Like almost every game ever, the Alone in the Dark remake has its own set of collectibles to gather, known as lagniappes (small gifts, essentially). Lagniappes aren't enormously difficult to find, but it's easy to miss a few as you're running your way through Derceto Manor, or the twisted realities that exist within its haunted walls.
If you're wondering what exactly a lagniappe looks like, they encompass all manner of trinkets – anything from matchbooks to cans of rat poison. In total, there are 45 of these to track down – 15 lagniappe sets, each comprising three items apiece. It's also strongly recommended that you play Alone in the Dark with player guidance set to 'Modern', as it makes collectibles easier to spot.
Lagniappes carry over from playthrough to playthrough, and you'll need to play as both Edward and Emily to collect them all, as some lagniappes can only be found as one of the two protagonists. Our guide lists lagniappes in order as they appear throughout Alone in the Dark - bear in mind that in many cases you have to collect them as soon as they're available, as there's no guarantee a lagniappe will appear if/when you return to a location.
Rat Poison (A Great Depression set) - This is on the floor in the Derceto Manor pantry as you enter the house, through the kitchen. It's by the shelves in a pile of rags. It's a red tin, so pretty hard to miss.
Streetcar Ticket (The Crescent City set) – Once you leave the kitchen, turn right and go through the iron door into the cellar. On a shelf directly opposite the door, you'll find this.
Rubber Stamp (Lost Children set) - You'll find this on the reception counter by the bell in the Reception room off the Stair Hall.
Preserved Reptile (A Goat Without Horns set) – At a certain point, you'll visit the 'Johnny the Conqueror' corner store in the French Quarter. You'll find this on a bench in the store as Edward or on the floor as Emily.
Ju-ju (The Crescent City set) - On the balcony of the courtyard in the French Quarter, after entering using Batiste's keys. You'll climb the stairs and fight some monsters, then find this on a stool to the right of the stairway as you come up.
Chapter 2 Lagniappes
Rorschach (When it Makes You Worse set) - On a shelf near the safe in the Clerk's Office, off the Reception. Accessed using Batiste's keys.
Alone in the Dark (The Hartwood Curse set) - You can find this in the Clerk's Office safe, off the Reception room. The safe combination is 913 – that's left to IX, right to I, and then left to III.
Fountain Pen (Lost Children set) – Upstairs in Derceto Manor, on the table near the fan in Room #5 (Batiste's Room).
Mummified Cat (Beast of Burden set) – Upon returning to the Kitchen Garden during Chapter 2, search in the soil near the statue to find this. Gross.
Discarded Palette (The Hartwood Curse set) – While in The Hateful Mound, you'll need to lower a bridge in the barn using a lever. Once you've done that, go up to the second floor and head towards an open window, being sure not to go through it. If you do, this will start a cutscene and you'll miss your chance to get the collectible (if this happens, load up a save). You'll find this inside a metal box.
Gazing Statuette (Beast of Burden set) – After breaking the wooden barrier in The Hateful Mound, you'll reach an area where you can shimmy between a corrugated iron sheet and a crate near the shack to the left. You'll find the item, and a monster, inside.
Dog Collar (Lost Children set) – After leaving The Hateful Mound, you'll wake up next to Jeremy's Bag. Inside is a palette knife which you can use on the door to the Drawing Room. Opposite the door is a table by the window – on the shelf under the tabletop, you'll find this. This completes the Lost Children Lagniappes set, granting access to the shotgun in the Small Parlor.
A Brightness From Afar (Vagabonds set) – Upon returning to the Library after leaving The Hateful Mound as Emily, you'll find this on the coffee table opposite the fireplace. It'll be left behind by Ruth on the Mezzanine later on, when playing as Edward.
Forsaken Crucifix (A Thousand Young set) – Once you've unlocked the second door down in the Cellar, you'll find this item on the wine rack opposite the entrance. Should you turn the power off without grabbing this, you'll need to turn it back on to pick it up.
Beignet (A Great Depression set) – After entering the Mezzanine area of Derceto Manor (accessible from Chapter 2), head left. You'll find this in a dish.
Syringe (A Great Depression set) – Once you reach the Grand Parlor via the Mezzanine stairwell, you'll find this item on the floor directly ahead of you, to the right of the piano that's fallen through the ceiling.
