String Tyrant Walkthrough

A guide to completing String Tyrant.
Puzzle solutions, where to go, and Journal Page locations.

String Tyrant Walkthrough

Please note this walkthrough contains uncensored spoilers.

Phase 1: Searching for Friends

- Your goal in Phase 1 is to find Jessie and Lauren, and bring them both to the Main Hall where Pygmalie is.



- During Phase 1, the Main Hall is a safe place where the dolls will not follow you.

- The [think] command will remind you of what to do next.

- They have both left muddy footprints near where they are hiding.



- Once you have found either Jessie or Lauren, [talk] to them to get them to follow you.
- Then return to the Main Hall. They will stay there while you go find the other one.



- A love letter written by Jessie to Mary can found directly east of the Main Hall.


- Type [talk jessie goatsicle] while in the same room as Jessie to have Mary admit she likes Jessie.


- Once both Jessie and Lauren are in the Main Hall, Phase 2 begins.

Phase 1 Map

Phase 2: Hall of Painted Dolls

- Once you have brought Jessie and Lauren to the Main Hall, Pygmalie will run off and leave behind 'Journal Page 1', and a 'Heart Key'.



- Your goal in Phase 2 is to find where Pygmalie went.


- While not required, the 'Spade Key' is upstairs.







- Claygirls will start to spawn in this phase. Sometimes they will disguise themselves as items, so be careful.
- Gain the [Search Carefully] command by finding the 'Red Storybook' and using the [read red storybook 5] command.



- Using this command in a room with an item will reveal any claygirls that are hidden in the room.
- The claygirl will then attack, but she will be at half health.
- If you are surprised by a disguised claygirl, then the claygirl will infect Mary with clay.
- You will have to head to a fountain or body of water and [wash] the clay off. Or else Mary will become a claygirl.




- The Stranger enemy will also start wandering around during phase 2.
- Defeating her will cause her to disappear from the map for a short time, but she will return and her combat strength will increase.

- Hiding from the Stranger is preferable, but she also has better searching AI.

Maps

Ground Floor:


Western Manor:




- Enter the Hall of Painted Dolls upstairs and move next to the door for a small scene.




- But don't enter the room north of you or else you will get Ending 2.


- Now pick up the 'Chapel Key' and then head towards the Chapel, which is to the north.



- Pick up the 'Diamond Key' to begin Phase 3.

Phase 3: Crystals of Darkness

- Your goal in Phase 3 is to find all four 'Crystal Pieces'. They are located at:

The Caverns

- Located beneath the Chapel.

The Brewery

- Located on the ground floor in the north-east, past the Misty Forest.

The Strange House

- Located on the ground floor in the south-west.
- West of where Lauren was in phase 1.

The Grand Archives

- Located upstairs of the main hall, to the west.
- West of where the 'Spade key' was.


- Complete them in any order you wish.


- While attempting these areas, Jessie and Lauren will remain behind at the start of them.
- Returning to them will remove any partial transformations Mary has gained from these areas.
- If Mary is fully transformed and returns to them, then Mary will transform them too.

The Caverns

- Head down the stairs of the Chapel to the Caverns.



- The Caverns are freezing cold.
- Each turn spent in the Caverns will increase Mary's cold level. Reach too high a level and Mary will transform into an Ice Statue.



- Wearing warm equipment will increase the maximum cold level, increasing the time Mary can spend in the Caverns.
- The warm items are:

• Salamander Gloves - Found to the west of the chapel.
  
• Torch - Found east of the chapel.
  
• Climber’s Coat - Found south of the chapel.

- Wearing all three will make Mary immune to the cold, allowing for uninhibited exploration.




- The Crystal Piece will be in one of three random locations, determined at the start of the game.



- You will have to make it back to Jessie and Lauren with the Crystal Piece before the cold stops affecting Mary.
- Meaning you will need at least two warm items in order to reach a Crystal room and then return safely.

