written 7/21/25, updated 7/27/25

Published: Joindots
Platform Played: Nintendo Switch
Price: $11.99 MSRP: $15.99
Rated: T (Teen) for blood and violence
Genre: Adventure
Date Released: March 30, 2023

This is a written walkthrough for Kingdom of Aurelia – Mystery of the Poisoned Dagger by Joindots GmbH (Germany) and Shaman Games, played on the Nintendo Switch. Though it has solutions to most puzzles, I tend to skip them when I find them irritating or difficult

Game Start

What the intro cinematics

Fun Note: if you played the prequel, Namariel Legends: the Iron Lord which was released for the Switch in April 2023, one month after this game, you would notice that the names are all a tad bit different

Escape the Castle

Show the King the Amulet
Pick up the Parts of Dial x3 (left table, on the bed, and on the ottoman)
Pick up the Brush
Read the Royal Decree
Read the Letter from Pharion
Go left into the next room
Click on the person in the room
Pick up the Powder Box from near the globe
Pick up the Part of the Dial from the fireplace
Pick up the Pliers and read the Note from the broken window
Read the Torn Book and the Report from Kerner from the floor
Click on the bookstand
Take the Compass
Use the Parts of Dial x4
Combine the Powder Box + Brush
Use Brush with Powder on dial

Dial Puzzle – rotate the inner dial so that the arrows line up with the matching symbols, then hit the button. Easy peasey.

Take the Crystal and turn the pages of the book for clues

Globe Puzzle – using the clue from the prior puzzle, click the appropriate countries on the globe

Hint: Red Eye, Blue Stars, Arrow

Take the Blue Key
Look at the clock on the mantel

Clock Puzzle – super simple. Using the clue from the book, solve it. Super simple.

Hint: Turn the clock hands back to 9:30, then forward to 4:00

Get the Red Key
Return to the bedroom to find the King gone
Read the 2nd Report from Kerner on the ground
Click on the map on the right wall
Use the Pliers to get a Nail, Tree, and Lock Part
Use the Lock Part on the left cabinet for a Hidden Object Puzzle
Get a Corkscrew for your efforts
Use the Nail, then the Crystal on the yellow thing on the left table
Take it.

It’s Jim! No… Tim! The Robot!

Click on Tim and use it on the shield high up above the bed
Look at the pedestal, turn the button, use the Tree, and click the button again for the Green Key
Move the painting to the right of the bed to uncover 3 keyholes
Use the Keys x3 in their appropriate slots and turn them
Move through the secret door to find a dead body… and a doggone worm bot
Examine the body for a Note (looks like this is our suspected bad guy) and Tongs
Pick up the Mallet from the ground and use it on the broken wall to the left
Take the Iron
Backtrack to the fireplace and use the Tongs
Combine the Hot Coal + Iron
Use the Hot Iron on the wall above the corpse

Puzzle! – In this puzzle, you must click on the correct things, but if you mess up even once, you have to do it over again

Turn the handle
Take the Valve from the closest bucket and use it on the pipe to the right
Turn it
Zoom into the pipe near the red cloth and use the Corkscrew
Now use the Cork, then Mallet to stop up the waterspout
Boom, baby! Head through the opened grate

Get out of Town

Read the Newspaper from the ground
Take the Needles from the basket
Go towards the robot. If you try to click on it, that damned worm destroys it
Pick up the Mechanical Soldier’s Broken Head and Mechanical Soldier Part
Take the Ladder
Read the Wanted Poster
Check out the statue and the Proclamation
Pick up Hay and another Mechanical Soldier Part
Use the Hay on the horse and take the Screwdriver
Use the Screwdriver on the sign for the Bow-Tie
Use the Bow-Tie on the cat next to the door to open it
Talk to Leonard, the man inside
Pick up the Hose on the table
Look at the fish on the shelf
Open both locks, then use the Needles on them
Open the door, take the Wrench and the Fish
Place the Fish on the apparatus on the counter, connect the lines, then turn the crank to get a Charged Fish
Take the Abrasive to the right of Leonard
Return to the statue and use the Ladder
Climb up
Use the Abrasive then the Screwdriver to get a Propeller
Now use the Wrench for a Crystal
Back out, use the Hose on the hydrant, and turn the nozzle
Inspect the water
Try to get the piece, and use the Charged Fish to keep your limbs
“Guide” the crabs into the fish’s mouth for a Mechanical Soldier Part
Aaaand, back to the laboratory to assemble the robot
Place all the pieces, then follow the instructions on the wall: Head > Crystal > Hat > Eye > Mouth
Click on the solder gun to finish
Leonard gives you the Mindscope, then a flashbang flies in, and he disappears out the window.

