The Crimson Maid – 100% Achievement Guide

Overview

Welcome to the Spire of Completion’s 100% achievement guide for The Crimson Maid, a twisted story-driven adventure game featuring 39 achievements / 40 trophies.

None of the achievements are missable, as chapters can be replayed.

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Roadmap

Step 1/3 (2.5 hours)

• Find all collectibles.
• Kiss Irina twice, and reject her in Act 13.
• Unlock the That’s what I get and Cold blooded endings.

Step 2/3 (30 minutes)

• Load Act 13 and choose the Passionate Path or Romantic Path.
• Load Act 16 and unlock the Our journey just begins and Better safe than sorry endings.

Step 3/3 (30 minutes)

• Use chapter select to clean up all remaining achievements.

You can jump between Acts to unlock achievements and endings. If you replay an Act and change a decision, it’s saved for all subsequent Acts. There’s no need to play through the intervening Acts to see the outcome of that decision.

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Story Achievements

Spoilers

Back home

Complete Act I.

That was embarrassing

Complete Act II.

Long night

Complete Act III.

Tossing and turning

Complete Act IV.

Daring paid off

Complete Act V.

Strange rendezvous

Complete Act VI.

Anger all around

Complete Act VII.

Too sudden

Complete Act VIII.

Rest in peace

Complete Act IX.

That conniving…

Complete Act X.

You too, brother?

Complete Act XI.

Greenhouse quarrel

Complete Act XII.

A night to remember

Complete Act XIII.

All these secrets

Complete Act XIV.

The complicated past

Complete Act XV.

My choice is my own

Complete Act XVI.

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Endings

Reject Irina in Act 13, then give her the Amulet outside the crypt in Act 16:

• You can have the amulet.

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Reject Irina in Act 13, then don’t give her the Amulet outside the crypt in Act 16:

• I will not be fooled!

Enter the crypt and complete the game to unlock the ending.

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Choose the Passionate Path or Romantic Path in Act 13, then use the Amulet on Elanna inside the crypt in Act 16. If Irina is in love with you, select:

• How do you feel now?
• Of course I do!

If Irina is not in love with you, select:

• What will you do now?
• I want you to stay, as Irina.

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Choose the Passionate Path or Romantic Path in Act 13, then use the Amulet on Elanna inside the crypt in Act 16. If Irina is in love with you, select:

• How do you feel now?
• I cannot trust you.
• I don’t think I can do this.

If Irina is not in love with you, select:

• What will you do now?
• It’s better if you leave.

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Miscellaneous Achievements

Find all Journal Entries, Flairs, Reveries, Documents, Items, Mementos, and Secrets across 10 Acts – excluding the Prologue, Act 15, and the endings. These Acts are the easiest to complete:

• Act 1: Welcome Back
• Act 2: A Quiet Stroll
• Act 4: Unwilling Temptation
• Act 6: Mysteries of the Night
• Act 8: Lady Rosenthal
• Act 9: The Last Day of Vigil
• Act 10: Scent of Violets
• Act 11: Grim Tidings
• Act 12: In the Greenhouse
• Act 16: The Star

Refer to the Collectibles section for all Journal Entries and Mementos. Flairs, Reveries, Items, and Secrets are not covered in this guide, but can be easily found by exploring each area thoroughly and exhausting all optional dialogue options with all characters.

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In Act 3, prepare the blood transfusion, then:

1. Adjust Knobs: Up – Down – Down – Off.
2. Pump 1x.
3. Adjust Knobs: Up – Down – Up – Down.
4. Pump 8x.

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In Act 6, open the crypt door yourself. You can ask Irina for help, but don’t ask her to open the door:

1. Spell OMNIA on the top row.
2. Spell AMORT on the bottom row.

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At the beginning of Act 6, exhaust all optional dialogue options with Irina. Then, open the crypt, place the White Roses on the tombs, pick up the Paeonia, and give it to Irina:

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Kiss Irina in Act 6, then talk to her in Act 7 and select:

• You are unnervingly beautiful.
• What sort of game?

Play along and find Irina in the study upstairs:

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Talk to Irina in Act 7 and select:

• Leave.

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Talk to Irina in Act 13. If she’s in love with you (you kissed her twice), select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• My foolish heart wants to believe you.
• Forgive me, but you are irresistible!

If she likes you (you kissed her once), select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• My foolish heart wants to believe you.
• Fine, I admit I lusted for you!

If you didn’t kiss her, select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• My foolish heart wants to believe you.
• For some unholy reason, I cannot resist you.

