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The House of DaVinci 2 Written Walkthrough Guide – Simple Text Only

updated 9/23/2023 – Complete

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Quick Jump

  1. Castello Estense (Ferrara 1495)
  2. Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan 1492)
  3. Corte Vecchia (Milan 1498)
  4. Badia Fiorentina (Florence 1508)
  5. Sacra di San Michele (Turin 1508)
  6. Secret Library (Turin 1508)

Castello Estense (Ferrara 1495)

  • Get Leather Case
  • Get Mysterious Letter
  • Get Key
  • Use Key on screw
  • Use Key on keyhole
  • Pick up Wooden Spoon
  • Get Curiously Shaped Screw from wall near stairs
  • Use on barrel. Get Part of a Torture Device
  • Curiously Shaped Screw + Part of a Torture Device = Torture Device
  • Rotate winch
  • Use Torture Device on floor hatch
  • Rotate winch. Use Wooden Spoon
  • Go down hole, pull lever
  • Pull button on wheel, rotate wheel
  • Solve 2 simple puzzles on box
  • Read letter, get Burnished Brass Cone
  • Place on top globe, solve puzzle
  • Get Oculus Perpetua
  • Pull lever
  • Get Stone Head, place in alcove with hole
  • Proceed, pull lever
  • Take Notebook

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan 1492)

  • Proceed, read letter
  • Move pillow, get Prayer Nut > Star-Shaped Crank
  • Use Star-Shaped Crank on table
  • Push and pull spine
  • Solve matching puzzle
  • Solve another matching puzzle
  • Get Part of a Mechanism
  • Close alms box door, note puzzle solution
  • Slide button, no further actions possible
  • Use Oculus Perpetua (O.P.)
  • Solve alms box dial puzzle
  • Pull out chair armrest, flip switch
  • Slide switch, get Disc with Roman Numerals
  • Use O.P.
  • Use Disc with Roman Numerals on alms box
  • Solve math puzzle
  • Get Medallion > Unfolded Medallion
  • Use in wooden cabinet on east side of gazebo
  • Solve puzzle, get Cogwheel Assembly
  • Solve puzzle, table changes
  • Solve button puzzle (Capricorn, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Gemini, Pisces), table changes
  • Use O.P.
  • Use Cogwheel Assembly on gate
  • Solve matching puzzle
  • Solve spinning puzzle, get Tool with Four Protrusions
  • Use Tool with Four Protrusions on cage
  • Get Peacock Tail
  • Use Peacock Tail on plant padlock
  • Turn alms box winch
  • Use O.P.
  • Get Wheel with a Handle + Part of a Mechanism = Mechanism with a Handle
  • Use on table, rotate wheel
  • Solve cylinder puzzle
  • Read Letter, get Lion Head
  • Use on wooden structure
  • Get Grooved Rod
  • Unlatch latch, use Groove Rod
  • Inspect left pillar, spin brass collar, get Special Key
  • Move switch, get Winged Key
  • Use on southern part of wooden structure, get Another Special Key
  • Use both special keys on Grooved Rod
  • Press jewel, get Brass Letters > Part of a Gear Assembly
  • Get Metal Ornament Dome > Dome Handle from west of gazebo stairs
  • Use O.P.
  • Solve sun puzzle on door
  • Solve 2nd sun puzzle
  • Use lever, get Handle from scaffolding
  • Use lever, place Handle, rotate
  • Use Dome Handle on hook
  • Spin crane wheel until reticule lines up with stone block
  • Use Handle
  • Attach hook to block, spin Dome Handle
  • Spin crane wheel
  • Unlatch door panel, use Part of a Gear Assembly
  • Unbar door

Corte Vecchia (Milan 1498)

  • Move slider on gold circle, get Serrated Band
  • Get Head with a Screw > Head of a Figurine and Folded Phoenix Head > Phoenix Head
  • Use Serrated Band on side of box
  • Solve puzzle (West: Owl – North: Pharoah – East: Snake – South: Sphinx)
  • Use Phoenix Head
  • Solve 4 puzzles using prior clue
  • Use Head of a Figurine, get Moon Key
  • Use Moon Key on red moon, get Sphere, use Sphere
  • Move dragon heads
  • Get Vial with Unknown Liquid on left, use it on the right side
  • Spin and get Button with a Thorn, use on other dragon
  • Play Find-The-Ball 3x to get Red, Yellow, and Green Marbles
  • Get Screwdriver, use it above 3 vials on right side dragon
  • Add 3 marbles to 3 vials
  • Spin, spin, get Safety Screw, use it on other dragon
  • Spin, pull
  • Get Part of a Mechanism, use on roof
  • Move clasp on lower left of figurine
  • Pull lever, slide
  • Get Sagittarius Disc, use on left pillar
  • Solve puzzle, rotate, slide, get Brass Handle, use in other pillar
  • Spin, solve puzzle
  • Get Wooden Brush
  • Pull lever
  • Depress remaining clasp, use Wooden Brush
  • On right pillar, spin red sphere, get Part of Flute
  • Slide, get Small Key, use on left pillar
  • Get Teardrop-Shaped Gem
  • Spin red sphere, get Main Part of a Flute + Part of Flute = Flute
  • Use Teardrop-Shaped Gem on figurine
  • Use Flute
  • Slide x2, pull, press
  • Get Rail from leg, use on front
  • Solve puzzle
  • Pull, spin blue knob, press button, pull
  • Repeat on other side
  • Lift, get Wheel, use in slot
  • Rotate crank
  • Use O.P.
  • Zoom in on device