The Brewery

- To reach the Brewery, you must either navigate the Misty Forest or use a small key on a gate east of the Chapel.





- Once you have reached the Brewery, enter the grey stone area. It will have reduced visibility similar to the Misty Forest.



- There is no danger in this area until you reach the Crystal Piece.

- Upon reaching it, several rubber goop enemies will begin moving throughout the Brewery.
- Touching them will partially transform Mary.
- Touching three of them will fully transform Mary into rubber.




- Once you have the Crystal Piece, return to Jessie and Lauren while avoiding the rubber.

The Strange House

- Return to the forest where you started, and head west past where Lauren was hiding in Phase 1, and you will reach a Strange House.
- The strange part about it is that it’s covered in clay.

- Fortunately the clay is sleeping. But opening doors, picking up items, and even moving around too much will cause it to wake up.
- Waking it up will cause it to seal the southern doors, preventing you from reaching the Crystal Piece.



- When it fully awakens, it will transform Mary into a claygirl.
- So before it wakes up completely, run back to where Jessie and Lauren are waiting.
- This will cause the house to fall back to sleep, unsealing the southern doors. Any doors that have been opened will remain open.

- The Crystal Piece room is too far for Mary to reach without opening doors.



- The solution is to open a door, and then run back outside.
- Then use that path to open the next door, then run outside.
- And finally head straight to the Crystal Piece room.

The Grand Archives

- On the second floor of the Main Manor is the Grand Archives.
- Strings hang from the ceiling that threaten to turn Mary into a doll. Navigate the maze correctly in order to reach the Crystal Piece.

- Use [look down] to see where a groove on the floor is. The groove tells you what directions are safe.



- The groove ends after a certain point however.

- Use [look *direction*] to see if there are any strings in that direction.



- Sometimes you won't be able to tell and will have to take a step of faith.

- Making an incorrect move will cause Mary to be caught by the Strings.
- Being caught three times will transform Mary into a Doll.



- The 'scissors' items will save you from the Strings once. Once used the 'scissors' will become useless 'blunted scissors'
- 'Blunted scissors' can be turned into 'scissors' at the Old Workshop using the [sharpen scissors] command.



- Upon reaching the Crystal Piece, the strings will disappear, allowing you to move freely through the room.

Solution:

Phase 3.5: Guarded Room

- Once you have all four Crystal Pieces, head to the basement.
- When you reach the fountain at the southern end, Jessie and Lauren will stay behind while Mary deals with the hypnotic light.






- Spending too much time in this hallway will cause Mary to transform into a statue.
- Optionally, she may [gaze] into it to become a statue, and will then transform Jessie and Lauren.


- When you have all four Crystal Pieces, the command [use crystals] will appear and can be used to disable the hypnotic light.
- If you [merge]’d the Crystal Pieces together into a Dark Crystal, then the command will still work, it just won’t appear in the commands list.
- The easiest thing to do is just right click any Crystal item and select [use].

- Once you have disabled the light return to Jessie and Lauren.
- Now you can all enter the guarded room.

Pygmalie’s Study

- Inside Pygmalie's Study, there will be a book named Sarah.
- [talk] to Sarah to show that you have collected enough Journal Pages for Sarah to remember what Mary has to do next.
- Required Journal page amounts:

• Easy: 7
  
• Normal: 10
  
• Hard: 12

- Upon talking to Sarah with the required number of pages, she will give you the 'Club Key' and tell you that your goal lies in the Bell tower of the Chapel.
- This starts Phase 4.

Phase 4: Sanctuary

- Jessie and Lauren will remain behind with Sarah in Pygmalie’s Study.
- Return to the Chapel and head upstairs.

- To head upstairs again, you will need two 'small key's to open the two doors.
- Fortunately, two such keys can be found on this floor.




- On the third floor of the chapel is a friendly doll named Eileen.



- [talk] to Eileen if you wish to. Was she like Mary once?

- Head through the club-locked door and go upstairs.




- Finally, head over to the bell and [ring] it.



