dr. Jürgen W. Waltz
Research Institute
- Research Institute Notice (Reception)
- Transfer Letter (Receptionist)
- Transfer Capsule Mail 01
- Transfer Capsule Mail 02
- Rule Follower – Engineer – Wilhelm Puschel
- Mission Brief
- Shift Schedule
Investigation
- Becker’s Diary
- Research Institute Notice (Storage room)
- Purchase order
- Barbara’s Diary
- Rule Follower – Candy Maker – Roswitha Mokrosch
- Research Institute Notice (Clerical Office)
- Emily’s Diary
Guilty
- Rule Follower – The Legendary Room Agent – Cooper
- Wish Card
- Diary of Sean’s Daughter 01
- Dasein – 012
- Dasein – 013
- Dasein – 014
- Transfer Letter (Sean)
- Bill
- Diary of Sean’s Daughter 02
- Suspicious Letter to Sean
- Diary of Sean’s Daughter 03
- Notice of Arrears
- Diary of Sean’s Daughter 04
Night Street
- Rule Follower – Cleaner – Peter Kowalski
Thought Bureau
- Rule Follower – Roam Agent – Sandra Behling
Monster
- Rule Follower – Writer – Simon Syme
- Rumor (Ventilation Duct)
- Equipment Disposal Notice
- Employee Diary 01
- Employee Diary 02
- Employee Surveillance Log
Work
- Drug SH-507 Analysis Report
- Rule Follower – Clerk – Achim Heidelauf
Trade
- Electromagnetism Lab 3302 Monthly Plan
- Upgrade of Control Terminal Functionality
- Rule Follower – Botanist – Franz Siedek
- Research Institute Notice (About Demoting)
- Elevator Project Handover Document
- Old Letter
- Wachstum 006
- Wachstum 007
- Handwritten Note (Freezer Room)
- Important Points Regarding Project ‘Lucas’
Nightmare
- Wachstum 008
Childhood
- Rule Follower – Toy Designer – Mustafi Mandel
Home Room
- Experiment Records (‘Lucas’)
Mom
- Addition Operations
- Rule Follower – Worker – Charlotta Chaplin
- Investigation Report
Illusion
- Animal Experiment Report
- Newspaper (An Explosion)
Filthy
- Surveillance Diary 01
- Handwritten Note (Business)
- Rule Follower – Veteran – Wolfgang Parsons
- Leviathan Weekly
- Offer of Employment from the Winston Research Institute
- Surveillance Diary 02
- Handwritten Note (New Location)
- Reply from the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Guest List
- Surveillance Diary 03
- Building Manager’s Message
- Rule Follower – Criminologist – Rachel Stangerton
Amber Blood
- Rule Follower – Clock Repairer – Michaela Schafer
- Newspaper (Fred’s Office)
- Report Letter
- Unsent Mail
- GOLD RUSH Official committee report
Virus
- Rule Follower – Secretary – Madlen Fidorri
Ward
Memo – Handwritten Notes (Hospital Room)
On the table in the Hospital Room:
Cultivation
Memo – Experiment Records (Cultivation Room)
In the Cultivation Room:
Rule Follower – Dr. Jürgen W. Waltz
Solution: Green
In the Transition Room with the Old Man, after leaving the Cultivation Room:
Research Institute
Memo – Research Institute Notice (Reception)
On the bulletin board at the Reception Office, accessible after meeting Fred Ebert:
Memo – Transfer Letter (Receptionist)
On the receptionist’s desk in the Reception Office:
Memo – Transfer Capsule Mail 01
In the Mail Room, in the third tray on the left:
Memo – Transfer Capsule Mail 02
In the Mail Room, in the fourth tray on the right:
Rule Follower – Engineer – Wilhelm Puschel
Solution: Blue
In the Mail Room, stuck in the pipeline above the fifth tray on the right:
Memo – Mission Brief
Unmissable story item.
