written 7/27/25, updated 7/29/25

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• Published: Joindots
• Platform Played: Nintendo Switch
• Price: $9.99 MSRP: $19.99
• Rated: T (Teen) for drug reference, mild violence
• Genre: Adventure
• Date Released: October 25, 2018

This is a written walkthrough for Dracula’s Legacy played on the Nintendo Switch. It’s not intended to necessarily help you solve puzzles as I tend to skip them when I find them irritating or difficult, but it does have some puzzle solutions

Game Start

What the intro cinematics

Escape the Crypt (Tutorial)

• Take the Knife
• Inspect the wall lamp
• Use the Knife on the Piece of Wire and take it
• Use the Piece of Wire on the locked chest
• Take the Crystal and Part of Mechanical Device
• Use the Crystal on the wall lamp
• Go down the now-lighted hall
• Click on the headless statue
• Take the Gear and the Shaft
• Go backwards
• Use the Part of Mechanical Device on the left wall
• Use the Gear then turn the crank
• Head through the other room again, then down the now-accessible doorway
• Listen to the helpful ghost
• Take the Harpoon
• Use the Shaft on the pickaxe head for a Pickaxe
• Use the Pickaxe on the doorway with the light
• Go in for a Hidden Puzzle

Hint: dip the paintbrush into the yellow paint, then the dragon; Use the can opener on the can; The puzzle solution is on the wall

• Go back a room
• Open up the knight’s helmet on the ground and use the Flute
• Take the Disc and use it on the wall between the green doorway and the roots

Disc Door Puzzle

Straightforward and easy: just rotate the concentric circles to complete the medusa head

• Go into the door
• Use the Knife on the coffin
• Take the Rope near the bottom and you’ll automatically combine it with the grapple hook
• Go back to the room with the hidden puzzle
• Use the Grapplehook on the orange area in the left corner
• Use the Knife to stop the gears
• Take the Gold Tooth
• Go back to the spike room and head forward
• Look at the leftmost skull and take the Bat
• Look at the bowl in the middle of the room to get the Axe and Gold Tooth
• Go back 2 rooms to the one where the big wolf was
• Use the Axe on the roots
• Go through the doorway
• Take the Glove from the corpse
• Go back and into the spike room
• Use the Bat on the coffin
• Use the Glove to take the Stone Block
• Go back outside
• Pull aside the tapestry
• Use the Stone Block

Tetris Puzzle

Fit all 5 pieces into the square

• Take the Crystal
• Go back through the medusa door to the crypt
• Use Gold Tooth x2 and the Crystal on the right-most skull
• Take the Key which fits into the door outside
• Almost there!
• Use the Axe on the tree hollow, then use it again in the back of the hollow
• Take the Cube
• Go down the west path in the next room with the broken cart
• Take the Spade, Wheel, Glasses, and Small Key
• Go back to the room with the broken cart
• Use the Wheel to get the Cart
• Use the Glasses to set the hay pile on fire (because it won’t cause a forest fire at all. Nope.)
• Go down the eastern path
• Listen to the ghost
• Use the Shovel on the dirt pile
• Use the Cube on the chest lock

Chest Lock Puzzle

Rotate the pipes to connect the start and end. Easy stuff

• Use the Cart on the Cannonball
• Take the Rope Ladder
• Go back to the room with the tree
• If you haven’t, click on the pitfall
• Use the Rope Ladder to get a Torch
• Use the Torch on the tree hollow, then the hay fire
• Go down the west path from the hay fire
• Use the Key on the backpack for a Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Replace the wing on the angel, solve the butterfly puzzle, use the battery on the flashlight

• Go back to the skeleton corpse and use the Needle and Thread on the sack on the ground
• Go to the cannon
• Use the Gunpowder, Cannonball, and Lit Torch

Town

Listen to the story

• Follow the running man
• Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Use wine bottle on stem glass, use camera on sun decor, put together plate pieces x5

• Get the Razor
• Use the Razor on the broom on the ground for a Broomstick
• Go forward
• Try to talk to the fleeing man
• Use the Razor on the bell for a String
• Take the Plank
• Go forward
• Look in the car
• Use the Razor on the key-like shape in the skeleton’s shirt
• Take the Car Keys
• Use the Car Keys on the trunk
• Take the Sponge and Crowbar
• Back up to the beginning with the burning tree
• Use the Crowbar on the barrel
• Use the Sponge in the water
• Use the Broomstick on the broken rake in the hay
• Take the Hay Fork and use it on the dead fish in the barrel
• Take the Fishhook which will automatically combine with the String
• Use the Fishhook and String on the grates on the ground
• Use your new Letterbox Key on the letterbox where the car is
• Take the Documents back to the coffin maker
• Go in
• Take the picture, Switchboard Key, and Handsaw from the cabinets
• Leave
• Use the Switchboard Key across from the coffin maker’s shop
• Take the Fuse
• Use the Hacksaw on the chained door
• Go in
• Take the Canister from the starcase
• Use the Fuse on the wall to the right

