At first you have the option to either, hang up on Adam and skip the tuorial, or to accept his call and play through the tutorial (Highly recommended if you never played the game before!). He explains the very basics, but if you don't want to listen to it, you basically need to find 8 codes to get the a secret website. The image shows how a code looks like:


The code is broken down into two parts.

• The first number befor the "-"
  
• The letters/numbers after the "-"

The first number infront of the "-" means what part of the URL this code is. In my case it's a "1" so it's the first code!

The part after the "-" is what you need to put in the URL.

Becareful! The URL of the red room needs the "http://" and the ".ann" part too.
So it will look like this http://8295(all the other codes).ann

The controls

The controls are really simple, you only need your mouse, "s", "d" and "a"
With the left mouse button you control your cursor and press everything.
With your right mouse button you can tab out of your pc.
With s you can turn around and turn of the lights.
With "d" you can walk to the door and look through the window of the door.
With "a" you can walk back from the door to your pc.

So, now that you know how to find codes you want to jump in and gather them? Bad Idea!

You shouldn't just go in and search for the codes on the first Wiki, since that will spawn the threaths earlier, thus making them even more aggressive than usual in the later game.

There are 3 important sites, 2 of them give you the link for the next wiki and one contains the 8th code.You should always get the code for the second and third wiki from these 2 sites:

• Chosen Awake (link to the second wiki)
  
• Claffis (link to the third wiki)
  
• The Gatekeeper (always contains the 8th code)

On this site you will be able to claim the link to the second wiki in a very time consuming process, therefore easier when the 3 treaths - which I will talk about later - aren't active yet.

This site is basically a guessing game so there is no strat to get through here faster, but I can show you what you need to guess.

BECAREFUL!You will LOSE ALL PROGRESS on the site if you guess incorrectly, failing the last guess sends you back to the first guess, so you have to remember everything, or you have to write it down!

First you have to guess one of three circles and then you need to guess the right small cirlce in the sixth big circle, shown here:
After that you only need to press the small triangle in the middle of all the circles and then the most annyoing part is to find the correct circle in the rhombus, shown here:


Now you need to guess one of the four circles at the very right of the big construction, shown here:


If you have done that there are four stick figures in the middle where one can be correct, shown here:


The last thing to press is either one of the two tallest piles of balls or the second blue ball from the bottom in the eye, shown here:


After you managed to get through there a code will appear at the bottom of the page, which you will be able to copy with "ctrl" + "c" and then put into the notes first and then into the taskbar like a normal URL you just copied with "ctrl" + "v"!

After you got the second wiki link and went to the second wiki with it, there is a site called

Claffis

Claffis is a memory game where the website will play 7 notes and you will have to repeat them. If you mess up you need to restart the puzzle again, but luckily the lines close of sections, so when a note is played, you only need to hit the same section and not the same exact note.
Like in Chosen Awak there isn't really a strategy and you can either remember it, write it down somehow, or just record it.

The notes start playing after pressing the notes at the top, shown here:


After completing the site you will hear a sound and a code will appear at the bottom, which will then lead you to the third and final wiki.

On the third wiki you will be presented with a site called "The Gatekepper". This site always contains the 8th key.

This site will ask you questions about other sites, which you then have to answer. If you get them wrong, you will be hacked, and you will have to reload the page.

There is also a way to skip all answers except for the first and last one. You just have to answer the first question correctly, and then spam click ur mouse 3-4 times in about 0.5 seconds. This will make you skip to the last question, because the correct answer hitbox is still there and clickable.
Now you only have to answer the last question and you're done.


