Daemon Masquerade: Walkthrough Guide (Hints & Solutions)

A simple guide with hints and solutions to help you solve Daemon Masquerade.

Daemon Masquerade: Walkthrough Guide

I’ve kept this walkthrough spoiler-free, providing hints for each chapter to guide you toward the solutions. The full answers are included at the end if needed.

Game Controls

  • You can left-click and drag documents around.
  • Right-click on a document to examine it more closely.
  • Click outside a document to stop examining it.
  • While examining a document closely, you can make notes or marks in red with your pen by left-clicking and dragging the mouse on the document.
  • To undo the last marking, click the undo button in the bottom right corner.
  • You can erase all markings on a document by right-clicking it while examining it closely.
  • Names you underline in a document with your pen are added to a suspect list for later use when presenting your solution(s).
  • Pressing “Z” will zoom in and out of the currently selected pin board.
  • Clicking on the edges of the screen will take you back to the broader scene when looking at a specific area of the room.

Gameplay Tips

  • Remember to ask yourself the important questions: Who? What? Where? When? and How?
  • Take time to read through all the evidence and documents available to you, even if they don’t seem immediately relevant.
  • If something looks suspicious, it probably is.
  • If something looks obvious, try to prove it.
  • If something doesn’t make sense by itself, look for other related pieces of evidence.
  • If others are present, engage with them—they might let something important slip during conversation.
  • Sometimes, you really just need to sleep on it.

Chapter 0 – The Tutorial (Part 1)

This puzzle and the next few serve as the tutorial to teach you the basic mechanics.

The Owl Puzzle

  • Hint: You can left-click and drag elements on the screen.
  • Solution: It’s an owl, as shown on the puzzle box.
  • Tip: If you’re having trouble finding the last piece, try moving the box.

Chapter 1 – The Tutorial (Part 2)

  • You can click on the various puzzles in the room to view short comics of them getting scrambled and then solved.
  • You can sleep to move time forward.

The Book

  • Hints:
    • Right-click on elements on screen to examine them more closely.
    • Left-click on the edges of the screen to return to the room view.
  • Solution:
    • Question 1: Tread on Fred
    • Question 2: 8
    • Question 3: Any answer is valid.

The Mystery

  • Notes: This is the first puzzle where you will need to piece evidence together with red thread.
  • After reviewing the evidence, speak with Dr. Aleo to propose your solution.
  • Left-click on a piece of evidence to link it with red thread. Once all pieces are linked, click the card with the suspect’s name in the bottom right.
  • To correct a mistake, right-click on the evidence to remove the thread.
  • Clues:
    • Mugshots and fingerprints of three suspects
    • Photo of the frame of the stolen painting
    • Article about the theft
  • Hint: What evidence is unique to one individual?
  • Solution: By comparing the fingerprints, you will find that Stephanie Hopper’s second fingerprint matches one on the frame.
  • Proof: Link the photo of the frame with the fingerprint and Stephanie’s fingerprint samples.

Chapter 2 – The Tutorial (Part 3)

Welcome to Lambda’s room. The majority of the game will take place here, so here’s an overview of the interactable elements in the room.

The Bookshelves

  • Books and documents you gain access to will be placed here as the story progresses.
  • You can click on books or documents on your bookshelves to read them at any time.

The Pinboard(s)

  • Documents and evidence will be pinned here for you to consult. Relevant evidence will automatically be placed in the corresponding pinboard.
  • If a piece of evidence applies to multiple cases, a copy will be placed in all relevant pinboards.
  • Organize documents however helps you best make sense of them (I personally found creating a timeline helpful, but grouping similar pieces together may also reveal important connections).
  • When moving an item, the shadow on the pinboard shows exactly where it will be pinned back, which is handy for precise organization.

The Armchair

  • Speak with visitors here to obtain clues, review information they’ve shared, or present solutions to your cases.
  • When presenting evidence, the order in which you link the red thread doesn’t affect the outcome, as long as the relevant evidence is linked.
  • If you’re close to a solution but missing a clue, the game will often notify you through dialogue.

