You may get stuck at some point while playing Dear Santa. No problem, it happens to the best of us.
On this page you will find the answers to all your questions. However, we recommend you don’t look for answers right away, because then you may rush through the game too quickly and that would be a shame. After all, it is a puzzle game and getting stuck every now and then is a part of the fun. So these hints are just for those times where you really can’t figure it out by yourself.
If you don’t have that feeling, then read no further to avoid spoilers!
Box:
Envelope – Chapter 1:
Envelope – Chapter 2:
Envelope – Chapter 3:
At the bottom of the box:
Each DarkPark Home Adventure is assembled by hand with the utmost care. Nevertheless, something may unexpectedly be missing from the game, it happens. If it turns out that this is the case for you, you can reach us at: hello@darkpark.com
We will fix it for you as soon as possible.
Make sure you don’t open the envelopes until you get a sign that you may.
So investigate the first 4 documents first.
Could you maybe get a hint on The Missing Person Network’s website?
He’s entered his username on the back of the flyer: Julian
He has forgotten the password, but if you click on ‘Forgot your password?’ on the website, you get a hint.
On the back of the photo of Julian and his dog you can see that his pet’s name is ‘Buddy’.
This is the password.
However, two more numbers are circled. Do you think Julian might have done that?
These numbers are (from left to right): 86154
Which Queen is he talking about?
There’s a hint below the stamp on the envelope that you can apply to the letters.
If you move four letters forwards starting from each letter that is underlined and put all of the letters you end up at in a row, you get the sentence:
I have some dirt on Chris.
TJ sits next to Catherine on the right side of the table, next to that is Rudolf and next to that is an empty chair. Chris sits next to the empty chair.
Julian sits alone at the head of the table, at the bottom of the drawing.
Next to Julian, Sophia sits on the left side of the table and next to that sits Henry.
Next to Henry sits Carol and, finally, Kevin sits between Carol and Charles.
Julian gives the hint: red, blue, orange, green, pink
Is there a document in this chapter that includes those colors?
Look at it line by line.
If you put the letters in the correct order line by line according to the colors that Julian has given as a hint, written out numbers will appear.
Example: Eight (8)
The password to log in to the ‘Locations’ category is: 3829105
For this puzzle you need the map and the beer coaster.
The beer coaster shows that Carol has visited some locations on foot and some locations by car.
On the map’s legend you can see how much distance someone can travel in a certain amount of time per foot and per car.
Some routes lead past a location that Carol has already visited.
Carol’s route passes Berwick College first.
The envelope of Henry’s letter in chapter 1 shows that Carol lives in London.
The postcard from chapter 1 shows that Carol would love to go to Fiji.
The train ticket from chapter 2 states that Julian was traveling to ‘Portsmouth and Southsea’ when he went to visit his Aunt Sophia.
If you solve the puzzle with the map you will find out that Carol is taking her son to Berwick College.
If you solve the puzzle with the map you will find out that Carol works out at ‘Palmer Pilatus’.
If you solve the puzzle with the map you will find out that Carol borrows her books from ‘Churchill Library’.
If you solve the puzzle with the map you will find out that Carol likes to shop at ‘Royal Outlets’.
If you solve the puzzle with the map you will find out that Carol has her money managed by ‘Fairfield Bank’.
Maybe there’s a website you can visit?
What does mother mean by ‘a secret on the inside’?
Examine the inside of the envelope.
The drawing on the inside of the envelope depicts a flower, do you see similar flowers elsewhere?
Mother has drawn flowers on the corners of her farewell letter.
There’s an image in the shape of an arrow on the inside of the envelope. If you follow this arrow on the letter from mother you will find the correct order of the numbers of drawn flowers.
So the code is: 5423
(Or 4532 if you turn the sticker upside down. That code works too)
Chapter two contained Julian’s rolled-up wish list. He has hidden a puzzle in it.
There is also a hint on the back of his wish list.
The green ribbon around Julian’s wish list features numbers and an asterisk.
You also need the drawings on the back of the train ticket to solve this puzzle.
Keep in mind that the train ticket has been torn off.
You can use the green ribbon as a measuring tape.
If you place the asterisk on the green ribbon on the asterisk at the beginning of the presents on Julian’s wish list, the asterisk that’s written at the end of each item will end up with a number.
The train ticket has four drawings that correspond to presents that Julian asks for. With this you can determine the four digits you need for the code and also find out the sequence.
So the code is: 4132
At the end of the second video from mom, you get a few sequences of snow crystals as a clue.
Is there a part in chapter 3 where you find those same snow crystals?
In the image with the snow crystals at the end of the video of mother there are 5 lines.
The order of the snow crystals in each individual line is important.
It may help to use a marker when looking for the right snow crystals on mom’s Christmas card.
If you connect the snow crystals on the Christmas card in the correct order per line, a letter will show up every time.
You’re looking for 5 letters in total, because there are 5 lines.
If you keep connecting the snow crystals on the Christmas card as they are in mother’s example at the end of video 2, you will find 5 letters.
These letters together form the word: PROUD
There’s a piece of cardboard at the very bottom of the box on which mother has made a photo collage of the family. It’s just that all the pictures have been lost over the years.
Fortunately, Julian found them in his search for clues.
But which photo belongs where?
In the top row, all photos of family members are listed in chronological order.
So the photo taken the longest ago will be on the far left and the newest photo will be on the far right.
Mother and father’s 4 holiday photos are in the middle row.
The flags on the collage board indicate in which order the photos should be.
Africa, Italy, France, China.
Julian’s four photo’s go in the bottom row.
Mother made four drawings to indicate the sequence of the photos.
Christmas tree, water, magnifying glass, dog
Don’t forget to add an exclamation mark after the phrase you find in the photo collage.
If all the photos are in the right place and you read the letters on them in order, you get the sentence:
I will never leave you.
Don’t forget to add an exclamation mark.
Now you have the password for the last video.
What could mother mean by ‘How many days until Christmas?’?
Is there perhaps another part in the chapter 3 envelope that this could be about?
Mother made a small drawing on the back of the advent calendar.
Take a good look at the four videos of mother.
Mother wears a different Christmas sweater in each video.
Each sweater has a figure that you can find on the advent calendar.
If you look for the four figures from mother’s Christmas sweaters on the advent calendar, you will find the numbers that make up the telephone number you need to enter at www.missingperson.network
The telephone number is: 1411824