Here are the Answers to each question:

How much does it cost to access the shadow web?" - Answer: 200$

"At which day did the Mobile Rat arrive on zeroDay?" - Answer: 042116

"How many sites did the Takedownman take down?" - Answer: 160

"What is the FacePage login password for Tony Lee Smith from Seattle, WA?" - Answer: gearsUPdownUP

"How many operational warehouses does Warehouse 33 have?" - Answer: 4

"What is the name of the pastor who wants to purge the world of heretics?" - Answer: Donald

"On Weed Post which of the following products will burn your lungs?" - Answer: Roger Dodger

"A confession reveals that this individuals desires to be kidnapped and raped. How old is this individual?" - Answer: 22

"Who is the author of Butchering the Human Carcass for Human Consumption?" - Answer: Bob Arson

"How much is an AK-47 on Hot Burners?" - Answer: $800

"What is the cheapest place to purchase Heroine?" - Answer: The Family Drug Shop

"How old is the slave doll Tanya?" - Answer: 22

"How much is a 1911 on The Bunker?" - Answer: $1,200

"What are the first four letters for Legion's hash message?" - Answer: MIIF

"What do The Loogaroo request you bring them?" - Answer: Blood

"What drug does the Family Drug Shop not sell?" - Answer: LSD

"The one's who follow the cult of theistic satanists ask for teaching of?" - Answer: Strength

"How much does Pay 2 Rape cost for two hours?" - Answer: 2000$

"What pay method does The Muhgel accept?" - Answer: Bitcoins

"At which level does Bathroom Cams let you see bathroom stalls?" - Answer: Second Level

"Which weapon isn't on Euro Firearms?" - Answer: 1911

"Which item is not listed on Grave Thieves?" - Answer: Coins

"On Death Log, how does somebody found their parents?" - Answer: Suicide/Homicine

"Which one is the most affordable password?" - Answer: Camouflage

"Which gift gives streight to the family bond?" - Answer: Michael

"What is the minimum count of women for a hunt?" - Answer: Five

"How many people are there in Hidden Cams?" - Answer: 15

"What's the 6th picture on Is Evil?" - Answer: A heart

"What's the price of 30ml of winstrol?" - Answer: $240

"What item is not listed on Organ Mart?" - Answer: Lung

"How much does it cost to access Scream Bltch?" - Answer: $500

"How much costs a consultion on Doctor Murder?" - Answer: $10.000

"Which century took people upon themselves to rid the world of witches?" - Answer: 15th

"Who bares it all?" - Answer: Suzy Lu

"Which target in Kill For Me pays $8.000?" - Answer: Megan

"Which package for Greet MySisters has a live chat?" - Answer: Deluxe

"What are the last four digits of the contact URL of DarkBook ?" - Answer: 8e99

"What ingredient does The Bomb Maker use for his work?" - Answer: Bleach

"What color have the heels on Testical Mutilation?" - Answer: White

"Minimum age [for a hit]" - Answer: 18

"How often do the flesh traders meet up?" - Answer: Once a Month

"Which of the following does Cheap Surgery not offer?" Answer: Nephrectomy

"Which entry on Grandma's Fantasy mentions a park?" Answer Entry 4

The answers are from the Fandom Wiki[welcometothegame.fandom.com]

Now that you have all 3 wikis, you can search for codes. How and where to find them is explained in the following part!

After you got the 8th code from The Gatekeeper you should go back to the first wiki and search for two codes.

It's also important to know that the codes are spread out like this:

• Wiki 1, code 1 and 2
  
• Wiki 2, code 3 and 4
  
• Wiki 3, code 5 and 6 + The Gatekepper's code
  
• Code 7 is randomly placed in any Wiki.

Now, you may ask how you could find codes and the easiest way is to look at the loadingbar. If there is indeed a code on the website the loadingbar will stay blue for a bit longer, even though the site has fully loaded already, like here:


BECAREFUL, the blue bar may not show on the website, but if it has a subpage like Cheap Surgery with the "Contact" page, the blue bar can stay longer if you go to the "Contact" page, meaning the code is on the "Contact" page and not the "Home" .
[Hail Satan is bugged! If the blue bar doens't show on the front page, don't check any subpages, they won't contain keys. If the key cue is on the front page, check all subpages for the key cue as well, and the subpage that has it, also contains the key.]