Welp.

Use Tim to pick up the Crown
Go back out and use it on the statue for a Halberd
Fix the robot’s Head and give it the Halberd so that it can open the door
Head on through!

Catch a Boat

Click on the boat to watch it speed away
Have Tim lower the bridge for you
Head forth and talk to the kid that’s fishing

Note: I somehow managed to mess up the game by accidentally clicking on the Mindscope and hitting the B button too many times. Had to close and restart the game

Take the Fish from the bucket
Take the Coil from the barrel
Take the Scoop Base from the door
Take the Lightbulb from the buoy and place the Fish there
Open the hatch on ground, and use the Lightbulb on the left wall
Take the Gaff and use it on the buoy
With the crow gone, grab the Scissors and Hairpin
Use the Scissors on the net by the hatch
Combine the Net + Scoop Base + Coil
Use the Scoop Net on the crow
Use the Key on the door
Go in, look at the pulley system in the window, and use the Hairpin
Crank it to snag the Teapot
Retrieve the Hairpin
Read the Note, and take the Spatula
Look under the bed for a Hidden Object Puzzle
Take the Statuette
Go back out and pull the handle on the mechanism by the kid
Look on the boat for the other Statuette
Use both Statuettes on the box on the table inside

Box Puzzle – I hate these types of puzzles, so I just skipped it.

Take the Insulating Tape and Boat Key
Back outside, get on the boat, use the Boat Key, pull the brown handle next to the ignition, and then the Hairclip on the handle
Take the Pump
Back on land, use the Spatula on the barrel of oil
Use the Pump
Use the Teapot
Back on the boat, use the Teapot with Fuel
Turn the ignition, and off you go!

Through the Gates

Checking out the controls gets you another run-in with the worm
Use the Insulating Tape on the uncovered wires
Check on the telescope for a cutscene and the solution to the Switch Minipuzzle
Solve it to move the ladder

Hint: Up, Down, Down, Up

Head up the stairs, smash the window with the Wrench, take the Glass Shard, then open the door

Oh look, Leonard! Aaaand the bug. Oh, good. Killed it.

Use the Glass Shard on Leonard who gives you the Cellar Key
Plunder the Battery from the dead worm
Take the Broom
Take the Cylinder
Read the Note
Take the Thumbtacks and Scheme from the wall next to the door
Use the Cellar Key on the floor hatch to get the Broken Drill, Crowbar, and Hook
Back outside, use the Hook on the pulley
Nab the Thumbtacks, Saw, and Nippers
Use the Thumbtacks on the little wind propellers next to the stairs
Head back inside
Look the far wall, and use the Scheme for the answer to the minipuzzle

Another Puzzle – Yet again, I skip these types of puzzles

Go through the open door
Take the Borer from the vise in the back and replace it with the Broom
Use the Saw to get Broom Pieces
Use the Cylinder on the big thing in the middle of the room for a Cylinder with Nitrogen
Combine the Broken Drill + Borer + Battery
Use the new Drill on holes in the right-side wall
Use the Broom Pieces
On the upside, spray the bomb vent thing with the Cylinder with Nitrogen
Take the Fuse
Use the Nippers on all 4 sets of wires
Take the bomb off, turn the wheel, and send Tim down
Grab the Access Card and find Leonard trying to kill you
Use the Crowbar on the grates where Tim has crashed
Use the Wrench on its Propeller, and replace it
Nice to have your pal back, send it right out the other pipe to open the hatch for you
Go back and pull the pin out of the real Leonard’s back
Insert the Access Card into the slot to the upper right of the control panel
Head back to the boat

Smuggler’s Quay

Click anywhere to see “Pharion” close a grate on you
Right away, use Tim to knock the thing on the ceiling beam down
Take the Skull and use it in the grate doors

Whoops. Explosion!

Take the Chest Key, Scoop and the Slip of Paper
Utilize the Chest Key for Grease, Decoder, and Jug
Inspect the crates for a Machete
Use your Crowbar on the big box closest to you
Inside the box, place the Slip of Paper on the paperclips and execute a Hidden Object Puzzle for Dragon Parts
Use the Machete, then the Scoop on the burlap bag in front of the big box
Place the Dragon Parts on the crate

Assembly Puzzle – Follow the directions to put the dragon together (it doesn’t matter what order you do it in)

Back in the tunnel, use your new Blowtorch on the grates
Take the Decoder
Use the Grease on the stuck valve
Combine Jug + Scoop with Powder + Fuse
Leave the tunnel for a nice explosion that somehow obliterated only the rocks in the way, then go through it
After the cutscene, use the Machete on the vines to the right side
Head up the ladder
Send Tim down the pipe
Use the newly acquired Key on the locked journal
Use the Decoder

Puzzle! Line up the 2 decoders with the symbols

You’ll get a Paper Code
Before inspecting the telephone, use the Insulating Tape on the sparking wires
Now, use the Paper Code on the telephone
Pick up the receiver, then dial the provided number
While the guard is distracted, steal over to the balloon and ride it away!