Fuse Puzzle

Once you figure out the simple instructions, this is very easy

• In the storage room, look at the leftmost cabinet
• Take the Cigar Cutter
• Use the Razor on the plastic water bottle for a “Watering Can” (I’m pretty sure they mean a funnel)
• Take the Shop Window Key from the right-side cabinet
• Take the Bucket
• Go back to the tree burning room
• Use the Bucket on the water barrel, then on the burning tree
• Go down the path
• Take the Shop Window Key, the Key to the Statue
• Use the Cigar Cutter on the skeletal hand for the Ring
• GO back to the car
• Use the Wet Sponge then the Crowbar on the window to the right
• Use the Ring on the chest
• Take the Shotgun Shells to the storage room and use them in the shotgun
• Use the Loaded Gun on the coffin maker and show him you mean business
• Use both the Shop Window Keys on the cabinets
• Take the Pliers, Angel Figurine, and Adhesive Tape
• Go back to the graveyard
• Use the Angel Figurine on the mausoleum

Puzzle!

I can’t stand these puzzles, so I skipped it

• Use the Adhesive Tape inside the tomb for a Walking Stick
• Take the Part of Fresco Painting
• Use the Crowbar, then the Shotgun Shell on the relief to the left
• Go to the room with the gasoline tank
• Use the Plank then the Canister and Pliers on the tank
• Use the Funnel and Canister of Gasoline on the car (trunk)
• Use the Walking Stick next to the skeleton
• Use the Car Keys in the ignition and turn it
• Go into the church
• Use the Star on the chest under the angel statue for a Part of Fresco Painting
• Use both Painting Parts on the picture to the right
• Take the Candle
• Return to the mausoleum and use the Candle on the gunpowder (insanely dangerously)
• Take the Suitcase Key which fits into the little bag on the ground near the gasoline tank
• Take the last Part of Fresco Painting back to the church and place it with the others
• Use your new Strange Disc in the floor

Gem Disc Puzzle

Match up the gems according to the disc clues by rotating them

• A Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Shape solution on the left, watering can on plant pot, hammer on piggy bank

Into the Countryside

• Inspect the wagon for a Hidden Puzzle

Hint: Knife on Apple, Key on Padlock, Fish Pieces x5 on Skeleton

• Get a Pumpkin
• Take the Paintbrush and dip it into the glue can
• Go down the road
• Take the Boat Hook and the Brick
• Go down the left path
• Take the Glove from the chest
• Use the Boathook on the water to get the Oar
• Go back to the town
• Use the Boathook on the left root for a Bucket
• Use the Brick on the broken window to the right
• Take the Sugar
• Use the Glove to get the Glass Shard
• Go back to the river and use the Glass Shard on the rope
• Inspect the boat
• Use the Paintbrush with Glue on the hole
• Use the Bucket on the water
• Use the Oar
• Go across the river
• Take the Key from the brambles
• Go back across the river
• Use the Key on the chest
• Take the Crystal back across the river and use it in the door

Color the Skeleton Puzzle

Memorize the color scheme and recreate it

Hint: Green Head, Pink Wing, Red Body, Blue Wing, Yellow Scythe

• Go down the stairs and listen to the helpful ghost
• Take the Burning Candle and Clothes
• Return to the fork in the road with the crows
• Use the Pumpkin and Clothes on the wooden posts
• Then use the Glass Shard, then the Burning Candle on the pumpkin
• Now that the crows are gone, go down the eastern path
• Take the Garden Shears from under the broken ladder
• Go into the abandoned mansion
• Take the Mace
• Go back to the dungeon across the river and use the Mace on the broken wall
• Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Find Keys x6, Find pieces x2 of the Jolly Roger, Use the inflator on the ball

• Get a Magnet
• Use the Garden Shears and Sugar under the lion statue
• Take the Awl
• GO back to the mansion
• Use the Awl then the Magnet in the rightmost door
• Use the Library Key on the door
• Watch the cutscene
• Take the Matches, and Vial x3 from the shelves
• Use the Vial x3 on the empty flask on the one shelf
• Take your new Flask with Acid out of the mansion and use it on the chest near the broken ladder
• Watch the cutscene
• Take the Hammer and Picture Fragment
• Go back to the town and use the Hammer on the wall with the can of glue
• Use the Nails and Hammer on the broken ladder outside the mansion
• Go back to the scarecrow and use the Ladder on the tree
• Use the Hammer on the bat
• Return to the mansion and use the Picture Fragment on the frame on the wall