The Calendar

  • Click on the calendar to check the in-game date.
  • The game progresses linearly, so you cannot jump between past or future dates.

The Bed

  • Clicking the bed lets you sleep until the next day.
  • Time passing may reveal new evidence or prompt changes in the case.

The Arson Case

Talk to Agent Dolan to ask about the crime and suspects, and propose a solution to the case. This is the first puzzle where you can make annotations on evidence with your red pen.

Clues:

  • Property damage report
  • Threatening note
  • Shopping list
  • Begging note
  • Thank-you note
  • List of tenets of Veneratology
  • Note from Aloysius Kingsley
  • Three photographs of a birthday party
  • Six “birthday” cards
  • A receipt

Hints:

  • Read the property damage report carefully.
  • Everyone’s handwriting is distinct.
  • What’s the item missing from Mary’s shopping list?
  • What time were the photos taken?

Solution:

  • The culprit is Coulter P. Awning.
  • Proof: Link the “Happy Awakening Day” card and the threatening note.
  • Alibi: Link the Property Damage Report and the photo taken at 9:30.
  • Accomplice: Mary McQueen.
  • Proof: Link the Property Damage Report, the receipt, and the shopping list.
  • Proof that the vodka wasn’t for drinking: Link the List of Tenets and circle Tenet 15.
  • Proof that the attack was ordered by Lord Aloysius: Link the note from Aloysius and the List of Tenets.

Chapter 3 – The Masquerade Rules

Note: No puzzle, just enjoy the comic.

Chapter 4 – Meet Your Personal Daemon

Note: No puzzle again, but you do get to doodle briefly. Enjoy the comic.

Chapter 5 – Friday, September 5

Welcome to the Daemon Masquerade; you’ve reached the main portion of the game.

  • Solving these cases will take several days, and each day is its own chapter.
  • More evidence will be revealed gradually each day.
  • You have lots of new reading material on your bookshelf.
  • The Encyclopedia Daemonica is a very useful source of information, both on the daemons and the mechanics of the Masquerade.
  • Remember to underline potential suspect names on the evidence so you can present them later.
  • If you can’t solve something yet, you can always try sleeping to get new clues.
  • Talking to Biblios for advice every day can yield new insights in your cases.
  • I’ve posted the solutions on the earliest day they can be solved, but you can solve the cases at any time later in the masquerade, up until the deadline.
  • My solutions may not be the only way to solve a case, so feel free to experiment with your own solutions.

The Scholar

  • Identity: Detective Lambda (the player), also the Hunter for this Masquerade
  • Daemon: Biblios, daemon of Records

The Hedonist

Clues:

  • Food truck receipt
  • X-Rated bookstore receipt
  • Craft store receipt
  • Betting stub
  • I.O.U.
  • Letter

Hints:

  • The letter indicates the Hedonist is a father.
  • We can tell from the betting stub and the I.O.U. he has a penchant for gambling and is low on funds.
  • He purchased a bunch of rhinestones and a top hat at the craft store.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Tyrant

Clues:

  • Diss Diary #1
  • Class Photo

Hints:

  • From the tone of the diary, we know the author is likely not the teacher, but one of the teenage girls.
  • The Tyrant clearly envies Savannah Marshall.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Scion

Clues:

  • Three photos from a frat party
  • Ethics Paper

Hints:

  • We know from the Professor’s notes on the paper that the Scion’s father is very influential and works protecting the nation.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Dreamer

Clues:

  • Painting #1 (Eyepatch Otter strangling Frog)
  • Book Club Flyer
  • Note #1

Hints:

  • We know the Dreamer is an artist from the painting and the note.
  • Has their artwork been published?

