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Chapter 2: The Village

Secrets of the Dark: Eclipse Mountain Walkthrough provides step-by-step instructions and custom screenshots for you to tackle this heart-stopping hidden object adventure game. You’ll enjoy the interplay of light and dark, as the screens change based on whether a room is illuminated. Secrets of the Dark: Eclipse Mountain is an exotic hidden object adventure romp for all ages.
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  • Zoom into the red mailbox.

  • Take the SCREWDRIVER.

  • Return to the Hut exterior.

  • Zoom into the barrel on the right.

  • Use the SCREWDRIVER on the yellow VALVE.

  • Take the VALVE.

  • Return to the village.

  • Move up the steps to the fountain area.

  • Click on the newspaper on the ground to add it to your journal.

  • To the left of the fountain is a grate.

  • Click to remove it.

  • Zoom inside.

  • Use the VALVE in the upper left corner to trigger a puzzle.

  • The object of the puzzle is to connect the pipeline using all necessary pipes.

  • Click on individual pipe segments to rotate them.

  • See the screenshot for solution.

  • Upon successful completion of the puzzle, the fountain will drain.

  • Take the HOTEL KEY from the empty fountain.

  • Zoom into the tree on the left.

  • Take the MAILBOX HANDLE.

  • Return to the village.

  • Zoom into the mailbox.

  • Place the MAILBOX HANDLE on the right side of the mailbox.

  • Click to open the mailbox.

  • Take the letter and the GEAR inside.

  • Zoom into the hotel door on the right.

  • Open the door with the HOTEL KEY.

  • Go inside.

  • Zoom into the stone turtle in the middle of the floor.

  • Take the CROWBAR.

  • Zoom into the desk on the right.

  • Click on the key causing it to break off in the lock.

  • Return to the pool.

  • Play the hidden object area on the right over the bushes.


  • Find the items listed.

  • Pick up some rice in foreground by the hermit crab and put in the reed bowl to get the rice bowl.

  • Receive the INSULATING TAPE.

  • Move forward to the Dock.

  • Zoom into the tool stuck beneath the board.

  • Lift the wood with the CROWBAR.

  • Take the pliers.

  • Return to the Hotel Lobby.

  • Zoom into the light switch on the left wall.

  • Repair the wire with the INSULATING TAPE.

  • Turn on the light.

  • Examine the book lying on the floor to the right.

  • Click on the Guest Register to add it to your journal.

  • Zoom into the coffee table.

  • See the receipt on the edge.

  • Click to add it to your journal.


  • Zoom into the window directly at the back of the room.

  • Use the MATCHES on the BEE SMOKER.

  • Take the BEE SMOKER.

  • Proceed through the doorway on the left.

  • You are now in the kitchen.

  • Click to open the refrigerator door and to reveal a hidden object area.

  • Find the items listed.

  • Receive the CORKSCREW.

  • Return to the Hotel Lobby.

  • Darken the room by hitting the light switch on the left.

  • Zoom into the desk on the right.

  • Remove the broken portion of the key in the lock with the PLIERS.

  • This action initiates a new puzzle.

  • The object of this game is to match keys.

  • Click on any cover to reveal the key hidden underneath.

  • Match all identical keys. (Note: The direction keys are facing matters in this game. See screenshot for solution.

  • When completed, one key will remain.

  • Take the HOTEL ROOM KEY.

  • Zoom into the door in the corner on the right.

  • Open the lock with the HOTEL ROOM KEY.

  • Go inside.

  • Play the hidden object area over the window on the left.

  • Return the items shown at the bottom of the screen to their correct places.

  • Receive the TROWEL.

  • Zoom into the bottle on the small table to the left of the doorway.

  • Remove the bottle’s cork with the CORKSCREW.

  • Take the RECIPE HALF that pops out.

  • Move through the doorway to the garden.

  • Take the STATUETTE lying on the ground.

  • Zoom into the tree roots on the right.

  • Note the statue within the tangled roots.

  • Return to the hotel lobby and switch on the light to illuminate the room again.

  • Proceed to the village.

  • Zoom into the mailbox.

  • Dig the patch of dirt next to the mailbox with the TROWEL.

  • Take the SPECIAL ITEM that is uncovered.

  • Go up the steps to the fountain.

  • Zoom into the tree on the left.

  • Disperse the bees with the BEE SMOKER.

  • Take the SPECIAL ITEM.

  • Return to the crossroads.

  • Click on the suitcase to play the hidden object area.

  • Find the items listed.

  • Cut the bag of coffee beans open to get the coffee beans.

  • Receive the INSECTICIDE.

  • Return to the Pool.

  • Zoom into the stone statue.

  • Place the SPECIAL ITEM on the plate to transform it into the UNCHARGED WHITE CRYSTAL.

  • Take the UNCHARGED WHITE CRYSTAL.

  • Return to the hotel lobby.

  • Spray the spider on the right with INSECTICIDE.

  • Take the FLY in the web.

  • Turn the light off and proceed to the garden.

  • Zoom into the plants ahead of you and at the end of the path.

  • Feed the FLY to the Venus Flytrap.

  • Take the GEAR.

  • Return to the hotel room.

  • Play the hidden object area over the left side window.

  • Return the items shown at the bottom of the screen to their correct places.

  • Receive the MACHETE.

  • Return to the Garden.

  • Zoom into the tangled statue.

  • Cut it free with the MACHETE.

  • Take the BULL PLATE.

  • Use the SPECIAL ITEM on the plate to turn it into the GEAR.

  • Take the GEAR.

  • Return to the fountain.

  • Zoom underneath the bridge on the right.

  • Place the three GEARS on the close-up to initiate a puzzle.

  • The object of the puzzle is to get all the gears moving.

  • Click to select a gear.

  • Place it on the grid.

  • Ideally, the gear in the upper right will begin rotating and move the other gears in turn.

  • See screenshot for solution.

  • Once completed, move across the bridge to the plaza.

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