Martha Is Dead - Full Playthrough and 100% Achievement Guide

Full complete video playthrough and written achievement guide. Timestamps available for all collectibles.

Introduction

Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller set in Tuscany, Italy at the end of World War 2. You play as Giulia, who finds her twin sister dead in a nearby lake.

Most achievements are either story or collectible based. There are 12 chapters and the game takes around 6-8 hours to complete depending on your actions.

Even though some of the achievements can be missed, the game automatically stores a manual save for each chapter. You should be able to reload that chapter and continue with your collectibles/achievements as they do carry over from save to save.

Note: The World achievement has now been fixed in the recent 1.0228.01 patch/update. However, if you have taken any photos towards prior to the patch, they will not be counted and you'll need to retake them.

Full Walkthrough

The complete walkthrough of all 12 chapters of the game, split into 5 videos. Each video includes timestamps to the collectibles/achievements...

Timestamps
0:00 Titles
0:37 Intro
6:52 The Lake (Chapter 1)
12:48 The Body (Chapter 2)
22:48 The First Dream (Chapter 3)
26:39 The Room (Chapter 4)
30:40 Diary Page #1
31:30 Diary Page #2
37:37 Newspaper #1
39:18 Camera Accessory #1: Camera and 100 ISO film (story related)

Timestamps
0:00 The Rolls (Chapter 5)
2:41 Camera Accessory #2 (Flash)
6:50 Camera Accessory #3 (Infrared Lens and Film)
7:06: Camera Accessory #4, #5, #6 (Macro Lens, Orange and Blue Filters)
9:24 Camera Accessory #7 (Tripod)
21:00 The Woods (Chapter 6)
25:30 Camera Accessory #8 (25 ISO Film)
27:38 Tarot cards for divinations
30:30 Newspaper #2
32:58 Camera Accessory #9, #10, #11 (Focal x0.5 + x2 Lens, Red Filter)
34:50 Divination #1
35:38 Diary Page #3
50:50 The Second Dream (Chapter 7)

Timestamps
0:00 The Burial (Chapter 8)
3:10 Lapo's Letter (side quest)
4:46 Divination #2
6:30 Camera Accessory #12 (200 ISO Film)
8:50 Newspaper #3
10:50 Telephone Call #1 (Nanny)
12:48 Telephone Call #2 (Carabinieri)
14:00 Telephone Call #3 (Haberdashery)
15:18 Diary Page #4
22:23 The White Lady (Chapter 9)
26:44 Divination #3
28:38 IR Photo #1
34:08 IR Photo #2
35:22 Camera Accessory #13, #14 (Yellow and Green Filter)
52:38 The Last Dream (Chapter 10)

Timestamps
0:00 The Graveyards (Chapter 11)
1:42 Divination #3
2:36 Diary Page #5
4:55 Newspaper #4
7:24 Lapo's side quest call
9:28 Telephone Call #4 (Doctors)
11:22 Telephone Call #5 (German Command)
12:42 Telephone Call #6 (Asylum)
13:56 Telephone Call #7 (Town Hall)
15:04 Telephone Call #8 (Cemetery)
16:12 Starting Lapo's side quest
18:00 IR Photo #3

Timestamps
0:00 The Graveyard (Chapter 11 Continued)
4:32 IR Photo #4
8:45 Continuing Lapo's side quest
14:22 IR Photo #5
24:18 IR Photo #6
26:40 IR Photo #7
29:02 IR Photo of the Lady #1
31:34 IR Photo of the Lady #2
33:51 IR Photo of the Lady #3
35:55 IR Photo of the Lady #4
37:56 The Graveyard (Chapter 11 Continued)
42:18 Memories (Chapter 12)
1:01:20 Telephone Call #9 (Don Attilio)
1:14:46 Ending
1:16:52 Credits

Story Based Achievements

The following achievements are story related and therefore unmissable. They will automatically unlock as you progress through the game.

The Sun
Taken the first photo

Will unlock in chapter 4 - The photo will be of the sparrow outside your house.

The Hierophant
Developed the first photo

Will unlock in chapter 4 - After you develop the photo from the previous achievement.

The Moon
Communicated with the White Lady

Will unlock in chapter 9.

The Temperance
Play the first puppet theatre sequence

Will unlock in chapter 11.

The Hermit
Enter the family crypt

Will unlock in chapter 11.

The Devil
Play the second puppet theatre sequence

Will unlock in chapter 12.

Death
Completed the games story

Will unlock at the end of the game.

Miscellaneous Achievements

The Emperor
Observed an in-house object



Will probably be your first achievement and is available from chapter 2 (The Room). Realistically, this is unmissable, as you simply need to examine any object within the house. These objects are marked with a speech bubble.

The Magician
Dressed in Martha's clothes



Available from chapter 4. When tasked with choosing who's clothes to wear, simple pick one of the outfits from Martha's closet in your bedroom. There will be multiple chances to get this achievement if you do not decide to do so in this is chapter.

The Chariot
Fixed the bike



From chapter 4, you'll find your bike outside your house with a flat tire. You'll need to retrieve the pump from your parents bikes which are situated in the porch alcove room. This can be accessed from the back of the house from where Martha's body/coffin is located.