Identity: Can be solved.
Deborah Raymond, as found in the Flyer
Proof: Link the Painting and the Flyer
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Revenant

Clues:

  • Postcard from Egypt
  • Torn letter
  • Assessment Form from Hilford General Hospital

Hints:

  • We know from the form that the Revenant’s first name is Theodore, and that he is dying of pancreatic cancer.
  • We know from the letter and the postcard that he is an uncle and raised his niece.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Labourer

Clues:

  • Schedule for September 5
  • Map sketch

Hints:

  • We know from the schedule that the Labourer manages or owns a store.
  • We know from the schedule and the map that they went somewhere specific to test their daemon’s power.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Chapter 6 – Saturday, September 6

The Hedonist

New Clues:

  • Pawn Shop receipt
  • Betting stub
  • Dollar store receipt
  • X-Rated bookstore receipt

Hints:

  • The Hedonist sold quite a few diamonds to the pawn shop. How did he acquire those?
  • He also lost most of the money he made from the diamond sale while gambling.

Identity: Not enough evidence to deduce
Daemon: Can be solved.
Ploutos, daemon of Wealth
Proof: Link the Medea craft store receipt and the Pawn shop receipt

The Tyrant

New Clues:

  • Diss Diary #2 (Note: The collage photo has been cut out of the school picture from the previous day.)
  • Leon Erdada Modeling Agency business card

Hints:

  • The diary entry states: The Tyrant tried using her Daemon’s powers today, and was scouted by a modeling agency.
  • The Tyrant is not Kara. Kara takes a lot of Polaroid photos.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Scion

New Clues:

  • Incident Report for a homicide (also on the Revenant’s pinboard)
  • Police Sketch of a man with an eyepatch
  • The Scion’s notes on the identity of the Hunter

Hints:

  • From the notes, we can tell that:
    • The Scion lost an eye
    • The police sketch is of him
    • A woman broke his arm at some point
    • The Scion is knowledgeable about individuals in the FBI, Mercenary groups, and Private investigators.
    • The Scion can be spotted in the frat party photos of Day 1 with both eyes and arms intact.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Dreamer

New Clues:

  • Letter from Academania Publishing Group
  • Painting #2 (Armadillo following tracks)
  • Note #2

Hints:

  • The letter indicates the Dreamer is a published author.
  • Where else have you seen an eyepatch recently?
  • From the notes, the Dreamer indicates her painting ideas are fully formed in her mind each morning.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Hypnos, daemon of prophecy
Proof: Link Painting of the Eyepatch Otter strangling the Frog

The Revenant

New Clues:

  • Incident Report for a homicide (also on the Scion’s pinboard)
  • Three crime scene photos
  • Texoil receipt
  • Letter

Hints:

  • The Revenant is deceased.
  • The Scion is related to the incident.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Labourer

New Clues:

  • Schedule for September 6
  • Hoagie Hut receipt
  • Hillford Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Hints:

  • The Labourer is buying sandwiches for the Chamber of Commerce meetings.
  • The Labourer has an Aunt Viv.
  • The Newsletter features several businesses in the Hillford area, which you may have seen mentioned in other pinboards.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Chapter 7 – Sunday, September 7

The Hedonist

New Clues:

  • Taxi receipt
  • Airline receipt
  • Airline ticket
  • Passport for Steve Johnson
  • Craft store receipt
  • Pawn shop receipt

Hints:

  • The Hedonist has a passport with his photo and information listed. Is it a valid passport?
  • The Hedonist has been banned from the Pawnshop for selling goods of unknown origin.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Tyrant

New Clues:

  • Five photographs of a group of girls at the park
  • Diss Diary #3 (The photo of Brittany has been cut out of the class photo.)

Hints:

  • The Tyrant went to the park with the popular girls today, so they should be in the photos, narrowing the list of potential suspects.
  • The Tyrant is planning to do something to Savannah Marshall.
  • Looking at the Diss Diary, The Tyrant is likely not Brittany Campbell.
  • Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer.