Some websites work, some don't and some only at special times, here are all of them listed:

Sites, that don't exist (Dead Link)

• 133734
  
• Alphabit Market
  
• ANN Hoster
  
• ANN Wallet
  
• Beam Info
  
• BLACKHOST
  
• Black Wire
  
• CannabisWorld
  
• Charlie EU
  
• Cheap Cigs
  
• ClickClickDead
  
• Decrypt You
  
• Deepweed
  
• DoubleUP
  
• Dream Place
  
• Easy Paybuddy
  
• Flame
  
• Gnumped
  
• Hidden Questions
  
• Hotel ANN
  
• Mobile Market
  
• Parasite
  
• Paybuddy Dolla
  
• Pay Blocker
  
• PirateHACKERS
  
• Pounds
  
• Rent A Hacker
  
• Shiwa
  
• The Info Echange
  
• Upper Earth
  
• Vess
  
• XXXTEENXXX

There are also two sites, which used to work in prior updates, but now just show that they were shut down by the FBI. These actually load, in contrast to deadlinks, but can't contain keys and should therefore be avoided as well.

• Cotton Road
  
• The Bunker

VERY IMPORTANT Being "randomly" hacked in this game may have 2 causes.

• Visitng certain sites
  
• Chossing a wrong answer at the Gatekeeper

If you avoid certain sites and get The Gatekeeper completely right, you will never be hacked. The sites that are going to get you hacked are marked like this, and will be listed below:

• Black Hat Post
  
• Hidden Cams
  
• Illuminati
  
• Kill For Me
  
• Legion
  
• Scream Bltch
  
• The Prey
  
• ZeroDay

It should also be mentioned, that sometimes more than one code location is active on a single site, so clicking two different words can lead to a code appearing, but both times it will be the same code.

Here is a List of all Websites which work and their time and code locations:

After looking for some codes you realise someone is trying to stop you, may it be through hacks or some weird sounds.

So, in this part I will go over how you can defend yourself from all of these threats.

Finding the codes wasn't hard enough, was it? That's why hacks are a thing. If you fail them three things will happen:

• Your notes can be lost. (Unlikely for the first few hacks)
  
• Days will go by. (You can loose one day or even one week)
  
• The time resets to 10pm. (Always happens when the ingame 15 minutes pass)

There are 3 different types of hacks:


The Cloud grid is probably the easiest. You need to put the boxes in a way that at most the corners connect, which is doable with the right technique. I always start in the left bottom corner and then put the next box one to the right and one higher, then the next one to the right and one below and it continous around the entire field until I'm done. It will look like this:

• ☐ Empty Space
  
• ☒ Box is touching another Box
  
• 回 Box is in a right position(cant be moved unless it's put back into the state where it's touching)

☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ → ☐ 回 ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ ☒ ☒ ☐ 回 → 回 ☐ 回 ☐ 回
☒ ☐ ☐ 回 ☐ → ☐ 回 ☐ 回 ☐
☒ ☐ 回 ☐ ☐ → 回 ☐ 回 ☐ ☐
Also seen in the picture below:





To beat the DOS_Blocker you need to look ahead. There are arrows which you can't change and there are "change fields" where you can choose the direction of the arrow. At the "entry point" a "package" is send into the field and it has to reach the "end point". Once all "change fields" have been crossed the "end point" turns green and the package can finally reach the end.

There are three criteria to block the hack:

• The "package" must have crossed all "change fields"(They need to be changed to an arrow).
  
• The "package" must reach the "end point" in time.
  
• If not all "change fields" have been crossed by the package, but it reaches the end, you will fail the hack instanly!
  
  You can speed up the "package" by pressing "Left Alt"
  
  
  
  
  K3RN3LC0M1PL3R
  
  The K3RN3LC0M1PL3R is one of the hardest hacks in the later stages of the game. You have a text that you need to type out in the time. At first you only get two or three lines of text, but later you have to write about 6 long lines of text so you should start typing as fast as possible. Due to the "simplicity" of the hack there isn't really a trick to do it.
  
