Check out the Gamezebo strategy guide for Lost in the City: Post Scriptum!
– The S.O.S. button in the bottom right corner of your screen is your hint. As you play through the game, you can collect purple butterflies to earn extra hints. If you run out of hints, the button will automatically recharge after 60 seconds.
– To the right of the hint button is the notebook, which records all the messages you’ve seen.
– The right-most button is the magnifying glass, which does exactly that: it gives you a magnifying glass so you can zoom in on the scenes to get a better view.
– This guide will help you to progress through the game; however, there are many more things to see and explore on the side. If you want to learn more about the details of the story, look around in the main scenes, or take a different path at the end of each chapter and see what happens.
– If you’re having trouble solving a mini-game, you can wait for the skip button to fill up, and skip the mini-game.
– Sometimes, an item might be located in a different part of the scene than shown in this walkthrough. If this really gives you trouble, you can always use a hint.
– For the first few chapters, all items will be circled in the locations as we have found them in our playthrough, to help you get started. Key items, which should always be in the same location in a scene, are circled in a different color.
– In the latter chapters, only the key items will be circled.
– Butterflies hidden in the hidden object scenes will be circled in a different color than the listed items.
Welcome home.
Click on the sparkles on the closet and find all the requested items.
Click on the sparkles on the cabinet and find all the requested items.
– Take the key hanging next to the door, and use it on the lock to open the door. You can’t go out yet.
– Pick up the handkerchief, and use it to clean the TV.
– Talk to Ann, and give her her coat and coin purse.
– Take the piece of paper from Ann’s hand to get a code.
– Use the oil can on the safe, and then use the code on the safe to start a mini-game.
– This mini-game is fairly simple. Move the sliding bars to show the 4 numbers of the code visible on the paper. Slide the bar that does not have on of those 4 numbers left and right, until the knob starts glowing purple. Click on the knob to open the safe.
– Take all the requested items out of the safe.
– Use the tape on the TV to trigger another hidden object scene.
– Select the door to exit the appartment.
– For the fastest way through these choices, choose to “Leave the city”.
– Choose to “Go on foot”.
– “End” the chapter.
– Pick up the butterfly to earn an extra hint.
– Talk to Ann to find out that she’s hungry.
– Click on the bag and find the requested items.
– Give the fruit to Ann, and click on the suitcase.
– Having collected all the blue scraps of paper, a mini-game will be triggered, where you need to restore both sides of the paper. Click on two squares to switch places until the picture is complete; then flip it and restore the other side as well.
– Use the train ticket on the ticket desk.
– Talk to Ann, and take her handkerchief.
– Enter the cashier’s office.
– Cover the plate of fish with the handkerchief.
– Select the sparkling desk drawers, and find all the items in each of the drawers.
– Use the keys on the top right file drawer, and read the message inside.
– Click on the power cable to turn on the power.
– Use the floppy disk on the computer.
– Use the user logbook on the computer monitor.
– Take the following steps while on the computer:
— “Click here to log in”.
— In the bottom right corner, you can pick up a “butterfly”.
— In the top right corner, click on “Menu”.
— Select “Keyboard history”.
— In the list of words, there is one name that is also on the clipboard below. Click away all the words until only this name, which is the password, remains.
— Select “Apply” to log in.
— Select “Train Timetable”.
— Close the timetable and the computer.
– Try to exit through the door.
– After the dream, exit through the door again.
– After finding that Ann is gone, find the 5 clues to her disappearance.
– At the chapter end, choose to “Search outside”.
– Choose to “Investigate lot”.
– Choose to “Find transportation”.
– Choose to “Search for a garage outside”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Pick up the two wheels.
– Pick up the instructions.
– Click on the sparkling shelves and find all the items.
– Click on the light blue arrow in the back to go to the back of the scene.
– Click on the trunk and take the tire.
– Take the battery on the shelves on the left.
– Take the last wheel on the right side of the scene.
– Take the gas can.
– Click on the tool box and find all the items.
– Now click all the tires on their places on the car, and click screws on them to tighten the tires.
