Chapter 5: The Dark

Source-based research, not a hands-on playtest. The route follows published landmarks; the final story page is in the ship-graveyard approach, not grouped with both reels at the Soulfisher's camp.

Beats

1. Follow the road into the candle alley. At the locked door, use the matchboxes on either side and Potboy to light the candles that open the route.
2. After the Housy story event, find Potboy sitting at the cliff. Take the slope down to the left, recover his missing shard and return it to him. Do not search the Soulfisher's camp for this repair item.
3. At the Soulfisher's camp, check the pier on the left for A Craftsman and the tree-stump hatch on the right for the last gramophone disc.
4. In the ship graveyard, check the hatch left of the main path before the bonfire for the final story page. At the bonfire, the Housy figurine is in another hatch to the left.
5. Continue into the caves, light the story candles and rekindle Potboy. With the dark pushed back, follow the road onward to Moon Mountain.

Checklist: 11 items (3 figurines, 4 discs, 2 Shellphones, 2 story pages/reels). The music and Murkle sets can be finished here if earlier chapters are complete; the figurine and Shellphone sets continue into chapter 6. There is no separate chapter-5 completion trophy in the 16-item list.

Collection route and exit check

Use all 11 locations: F15–F17, D14–D17, S22–S23 and R14–R15. Check the swinging-light path and candle-gate approach before the Housy event, then search both the cliff above Potboy's missing piece and the lower area. At the Soulfisher's camp, the left pier has A Craftsman and the right hatch has Candle Valley, the final disc. R15 is farther ahead on boxes left of the sandy ship-graveyard approach, before the bonfire; Housy the House is in a different hatch left of that bonfire. If all earlier pickups are owned, the music and Murkle trophies can finish here. Figurines and Shellphones continue on Moon Mountain. Use the puzzle link for candle/Potboy mechanics and the monster guide for evasion; no damage-based boss is required. Chapter 4 is behind you and chapter 6 is the final route.