Mountain Pass

Pick up the Tongs from the rope
Pick up the Mattock from the toolbox above the basket
Move forward
Pick up the Pieces of Iron x3 and the Canister
Open the door to the right and go in
Pick up the Telescope without Lens, Sandpaper, and Handle
Go backwards and use the Mattock on the left rock wall
Use the Scoop on the pile to get the Coal
Look at the building ahead
Use the Sandpaper

Find the objects puzzle! Like the other finding puzzles, if you mess up even once, you have to do it all over again

Head inside
Pick up Bucket and Matrix
Use Handle on yellow generator (near left)
Use Matrix underneath the long channel next to the water basin
Inspect the drill press, and take the Matches
Inspect the hanging bucket, and place the Pieces of Iron into it
Use the Coal, then the Canister, then the Matches
Tip the bucket
Use the Tongs on the now-full Matrix
Use the Bucket on the water basin to get a Bucket Whit [sic] Water
Combine Matrix + Bucket Whit [sic] Water
Place the new Template into the vise below the drill press, then press the red button
You now have a Detent

Definition: Detent – “a catch in a machine which prevents motion until released”

Go back to the broken-down tower to use the Detent on the rightmost crank
Now you can crank both cranks to reach the other side
Pick up the Board
Head on through
Pick up Board x2
Head up the path
Take the Handle and Magnet
Use the Telescope without Lens on the stand
Go backwards
Use the Mattock on the rock face next to the boiler machine
Use the Handle on the valve and turn it
Take the Lens
Go forward and use the Lens on the telescope
Look through it
Watch the cutscene and note the extremely convenient “248”
Input the number into the device next to the telescope
Take the Wing bolt, go backwards, and use it on the steaming pipe above the path
Pick up the Toothed Rack, go forwards, and use it on the device
Use the Boards on the wheel of the device
Pull the lever

Inside the Base

Lift the grate in the left tunnel and go down
Pick up the Clamp and Latch
Use the Magnet on the rope and lower it to get the Wrench
Go backwards, and use the Wrench on the left wall
Use the new Red Cross on the med kit on the wall ahead
Pick up the Laxative
Go back down the grate
Use Tim on the light above the bathroom
This part is timed, but you can do it as many times as necessary: When the guard is distracted, use the Laxative on his cup
Lower the ladder ahead and go down
Use the Latch on the door to bar the guard from exiting
Take the Access Card from the guard who is trying to get out
Take the Bobbin from the console
Read the Letter from Hermengilda
Use Access Card on console

Puzzle! Move the number snakes until they match the tiles underneath

Hint: Move the 1’s into position first

Back out and go through the newly opened hatch
Take the Note with Code and the Pieces of Rope x3
Return to the console to use and input the Note with Code (1589)
Now with the fan stopped, go back to it
Use the Wrench, undo the securements
Take the Engine and Clamp
Use the Engine on the catwalk mechanism
Go into the next room
Take the Pieces of Rope x3 and the Crossbow Base
The 6 Pieces of Rope have turned into a Rope
Go back to the catwalk room
Use the Rope on the hook above the podium
Go down and take the Skull’s Emblem and Arrow
Take the Rope again
Go back into the next room
Use the Rope on the piece of wood on the walkway across the room
Take the Skull’s Emblem from the ground, then use it on the chest
Take the Map and Clamp x2
Look at the door down the way and take the Clamp
Now, inspect the pipes with all the steam and use Clamps x5 so that they close the holes
Now you can inspect the machine for…

A Puzzle! Or 3 of them, really. Super easy, just rotate the pipes until they are closed systems

Fun Fact: These 3 puzzles are EXACTLY THE SAME as the puzzles from the Fall of the New Age game. You can find the walkthrough for that HERE

This is the screenshot from my walkthrough for the **Fall of the New Age** game, also by Joindots