Either way, from chapter 11, this basically becomes story related as you'll probably want to inflate the tire before traveling to the graveyard.


The Tower
Discover the house in the woods



Available from chapter 9. When making your way through the woods, keep to the right and you'll eventually come upon an abandoned building behind a wall. This is the same location as the IR Photo of the Lady #1 photo. So you can either use the video above or use the map located here for the location:

Collectible Based Achievements

The High Priestess
Read all diary pages



You receive Giulia's diary from chapter 4 where you'll instantly have access to the first 2 pages. The following pages become available as you progress through the game. You can generally notice you have a new dairy entry as there is a red notification on your inventory icon in the bottom left of the screen. Its recommended to check your diary after you start each chapter as they become available.

There are a total of 6 diary pages and all should be available to read by the last chapter.

The Stars
Read every newspaper edition



From Chapter 2 onwards, each new day there will be a new daily newspaper with the latest news. Each time this is located at the same place on the breakfast table. Simply ensure you interact with the paper at least once in the necessary chapters. Note: You do not need to read the additional headings, just the initial one when you first pick it up.

The Hanged Man
Collected all camera accessories



Simply pick up and collect all the camera accessories. This can be completed as early as Chapter 8, depending on how you navigate the hub area and how quickly you progress through the story. There are a total of 14 to collect as the Infrared film and lens are counted as one). See the collectible guide below or the video timestamps for the details on all the camera accessories.

The Wheels of Fortune
Carry out a divination every day



You'll first need to pickup and collect the tarot cards from your parents bedroom in chapter 6. They are located in the righthand side drawer of their main table. Once you have the deck of cards, you'll be able to perform a divination each day. Just like the diary pages, its best to ensure you do this as each chapter starts. This should unlock in chapter 11 if you have carried out them all.

Strength
Taken all IR photos with hidden riddles



Before you can obtain this achievement you'll need the tripod and the infrared film and lens. There are 7 photos to take but this works out as a small treasure hunt as you'll will need to develop them in order, 1 by 1. See the collectible guide below or videos above for the photos locations.

Judgement
Taken all 4 IR photos of the lady



Before you can obtain this achievement you'll need the tripod and the infrared film and lens. Again, the photos need to be developed in order, 1 by 1 before you can proceed to the next. There are 4 photos to take and can only be done after you have completed the Judgement achievement. See the collectible guide or videos for their photo locations.

Justice
Taken a photo with every camera accessory



For this to unlock you just need to take a photo with all the available camera accessories in the game. See the full list of collectibles in the guide below. This generally means you just need to manually go through all the accessories in your inventory, 1 by 1 and take a photo with them. It can be the same location and photo if necessary, there are no special requirements.

The Empress
Taken 5 photos with no story link



As the description explains, for this to unlock you need to take a further 5 photos that have no link to the story. Again, there are no special requirements here and can be of the same photo if necessary.

The game will tell you if you're focusing the camera at a story related point.

The World
Developed 10 photos with no story link



This is a continuation of the previous achievement. You just need to develop 10 photos that are not story related. These need to be added to your album so that they are counted.

Telephone Calls

The Fool
Completed all telephone calls for obtaining information



As you progress through the game, you'll eventually pick up various telephone numbers which can dialled to further expand or progress the story. The following numbers should be the complete list. From chapter 8 starting with the call from the nanny, you should be able to dial the available numbers as necessary. See the video timestamps if required.

Chapter 8 - The Burial

Enter the following responses when prompted...

• NA - Nanny: Phone will ring at the start of the chapter.
  
• 6978 - Carabinieri: Request information, Act As Mother, Say Goodbye
  
• 6987 - Haberdashery: Act As Mothers Friend, Request information, Insist.

Chapter 11 - The Graveyard

The following 2 numbers are available once you read the accompanying notes at the start of this chapter:

• Asylum - The telegram the postman delivers, found on the front door.
  
• German Command - The letter on your fathers desk in his study.

Enter the following responses when prompted...

• 6593 - Doctor: Act As Yourself, Yes, Good.
  
• 1185 - German Command: Act As Mother, Side Effects.
  
• 0782 - Asylum: Request Information, Lie.
  
• 6922 - Town Hall: Ask About Admission, Request Information, Say Goodbye.
  
• 6537 - Cemetery: Act As Yourself, Be Calm.
  
• 6938 - Don Attilio: Lapo.

Note: Depending on your actions towards the end of Chapter 11, you may need to ring Don Attilio again. However there are no responses for that one.

Lapo's Side Quest

The Lovers
Completed Lapo's quest



You'll pick up this side quest in chapter 6 from a note left by Lapo and can only be completed from chapter 8 onwards. The videos above show how to complete this quest but for those that prefer a written guide, the details are listed here.

Chapter 8
Dial the number provided 6934 where you'll be given a choice to either help the partisans or to expose them to your father. Either way, you'll need to complete a couple of tasks.

• Pick up the scissors near the sewing machine in the wine cellar.
  
• Check your map for the location of the telephone pole outside near the church.
  
• Climb to the top and cut the wire with the scissors.
  
