Introduction
Old Gods Rising is an atmospheric walking simulator with many hidden secrets and 46 achievements. This guide will help you unlock them all, let’s check it out.
Notes:
- Achievement progress is saved if you start a new game.
- All collectibles and secrets are chronologically ordered in their respective sections.
- There is one point of no return: make sure to find all collectibles before reaching the library.
Story
THE HOROLOGIUMDiscover the Horologium and unlock its secrets
BROTHERHOOD OF LAMENTATIONMeet the Brotherhood of Lamentation
Clipboards
ALL THE CLIPBOARDSFind and examine all of the clipboards scattered around the campusThere are three clipboards in the starting area (“South Parking”). The first one is on a black box:
The second one can be found between two caravans:
And the third one is on top of a box close to the walkie-talkie:
On the way to the stone circle:
Next to the “Department of Mathematics” building (from Engineering campus):
There’s a secret area behind the yard with the “Conflict Machinery” sculpture:
On the way to the “Cutter’s Stone”, go to the left after leaving the university:
Starting from the “Horologium Gardens”, on the way to the “Department of History” building:
Nearby the “House of English”:
Next to the “Department of History” building:
In a secret area accessible via the balcony (when you break in Kayfer’s office).
On the way to the “Servant’s Pool” you will find a sign to “Delivery Bay 5”. Go there:
Behind the gate to the “Servant’s Pool” is a secret area. Crouch:
There’s a clipboard inside:
Empty Graves
EMPTY GRAVESLocate all of the empty graves in the universityOn the balcony of the “Department of Chemistry” building:
Close to the “House of English”:
Very close to the “Excavation Site” examination:
Behind the props in “Delivery Bay 5”:
In front of the “Servant’s Pool”:
The last empty grave is story-related:
Examinations
THE STONE CIRCLEFind and complete an examination of the stone circleStory-related. The stones are your first examination objective:
THE PICTISH STONE
Find and complete an examination of the Pictish stone
Story-related. The Pictish stone is your second examination objective:
PROTO-CELTIC ENGRAVING
Complete an examination of a proto-Celtic engraving
Hard to miss. The engraving is right after crawling through the cave at the “Cutter’s Stone”:
HIDDEN ALCOVE
Find a hidden alcove and complete the examination of its contents
The alcove is in the area of the “House of English”:
THE OBELISK
Find and complete an examination of the obelisk
The obelisk is underneath a stone bridge, just after leaving the “Department of Astronomy” building:
EXCAVATION SITE
Find and complete an examination of an excavation site
The excavation site is accessible via a small passage nearby the “Department of History” building:
RUINED SPIRE
Find and complete an examination of a ruined church spire
The church spire is on the way to the “Servant’s Pool”:
THE SERVANT’S POOL
Find and complete an examination of the Servant’s Pool
Story-related. The “Servant’s Pool” is your last examination objective:
Sculptures Part I
ALL THE SCULPTURESLocate all of the sculptures in Ashgate UniversityFind all 25 sculptures listed below.
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
Discover the sculpture with the name “Hope Springs Eternal”
Starting from “South Parking”, the sculpture is on the way to the “Department of Chemistry” building:
WHO DOES?
Discover the sculpture with the name “Who Does?”