Badia Fiorentina (Florence 1508)

  • Rotate latch, get Wooden Disc > Wooden Cogwheel
  • Get Handle, use in hole
  • Rotate, use Wooden Cogwheel
  • Solve puzzle, get Folded Key
  • Get Figure of Leonardo
  • Use Folded Key (puzzle) in chest
  • Rotate, get Metal Handle, use on drawer puzzle
  • Use O.P.
  • Spin item on lowest shelf
  • Get Metal Loop, use it on shelf
  • Slide sliders
  • Slide upper left bracket
  • Use O.P.
  • Solve puzzle, pull lever
  • Use Figure of Leonardo
  • Use Folded Key (puzzles) on 2 wall panels
  • Release lock on rightmost door
  • Solve building puzzle on table
  • Solve next building puzzle, get Brass Collapsible Frame > Wheel with Small Frames
  • Use Wheel with Small Frames on next building model
  • Get Dirty Lens and Star-Shaped Tool
  • Use Star-Shaped Tool on chest downstairs, get Metal Handle
  • Get Burnished Brass Object from big tower on table, use on side of building model
  • Use striker
  • Find odd relief on side rim of table, solve simple puzzle
  • Use Dirty Lens, get Polished Lens, use on building model
  • Solve puzzle (octahedron > dodecahedron > stellated dodecahedron > icosahedron)
  • Get Ornate Case + Metal Handle = Ornate Case with Handle, use on left folded key door
  • Solve puzzle (Code: 4063)
  • Get Wooden Rose upstairs, use on panel mid-floor
  • Get Lever, use upstairs
  • Get Wing Nut from pot
  • Use O.P. on gold ornament below pot
  • Solve small puzzle, get Rusty Handle
  • Move sliders on fountain, use Rusty Handle
  • Solve puzzle
  • Turn knob on corner of fountain, get part of a Mechanism + Wingnut = Winch Wheel
  • Use Winch Wheel on gears
  • Get Stone Ornament, use on pedestal
  • Get Mask, use on stone statue
  • Get Ornate Capsule, use on pedestal
  • Solve puzzle
  • Get letter

Sacra di San Michele (Turin 1508)

  • Move red jewel on monstrance east chapel, get Skull
  • Use O.P., solve puzzle
  • Get Embossed Disc, use on painting west of altar, get Part of Shield
  • Use Skull on box under skeleton painting
  • Solve puzzle, get Blue Gem
  • Insert into ciborium in the chapel west of the altar
  • Solve puzzle (right, left, left, right, left, right)
  • Get Small Shield with Arms + Part of Shield = Shield
  • Use it on backside of altar
  • Solve puzzle (using CEDO NULLI and casket symbols as a clue. See my detailed walkthrough if needed. Link above. Switch version is glitched)
  • Get Strangely Shaped Key and Wooden Ornament
  • Use Wooden Ornament on cabinet opposite entrance
  • Solve puzzle, use Strangley Shaped Key
  • Take Metal Wheel with Handle from wall
  • Open door, pull on hardware to get Window Crank
  • Go down stairs, get Wooden Handle
  • Rotate sconce, get Heavy Brass Component + Metal Wheel with handle = Winch Wheel
  • Inspect mechanism near entrance, orient Winch Wheel, use
  • Use Window Crank on wooden bench near entrance
  • Use Wooden Handle, get Rod with a Ring
  • Use Rod with a Ring on ceiling downstairs
  • Turn lever upstairs
  • From top of lift, take Tool with Two Levers > Winch Mechanism Part
  • Use downstairs
  • Solve 2 puzzles
  • Lower hook, attach to counterweight
  • Use lift
  • Knock red hat off chair, unscrew wood, get Carved Wooden Stud
  • Pick up from floor Boot with High Sole > Metal Flower Leaf
  • Use Carved Wooden Stud on left side of Golden Dome
  • Get Herbarium
  • Use O.P. on front of desk, get Essence of Tulip
  • Opposite desk, solve puzzle (use painting and desk)
  • Get Metal Component, use on metal object on desk
  • Use Essence of Tulip, get Strange Key
  • Use below Golden Dome, solve puzzle
  • Get Essence of Anise
  • Use on metal object on desk, get Flower Ornament + Metal Flower Leaf = Mechanism with Flower Motif
  • Use on top of desk, use Herbarium
  • Solve puzzle, get Essence of Sage and Drawer Handle
  • Behind that in desk, get Essence of Rose and Star Ornament
  • Use Star Ornament on bottom right of bookshelf opposite entrance, get Essence of Spice
  • Use Drawer Handle on side of desk opposite Golden Dome
  • Solve puzzle (Custodias Hic Hostium), get Essence of Mint
  • Place all 4 Essences into metal object on desk
  • Pull slider, get Straight Key
  • Use near top of lamp in corner
  • Rotate wheel, pick up Winged Nut, use on extended part
  • Rotate, spin, solve puzzle
  • Pull lever