- After the cutscene, the Stranger will be permanently defeated.

- Pick up the 'Empty Storybook' and return to Sarah at Pygmalie’s Study.
- [Talk] to Sarah to proceed to Phase 5.

Phase 5: Plastic World

- Mary is now an idiot. But don’t worry since all she has to do is walk up to a wandering enemy.
- You can also head straight to Pygmalie and volunteer to her directly.



- Once she has done so, Mary will be taken to Pygmalie and be transformed into a Dancer Doll.



- After her transformation, Mary has to go find the humans. Which she knows are in Pygmalie's Study.



- Enter the room and a cutscene will play.

- Afterwards, Phase 6 begins.

Phase 6: Finale

- Head to Pygmalie who is past the Hall of Painted Dolls.




- Enter the room to start the finale. Depending on your choice, you will get Ending 7, 8, 9, or 10.
- If you [transform]’ed Jessie and Lauren along the way, you will get Ending 5 or 6.

Endings

1: Plaything: Be defeated by a doll during most parts of the game.

2: Face in a Crowd: Enter the ritual altar room before you're ready.

3: Gallery: Enter the room with the blue light and become petrified. Optionally, use the [gaze] command for a different cutscene.

4: Malleable: Be defeated by a claygirl, or don't treat a clay infection for too long.

5: Good Dolly: During Phase 6, betray your friends with the [transform "name"] command, then [submit] to Pygmalie.

6: Mistress of the Dolls: During Phase 6, betray your friends with the [transform "name"] command, then [betray] Pygmalie.

7: A True Hero: During Phase 6, sacrifice Mary.

8: Jessie the Great: During Phase 6, sacrifice Jessie.

9: World's Best Brother: During Phase 6, sacrifice Lauren.

10: Never Give Up: During Phase 6, sacrifice Sarah.

11: Dancing Marionette: Get transformed by the Grand Archives trap.

12: Identical Twins: Get transformed by the Brewery trap.

13: Cool It!: Get transformed by the freezing Caverns.

14: The Perfect Disguise: Get transformed by the Strange House trap.

15: Work of Art: Be defeated by the Stranger.

Maps

Contains important item locations.

Ground Floor:

Basement:

Second Floor:

Third Floor:

Achievements

Welcome to the Manor: [talk] to Pygmalie.

It Always Ends This Way: Get either Ending 1, 2, or 11.

Faceless: Get either Ending 4 or 14.

Turned Out Wonderfully: Get turned into a doll by the Grand Archives trap.

Right Behind You: Get turned into a claygirl by the Strange House trap.

Squeak: Get turned into rubber by the Brewery trap.

It's Cold Where We Are: Get turned into an ice statue by the Caverns.

Stained Glass: Lose or surrender to the Stranger.

Nothing Left to Lose: Reach Phase 6.

No! Fight it!: [transform] Jessie.

It Doesn't Hurt: [transform] Lauren.

Young Love: Say [talk jessie goatsicle] to Jessie. You don't need to find the love letter to use the command.

As the Crow Flies: Equip both the Twinblade and Feather Coat items.
The Twinblade is found near Eileen.
The Feather Coat is found in the prison downstairs.

Much to Answer For: Sacrifice Sarah during Phase 6.

Willing: [submit] to Pygmalie after transforming Jessie and Lauren in Phase 6.

There is Hope Yet: Obtain a sacrifice Ending while on hard difficulty.

[Sgt.Backpack]

so you have to deliberately betray your best friend and brother, good to know.

Great Guide bud!

[Klaysee]

@jacksimth When in phase 6, type [transform jessie] or [transform lauren] to access either ending 5 or 6. The command won't appear in the side menu, you will have to type it.

[jacksimth]

I can't figer out how to get the transformed part for ending 5 and six what am i doing wrong here?

[justinkinninger]

Thanks

[Klaysee]

I have added achievements to the guide.

[justinkinninger]

Hey does anyone knows how to get there is hope yet achievement