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Kiss Irina at least once in Act 6 or Act 7, then talk to her in Act 13. If she’s in love with you (you kissed her twice), select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• My foolish heart wants to believe you.
• Offer me your heart instead.

If she likes you (you kissed her once), select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• My foolish heart wants to believe you.
• My feelings for you are genuine.
• I should’ve put you first.

If you didn’t kiss Irina, you cannot choose the Romantic Path.

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Talk to Irina in Act 13. If she’s in love with you (you kissed her twice), select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• Even if I wanted to, I cannot trust you any more.
• This is merely another of your tricks!
• You are not who I thought you were.

If she’s not in love with you (you kissed her once, or not at all), select:

• What do you have to say for yourself?
• Even if I wanted to, I cannot trust you any more.
• I will not let you corrupt me!

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In Act 14, open the Animal Box in Remus’s room and give the Antidote to Remus:

• Rabbit: Down
• Deer: Up
• Peacock: Down
• Ram: Down
• Hawk: Up
• Mouse: Down
• Fox: Down
• Frog: Up

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In Act 16, confront Irina and ask her about all the details.

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Irina can confess her love at two points in the game. You can either:

• Kiss Irina twice, and reject her in Act 13, or
• Kiss Irina once, choose the Passionate Path or Romantic Path in Act 13, and complete Act 16.

Keep in mind that if you replay an Act and change a decision, it’s saved for all subsequent Acts. There’s no need to play through the intervening Acts to see the outcome of that decision.

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Collectibles

There are 140 collectibles scattered throughout the game:

• 5 Poem Stanzas
• 8 Ceramic Tile Puzzles
• 12 Photographs
• 115 Journal Entries

You can track your progress in each Act by pressing Esc.

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Prologue: The Drive Home

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Drive to the Rosenthal estate.

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Act 1: Welcome Back

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Arrive at the Rosenthal estate (1).
• Collect the Poem Stanza (6) and the Photograph (5).
• Solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (8).
• Read the Document Request Approved in the car (9).
• Talk to Father (2), Mother (4 & 7-1/2), and Remus (7-2/2).

• Unmissable. Bring Father the Cup of Water (3).
• Unmissable. Talk to Mother at the end of the Act (10).

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Poem Stanza

Interact with the Bird Food to feed the bird:

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

On a bench on the right:

Solution

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Photograph

On the garden wall near the gazebo:

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Act 2: A Quiet Stroll

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Leave the old house (1).
• Solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (2) and collect the Poem Stanza (3).

• Unmissable. Meet Irina at the lake (4).
• Collect the Photograph (7).
• Talk to Irina and exhaust all optional dialogue options (5 & 6).

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

On the table outside the old house:

Solution

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Poem Stanza

Pick up the Bird Food and feed the bird:

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Photograph

On the table by the lake, accessible after talking to Irina:

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Act 3: Family Blood

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the mansion (1).
• Solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (10) and collect the Photograph (11).
• In this order: talk to Mother (8-1/3), Irina (7), and Remus (8-2/3, 12-1/2 & 13-1/4).
• Examine the Coffin, Cross, Towels, and Candles in the storage room under the stairs (3).

• Unmissable. Find Father wounded in his room (2).
• Ask Remus to help you (13-2/4).
• Tell Mother what happened, then ask Irina if she heard or saw anything (6-1/4).
• Question Mother (6-2/4), Remus (6-3/4 & 13-3/4), and Dr. Filumen (6-4/4).
• Talk to Dr. Filumen about Irina (8-3/3).

• Unmissable. Perform the blood transfusion (5).
• Talk to Mother after the blood transfusion (4, 9, 12-2/2 & 14).
• Talk to Remus after asking Mother about your old bedroom (13-4/4).

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

In the corner room upstairs:

Solution

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Photograph

Upstairs, in front of Remus:

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Act 4: Unwilling Temptation

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the old house (1).
• Read the Document A New Beginning on the floor next to Irina’s room (2).
• Collect the Photograph (3) and solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (4).

• Unmissable. Drink the Apple Juice (5).
• Unmissable. Investigate the noise in Irina’s room (6).

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

On a small table by the stairs:

Solution

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Photograph

Upstairs, outside your bedroom:

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Act 5: The Morning After

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Leave the old house (1).
• Collect the Poem Stanza (5) and the Photograph (3).

• Unmissable. Help Irina gather some Strawberries (2).
• Unmissable. Talk to Irina after picking up the Laundry (4).