Picture Puzzle

Move the pieces to make a picture, but you can only do it in columns

• Use your new Key on the other door
• Take the Silver Spoon
• Use the Garden Shears on the guitar
• On the pan to the left, use the Matches, Silver Spoon, then Arrow
• Go back a room and use the String and Arrow with Silver on the crossbow
• Use the Crossbow with Bolt on the monster
• In the next room
• Take the Sweep Brush back to the guitar room and use it on the cobwebs in the window
• Use the Knife on the cheese
• Go back to the new room and use the Knife on the Tapestry
• Take the Mousetrap
• Use it on the floor, then the Cheese
• Use the Part that Belongs to Some Mechanism and use it on the machine

Light-up Puzzle

Rotate the rings until all the lights shine

• Watch the cutscene

On the Road

• Listen to the helpful ghost
• Take the Cable from the briefcase
• Go west
• Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Thermos on teacup, Cutter on the coin, Press the symbols on the wall with the clues on the ground

• Get a Blowtorch
• Look at the rightmost griffin
• Take the Amulet
• Use the Blowtorch on the head to get the Statue Head
• Go back and now to the east
• Use the Cable and Statue Head over the tree branch on the right
• Take the Screwdriver and Fire Extinguisher from the motorcycle
• Go back and use the Fire Extinguisher and Screwdriver on the burning powerbox
• Throw the switch
• Go back down the east path and through to the other side
• Take the Rake, Oil Can, and Bent Harpoon
• Go all the way back to the beginning
• Use the Oil Can on the back of the semi
• Go in
• Take the Key to the Box and Winch
• Use the Bent Harpoon on the vise
• Go out of the truck, use the Key to the Box on the briefcase
• Take the Fuse
• Go all the way to the lake
• Use the Winch under the tree

Fuse Puzzle

Use the Fuse and solve the puzzle but changing the connections to connect the fuses

• Look inside the boat and take the Mask, Harpoon Gun, and Syringe
• Use the Mask on the submerged statue
• Use the Harpoon Gun on the angler fish (which doesn’t make sense in the least because angler fish would never be found in a shallow lake)
• Take the Amulet
• Go all the way back to the mansion with the 2 statues
• Use the Rake on the leaf pile for a Grindstone Handle
• Use the Amulet x2 on the door
• Go inside
• Use the Screwdriver on the creepy doll for a Battery
• Click on the table for a Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Hammer on Vase, Lighter on Sparkler, Paint on knight according to the picture

• Get a Valve
• Take Stick of Aspen Wood from fireplace
• Go to the back of the semi truck
• Use the Grindstone Handle in the back of the truck
• Use the Stick of Aspen Wood for a Stake
• Go to the motorcycle and use the Battery on the Torch
• Go to the lake
• Use the Valve underwater and turn it
• Take the Part of Amulet from the fountain
• Go left to the house with the stairs
• Use the Torch (hat with light) on the wall
• Take the Amulet Part and Gemstone with Metal Decoration
• Go back to the creepy doll mansion and use the Amulet Part x2 on the fireplace
• Take the Picture Piece and use it on the wall

Picture Puzzle

Rotate the pieces until you finish the picture

• Use the Key on the door
• Take the Vase of Water, Amulet, and Dust Pan
• Use the Vase of Water on the fireplace
• Take the Gemstone with Metal Decoration
• Use the Dustpan on the coals
• Use the Dustpan with Coals on the fumigator next to the fountain
• Use the Fumigating Fogger on the beehive near the lake
• Use the Amulet on the chest for another Gemstone with Metal Decoration
• Go all the way back to the white mansion and use the Gemstone with Metal Decoration x3 in the room with the magical barrier
• Use the Stake on the creepy sleeping vampire man
• Take the Broken Sword, Mirror Shard, and Part of Crypt Key
• Listen to the ghostly helper
• Go into the back of the truck
• Use the Broken Sword on the vise, then use the Blowtorch (yeah, I’m pretty sure that won’t work)
• Go to the house with the stairs
• Use the Sword on the door (…really?)
• Go in
• Take the Potion, Metal Lever, and Glue
• Read the book to figure out how to kill a vampire
• Get a Fish Knife
• Use the Fish Knife on the dead fish in the lake for a Cross on a Chain
• Go all the way back to where you killed the vampire
• Use the Glue then the Mirror Shard on the mirror
• Take the Gearwheel
• Go back to the first room and inspect the plants
• Use the Potion then pick the Garlic
• Go back to the house with the stairs
• Put the Cross on a Chain in the water in the chalice for some Stoup
• Use the Garlic, Stoup, and Syringe in the mortar and pestle
• Use the Gear on the wall clock