– Go to the front scene and place the gas can next to the fuel tank. Turn the spigot to fill the gas can, and take the gas can back.
– Click on the control panel to lower the car.
– Click on the hood of the car.
– Replace the battery.
– Click on the cables to connect the battery.
– Take the key that was hidden under the bottom cable.
– Return to the back part of the scene.
– Use the funnel on the gas tank of the car.
– Use the gas can on the funnel.
– Use the car key on the car door and enter the car.
– Click on the radio to trigger the hidden object scene, and find all items.
– Use the gear shifter knob on the gear shifter.
– Use the knife on the ignition, and then click on the wires that appear to trigger a mini-game.
– Click on the red wire, and find which of the other wires sparks. Click on the other wire several times, untill the meter at the top reaches the green zone. If it reaches red, you’ll have to start over.
– Exit the car on the right.
– Use the gears on the safe to trigger another mini-game. Place the gears in the correct position to reach the key and then click on the key to open the lock.
– Click on the safe to play a hidden object scene.
– Use the steel letters on the rear of the car to start a mini-game. Simply spell the word “ULOST” on the back of the car.
– Get back in the car.
– Place the steering wheel back.
– Place the rear view mirror back.
– Exit the car on the left.
– Click on the garage door.
– At the chapter end, choose “Release e-brake”.
– Choose to “Buckle up”.
– Choose to “Drive away”.
– Choose to “Drive to the city”.
– Choose to “Turn right”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Enter the Bar.
– Click on the sparkling area behind the bar.
– Find coffee and an energy drink before the drowsiness meter runs out.
– Click on the TV, take the butterfly from channel 2, and look at the other channels until you get a message.
– Click on the table and find the items.
– Exit the bar and enter the bank.
– Click on the white arrow to zoom in on the desk.
– Click on the computer monitor.
– Click on “Mail (1 new)”
– After getting the security codes, exit the computer and exit the desk.
– Zoom in on the card reader, and scratch away the charred area of the security card to reveal a number. Compare this number to your notes to see which of the security codes to use.
– Enter the security code on the keypad.
– Zoom in on the bookshelf and find the items.
– When the camera pops up, click on the camera’s screen to see the last picture taken.
– Return to the desk scene, and use the CD on the computer.
– You will automatically see the monitor.
– Select the CD-ROM icon and press the play button.
– Exit the monitor and find all the items; when you remove the sticker from the box, you will see the fuses.
– Go inside the safe, and move the stepladder in front of the fusebox.
– Use the keys on the fusebox and take the fuse.
– Exit the bank and go to the bakery. You will need to click the door several times to open it.
– Look above the door to the right to find a fusebox, and click on it to start a mini-game.
– Place fuse 9 in slot 1, fuse 8 in slot 2, etc. (see image).
– Now push the buttons on fuse 1 and 4 to reactivate them.
– Click on the counter to open a hidden object scene.
– At the chapter end, choose to “Search the shop”.
– Choose to “Crack the lock”.
– Choose to “Beat down the door”.
– Choose to “Beat down the door”.
– Choose to “Go downstairs”.
– Choose to “Call “Kitty, Kitty, Kitty””.
– Choose to “Open the fridge”.
– Choose to “Take the drinks and leave”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Look at the note with the date, and press the buttons corresponding to the numbers in the date.
– Click on the mailboxes for a hidden object scene; open the mailboxes first to see the items.
– Walk up the stairs twice, to meet a ghostly figure petting a cat.
– Talk to the ghost.
– Go up the stairs again.
– Although you can’t go through, click on the sparkling area for a hidden object scene.
– Go back to the floor with the ghost.
– Put the cat dish down in front of the ghost, and put the cat food in the dish.
– Once the ghost has put down the cat, use the keys on the middle door behind the ghost.
– Enter the apartment.
– Clicking the tv, and clicking the box by the window, will earn you a butterfly.
-Pick up the mirror on the chair.
– Click on the shelves on the left wall for a hidden object scene.
– Click on the coffee table for a hidden object scene.