Identity: Can be solved.
Bridget Carter
Proof: Link Diss Diary #3 and the park photos. Circle her in all the park photos. Look at the class photo if you need a refresher on Bridget’s appearance.
Daemon: Not enough evidence.

The Scion

New Clues:

  • Hospital record
  • MRI scan
  • Two photos taken at the hospital

Hints:

  • One of the photos shows two men with similar features and wearing identical watches.
  • The hospital record states the patient was brought in by his brother.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Dreamer

New Clues:

  • Painting #3 (Rabbit wearing another rabbit’s skin)
  • Note #3

Hints:

  • A rabbit wearing another rabbit’s skin sounds like a daemon’s power.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Revenant

New Clues:

  • Death Certificate

Hints:

  • A death certificate usually lists the full name of the deceased.

Identity: Can be solved.
Theodore Turner
Proof: Link the Death Certificate
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Labourer

New Clues:

  • Map of Hillford
  • Schedule

for September 7

Hints:

  • Looking at the two maps, can you figure out where the Labourer tested their daemon powers?

Identity: Can be solved.
Angela Henry
Proof: Link the Map of Hillford, the Schedule for September 5, and the Hillford Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
Daemon: Can be solved.
Hephaistos, daemon of Metal
Proof: Link the Schedule for September 5, the Sketched map, and the Map of Hillford.

Chapter 8 – Monday, September 8

The Hedonist

New Clues:

  • Passport for Robert Jones
  • New account statement at RKB Financial Services
  • Doll’s House Diner receipt
  • Airline receipt
  • Airline ticket
  • Massage parlour receipt

Hints:

  • These passports might be fake. Does anything look off about them?
  • The Hedonist used a large amount of gold to open a new account in Bermuda.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Tyrant

New Clues:

  • Diss Diary #4 (Photo of Zoe and Natalie cut out from class photo)
  • Three photographs of Savannah Marshall

Hints:

  • The Tyrant is likely not Zoe or Natalie from the Diss Diary entry for today.
  • The Tyrant had a photoshoot, but the photos are of Savannah Marshall.
  • Does anything look odd in the photographs?
  • Have you read of any daemons whose powers could have this effect?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Phthonos, daemon of Envy.
Proof: Link the photos of Savannah and circle the three moles.

The Scion

New Clues:

  • Memo from the Director of the FBI

Hints:

  • Do the names of any of the interns on the memo look familiar?

Identity: Can be solved.
Owen Lucas
Proof: Link the Ethics paper and the FBI Memo.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Dreamer

New Clues:

  • Urgent Letter from Academania Publishing Group
  • Painting #4 (Rabbit with a scarred face)
  • Note #4

Hints:

  • Is there a link between the paintings and the other suspects?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Revenant

New Clues:

  • Church flyer commemorating Theodore Turner
  • Photo of Theodore and Viv

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Labourer

New Clues:

  • Sketch of a man with an eyepatch
  • Schedule for September 8

Hints:

  • The Labourer’s schedule indicates she attended her Uncle Theo’s funeral with her Aunt Viv today.
  • Have we heard of any funerals taking place in Hillford?
  • Where have you seen that eyepatch before?

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

Chapter 9 – Tuesday, September 9

The Hedonist

New Clues:

  • Two passports, one for Tyler Samuels and one for Sylvester Shelley
  • Two airplane tickets
  • Two airline receipts
  • Tobacconists receipt
  • New account statement at BTA Royal Bank
  • Postcard from Havana, Cuba

Hints:

  • Is there anything odd about the two new passports?
  • Did anything unusual happen in Cuba?

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Tyrant

New Clues:

  • Diss Diary #5 (Photo of Beatrice cut out from class photo)
  • Note from Davey to Savannah
  • Hospital record for Savannah Marshall

Hints:

  • The Tyrant was injured by Beatrice, making it unlikely Beatrice is the Tyrant.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Scion

New Clues:

  • The Scion’s notes on the identity of the Hunter have now eliminated almost all suspects aside from Ed Dolan and Detective Lambda.
  • A second copy of The Scion’s notes on the identity of the Hunter, minus all the markings.
  • Letter from the Scion’s father.