Nurse’s Watch (A Thousand Young set) – Return to Lottie's Room on the First Floor (the one off the Servant's Stairs with the medicine box on the table) and close her window to nab this.
A Brightness From Afar (Vagabonds set) – This is lying on the table Ruth was sitting at in the Mezzanine area when playing as Edward.
Jack in the Box (When It Makes You Worse set) – After using the Sitting Room key, take the first door on the right into Grace's Room. You'll find the Jack in the Box on a chair in the corner, but need to wait for the mechanism to stop before picking it up.
Sheet Music (Dying With Dignity set) – In the cemetery catacombs, you'll be set upon by loads of shitty monsters. Once you've lost them, you'll reach a ledge. Before climbing up it, turn to your left and enter the gap. You'll find this item on the other side, sitting on a rock.
Chapter 3 Lagniappes
Unmasked Evil (Beast of Burden set) – This is found on the third floor of the library, through a gap in the wall with the vines that you can squeeze through. The collectible is found on a table within the room there.
Matchbook (The Crescent City set) – earned automatically after escaping the Dark Man and entering the New Orleans docks.
Typewriter Ribbon (Death of the Author set) – On the docks, there are two cranes to the right, through a maze of barrels. By the one on the left, across some planks, is this item.
Severed Horn (A Thousand Young set) – found at the front of the Pregzt Shipping Company Warehouse interior, sat on a crate near the doors illuminated by an oil lamp.
Witness the Black Pharaoh (The Hartwood Curse set) – Once the fog has cleared on the docks after leaving the warehouse, head towards the alley by the building with a red door. The collectible is a poster on the left wall.
Canopic Jar (Vagabonds set) – once you descend into the tomb in the desert, turn around and go to the foot of the statue there. You'll find this at the statue's feet.
Children of a Dark Sun (Unspeakable Cults set) – you'll find this tablet in a side room at the upper level in the desert tomb. This room will open after lining up the second lens – keep an eye out for it on your right-hand side when entering from the upper balcony.
Chapter 4 Lagniappes
Broken Spectacles (Death of the Author set) – You'll find these in the WC sink upon returning to Derceto Manor, on your way to Doctor Gray's Office.
Opera Playbill (The Pirates of Ponchartrain set) – Upon returning to Derceto, you'll have to head through the Library and into the Small Parlor. As you enter the Parlor, look to your left where you'll see an armchair in the corner. This item is laying on the chair.
Movie Script (Death of the Author set)– When you have to break into Doctor Gray's Office, head upstairs to Cassandra's Room. You'll find this in a suitcase to the left of the entrance. There's also a clue in the typewriter.
The Flying Dutchman (When It Makes You Worse set) - On your way to snoop around Doctor Gray's Office, head to the Treatment Room. You'll find this postcard on a white chaise longue.
Do Not Disturb (Prisoner of Ice set) – You'll find this hanging on the door handle of the locked door to Doctor Gray's Apartment, at the top of the Servant's Stairs.
War Photo (Dying With Dignity set) – While playingas Emily, this can be found in Ruth's room, the middle room down in the First Floor Hall. It's on the bedside table, under the light sconce.
Ashes of Indigo (Unspeakable Cults set) – After unlocking First Floor Hall (the corridor off the Stair Hall), head to the door right at the end of the corridor to the left. This is on a covered piece of furniture to the right of the entrance, by the window.
Jangling Shaker (A Goat Without Horns set) – While you're down the First Floor Hall corridor, going through the double doors will see the Grand Parlor transformed into a swanky cocktail bar. You'll find this behind the bar.
Map of Caribbean (The Pirates of Pontchartrain set) – This is inside the globe-shaped drinks receptacle upstairs in the Sitting Room, near Grace's Room. You'll need the France-shaped missing piece, which slots into the globe to open this.
Curious Napkin (All The World's A Stage) – After finding yourself in the car in the parkas Edward, you'll follow the red string towards a hotel. The item it to the right of the door as you enter the reception area.
Profane Totem (A Goat Without Horns) – When you're running through the swampy bayou after leaping from the hotel as Edward, you'll come to a junction where you can go left to a shack, or right to the path onward. Go left and explore the shack – this item is on the floor inside.