Use the newly acquired Perforated Card in the door to open it
Proceed
Pick up the Bow from the ground
Combine Bow Base + Bow + Bobbin + crank the handle + Arrow + attach bobbin rope
Place the Crossbow on the nifty stand on the lower left of the screen
Let ‘er rip!
Crank the bobbin, then head into the dirigible
Watch the people slowly descend
Undo the bag on the floor and take the Stethoscope and Glass Dropper
Look up the stairs
Take the Garden Knife
Place the Map and close the lid for Hieroglyphs
Use the Garden Knife then Glass Dropper on the plant for Glass Dropper with Resin
Use the Hieroglyphs on the wall to the left

Simple Puzzle. Click all the symbols that correspond with the clue in order or you have to try it again

Head in and take the Glass Cutter
Back out and go into the cockpit
Use the Glass Cutter on the compass near the wheel, then use the Garden Knife
Go back to the disassembled robot and use the new Crystal on its head

Puzzle! Assemble the robot using the provided parts. Pretty simple

Go down with the help of the robot to see your enemy escaping with their prisoner
Read the Note from Chief Mechanic for instructions
Go into the remaining helicopter and take the Stamp
Use the Stethoscope on the safe and click a bunch of times until the 4 locks disengage (R70, L20, R90, L40)
Open it up for a Scroll
Return to the cockpit
Zoom in on the table
Use the Scroll and Stamp
Use the Glass Dropper with Resin on the broken tube
Fit the pieces together, put the paper inside, close the lid, open the hatch, and pull the lever
Take the Button and use it in the hangar to open the hatch
Go into the helicopter and press the red button

Save Pharion

Pick up the Chimney Bellows and Garden Pruner
Use Tim on the thing up high to fill the water basin
Go into the hut
Take the Mushrooms, Chair, and Empty Boiler
Zoom in on the wall shelf for a Pounder
Use the Garden Pruner on the hanging bag for some Green Leaves
Back out, fill the Empty Boiler with water from the basin
Use the Chair under the rope ladder
Use the Garden Pruner for Twigs and a Watering Pot (that looks suspiciously like a funnel)
Use Twigs on the unfinished basket on the ground to get a Basket
Use Garden Pruner on the thorns for Rose Leaf
Back inside, place the Boiler with Water on the stove
Look to the rear left of the room
Read the note of instructions
Place the Mushrooms, Green Leaves, Rose Leaf, and Pounder onto the table, then into the mortar
Dump the new Mortar with Powder into the pot
Use the Chimney Bellows on the fire
Look on the wall shelf, then use both the Watering Pot and the Brew
Place the sprayer on top
Use your new Spray with Brew on those pesky vines on the ground
Use the Basket on the device, and go down
Take the Hammer and Slingshot
Go down the steps. You can’t do anything here, so keep moving forward
Use the Hammer on the barrel for a Spike Nail and Plum
Go back to the device
Use the Spike Nail and Hammer on the part in the ground
Pull the lever
Take the Elastic
Go back towards the monster thing
Combine the Slingshot + Elastic + Plum
Use the Slingshot with Plum on the hanging bucket
While the beast is distracted, grab the Key next to it (this is timed. If you mess up, just grab a new plum and do it again)
Use it to open the cage and free the creature. Take the Emblem
Backtrack to the hut and use the Emblem in the wooden door for a Hidden Object Puzzle
Combine the Slingshot + Sleeping Powder
Shoot the beast
Look into the well. Pharion will give you a Rope Ladder
Attach it to the ground nearby and go down
Click on Marcus, the bad guy. He’ll go to sleep
Take the Broken Knife and Regulator from the table, then note the clue there
Go into the tent
Take the Shoestring from the boots
Combine the Broken Knife + Shoestring
Use your new knife on both the hanging bag and Marcus’ watch for a Lens and Transformation Amulet
Use the Lens on the candle for a Clip
Go back out, and use the Transformation Amulet on the forest creature
Go up the stairs
Use the Regulator on the device and using the clue from before, turn it to “0”
Use the Clip on the trunk nearby
Use the new Gloves on the machine to get the Magic Staff
Hurry back to Pharion and use the staff on the conveniently shaped indent behind the well

Ah. A Puzzle. You need to properly align the wheel

Again, it’s the exact same puzzle from the Fall of the New Age game!

Pharion yells at you for being slow (ungrateful ugly old man…)
Go back to the tent place and click on the shining ritual
Zoom in and place your Amulet in the indent
Take the Dagger
Zap Marcus with the Magic Staff
Give Pharion the Dagger

Congratulations! You’ve saved the Kingdom!!