Gear Puzzle

Place the gears so that they all spin

• Go through the door
• Take the Lion Head
• Go back and use the Lion Head on the staircase
• Go into the hidden door
• Take the Camera
• Use the Key on the iron maiden
• Take the Marble Mask
• Go back to the room with the bats and use the Camera
• Take the Copper Disc
• Go back a room and use the Copper Disc on the book
• Use the Marble Mask x2 in the bat room
• Inject the vampire with the Syringe
• Take the Part of Crypt Key
• Listen to the ghost

Mission: Assassinate the Vampire Lord

• Go down the path
• Take the Oil, and Corkscrew
• Go back, use the Corkscrew on the barrel
• Click the empty barrel to move it, then look inside for a Valve
• Inside the guardhouse, take the Helmet and Pinch Bar
• Use the Valve on the wall, then the Oil
• Click on it to turn
• Inspect the bird nest (…I guess you climbed on top the guard bar?)
• Take the Handcuff Key, return to the carriage and use it on the handcuffs
• Use your new Handcuffs on the chain around the statue
• Use the Pinch Bar on the column
• Take the Part of Metal Disc
• Go forwards into the courtyard
• Use the Helmet on the water fountain, then take it back to the guardhouse and use it on the bones on the ground
• Take the Tooth from the uncovered T-Rex (super random)
• Go back to the courtyard and use the Tooth on the pipes
• Take the Part of Metal Disc from the drained fountain
• Use Part of Metal Disc x2 on the door
• Inside on the staircase, click on the Hidden Puzzle!

Hint: Scissors on Fabric, Paintbrush on Frame, Roman Numerals on Chest, then input the code as found on the rubble (note: must finish the rest of the puzzle to remove the wheel first)

• Go into the courtyard and use the Spear on the ladder up high
• Go up into the dining room
• Go into the kitchen
• Take the Block of Ice and Jar
• Go back to the staircase and use the Block of Ice on the dragon flame
• Take the Panel with Picture of Dragon, go back to the dining room and use it on the wall

Dragon Puzzle

Move the blocks according to the hints

• Now with the fire turned off, take the Mirror and Dragon
• Use the Dragon on the bars in the dining room
• Go through the bars into the sitting room
• Click on the left item for a Hidden Puzzle (Last one!!)

Hint: Glue on photo pieces, Pieces of figurine, Syringe on vial

• Use your new Clockhand on the clock
• Take the Coil Spring, use it on the jewelry box
• Take the Fountain Piece
• Take the Window Handle from the window
• Use the Fountain Piece on the fountain in the courtyard
• Go down, the down the stairs
• Take the Scoop Net and Casket Key
• Go back to the kitchen, use the Window Handle, then the Scoop Net on the moth
• In the dining room, use the Casket Key on the box (maybe a casket for a rodent…)
• Take the Lighter
• Go back to the creepy statue and use the Moth on the web, then the Jar (considering the size of the spider and the lack of lid…)
• Go to the staircase and use the Jar with Spider on the wall with the spider emblem (WTH?!?!)

Spider Puzzle

Move the strings until none overlap

• Get Dynamite and Dragon Key
• Go back to the dining room and use the Dragon Key on the dragon for a Flask of Flammable Fluid
• Look at the ground in front of the creepy statue
• Use the Dynamite, Flask of Flammable Fluid, then Lighter
• Listen to the ghost and watch the cutscene
• Even though you can’t check out the bone pile, for some reason you can go down the hall
• Oh. It’s your man. Except he’s looking a bit… pale.
• Take the Piece of Pipe and Bellows
• Go back to the kitchen and use the Bellows on the sack of flour
• Use the Bellows Filled with Flour on the invisible monster which suddenly starts making lots of noise when it didn’t before for some reason

• Click on the weird wheel to the left of the monster and use the Crypt Keys you’ve been carrying around for a while

Wheel Thing Puzzle

Spin the head and place the pieces on it (super easy)

• Solving the puzzle inexplicably destroys the monster
• Check out the pile of bones and use the Mirror
• Oh look, the Vampire Lord
• Take the Panel Key to the control room and open the thing on the right side
• Take the Boiler Key and use it on the boiler
• Use the Bellows
• Go back to the weird machine and turn the handle
• Use the Piece of Pipe
• Talk to your clearly vampirified dude
• Take the Shield from the busted chest
• Use it on the Vampire Lord
• Watch the cutscene that follows

GAME COMPLETE