– Place the newspaper under the door.
– Use the needle on the keyhole.
– Take the key from the newspaper.
– Look through the keyhole first, and click on the girl.
– Use the key to unlock the door and go in the room.
– Check the girl.
– Put the mirror under her mouth to see if she’s still alive.
– Click on the dresser in the back to start a hidden object scene.
– Clicking on the box will start a mini-game.
– This mini-game is quite tricky to begin with, as you have to click on the wheels to change the symbols to the same suit. Once you have got the first set though, getting the other sets is very easy by clicking the wheels in the following order: top left, bottom right, bottom left, top right.
– After getting all the suits on the box, it will open and reveal another hidden object scene.
– At the chapter end, choose to “Search the shop”.
– Choose to “Go by foot”.
– Choose to “Down the road”.
– Choose to “Go straight”.
– Choose to “Turn”.
– Choose to “Open”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Use the FLASH-ROM on the computer of PC1.
– Take the axe.
– Take the key on top of PC 7.
– Click on the table of PC 1 to start a hidden object scene.
– Use the key on the cabinet, which will break.
– Use the axe on the cabinet to trigger another hidden object scene.
– Use the electrical tape on the broken wires where you picked up the axe before to trigger a mini-game. It is quite simple: connect same-colored wires until there are no more loose wires.
– Use the power switch to turn on the power.
– A fire will break out. Take the Fire extinguisher and click 3 times on each of the fires.
– Use the A4 paper and the printer cartridge on the printer.
– Look in the CD trays of all the computers to find the Administrator CD.
– Use the Administrator CD on PC 1, and look at the monitor.
– Click on the button “Net recovery”.
– Look at all of the monitors until you see a printer icon.
– Click on the printer icon.
– Click on the map, and then press the print button.
– Take the map from the printer.
– Leave the internet cafe.
– At the chapter end, choose to “Look around”.
– Choose to “Run”.
– Choose to “Dash”.
– Choose to “Trick”.
– Choose to “Run”.
– Choose to “Run”.
– Choose to “Run”.
– Choose to “Kick glass”.
– Choose to “Search path to the car”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Pick up the symbol on the paper in the middle of the street.
– After the cutscene, click on the car on the left of the scene.
– Find 3 energy drinks before the drowsiness meter runs out.
– Now find more items on the list.
– When you’ve picked up the crowbar, use it on the car’s windshield and climb in.
– Find the rest of the items.
– When the map comes up, find the “Mental clinic, #21”, and click on the icon to go there.
– Attempt to wake the nurse.
– Pick up the cane.
– Use the cane to break the glass door of the cabinet.
– Click on the desk to start a hidden object scene.
– Put the oxygen cylinder on the table.
– Hit the oxygen cylinder with the cane.
– Watch the cutscene and click on the cabinet’s broken glass door for a hidden object scene.
– After finishing the scene, a mini-game will start.
– Mix the colors from the bottles to get the color displayed in the ‘target’ box. If you’ve made a mistake, you can empty the syringe in the cup on the right.
– When you’re done, click on the white door to leave the reception.
– Turn on the lights.
– Remove the control panel to start a mini-game; this one is extremely easy: simply click on the number 9 in each column.
– Look at the monitor in the bottom right; look at the different cameras in the camera selector, and use the camera control to look around. You need to find Ann, and then click on her.
– Use the microphone to call Ann.
– Click on the shelves to start a hidden object scene.
– When you return to the monitor room, use the tranquilizer gun and shoot a dart at the dart board.
– At the chapter end, choose to “Go to Ann’s chamber”.
– Choose to “Check the noise”.
– Choose to “Check second source”.
– Choose to “End”.
– As the chapter starts, there’s a kidnapper in the hallway.
– Take out the tranquilizer gun as soon as possible and shoot the kidnapper with a dart.
– Click on the gurney to start a hidden object scene.
– Pick up the valve, put it on the top left valve stem and click it once more.
– Use the gloves on the sparking wire on the floor.
– Click on the circuit board to start a mini-game.
