How to survive the night

Start by looking at everything

See No Evil follows the golden rules of classic adventure games, and the first rule is that nothing is decoration. The castle is full of objects that look like set dressing and turn out to be crucial — a loose floorboard, a portrait with a strange date, a lock that does not match its keyhole. When you enter a room, work through it methodically: examine everything, then examine it again after something changes. Demons move, objects shift, and the castle is not the same place twice.

Pick up everything you can carry

Your inventory is your memory. Anything not nailed down is worth taking, because combinations in this game are rarely obvious: a tool and a distraction, an ingredient and an excuse, a promise and a price. The classic advice applies — if you have collected something, there is a reason it exists. Try combining items freely, and do not be afraid to experiment with the wrong answer. Many puzzles in See No Evil accept more than one solution, and the game is generous about letting you solve things in the order you discover them.

Talk to demons like they are people

The heart of the game is dialogue. The demons are vain, clever and bored, and they respond to how you speak to them, not to a list of correct answers. Pay attention to what each demon values: the vain ones soften at compliments, the weary ones at honesty, the mischievous ones at a good scheme. Your tone builds a reputation, and the castle gossips about you whether you like it or not.

It also pays to listen to what is not said. A demon who changes the subject is hiding something. A demon who offers a bargain without explaining the price is hoping you will not ask. The manipulative figure at the heart of the castle is the ultimate test of this: beating him means noticing the flaw in his game, and that only happens if you have been paying attention all night.

Save early, and often — then save again

With seven unique endings, See No Evil is built to be replayed, but your first run deserves to be yours. Use multiple save slots and keep one clean save at the start of each major conversation. Dialogue choices ripple forward in ways that are not always obvious, and a single offhand comment can close a route you did not know existed. Keeping a rolling set of saves means you can explore a branch, see where it leads, and still return to try the other path.

Unlocking all seven endings

Endings are decided by the balance of your choices rather than a single final decision. Each playthrough changes the equation: who you trusted, which demons you charmed, which secrets you uncovered and which you sold. To see them all, vary your approach between runs — be the honest farmer one time, the schemer the next, and the charmer the time after that. Keep notes on which choices felt significant, and do not skip the conversations that seem optional; the smallest scenes often hide the biggest forks.

Five quick tips

• Examine twice. Re-check rooms after major events; the castle changes while you are not looking.
• Combine freely. Unusual item combinations are the game's favourite trick.
• Mirror their mood. Match a demon's tone — flattery, honesty or mischief — to get the best reaction.
• Question every bargain. If a demon is not explaining the price, the price is you.
• Replay with intent. Aim each new run at a different ending and let your choices follow.

See No Evil is not a difficult game so much as an attentive one. It rewards players who look closely, listen carefully and refuse to take the castle at face value. Take your time, follow the threads, and the night will give you everything it has — all seven ways.