Box of Biscuits (All the World's a Stage set) – This is anEmily only collectible found in the flooded basement after you've returned from the section in the trenches. It's found in the room with the fusebox puzzle, on a desk in the corner.
Toe Tag (Dying With Dignity set) – After solving the puzzle with the Derceto Manor blueprint in the flooded basement with Emily, there's a cutscene. Once it's finished, you'll receive 'The Truth' key – turn round and go to the row of covered bodies and grab this off the one with its foot exposed.
Scapegoat (Unspeakable Cults set)– After unlocking the bottom part of the stairwell as Edward, you'll descend and go through a red door. Upon entering said door, look to your right. The item is on a gurney there. To get this as Emily, you need to solve the fusebox puzzle first, at which point you'll then head towards the red door to exit.
Tessellated Shard (Prisoner of Ice set) – After you've outrun the rising water in the stairwell, you'll be back in the Attic. Go to the corner behind the partition, where you'll see a lightbulb and a bust on table. The item is next to the bust.
Broken Compass (Vagabonds set) – While looking for Jeremy aboard the steamboat, head right down to the lower deck and enter the red double doors. This will be on a crate right in front of you.
Pallid Mask (The Pirates of Pontchartrain set) - Head to the uppermost deck of the steamboat, then drop down a hole at the bow (there's a big old bell there), next to a red oil lamp. This will lead you into the kitchen, where through the doorway, you'll find a red armchair to your right. The item is sat on the chair.
Toy Talisman (All the World's a Stage set) – You'll find this on the floor of Doctor Gray's Apartment, between his desk and the globe in the corner, after picking up the False Book.
Sallow Offering (Prisoner of Ice set) – Upon entering the showy tundra through the closet in Doctor Gray's closet, you'll emerge in a camp. Walk over to the second tent on the right, where this is by the guy rope holding it up.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Like almost every game ever, the Alone in the Dark remake has its own set of collectibles to gather, known as lagniappes (small gifts, essentially). Lagniappes aren't enormously difficult to find, but it's easy to miss a few as you're running your way through Derceto Manor, or the twisted realities that exist within its haunted walls.
If you're wondering what exactly a lagniappe looks like, they encompass all manner of trinkets – anything from matchbooks to cans of rat poison. In total, there are 45 of these to track down – 15 lagniappe sets, each comprising three items apiece. It's also strongly recommended that you play Alone in the Dark with player guidance set to 'Modern', as it makes collectibles easier to spot.
Lagniappes carry over from playthrough to playthrough, and you'll need to play as both Edward and Emily to collect them all, as some lagniappes can only be found as one of the two protagonists. Our guide lists lagniappes in order as they appear throughout Alone in the Dark - bear in mind that in many cases you have to collect them as soon as they're available, as there's no guarantee a lagniappe will appear if/when you return to a location.
Chapter 1 Lagniappes
Rat Poison (A Great Depression set) - This is on the floor in the Derceto Manor pantry as you enter the house, through the kitchen. It's by the shelves in a pile of rags. It's a red tin, so pretty hard to miss.
Streetcar Ticket (The Crescent City set) – Once you leave the kitchen, turn right and go through the iron door into the cellar. On a shelf directly opposite the door, you'll find this.
Rubber Stamp (Lost Children set) - You'll find this on the reception counter by the bell in the Reception room off the Stair Hall.
Preserved Reptile (A Goat Without Horns set) – At a certain point, you'll visit the 'Johnny the Conqueror' corner store in the French Quarter. You'll find this on a bench in the store as Edward or on the floor as Emily.
Ju-ju (The Crescent City set) - On the balcony of the courtyard in the French Quarter, after entering using Batiste's keys. You'll climb the stairs and fight some monsters, then find this on a stool to the right of the stairway as you come up.
Chapter 2 Lagniappes
Rorschach (When it Makes You Worse set) - On a shelf near the safe in the Clerk's Office, off the Reception. Accessed using Batiste's keys.
Alone in the Dark (The Hartwood Curse set) - You can find this in the Clerk's Office safe, off the Reception room. The safe combination is 913 – that's left to IX, right to I, and then left to III.
