Desert of Vice | Walkthrough & Achievement Guide

Desert of Vice is a western-themed text-based adventure with 14 Steam achievements.

The game is played by typing the actions through your keyboard (not case sensitive).
Spam to skip dialogue.
Disable Steam Cloud for this game before starting:

Right-click on game in Client → → → "Steam Cloud Synchronization"

Closing the game is to backup the save files; quitting to menu will suffice.
If your game gets stuck in the , restart to fix.
Follow the guide thoroughly to avoid any issues.

• Play
  
• Yes
  
• Ask
  
• Wait
  
• Stay
      

I.
Reach ending I.

• Play
  
• Yes
  
• Step out
  
• Go ahead
  
• Bite cactus
      

Connoisseur.
Take a bite of cactus.

• Go left
  
• Take keys
  
• Get inside
  
• Start car
  
• Keep going
  
• Go to motel
  
• Type anything.
  
• Type anything.
  
• No x4
      

Dunce.
Don't be too bright.

• Yes
  
• Sleep
  
• Tidy
  
• Quit (to menu)
      

• BACKUP SAVE at this point: AppData\Roaming\Desert of Vice\Documents
  
• Press Win+R and type %appdata% to reach the Roaming folder.
  
• Make a folder called SAVE 1 in the same location and copy "desertofvicesavefile" inside.

• Continue
  
• Go out
  
• Go to bar
  
• Sit
  
• Talk to bartender
  
• Fight
  
• Type anything.
  
• Pick up
  
• Leave
  
  
• Go to church
  
• Altar
  
• Open book
  
• Take key
  
• Go back
  
• Open door
  
• Take robe
  
• Go out
  
• Go to police
  
• Take the gun
  
  
• Go to store
  
• Get out
  
• Drive to monastery
  
• Go left
  
• Harvest blue cactus
  
• Harvest red cactus
  
• Go back
  
• Go right
  
• Dig
  
• Go back
      

Harvester.
Bring the shopkeeper blue cactus.

• Go to bar
  
• Yes
  
• Type anything.
      

Fighter.
Participate in local brawls on a regular basis.

• Go out
  
• Open letter
  
• Go to store
  
• Go out
  
• Go to cemetery
  
• Go left
  
• Get wood
  
• Go back
  
• Go back
  
• Go to store
      

Lumberjack.
Bring the shopkeeper firewood.

• Buy fireworks
  
• Go out
  
• Go to cemetery
  
• Cemetery
  
• Open gate
  
• Go back
  
• Go to fortune teller
  
• Yes
  
• Accept
  
• Go back
  
  
• Go to acrobat
  
• Give fireworks
  
• Go back
  
• Go to clown
  
• Give chocolate
  
• Go back
  
• Go to magician
  
• Go to the cemetery
  
• Go right
  
• Knock
  
  
• Give booze
  
• Enter
  
• Cemetery
  
• Picklock
  
• Sleep
  
• Go outside
  
• Go to store
  
• Go back
  
• Go to police
  
• No
      

Liar.
Lie to the sheriff.

• Go to the museum
  
• Get inside
  
• Take postcard
  
• Go outside
  
• Go back
  
• Go to store
      

Postman.
Bring the shopkeeper postcards.

• Go back
  
• Go to church.
  
• Quit (to menu)
      

• Make a folder called SAVE 2 and copy "desertofvicesavefile" inside.

• Continue
  
• Shoot the priest
  
• Safe
  
• Input safe code (check in-game text for code and write it down for later)
      

Safecracker.
Open the safe.

• Type anything.
  
• Window
  
• Quit (to menu)

• Make a folder called SAVE 3 and copy "desertofvicesavefile" inside.

• Continue
  
• Run away
  
• Yes
      

II.
Reach ending II.

• LOAD SAVE 2
  
• Place the file from inside folder into the main folder: AppData\Roaming\Desert of Vice\Documents

• Play / Continue
  
• Shoot stranger
  
• Safe
  
• Input safe code (check in-game text for code)
  
• Type anything.
  
• Window
  
• Wait
      

III.
Reach ending III.

• LOAD SAVE 1
  
• Place the file from inside folder into the main folder: AppData\Roaming\Desert of Vice\Documents

• Play / Continue
  
• Input the safe code.

If you didn't write down or don't remember the code, open the save file with any text editor and look for the number next to .

• Type anything.
  
• Window
  
• Save the people
  
• Open eyes
      

IV.
Reach ending IV.

• LOAD SAVE 3
  
• Place the file from inside folder into the main folder: AppData\Roaming\Desert of Vice\Documents

• Play / Continue
  
• Wait
  
• Accept
      

V.
Reach ending V.

• LOAD SAVE 3
  
• Place the file from inside folder into the main folder: AppData\Roaming\Desert of Vice\Documents

• Play / Continue
  
• Save the people
  
• Poison the stew
  
• Cut
  
• Look back
  
• Get in the car
      

VI.
Reach ending VI.

[stunlord]

that isn't the save location anymore, apparently

[CAMEEEEEEEEEE]

Thank you so much for this great guide!

[Crossbourne]

Thanks for the guide!

[lylat]

Fixed, ty for the heads up!

[LSRQ]

Ending IV is not achievable through Save File 2. The other guide states it is because of having the robe in the inventory.

[DUKAPb]

Pris, don't get me wrong. I wrote this not for the purpose of accusing you. I just showed that there is a mistake in the guide. I always give "Like" to your guides. Peace

[lylat]

Guide updated!

[DUKAPb]

You have added invisible symbols to the guide. I can`t see "Save 1, 2, 3" and "Load 1, 2, 3".
It caused great problems for me. Got 100% during 59 minutes. Need to fix for another people.