• Head behind the house to the animal barns and find the telegraph.
  
• Following the available Morse code wording, enter your message. Town, On Fire, Tank, Road, Near House, Over
  
• Solve the incoming response message using the diagram with the telegraph. Received, Need, Defensive, Line, Map, Leave, Near, Building, Beside, River, Over and Out

Chapter 9 or 11

• Enter your fathers study and photograph the map on the wall above his desk.
  
• Develop the photo in your dark room.
  
• Go outside and travel to the nearby house (the old windmill, next to the poppy field), place this photo under its red door.
  
• Now go back to the telegraph and near the animal barns and send another message. Town, On Fire, Photo, Map, Positioned, Over
  
• Again, solve the response message using the diagram with the telegraph. Tank, Located, Over
  
• Answer that you've received the message. Received, Over.
  
• A new response will be received which will also need to be decrypted. Find, Weapons Cache, Near, Woods, Over.
  
• Again, reply that you've received the message. Received, Over.
  
• A further message will be received. Place, Flag, Pole, Light, Close, Communications, Over and Out

This will allow you to gain access to the bunker from the boat on the lake in the woods.

Navigate through the bunker (which is basically a maze) until you come to a dorm room with a Swastika flag on the wall. Pick this up and continue forward to leave the bunker via the secret exit. Take the flag back to the telegraph pole you climbed earlier and hang it at the top. This should have now completed this quest.

Collectible List

For those who prefer to find the collectibles themselves, here are the written locations of all the collectibles. Timestamps for these are available in the videos above if required.

Chapter 4 – The Room

Newspaper #1: On the breakfast table, downstairs.
Camera Accessory #1: (Camera and 100 ISO Film): On the same breakfast table, next to the newspaper (story related).

Chapter 5 – The Rolls

Camera Accessory #2: (Flash): Upstairs inside your fathers study, on his desk.
Camera Accessory #3: (Infrared Film and Lens): Inside the darkroom, on a table. These are picked up together.
Camera Accessory #4 (Macro Lens) Inside the darkroom, on a table.
Camera Accessory #5: (Orange Filter): inside the darkroom, on a table.
Camera Accessory #6: (Blue Filter): inside the darkroom, on a table.
Camera Accessory #7: (Tripod): In the wine cellar against the table.

Chapter 6 – The Woods

Divination #1: Can be triggered as soon you pick up the tarot cards from inside one of the drawers of the desk in your parents bedroom.
Newspaper #2: On the breakfast table, downstairs.
Camera Accessory #8: (25 ISO Film): In your fathers study, on his desk.
Camera Accessory #9: (Focal Lens x0.5): Inside the darkroom, on a table.
Camera Accessory #10: (Focal Lens x2): Inside the darkroom, on a table.
Camera Accessory #11: (Red Filter): Inside the red darkroom, on a table.

Chapter 8 – The Burial

Divination #2: Can be triggered from your inventory when its available.
Newspaper #3: On the breakfast table, downstairs.
Camera Accessory #12: (200 ISO Film): Inside your fathers study, on his desk.

Chapter 9 – The White Lady

Divination #3: Can be triggered from your inventory when its available.
Camera Accessory #13: (Yellow Filter): Inside the darkroom, on a table.
Camera Accessory #14: (Green Filter): Inside the darkroom, on a table.
IR Photo #1: When you reach the grave for the photo (story related).
IR Photo #2: Between the wine barrels/casks in the wine cellar.

Chapter 11 – The Graveyard

Divination #4: Can be triggered from your inventory when its available.
Newspaper #4: On the breakfast table, downstairs.
IR Photo #3: Behind the small church on the righthand side in the courtyard.
IR Photo #4: At the intersection where the paths diverge to other areas of the town over the bridge leading out of your home. It's between a cypress tree and a bush on the right.
IR Photo #5: Around the same location where you started the game in the area near the lake. It'll be near the first camera tripod that you used on the hill.
IR Photo #6: Follow the stream and path on the right in the woods. It's next to the cross and grave that's at the end of the path as it meets the steam.
IR Photo #7: The grave with a cross in the poppy field near the old windmill house that has a red door (also the drop location for the partisans photo).
IR Photo of the Lady #1: The "tower" building in the woods. See The Tower achievement for the location.
IR Photo of the Lady #2: The small stoned shrine in the middle of the woods that is just across the small wooden bridge. Its the same shrine you crouch behind when you see Lapo being chased by soldiers.
IR Photo of the Lady #3: Next to the house near the cross in the poppy field.
IR Photo of the Lady #4: In the top left window on the wall of your house that is facing the farm.

[Dokkasan]

Why have you split the Lapo side quest into different chapters? It must all be done in The Burial chapter. If you try to do it the way you've suggested, once the funeral is over, you can no longer get over the bridge to place the photograph.

[The Boss Stage]

Since it's been patched, you'll need to take the photos all over again to unlock "The World" achievement

[shezzor]

Thanks for the confirmation TreeTrunk. Noticed there was an update today but have yet to test it unfortunately. I've updated the guide however :)

[TreeTrunk]

'The World' achievement should be working now, I just unlocked it!