Returning Nightmares/guide

Incomplete walkthrough for Returning Nightmares (Demo).

Switchblade
Enter the top-right door to Knife World. Go slightly north-east from the door and interact with the body outline on the ground.

Warlock
Enter the top-right door to the Knife World. Go down until you're standing parallel to a row of knives on your right then go left. Interact with the floating symbol. Go up and into the Red Sea. Go north-west and enter the small gray building. Once in the elevator, press the button and select f2. Leave the elevator and go down.

Take the path on the right and go underneath the purple archway. In the Maze, go north-west and go through a dark purple archway. In the Forest, go south-east and interact with the trap door. Interact with the cloak.

Wings
Enter the bottom door to the Stars Area. Go north-east from the door and through an archway of blue stars. Go through the hallway then go up through another blue archway. In the Pastel Clouds area, cross the rainbow on the right then go across another rainbow on the right to a large orange cloud with trees. Talk to the NPC by the bench.

Ink
Enter the red door on the left to Block World. Go roughly south-east to a big red building pictured to the right. Enter the door on the lighter half of the building. Interact with the ink puddle.

Neon
Enter the flashing door to the Neon World. Go down once then go right once. Interact with the small moving cube.

School Uniform
Enter the bottom-left door to the Streetlights World. Go straight down, take the first path going right then go up. Interact with the three exclamation mark signs. Go right and enter the school. Enter the double doors on the right. Go up and go through the next set of double doors. Enter the room immediately to your left. Interact with the uniform on the desk.

Alice
Enter the bottom-right door to the Apartments. Go left and interact with the door next to the stairs sign. Go right and through the door to the next floor. Go right and enter the fourth room. Interact with the doll on the drawer. Go up and interact with the red arrow. Step into the sigil. In the Dolls area, go south-west and step between two red mushrooms. Interact with the dress on the table.

Dress Shirt
Enter the middle-right door to the Red Lamps World. Go north-west and enter the building surrounded by lamps. In the Red Lines District, follow the road until you reach a building with a brown-haired NPC walking nearby. Go into the building. Go right down the hall into the Church. Go up and enter the top-left doorway. Interact with the shirt.

Cat
Enter the bottom door to the Stars Area. Go north-east and under a blue archway. Go right through the hall then go up and through another archway. In the Pastel Clouds area, go south-east to a big lilac cloud with a blue tree and flowers on it. Go between the flowers to a garden area.

In the Garden, go south until you see a small white fence to your right. Go right and between the fences. Enter the cafe. Talk to the NPC behind the counter.

Glitch
Enter the flashing door to the Neon World. Go left once then go up once. Enter the blue doorway. Go north-west and interact with the glitching computer. Go left to enter the Glitch area. Go north-west again and interact with the glitching Akira sprite.

Lockbox
Enter the top-right door to the Knife World. Go down until you're standing parallel to a row of knives on your right then go left. Interact with the floating symbol. Go up and into the Red Sea. Go north-west and enter the small gray building. Once in the elevator, press the button and select f1. Leave the elevator to arrive at the Prison. Go left to the end of the hall then go north to the next room. Interact with the box on the display stand.

Gang Uniform
Enter the red door on the left to Block World. Go north-west and enter a big purple building. Go through the doorway on the right then go left along the path to Alleyway City. Go north-east and up a narrow path beside a light brown building with two barricaded doors. Go up and enter the door. Enter the room on the right. Talk to Katsuro, who's standing next to the pool table.

Mossy Key
Enter the red door on the left to Block World. Go north-west and enter a big purple building. Go through the doorway on the right then go left along the path to Alleyway City. Go north-east and enter a door between two signs on the wall. Talk to the long-haired NPC wearing a mask.

Mirror Event (Demo Ending)
Collect all 12 Memories and wake up. Interact with the mirror in Akira's room and watch the cutscene.

Nightmare Room
When you wake up, there's a random chance that you'll briefly appear in a bloody, more nightmarish version of Akira's room before waking up for real.

Menu Types
Menu color can be changed using the laptop in Akira's room. By default, there are three menu types available: Purple, Red and Berry.

Church
(Five coins are needed for this menu. Coins can be gotten by killing NPCs using the Switchblade memory).

To unlock this menu, you must read the book in the Church. To get there, enter the middle-right door to the Red Lamps World. Go north-west and enter the building surrounded by lamps. In the Red Lines District, follow the road until you reach a building with a brown-haired NPC walking nearby. Go into the building. Go right down the hall into the Church. Go up and interact with the book on the table.

Enter the red door on the left to Block World. Go north-west and enter a big purple building. Go through the doorway on the right then go left along the path to Alleyway City. Go north-east and enter a door between two signs on the wall. Talk to the NPC at the counter to purchase the menu.

Pastel Sky
(Five coins are needed for this menu. Coins can be gotten by killing NPCs using the Switchblade memory).

To unlock this menu, you must visit the Pastel Clouds area at least once. To get there, enter the bottom door to the Stars Area. Go north-east and under a blue archway. Go right through the hall then go up and through another archway.

Enter the red door on the left to Block World. Go north-west and enter a big purple building. Go through the doorway on the right then go left along the path to Alleyway City. Go north-east and enter a door between two signs on the wall. Talk to the NPC at the counter to purchase the menu.

Starlight
(Five coins are needed for this menu. Coins can be gotten by killing NPCs using the Switchblade memory).

To unlock this menu, you must visit the Stars Area at least once. To get there, enter the door at the very bottom of the Nexus.

Enter the red door on the left to Block World. Go north-west and enter a big purple building. Go through the doorway on the right then go left along the path to Alleyway City. Go north-east and enter a door between two signs on the wall. Talk to the NPC at the counter to purchase the menu.

Dollie
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Checkered
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