Walkthrough

Chapter 4: The Craftsman's Heart

Follow the projector scenes through the Craftsman's tale, use cover around Grinners and align the shadow device before reaching the heart. Route spoilers follow.

Source-based research, not a hands-on playtest. Published walkthrough evidence supports the shadow and eye puzzles below. The previous fixed clock answer could not be substantiated and has been removed.

Beats

  1. Watch the projector scenes as the route opens. At Crawler pressure pads, use a candle to lure the creature onto the pad, then close your eyes and focus its orange eye to hold it there.
  2. In the four-candle area after the second projector, use the buildings as cover while lighting the candles that open the gate. Do not stand exposed to the Grinner.
  3. At the sewer's blue-eye sequence, start with the middle statue eye and follow the figures' pointing directions. Randomly clearing eyes can summon a Grinner.
  4. At the three-switch shadow device, align the left silhouette as a candle topped by a star. The paired right silhouette should become a pointing creature. This is a real shadow-alignment puzzle, not another name for closing your eyes.
  5. At the heart, let Potboy light it and pump the flame three times. The tale's completion unlocks The Tale of The Craftsman's Heart.

Collectibles: 10 (2 figurines, 2 discs, 3 Shellphones, 3 reels). The Moonbird is a cutscene creature here, not a fight.

Collection route and exit check

The ten locations are F13–F14, D12–D13, S19–S21 and R11–R13 in our continuous checklist. Check both sides of the opening path, the landing after the flying contraption, and the Moonbird square. Later detours are the three-candle underground entrance, sewer end, projector rooms, second wardrobe and three-switch room. After leaving the tunnels, collect the Groundskeeper on the shadowed left side of the projector area. D12 corrects the source's repeated disc #11; it is a separate pickup from Coalhaven's Lullaby. Use the monster guide for Grinner cover and the puzzle page for eye order and shadow alignment; no clock time is invented here. The Tale of The Craftsman's Heart is the completion trophy; Face Your Fears is the separate Matchlock stun task. Return to chapter 3 or continue into The Dark in chapter 5.

A clay figure and a small campfire beside a giant open book
Official Steam screenshot. © MoonHood / Fast Travel Games.
A walking clay house with a village built on its head
Official Steam screenshot. © MoonHood / Fast Travel Games.

Questions

Is there a verified clock setting?

Not in this source-based revision. The old fixed-time answer was withdrawn because the accessible route evidence did not support it. Use the verified shadow and eye instructions above for those rooms.

How do I stop a Grinner?

A match in the face of a charging Grinner stuns it. You do not fight it with a health bar.

Is the Moonbird a boss?

No. It is a guide and cutscene figure.

Keep going

Sources checked 23 October 2026