Bonus Game

The story picks up right after the events of the main game

Take the radio from Marcus

Crash Site

Go through the portal
Take the Tube and use it on the hunk of metal in the helicopter
Zoom in on the King
Take the Cartridge and the Napkin
Use the Napkin in the water
Use the Wet Napkin on the King
Listen to him, he’ll give you a Key from Box (I think they mean key for box)
Use it on the first aid box to get an Unloaded Rocket Launcher (I’m pretty sure they mean a flare gun), Air Canister, and Air Raft
Pharion conveniently shows up after the work is done and gives you back the Amulet
Place the Air Raft next to the helicopter, then use the Air Canister
Combine the Unloaded Rocket Launcher + Cartridge
Fire the Signal Pistol (Admittedly an accurate name) at the dirigible
Immediately, Hermengilda, herself, will arrive, so talk to her
Go into their helicopter (I know they call it an ornithcopter, I don’t care)

Sky Town

Take the Vacuum Cleaner
Look at the store to the right, and try to open the door
You’ll get a Door Handle
Use it on the device on the stairs
Use the Vacuum Cleaner

Puzzle. Try to figure out the correct time to set the clock to

Hint: The sign on the window of the store

This puzzle doesn’t really make sense given the “clock” was set at 9pm when it’s clearly daytime, but whatever

Go in
Take the Walking Stick
Back out and use it on the electrical line on the ground
Take the Pincers from the gated door
Go back to the cash register and use the Pincers
Back out again, and use the Ticket on the gated door
Head through
Take the Handle from Cash Register and Scheme from the bulletin board
Inspect the big thing to the left for a Hidden Object Puzzle
You’ll get a Canister for your trouble
Backtrack and use the Handle for Cash Register on the cash register
Give it a crank
Use the 25 Cent Coin across the way on the lockers
Back out, zoom into the door on the left, and use the new Pneumatic Key
If you notice in the door, there are 3 numbers (120, 40, 100) carved into it
Input those numbers into the device, pressing the red key after each number
Go inside
Take the Golden Coin from the ground
Go back to the vending machine
Use the Canister, then the Golden Coin
Take the 50 Cent Coin and Oil Can
Use the 50 Cent Coin inside the rightmost building’s lockers
Take the Chainsaw, go through the doorway to the deck and use it on the railing
Take the Glue Perforated Card
Go to the docks
Use the Oil Can on the crates, and push them aside
Above the moved crates, take the Green Lamp
Go back to the tower
Use the Green Lamp on the silver box thing
Head across the walk, put the Glue Perforated Card on the grates, and pull the lever
Return to the docks and use your new Perforated Card on the green chest
Return to the tower and use the new Red Lamp on the silver thing
Use the Scheme on the controls

Puzzle Time! You’re supposed to move the arms according to the instructions to activate the robot

Here are the solutions:

Round 1

The first one doesn’t really make sense because it’s already in that position?

Round 2

Head back to the docks
Flip the power switch on the railing
Pull the robot away from the lift
Go down the lift

Into the Mines

Zoom into the bottom of the wreckage and take the Hammer
Pick up the Rope from under the wing
Use the Rope on the propeller
Use Tim on the attached rope
Press the red button in the cockpit
Go up the ladder
Take the Fragment of Lever from the gears
Go forwards
Take the Gas Wrench
Backtrack to the machine wreckage and inspect the lower portion
Use the Gas Wrench on the tube
Get the Tube and pick up the Chain
Look at the left side wing and use the Gas Wrench to get a Part of Wing
Head forward and use the Chain on the empty gears
Turn to the right, look down the shaft and use the Part of Wing to get a Sawing Disk
Go forwards
Use the Sawing Disk above the left-most lever
Use the Tube then the Fragment of Lever on the broken lever to the right
Pull the lever in the middle
Use your new Chisel and the Hammer on the piece of wood blocking the leftmost lever
Pull that lever
Pull the rightmost lever
Go back a room
Pull the red lever
Go into the lift and take the Glove
Return to the cockpit of the wreckage
Use the Chisel on the panel, then the Glove
Take the Fuse back to the left control, and put it into the unit

Puzzle! Place the connectors into the grid, leaving the colors the same

Hint: While each connector can extend, it only extends so far, so there’s only 1 solution to the puzzle

Go into the lift and choose floor 3
Pull the lever twice
Pick up the Key
Go back into the lift, choose floor 2
Use the Key

Western Zodiac Finder Puzzle. Like the others, if you mess up once, you’ll have to do it all over again.

Take the Pick (why it has to be under such high security in a mine, I have no idea)
Return to level 3
Pull the lever
Use the Pick and then the Hammer on the hanging bucket
Pull the chain
Pull the lever
Go forward

Last Puzzle. Press the runes in the correct order (trial and error) to create a pathway

Use the Amulet

Congratulations! You are completely done with this game!

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