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Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game Hints

Escaping club

  • 1 of 6: You remember that "PSST" guy from the previous task? Maybe he can help you get out.
  • 2 of 6: Return to the steam room and see if you can find him.
  • 3 of 6: Ask Duane about the club to learn that he has a key to the laundry room for you, but he can't push it through the drain to you.
  • 4 of 6: Once you have the key, go find the door that it unlocks.
  • 5 of 6: In the laundry room, climb up the steps that lead to the emergency fire door, then open it and leave.
  • 6 of 6: Run down the street until a cut-scene takes you to the Rome Apartment area to do the "Defuse Bomb" task.