Starting from “South Parking”, the sculpture is on the way to the “Department of Physics” building:
IMPERIAL DECORATING
Discover the sculpture with the name “Imperial Decorating”
In the center of the Engineering campus:
A COPENHAGEN STATE OF MIND
Discover the sculpture with the name “A Copenhagen State Of Mind”
In the area of the “Department of Physics” building:
THE VANISHING OF HAROLD HOOPER
Discover the sculpture with the name “The Vanishing of Harold Hooper”
In the area of the “Department of Mathematics” building, reachable via the Engineering campus:
CONFLICT MACHINERY
Discover the sculpture with the name “Conflict Machinery”
In the area of the “Department of Engineering” building:
BIPOLAR
Discover the sculpture with the name “Bipolar”
Starting from the Engineering campus, the sculpture is on the way to the “Horologium Gardens”:
FRIEND
Discover the sculpture with the name “Friend”
Starting from the Engineering campus, the sculpture is on the way to the “Horologium Gardens”:
THE AMISH ARE WATCHING
Discover the sculpture with the name “The Amish Are Watching”
Starting from the Engineering campus, the sculpture is on the way to the “Horologium Gardens”:
PRETTY BORING
Discover the sculpture with the name “Pretty Boring”
In the area around “Department of Biology” and the “Department of Mathematics” buildings:
WORST EASTER EVER
Discover the sculpture with the name “Worst Easter Ever”
In the area around “Department of Biology” and the “Department of Mathematics” buildings:
ROOT OF ALL EVEL
Discover the sculpture with the name “Root of all Evel”
Find the entrance to the “Department of Mathematics” building behind the “Worst Easter Ever” sculpture and go through the open “Exit” door:
I KNOW NOW WHY YOU CRY
Discover the sculpture with the name “I Know Now Why You Cry”
In the area around the “House of English”:
HI HO
Discover the sculpture with the name “Hi Ho”
In the “Department of Astronomy” building:
JOHNNY RINGO
Discover the sculpture with the name “Johnny Ringo”
Behind the “Department of Astronomy” building, after passing under a long stone bridge:
TWO HYDROGENS SHORT OF A TRAIN ROBBERY
Discover the sculpture with the name “Two Hydrogens Short of a Train Robbery”
At the entrance to the “Department of History” building:
HORRORSHOW
Discover the sculpture with the name “Horrorshow”
In the “Round Room” of the gallery:
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
Discover the sculpture with the name “Stuck in the Middle”
In the “Round Room” of the gallery:
NIGHTMARE
Discover the sculpture with the name “Nightmare”
In the “Round Room” of the gallery:
Sculptures Part II
WITHOUT RHYTHMDiscover the sculpture with the name “Without Rhythm”On the way to the “Servant’s Pool”:
AUSTRALIAN GOLD
Discover the sculpture with the name “Australian Gold”
On the way to the “Servant’s Pool”:
UNTITLED
Discover the sculpture with the name “Untitled”
At the gate to the “Servant’s Pool”:
DANGEROUS
Discover the sculpture with the name “Dangerous”
On the way to the library:
TEMET NOSCE
Discover the sculpture with the name “Temet Nosce”
Not far away from the grave of the “First Chancellor”:
C4 EPIMER OF WORLDS
Discover the sculpture with the name “C4 Epimer of Worlds”
Starting from the “Temet Nosce” sculpture, walk downstairs to a parking area:
Secrets
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?Find the “nodes” and use the computer to disable themThere are two secret areas with computers. The first one is behind the yard with the “Conflict Machinery” sculpture and the other one is accessible via the balcony (where you break in the office).
SURVEILLANCE STATION
Find the surveillance station and check for any useful information
There’s a small path next to the “Pretty Boring” sculpture. Go downstairs and approach the screens:
THE CHAP BOOK
Have a closer look at The Chap Book
The book is in Professor H. Durau’s office. It’s in the “Department of Mathematics” building, accessible via an entrance behind the “Worst Easter Ever” sculpture.
THE SILENT SISTERS
Visit the Silent Sisters
Follow the signs to the “Secret Sisters” and enter the blown up area:
STORAGE BUILDING 2
Get into storage building 2
TED
Find the teddy bear
Call “Len Harris”. He will tell you about secret storages behind the “Silent Sisters”. However, the location is blocked – but you can easily walk over the rocks to get around the fence (screenshot). To open the storages, find a fire fire extinguisher and interact with all vents. The teddy bear is in storage 1.
Squid Face Graffiti
SQUID FACE GRAFFITIFind all of the places in the university where the squid face graffiti has been sprayedAt the main gate at the very beginning (“South Parking”):
Nearby the “House of English”:
In a secret area accessible via the balcony (when you break in Kayfer’s office).
There’s a secret area behind the gate to the “Servant’s Pool”:
Crouch and find the graffiti:
Telephone Numbers
ALL TELEPHONE CALLSCollect every number available and make all of the callsNostrum Location Services (“South Parking”):
Ashgate Student Union (“Pictish Stone” area):
Facilities Manager (“Pictish Stone” area):
Karen (university entrance):
Lisa Lewis (on the way to the “Cutter’s Stone”):
Len Harris (starting from the “Horologium Gardens”, on the way to the “Department of History”):
Microelectronics Club (“Delivery Bay 5”):
Meditation Society (on the way to the “Servant’s Pool”):
That’s all we are sharing today in Old Gods Rising 100% Achievements Guide, if there are anything you want to add please feel free to leave a comment below and we’ll see you soon.
Credit to Hanni