Fountain Pen (Lost Children set) – Upstairs in Derceto Manor, on the table near the fan in Room #5 (Batiste's Room).
Mummified Cat (Beast of Burden set) – Upon returning to the Kitchen Garden during Chapter 2, search in the soil near the statue to find this. Gross.
Discarded Palette (The Hartwood Curse set) – While in The Hateful Mound, you'll need to lower a bridge in the barn using a lever. Once you've done that, go up to the second floor and head towards an open window, being sure not to go through it. If you do, this will start a cutscene and you'll miss your chance to get the collectible (if this happens, load up a save). You'll find this inside a metal box.
Gazing Statuette (Beast of Burden set) – After breaking the wooden barrier in The Hateful Mound, you'll reach an area where you can shimmy between a corrugated iron sheet and a crate near the shack to the left. You'll find the item, and a monster, inside.
Dog Collar (Lost Children set) – After leaving The Hateful Mound, you'll wake up next to Jeremy's Bag. Inside is a palette knife which you can use on the door to the Drawing Room. Opposite the door is a table by the window – on the shelf under the tabletop, you'll find this. This completes the Lost Children Lagniappes set, granting access to the shotgun in the Small Parlor.
A Brightness From Afar (Vagabonds set) – Upon returning to the Library after leaving The Hateful Mound as Emily, you'll find this on the coffee table opposite the fireplace. It'll be left behind by Ruth on the Mezzanine later on, when playing as Edward.
Forsaken Crucifix (A Thousand Young set) – Once you've unlocked the second door down in the Cellar, you'll find this item on the wine rack opposite the entrance. Should you turn the power off without grabbing this, you'll need to turn it back on to pick it up.
Beignet (A Great Depression set) – After entering the Mezzanine area of Derceto Manor (accessible from Chapter 2), head left. You'll find this in a dish.
Syringe (A Great Depression set) – Once you reach the Grand Parlor via the Mezzanine stairwell, you'll find this item on the floor directly ahead of you, to the right of the piano that's fallen through the ceiling.
Nurse’s Watch (A Thousand Young set) – Return to Lottie's Room on the First Floor (the one off the Servant's Stairs with the medicine box on the table) and close her window to nab this.
A Brightness From Afar (Vagabonds set) – This is lying on the table Ruth was sitting at in the Mezzanine area when playing as Edward.
Jack in the Box (When It Makes You Worse set) – After using the Sitting Room key, take the first door on the right into Grace's Room. You'll find the Jack in the Box on a chair in the corner, but need to wait for the mechanism to stop before picking it up.
Sheet Music (Dying With Dignity set) – In the cemetery catacombs, you'll be set upon by loads of shitty monsters. Once you've lost them, you'll reach a ledge. Before climbing up it, turn to your left and enter the gap. You'll find this item on the other side, sitting on a rock.
Chapter 3 Lagniappes
Unmasked Evil (Beast of Burden set) – This is found on the third floor of the library, through a gap in the wall with the vines that you can squeeze through. The collectible is found on a table within the room there.
Matchbook (The Crescent City set) – earned automatically after escaping the Dark Man and entering the New Orleans docks.
Typewriter Ribbon (Death of the Author set) – On the docks, there are two cranes to the right, through a maze of barrels. By the one on the left, across some planks, is this item.
Severed Horn (A Thousand Young set) – found at the front of the Pregzt Shipping Company Warehouse interior, sat on a crate near the doors illuminated by an oil lamp.
Witness the Black Pharaoh (The Hartwood Curse set) – Once the fog has cleared on the docks after leaving the warehouse, head towards the alley by the building with a red door. The collectible is a poster on the left wall.
Canopic Jar (Vagabonds set) – once you descend into the tomb in the desert, turn around and go to the foot of the statue there. You'll find this at the statue's feet.
Children of a Dark Sun (Unspeakable Cults set) – you'll find this tablet in a side room at the upper level in the desert tomb. This room will open after lining up the second lens – keep an eye out for it on your right-hand side when entering from the upper balcony.
Chapter 4 Lagniappes
Broken Spectacles (Death of the Author set) – You'll find these in the WC sink upon returning to Derceto Manor, on your way to Doctor Gray's Office.
