Servant of the Lake Demo Rooms
Every explorable space, its exits, and the items that matter on a first run.
This room-by-room guide lists every explorable Servant of the Lake Demo space, its connections, and the objects that matter for puzzles or the Aldous morning routine. Use it when you know what you need— matches, sugar, a portrait— but not which door leads there. For macro layout prose, start with the estate overview; for deep puzzle steps, jump to the puzzles hub.
Scope is strictly the October 2025 Steam Demo. Rooms shown only in full-game trailers are noted as speculation without invented layouts.
Carriage exterior (pre-entry)
Connections: Isolated until front door unlocks.
Key objects:
- Carriage curtains and striped cups (coin puzzle).
- Carrot and horse (optional interaction before coin).
- Coachman (coin handoff, carriage departure).
- Iron bar left after departure.
- Planter plank hiding the estate key.
- Front door into entrance hall.
No portraits or stove items appear here. Finish yard logic before expecting interior map markers to activate.
Entrance hall
Connections: Front door in; left door to kitchen; right stairs to upstairs shelf room; paths to central hall and Aldous bedroom; maid station along wall.
Key objects:
- Maid — Feather, dialogue, milk crate nearby.
- Contract table — Ink signature requirement.
- Crow feather — From maid for signing.
Puzzle ties: Contract gate before breakfast assignment; milk pickup for porridge.
Central hall (portraits and cat)
Connections: Bridges entrance, Aldous door, and portrait wall segments reachable during Demo exploration.
Key objects:
- Cat on chair — Blocks matches until fed dead mouse from upstairs hole.
- Aldous portrait — Watch shakes (3) for code 235.
- Alexandra portrait — Two fingers (2).
- William portrait — Five blinks (5).
- Wall hand hole — Easter egg 728 chain with black bird egg.
Puzzle ties: Portrait observations; matches for kitchen stove; optional easter egg hand.
Upstairs shelf room (right wing)
Connections: Right stairs from entrance hall; return down to hall for cat and kitchen.
Key objects:
- Small pot on shelf.
- Locked breakfast cabinet under shelf — Enter 235, take sugar.
- Low wall hole — Dead mouse for cat exchange.
Puzzle ties: Portrait code 235, Demo codes, pot for porridge.
Kitchen (left wing)
Connections: Left door from entrance hall.
Detailed stove diagram: kitchen map.
Key objects:
- Wood for stove.
- Oats bowl on table.
- Recipe note — Milk, oats, sugar, heat sequence.
- Stove — Wood, matches, pot, ingredients.
Puzzle ties: Entire porridge recipe chain.
Aldous Vanderboom’s bedroom
Connections: From entrance or central hall once story allows; window view to guest carriage at Demo end.
Full interactable list: Aldous’s room map.
Key objects (summary):
- Routine note (curtains, 7:00, shave, breakfast, exercise, dress).
- Clock, bed curtains, slippers, razor, pattern box, dresser, window bird, porridge bowl.
Puzzle ties: Morning routine walkthrough; insect berries after porridge.
Rooms not accessible in the Demo (speculation)
Marketing for the August 13, 2026 full release mentions guest arrivals, expanded servant duties, and alchemical secrets. The Demo does not open:
- Dedicated guest suites or banquet rooms.
- Basement lab spaces beyond implied lore.
- Lake shore paths except distant window silhouettes.
Do not assume these exist on the diagrams above. Post-launch room pages will be added with verified screenshots.
Fast lookup — item to room
| Item | Room |
|---|---|
| Milk | Entrance hall (maid crate) |
| Oats, wood | Kitchen |
| Matches | Central hall chair (after cat) |
| Sugar | Upstairs locked cabinet |
| Pot | Upstairs shelf |
| Berries | Aldous bedroom dresser (after bird key) |
| Earlobe | Aldous bedroom (shaving) |
Sibling map pages
- Estate overview — Hub-and-spoke mental model.
- Kitchen map — Stove-focused layout.
- Aldous’s room — Routine props and window.
- Map hub — Return to index.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Where are the three portraits for code 235?
Aldous, Alexandra, and William portraits appear in Demo-accessible hall and estate spaces during exploration. Aldous is tied to the breakfast assignment; count each animation for digits 3, 2, and 5.
Which room has the cat blocking matches?
The central hall chair holds the cat until you feed it the dead mouse from the upstairs wall hole.
How do I reach the upstairs cabinet?
Take the right stairs from the entrance hall to the shelf room. The locked cabinet is directly under the small pot shelf.
Is Aldous's bedroom available immediately?
You can enter after story progression, but the morning routine fully uses the room once porridge is cooked and the maid directs you to serve breakfast.
Does this room list include full-game areas?
No. Only Demo-explorable spaces are listed. Unreleased rooms are mentioned as speculation without fabricated layouts.