Hints:

  • The letter states the Scion is an only son, and that he is working with his father.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Chronos, daemon of Time.
Proof: Link the Hospital Record, the Hospital photo with two men, and the Letter from his father.

The Dreamer

New Clues:

  • Painting #5 (Frog waking up)
  • Painting #6 (Armadillo in a trap)
  • Note #5

Hints:

  • Try rearranging the paintings.
  • What do all the paintings have in common?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Revenant

New Clues: None

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

The Labourer

New Clues:

  • Schedule for September 9
  • Hillford Happenings ‘zine

Hints:

  • The ‘zine lists a lot of strange happenings around Hillford.
  • Any locations or incidents you recognize?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

Chapter 10 – Wednesday, September 10

The Hedonist

New Clues:

  • Five different receipts
  • Royale Casino Invitation
  • New account statement for PCX Securities

Hints:

  • Looks like the Hedonist is currently in Panama.
  • The Hedonist has made enough money to be invited to a casino with extreme betting.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Tyrant

New Clues:

  • Letter from Savannah Marshall to her parents
  • Diss Diary #6

Hints:

  • The Tyrant appears to be fully impersonating Savannah Marshall.
  • The Tyrant’s blood type is different from Savannah Marshall.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Scion

New Clues:

  • Breach Memo from the Director of the FBI
  • Surveillance camera photo of the Scion exiting the Archive building

Hints:

  • Someone has used a stolen intern pass to access the Archive Building.
  • Who would have access to those passes?
  • Why didn’t the memo identify the culprit if they have surveillance photos?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Dreamer

New Clues:

  • Painting #7 (Frog punching Otter)
  • Painting #8 (Squirrel holding an acorn)
  • Note #5

Hints:

  • The paintings can be rearranged to have their backgrounds line up.
  • Do the characters and events in the paintings so far ring any bells?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Revenant

New Clues:

  • A letter from the Revenant to Viv

Hints:

  • The Revenant appears to have come back to life.
  • What could have caused that to happen?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Thanatos, daemon of Death.
Proof: Link Death Certificate and Letter saying the Revenant has come back to life.

The Labourer

New Clues:

  • Schedule for September 10

Hints:

  • The Labourer visited the hospital looking for the Scion and found him.
  • The Labourer forced information out of him somehow.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

Chapter 11 – Thursday, September 11

This is the last day of the Daemon Masquerade.

Note: When you solve the last unknown name or daemon, the Masquerade will end automatically.

The Hedonist

New Clues:

  • Passport for Harmony Starbeam
  • Airplane ticket
  • Invoice from the Panama Hospital
  • Receipt from game store

Hints:

  • Sounds like the Hedonist was injured in Panama.
  • The airplane ticket is for Miami. Who would the Hedonist be visiting in Miami?
  • This is the last of the Hedonist’s passports.

Identity: Can be solved.
Sylvester Shelley
Proof: Link the passports

  • On Steve Jonson’s passport, circle the eagle with the eyepatch in the lower half.
  • On Robert Jones’ passport, circle the “Poeple” at the top of the passport.
  • On Tyler Samuels’ passport, circle the date of birth.
  • On Harmony Starbeam’s passport, circle the large cannabis leaf in the top half.

Daemon: Can be solved.

The Tyrant

New Clues:

  • Letter to Beatrice from Steve Chen

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Scion

New Clues:

  • Police Incident report (also found on the Revenant’s pinboard)

Hints:

  • The incident report states this is when the Scion’s eye was injured, despite him having an eyepatch much earlier in the week.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Dreamer

New Clues:

  • Portrait of the Dreamer’s father
  • Note #6

Hints:

  • The paintings foreshadow the events of the masquerade, but how?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Revenant

New Clues:

  • Receipt for a bible
  • Page of verses of Matthew
  • Page of verses of Leviticus
  • Police incident report

Hint:

  • The Revenant attacked the Scion in revenge.
  • What reason(s) did the Revenant have to attack the Scion?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

The Labourer

New Clues: None.