Opera Playbill (The Pirates of Ponchartrain set) – Upon returning to Derceto, you'll have to head through the Library and into the Small Parlor. As you enter the Parlor, look to your left where you'll see an armchair in the corner. This item is laying on the chair.
Movie Script (Death of the Author set)– When you have to break into Doctor Gray's Office, head upstairs to Cassandra's Room. You'll find this in a suitcase to the left of the entrance. There's also a clue in the typewriter.
The Flying Dutchman (When It Makes You Worse set) - On your way to snoop around Doctor Gray's Office, head to the Treatment Room. You'll find this postcard on a white chaise longue.
Do Not Disturb (Prisoner of Ice set) – You'll find this hanging on the door handle of the locked door to Doctor Gray's Apartment, at the top of the Servant's Stairs.
War Photo (Dying With Dignity set) – While playing as Emily, this can be found in Ruth's room, the middle room down in the First Floor Hall. It's on the bedside table, under the light sconce.
Ashes of Indigo (Unspeakable Cults set) – After unlocking First Floor Hall (the corridor off the Stair Hall), head to the door right at the end of the corridor to the left. This is on a covered piece of furniture to the right of the entrance, by the window.
Jangling Shaker (A Goat Without Horns set) – While you're down the First Floor Hall corridor, going through the double doors will see the Grand Parlor transformed into a swanky cocktail bar. You'll find this behind the bar.
Map of Caribbean (The Pirates of Pontchartrain set) – This is inside the globe-shaped drinks receptacle upstairs in the Sitting Room, near Grace's Room. You'll need the France-shaped missing piece, which slots into the globe to open this.
Curious Napkin (All The World's A Stage) – After finding yourself in the car in the park as Edward, you'll follow the red string towards a hotel. The item it to the right of the door as you enter the reception area.
Profane Totem (A Goat Without Horns) – When you're running through the swampy bayou after leaping from the hotel as Edward, you'll come to a junction where you can go left to a shack, or right to the path onward. Go left and explore the shack – this item is on the floor inside.
Box of Biscuits (All the World's a Stage set) – This is an Emily only collectible found in the flooded basement after you've returned from the section in the trenches. It's found in the room with the fusebox puzzle, on a desk in the corner.
Toe Tag (Dying With Dignity set) – After solving the puzzle with the Derceto Manor blueprint in the flooded basement with Emily, there's a cutscene. Once it's finished, you'll receive 'The Truth' key – turn round and go to the row of covered bodies and grab this off the one with its foot exposed.
Scapegoat (Unspeakable Cults set)– After unlocking the bottom part of the stairwell as Edward, you'll descend and go through a red door. Upon entering said door, look to your right. The item is on a gurney there. To get this as Emily, you need to solve the fusebox puzzle first, at which point you'll then head towards the red door to exit.
Tessellated Shard (Prisoner of Ice set) – After you've outrun the rising water in the stairwell, you'll be back in the Attic. Go to the corner behind the partition, where you'll see a lightbulb and a bust on table. The item is next to the bust.
Broken Compass (Vagabonds set) – While looking for Jeremy aboard the steamboat, head right down to the lower deck and enter the red double doors. This will be on a crate right in front of you.
Pallid Mask (The Pirates of Pontchartrain set) - Head to the uppermost deck of the steamboat, then drop down a hole at the bow (there's a big old bell there), next to a red oil lamp. This will lead you into the kitchen, where through the doorway, you'll find a red armchair to your right. The item is sat on the chair.
Toy Talisman (All the World's a Stage set) – You'll find this on the floor of Doctor Gray's Apartment, between his desk and the globe in the corner, after picking up the False Book.
Sallow Offering (Prisoner of Ice set) – Upon entering the showy tundra through the closet in Doctor Gray's closet, you'll emerge in a camp. Walk over to the second tent on the right, where this is by the guy rope holding it up.
Chapter 5 Lagniappes
No lagniappes here, folks! You're done!
Lagniappes by set
Vagabonds
A Goat Without Horns
A Great Depression
All the World's a Stage
A Thousand Young
Beast of Burden
Death of the Author
Dying With Dignity
Lost Children
Prisoner of Ice
The Crescent City
The Hartwood Curse
Unspeakable Cults
The Pirates of Pontchartrain
When It Makes You Worse