– Another very simple mini-game: simply press all the buttons, from left to right.
– Use the access card on card reader 4 (front right) to start another mini-game.
– Look at the keys on the card reader that are scratched; those are the numbers used in the code you need to enter. When you press a number in the right order, a green light will show. Note: if there are only two numbers scratched, it means one number repeats.
– Enter the room and pick up the card in the middle of the floor.
– Return to the hallway and use the card on card reader 2 (rear left).
– Enter the room and pick up the card in the middle of the floor.
– Return to the hallway and use the card on card reader 1 (front left).
– Enter the room and pick up the card in the middle of the floor.
– Return to the hallway and use the card on card reader 3 (rear right).
– Click on Ann to wake her up.
– Click on the altar in the middle, under the big eye, for a hidden object scene.
– Exit to the hallway and enter room no. 4.
– Click on the man to start a hidden object scene.
– Exit to the hallway and enter room no. 1.
– Click on the man to start a hidden object scene.
– Exit to the hallway and return to Ann’s room in the rear right.
– Give Ann the pills and glass of water.
– When the kidnapper runs in, take the tranquilizer gun out and shoot him again.
– Exit to the hall and enter another room. When the kidnapper runs in, shoot him again.
– Repeat this until he falls down unconcious.
– Return to Ann’s room to find her gone.
– Exit to the hall and go to the back part of the hallway.
– Click on the skeleton for a hidden object scene.
– Go up the stairs and give Ann the roses.
– Pick the coin out of the front rose and go back down.
– Use the coins on the coffee machine.
– There is a little mini-game of dropping the coins in; hold the coin over the slot, and drop it in when the slider is in the green area.
– When you’ve dropped in all 8 coins, select “Relax tea”.
– Go back up to the roof and give the tea to Ann.
– Pick up the welder.
– Click on the barrel for a hidden object scene.
– Use the key to enter the shed.
– Pick up the paper from the floor.
– Take the wheel off the wall.
– Take the basket from the table on the left.
– Select the shelves for a hidden object scene.
– Check the mailbox and take the letter.
– Open the letter to find a diskette.
– Check the front of the machine and remove the grill.
– Go back outside and push the button on the machine.
– Put the patch on the hole on the machine and use the welder on it.
– Put the wheel back on the bike.
– Go back inside and turn the six valves above the machine.
– Use the diskette on the machine.
– Click on the hologram to hear a message.
– Click on the chest in the corner to start a mini-game.
– Rotate the gears so that all the tumblers are set to the left.
– Afer finishing the mini-game, there is another hidden object scene.
– Click on the chair to move it back; click three times in the green zone of the slider bar.
– Pick up the note and the chain from under the chair.
– Go outside.
– Use the chain, the pump, and the basket on the bike.
– Click on the bike to leave.
– At the chapter end, choose to “Set out”. (optionally, pet the cat first for an extra hint)
– Choose to “Search for shelter”.
– Choose to “Wait”.
– Choose to “Leave shelter”.
– Choose to “Move to the edge”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Pick up the crowbar.
– Use the crowbar to break the boxes and pick up the 9 candy bars inside, as well as 2 more candy bars elsewhere.
– Push the button to call up the elevator.
– Answer the phone.
– Take the glass and fill it with the water dispenser.
– Open the present and get the sphere inside.
– Throw the sphere over the edge.
– Use the crowbar on the control panel, and look inside for instructions.
– Select the sink for a hidden object scene.
– Once the hidden object scene is finished, a mini-game will start.
– Put the water in the three basins, and add the three colors of paint to them.
– Use the arrows to move the levers and adjust the amount of each color you add to the mix.
– Try to match the color of the mixture to the color you see in the bottom right corner.
– Once you have matched the color, press the red button on the bottom left of the scene.
– Take the elevator down.
– Pick up the key from under the rock.
– Take the lantern and use it on the glowing beetles to create a lit lantern.
– Use the key to open the door and go inside.
– Use the lantern to find the broom.
– Use the broom to enlarge the hole in the ceiling and light up the room.