Memo – Shift Schedule
On the staircase, after leaving the Mail Room and the Reception Office:
Investigation
Memo – Becker’s Diary
On Thomas Becker’s desk in front of the Storage Room:
Memo – Research Institute Notice (Storage room)
Next to the door to the Storage Room:
Memo – Purchase order
On a shelf in the Storage Room:
Memo – Barbara’s Diary
In the Clerical Office, on Babara Fischer’s desk:
Rule Follower – Candy Maker – Roswitha Mokrosch
In Barbara Fischer’s password-secured cabinet (7742):
Memo – Research Institute Notice (Clerical Office)
On the chalkboard:
Memo – Emily’s Diary
In Emily Neumann’s password-secured cabinet (6843):
Guilty
Rule Follower – The Legendary Room Agent – Cooper
Solution: Red
In the armchair in the living room (first iteration):
Memo – Wish Card
Memo – Diary of Sean’s Daughter 01
In front of Grace’s Room (first iteration):
Memo – Dasein – 012 (nested loop, first iteration)
Memo – Dasein – 013 (nested loop, second iteration)
Memo – Dasein – 014 (nested loop, third iteration)
In the Laboratory loops:
Memo – Transfer Letter (Sean)
In the room with the telephones, on Sean Mehndez’s desk (first iteration):
Memo – Bill
In the living room, on the dining table (second iteration):
Memo – Diary of Sean’s Daughter 02
In front of Grace’s Room (second iteration):
Memo – Suspicious Letter to Sean
In the living room, on the dining table (third iteration):
Memo – Diary of Sean’s Daughter 03
In the living room, on the couch (third iteration):
Memo – Notice of Arrears
In the living room, on the dining table (fourth iteration):
Memo – Diary of Sean’s Daughter 04
In Grace’s room (fourth iteration):
Night Street
Rule Follower – Cleaner – Peter Kowalski
Solution: Blue
Behind the citizen who is complaining that someone stole the credit for their work:
Thought Bureau
Rule Follower – Roam Agent – Sandra Behling
Solution: Blue
At the reception:
Monster
Memo – Rumor (Ventilation Duct)
Rule Follower – Writer – Simon Syme
Solution: Red
In the vents after escaping the monster (stick to the left):
Memo – Equipment Disposal Notice
Memo – Employee Diary 01
Memo – Employee Diary 02
Memo – Employee Surveillance Log
In the office with the Christmas tree, held by four dog statues:
Work
Memo – Drug SH-507 Analysis Report
On the TV, after completing the stamping task:
Rule Follower – Clerk – Achim Heidelauf
Solution: Yellow
Hidden in a broken TV on the right, after leaving the stamping room:
Trade
Memo – Electromagnetism Lab 3302 Monthly Plan
In the Laboratory:
Memo – Upgrade of Control Terminal Functionality
Rule Follower – Botanist – Franz Siedek
Solution: Green
In the Laboratory:
Memo – Research Institute Notice (About Demoting)
In the corridor after leaving the Laboratory:
Memo – Elevator Project Handover Document
In the elevator office:
Memo – Old Letter
Memo – Wachstum 006
On the desk and in the desk drawer in the elevator office:
Memo – Wachstum 007
On the control terminal in the elevator office:
Memo – Handwritten Note (Freezer Room)
On the control terminal after leaving the elevator (in front of the Freezer Room):
Memo – Important Points Regarding Project ‘Lucas’
On the wall opposite the control terminal:
Nightmare
Memo – Wachstum 008
On a terminal after leaving the wind area:
Childhood
Rule Follower – Toy Designer – Mustafi Mandel
Solution: Yellow
On the coffee table in the living room:
Home Room
Memo – Experiment Records (‘Lucas’)
On Lucas Linderman’s desk in the elevator office:
Mom
Memo – Addition Operations
In the desk drawer in Daniel’s old room:
Rule Follower – Worker – Charlotta Chaplin
Solution: Red
In the bathroom:
Memo – Investigation Report
In the study:
Illusion
Memo – Animal Experiment Report
On the desk in the basement:
Memo – Newspaper (An Explosion)
On the desk in the basement, after using the camera:
Filthy
Memo – Surveillance Diary 01
In the clock room, pick up the diary fragment (desk), and combine it with the one on the wall:
Memo – Handwritten Note (Business)
In the kitchen, after solving the first part of the clock puzzle:
Rule Follower – Veteran – Wolfgang Parsons
Solution: Yellow
In the fridge:
Memo – Leviathan Weekly
On the couch in front of the TV, after solving the first part of the clock puzzle:
Memo – Offer of Employment from the Winston Research Institute
In the bedroom, after solving the first part of the clock puzzle:
Memo – Surveillance Diary 02
Receive the first diary frament from the Wardrobe Man, then combine it with the one on the wall:
Memo – Handwritten Note (New Location)
In the kitchen, after solving the second part of the clock puzzle:
Memo – Reply from the Department of Veterans Affairs
In front of the TV, after solving the second part of the clock puzzle:
Memo – Guest List
In the bedroom, after solving the second part of the clock puzzle:
Memo – Surveillance Diary 03
Receive the first diary frament from the Wardrobe Man, then combine it with the one on the wall:
Memo – Building Manager’s Message
Next to Rachel’s room key:
Rule Follower – Criminologist – Rachel Stangerton
Solution: Blue
At the end of the corridor, before entering Rachel’s room:
Amber Blood
Rule Follower – Clock Repairer – Michaela Schafer
Solution: Green
In the elevator at the beginning of the chapter:
Memo – Newspaper (Fred’s Office)
On the coffee table:
Memo – Report Letter
Memo – Unsent Mail
On the desk:
Memo – GOLD RUSH Official committee report
In the secret room, accessible after solving the clock puzzle:
Virus
Rule Follower – Secretary – Madlen Fidorri
Solution: Red
In the blue room, after fleeing from the virus:
Puzzle Solutions (Spoiler)
Research Institute – Password-Secured Cabinets
⋗︎ Thomas Becker’s Desk: 0815
⋗︎ Emily Neumann’s Desk: 6843
⋗︎ Barbara Fischer’s Desk: 7742
⋗︎ Sean Mehndez’ Desk: 3004
Guilty (third iteration) – Telephone Puzzle
⋗︎ First Door: War, Peace
⋗︎ Second Door: War, Peace, Freedom, Slavery
⋗︎ Third Door: War, Peace, Freedom, Slavery, Ignorance, Strength
Trade – Laboratory Puzzle
Trade – Password-Secured Cabinet
⋗︎ Lucas Linderman’s Desk: 2107
Mom – Book Puzzle
⋗︎ Slot 1: Volume I
⋗︎ Slot 4: Volume IV
⋗︎ Slot 8: Volume III
⋗︎ Slot 9: Volume II
Filthy – Clock Puzzle
⋗︎ First Diary: 05:17
⋗︎ Second Diary: 07:31
⋗︎ Third Diary: 09:43
Amber Blood – Clock Puzzle
⋗︎ Secret Door: 0150