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Poem Stanza

Pick up the Bird Food and feed the bird:

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Photograph

On a bench:

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Act 6: Mysteries of the Night

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the cemetery (1).
• Talk to Irina about all topics (7-1/2).
• Collect the Poem Stanza (2).

• Talk to Irina in the crypt (3, 4 & 5).
• Place the White Roses on the tombs, then kiss Irina (7-2/2).
• Unmissable. Ask Irina if she wants to go home (6).

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Poem Stanza

Pick up the Bird Food and feed the bird:

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Act 7: Love & Loss

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the mansion (1).
• Tell Irina that she is unnervingly beautiful (3).
• Collect the Photograph (7) and solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (2).
• Talk to Father after bringing him the Cup of Coffee (4 & 5).
• Unmissable. Talk to Mother at the end of the Act (6).

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Photograph

On the left nightstand in Father’s room:

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

In the bathroom upstairs, accessible after giving Father the Cup of Coffee:

Solution

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Act 8: Lady Rosenthal

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Leave the mansion (1).
• Unmissable. Find Mother in her car (2).
• Collect the Photograph in Mother’s car (3).
• Unmissable. Read the Document Patience in Mother’s car (4).
• Sit on the crate by the gate and grieve (5).

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Photograph

In Mother’s car:

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Act 9: The Last Day of Vigil

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the mansion (1).
• Talk to Remus in the dining room (2).
• Unmissable. Confront Dr. Filumen (3).
• Unmissable. Say a prayer for Mother (4).
• Unmissable. Ask Dr. Filumen about Irina (5).

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Act 10: Scent of Violets

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the old house (1).
• Collect the Photograph in Irina’s room (5).
• Unmissable. Investigate Irina’s room (2).
• Unmissable. Examine the items in the jewelry box (3).
• Unmissable. Look inside the suitcase (4).

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Photograph

In Irina’s room:

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Act 11: Grim Tidings

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the mansion (1).
• Collect the Photograph in Mother’s room (2).
• Read all three Documents in Mother’s room (3, 4 & 5).
• Solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle in Filumen’s room (7).
• Read the Document Good Riddance in Filumen’s room (6).

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Photograph

In Mother’s room:

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

In Filumen’s room:

Solution

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Act 12: In the Greenhouse

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the greenhouse (1).
• Unmissable. Talk to Remus (4 & 5).
• Collect the Poem Stanza (2) and the Photograph (6).
• Solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (3).

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Photograph

On the table in the middle of the greenhouse:

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

On the chair in the middle of the greenhouse:

Solution

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Poem Stanza

Pick up the Bird Food and feed the bird:

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Act 13: I Would Never

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the old house (1, 2 & 3).
• Unmissable. Meet Irina in your bedroom (4).

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Act 14: Revelations

Journal Entries

• Make Irina confess her love to you (3):
  • Kiss Irina twice.
  • Reject Irina in Act 13 and reach Act 14.

• Exhaust all optional dialogue options (white) while talking to Irina in Act 13, then reach Act 14 (4).
• Choose the Passionate Path or Romantic Path in Act 13 and reach Act 14 (2).

• Unmissable. Enter the mansion (1).
• Unmissable. Read the Document I Love Him! in Remus’s room (7).
• Collect the Photograph (8) and solve the Ceramic Tile Puzzle (11) in Remus’s room.
• Unmissable. Open the safe and read the Document That Dreadful Night (5).
• Unlock the Animal Box and give Remus the Antidote (6).

• Unmissable. Ask Father what sort of creature Irina is (9).
• Open the box in Father’s room and collect the Photograph (14).
• Unmissable. Open the box in Father’s room and read the Document Letting Go (10).
• Unmissable. Talk to Father about the Amulet (12) and Elanna (13).
• Unmissable. Demand the whole truth from Father (15).

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Ceramic Tile Puzzle

In Remus’s room:

Solution

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Photograph

In Remus’s room:

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Photograph

Inside the box in Father’s room:

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Act 15: Many Summers Ago

No collectibles.

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Act 16: The Star

Journal Entries

• Unmissable. Enter the crypt (1, 2 & 3).
• Unmissable. Ask Irina what sort of creature she is (4).
• Talk to Irina and exhaust all optional dialogue options (5, 7, 8, 9 & 10).
• Talk to Irina about the Amulet, but don’t give it to her if you rejected her in Act 13 (6).
• Unmissable. Complete the game (11).

Many thanks to Wales Interactive for providing me with a free copy of this game.