– Click on the shelf for a hidden object scene.
– Click on the rug to pull it back.
– Use the knife on the anvil’s rope to break through the grates on the floor.
– Go down, and come back up.
– Exit the building.
-When outside, click on the junk for a hidden object scene.
– Return to the basement.
– Pick up the sail.
– Pick up the fan.
– Place the three fans in the fan slots.
– Use the code on the control panel to start a mini-game.
– Click on the letters appearing in the rings to form the code on the paper. The outer ring corresponds to the first letter, the middle ring to the second letter, and the inside ring to the last letter.
– Turn on the three fans by clicking the buttons next to their slots.
– Click on the valve.
– Use the matches to light the four ovens.
– Turn on the large fan with the fan switch.
– Optionally, pick up the butterfly behind the large fan once it starts moving.
– Exit the building and put the sail on the boat.
– Use the knife on the boat’s rope and get on the boat.
– At the chapter’s end, choose to “Peer into the horizon”. (optionally, check the boat first for an extra hint)
– Choose to “Catch the wind”.
– Choose to “Turn sail left”.
– Choose to “Turn sail right”.
– Choose to “Turn sail right”.
– Choose to “Turn sail right”.
– Choose to “Sail forward”.
– Choose to “Sail forward”.
– Choose to “Go ashore”.
– Choose to “End”.
– Talk to the guy in robes.
– Click on the boxes to start a hidden object scene.
– Walk out the tunnel.
– Use the CD on the terminal, only to find the CD broken.
– Return to the guy in robes in the tunnel, talk to him and get a new CD.
– Return outside and use the CD on the terminal.
– In “Use product”, choose “2. Game”.
– The game is a mix of the classic games rock, paper, scissors and memory. When you start, you will shortly see the hands before they are hidden under question marks. Remember which hand is where and select a hand for you and one for the computer so that you win.
– For those who don’t know the rules of rock, paper, scissors, here they are in short:
— A closed hand is rock, an open hand is paper, and two fingers out is scissors.
— Rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, paper beats rock.
– After winning the game, you will get a phone number.
– Return to the tunnel and talk to the robed guy.
– Check the phone booth and go back out.
– Use the knife to cut down the sacks in the tunnel, go outside, and go right.
– Pick up the sack on the left edge of the fountain and go left again to the terminal location.
– Use the knife to cut down the sack.
– Click on the game machine and follow the sequence of the blue lights.
– After winning the game, take the sack of weights from the front of the machine.
– Click on the garbage to play another hidden object scene.
– Go back inside the tunnel and inside the phone booth.
– Place the weights on the shelves.
– Place the number of weights that you need in the middle, so that the total weight matches up to the phone number you’ve gotten. Check the legend to see which type of weight refers to which amount of weight.
– For instance, if your phone number is 1022, use: 1 large white cube and 1 large white sphere (300 + 800 = 1100), one large black triangle (1100 – 100 = 1000), 3 small white spheres (1000 + 3 x 8 = 1024), and 2 small black triangles (1024 – 2 x 1 = 1022).
– Talk to the robed figure to get a pass.
– Take the cat.
– Walk out the tunnel and turn right.
– Use the pass on the card reader to the left of the gate and pass through the gates.
– Talk to the man sitting at the table: The Chessmaster.
– Click on the floating cube with the exclamation mark to start a hidden object scene.
– Click on the floating cube with the question mark to start a hidden object scene.
– Put the correct answers with the correct questions.
– Take the net and move it very slowly to catch the words floating around. If you move it quickly, the words will move around.
– Use the remote on the 5 picture frames in the room.
– When the doll drops down, you need to put body parts on the right places on the doll.
– Use the heart and the madman’s hat from your inventory on it.
– Take all the items from the picture frames and place them on the doll as well.
– When you see 3 Anns, put the cat down next to one of them.
– After sniffing all the Anns, the cat will sit down next to the real one.
– Click on the real Ann.
– Talk to Ann.
– Talk to the Chessmaster.
Congratulations, you have saved the world and beat Lost in the City: Post Scriptum!