Hint:

  • This is the first time we don’t have the Labourer’s schedule.
  • Did something happen to them?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

Chapter 11 (Part 2) – Midnight

This is the end of the Daemon Masquerade.
Time for the Hunter to prove they’ve won.
Take your time and re-examine the evidence if you aren’t sure of the answer.

The Hedonist

Rebuttal: Click the Postcard from Havana

The Dreamer

Rebuttal: Click your favourite artwork

The Tyrant

Rebuttal: Click the Diss Diary with Kara’s photo on it

The Revenant

Question: No
Rebuttal: Click the Page of verses of Matthew

The Scion

Rebuttal: Click the security camera photo from the Archive Building

Chapter 11 (Part 3) – The Challenge

It’s showdown time!

  • You can speak with each participant for new dialogue or insights into their behavior, but this is optional.
  • When you are ready to guess the Adjudicator’s name, you can speak with them directly.

The Adjudicator

The clues this time are a variety of documents you’ve seen before, including:

  • Academania Book Club Flyer
  • History’s Greatest Quotes
  • Hillford Happenings ‘zine
  • The Scion’s Essay Paper
  • The Encyclopedia Daemonica
  • Ed Dolan’s FBI ID card
  • Business card for Dr. Elena Dao
  • Hillford General Hospital Report
  • FBI redacted AND unredacted documents on the Athena Institute
  • Business card for Leon Erdada Modeling Agency
  • The Labourer’s schedule for September 9
  • A receipt from Dane Darelo’s

Hints:

  • The Adjudicator’s daemon was named and shown in the comic.
  • What can this particular daemon do?
  • When did the Masquerade start?
  • Who would have been alive to adjudicate the first Masquerade?

Daemon

Pathos, daemon of Tragedy

In the Encyclopedia Daemonica, this daemon has the ability to shapeshift to create tragic situations and manipulate others, and all their personas have names that are anagrams.
In the last paragraph, we learn the shapeshifted form’s aliases have no relation to their real name.

Looking at the evidence, we can rule out these names, as they are all anagrams:

  • Eda R. Roland
  • Andrea Dole
  • Earl Donead
  • Ed Rae Dolan
  • Dr. Elena Dao
  • Dr. Edna Aleo
  • Leon Erdada
  • Dane Darelo

Identity

The Adjudicator has overseen the Masquerade for the past 2000 years, as revealed in the comic. The Encyclopedia Daemonica’s annexes state that the Masquerade began in the 4th century BCE. Among the quotes in the Book of History’s Greatest Quotes, only a few are from BC-era figures, and one is specifically from the 4th century BCE.

The Adjudicator’s name is Aristotle.

Take a guess and enjoy the ending!

Daemon Masquerade – All Answers

Note: This is all of the solutions, but without the proof listed.

The Scholar

  • Identity: Lambda (you!), the Hunter for this Masquerade
  • Daemon: Biblios, daemon of knowledge

The Hedonist

  • Identity: Sylvester Shelley
  • Daemon: Ploutos, daemon of Wealth

The Tyrant

  • Identity: Bridget Carter
  • Daemon: Phthonos, daemon of Envy

The Scion

  • Identity: Owen Lucas
  • Daemon: Chronos, daemon of Time

The Dreamer

  • Identity: Deborah Raymond
  • Daemon: Hypnos, daemon of Prophecy

The Revenant

  • Identity: Theodore Turner
  • Daemon: Thanatos, daemon of Death

The Labourer

  • Identity: Angela Henry
  • Daemon: Hephaistos, daemon of Metal

The Adjudicator

  • Identity: Aristotle
  • Daemon: Pathos, daemon of Tragedy