  
  
  
  

The kidnapper is the biggest threat to the player, he comes after you gathered a couple of codes and/or a certain amount of time has passed. He will make sounds which will warn you of his presence. Most of his sounds come from the left like:

• Footsteps
  
• Moaning
  
• Gloves being put on

And some could come from the right like:

• A chair being moved (actually visible when looking to the right)
  
• A car engine being stopped

If you hear those sounds you should turn around and turn off the lights ASAP. Then you should wait for about 10 seconds to be abseloutley save.
There are a few exrtra things to keep in mind:

• If he makes sound while the light is off, count to 10 again.
  
• And sometimes he can talk to someone, often after the car engine sound and then walk past your window. (If you have your mic on in the settings you need to be quiet or he will hear and catch you)!
  
• The most important thing is that he will most likely not kidnapp you before 10 minuts have passed so for the first 10 minuts you are most likely save ( does not apply if days have been lost due to hacks!)

In some cases right after getting hacked, an arrow may appear on the taskbar, right next to the internet sign. In this case he is tracking you and you should immedialty turn off the lights and wait, because the animation where he walks past your window can start.

Note, in some cases the arrow can appear randomly, which for me, always lead to The Breather instantly killing me, upon me turning around!

The Breather is definetly easier to take care of than the kidnapper, but is still a tough bargain to deal with. All of his sounds come from the right side including:

• doorknob squelching
  
• a loud bang
  
• basically everything with a door

His main feature is that he calls you before he catches you, so here are some things you need to know about that

• He will most commonly call in intervals of 2 calls
  
• in his first two calls he is breathing and will most likely not come
  
• After the first two calls he can say some stuff and can come
  
• He can come at any time, not only after calling
  
• If you are extremely fast, it can happen that he doesen't call at all. (Only if you got like 5 codes on day 1 or around that)

When he comes you need to go to your door and you will be able to see if he is there or not. If he is actually walking towards your door you need to hold the doorknob and wait until he leaves which can be heared by him walking down your stairs. If you have a microphone you also need to be quiet or he spots you. You can also let him spot you by looking thorugh the door's window during the time when he doesen't try to open it.
If he spots you, you will need to spam click the doorknob and he will leave sooner.

There are two things that will happen when he spots you:

• He will leave your house sooner
  
• He will return to your house sooner

So you basically trade him coming more often for him staying shorter, which makes sense when The Kidnapper is also on your tail, because you can't have the lights turned off while going to the door so The Kidnapper can suprise you in the door frame.

If you didnt know already, there are two secret endings. They aren't that hard to get but I will explain how to get them, even though you barely need to do anything different than before.


For this ending you need to find 4 secret files and open them. They're all hidden on the "sexual sites" and then you are able to end the game as usual.

So, you played through the game and want to get all the achievments? Don't worry, they are simpler than it seems and only 3 need any real explanation.


You only need to finish the tutorial.





You need to complete the Claffis riddle on your first try of the attempt!





You need to visit all sites, inclduing subpages. This achievment is somewhat bugged though, and may randomly unlock, even though you have been to all sites a long time ago.








You need to play through the game, as usual.










You need to beat the game without failing a hack. (Usually done with "DEEP WEB OUTLAW")








You need to beat the game with in 7 days. (Usually done with "1337")










You need to complete the "Who Am I" ending!










You need to complete the "Where Am I" ending!






The next achievments are all done in the same way, but are the hardest. (None of them can be done in "Hacker Mode"!)


The way these achievments are done is simple. There are diffrent diffuclty levels for the hacks and the hardest one, master, is what you are aiming for. The rule of thumb is that if you never fail, you should be able to get the achievments after solving about 15 hacks, but it can also more. The best strat for this is to fail the gatekeeper quiz over and over again. These achievments will take alot of grinding, but finally getting them is all worth it.