Secret Library (Turin 1508)

  • Use O.P.
  • Get Metal Grate from top of right railing
  • Rotate spindle on left side rail, use O.P., repeat
  • Get Metal Rod + Metal Grate = Metal Grate with Lever
  • Use O.P., use item on top of apparatus, pill lever
  • Go up stairs, get Metal Triangle
  • Go down stairs to other side, get Lever
  • Use mid-corridor entrance side
  • Continue down corridor, get Cross-Shaped Lever Part from wall
  • Go up stairs, use Metal Triangle on wood door after orienting the parts to fit
  • Solve left sun puzzle, get Wheel
  • Use on left side of wooden door near entrance
  • Rotate, get Small Metal Component + Cross-Shaped Lever Part = Cross-Shaped Lever
  • Pull
  • Orient mirror with Lever
  • Note the diagram that lights up
  • Move panel above diagram, pull, get Lens
  • Use on post next to entrance
  • Use Lever and 2 sets of controls near Sun Door to illuminate Area II
  • Solve puzzle, get Steering Wheel
  • Use on set of controls near Sun Door
  • Shine light onto Area III, get Eight-Sided Board
  • Solve mini puzzle on board
  • Use on wall near hatch (entrance side, end of corridor)
  • Solve puzzle
  • Light up Area IV (see my detailed walkthrough if necessary)
  • Go down hatch
  • Get Weight
  • Use O.P.
  • Solve puzzle
  • Spin wheel, get Hook with Screw + Weight = Weight with Hook
  • Use on chain
  • Solve golden door puzzle, get Short Key
  • Use on column, spin
  • Solve door puzzle using O.P., get Handle with Four-Pointed Section
  • Move lever above key-wheel, spin
  • Unlatch handles, re-spin door, get Handle with Eight-Pointed Section
  • Use both handles in metal door
  • Solve puzzle
  • Inspect end of bench, spin, get Small Key
  • Slide white diamond on side of bench, use Small Key
  • Rotate, get Key
  • Use in door
  • Note colored lines
  • Get Metal Ornament on shelf, use on corner table
  • Use. O.P., solve puzzle, get Circular Ornament
  • Use on shelf, input color code (Blue, Yellow, Green)
  • Solve puzzle
  • Use. O.P.
  • Take Key
  • Zoom in on middle pillar near floor, rotate, use Key
  • Listen to long-winded poem (or skip)
  • Watch cutscene

END

Congratulations!

The House of DaVinci Written Walkthrough Guide – Simple Text Only

updated 10/24/2022

Click Here for the detailed written guide with pictures

Street

  • Take Letter from Leonardo
  • Pull Chain for small metal object
  • Key part from mailbox finial
  • Small metal object + key part = assembled key
  • Insert assembled key into mailbox. Get Oculi Infinitum (O.I.)
  • Use O.I. on door. Solve puzzle.

Library

  • Take scroll seal
  • Scroll seal > three-spoked seal
  • Place three-spoked seal into pedestal, press eyes.
  • Solve puzzle, get glove
  • Use O.I. on helmet for fine wooden ornament and piece of wire
  • Use piece of wire on bottom of artifact. Get part of wooden ornament
  • Place part of wooden ornament on lower left of pedestal. Get brass screw
  • Brass screw + fine wooden ornament = wooden rose
  • Place wooden rose in pillar.
  • Solve puzzle, get small key.
  • Insert small key into artifact. Get richly-ornamented seal > adjusted ornamental seal
  • Place into lamp
  • Solve puzzle. Get book with leather cover
  • Inspect it and get Oculi Tempus (O.T.)
  • Use O.T.
  • Press button

Workshop

  • Rotate knights, get wooden wheel
  • Rotate two top wheels near knight
  • Place wooden wheel. Get small metal part
  • Pull lever
  • Get unusual key from under desk
  • Unusual key > adjusted unusual key
  • Rotate top of globe, get sun-shaped key
  • Insert into globe lock
  • Use O.T. on crumpled paper from the desk
  • Use clues on globe puzzle (from left to right: Terra, Lapis, Sidus, Ignis)
  • Use adjusted unusual key
  • Solve first part of war puzzle (14, 29, 32, 19, 38, 77), get wooden tool with ornament
  • Pull feather on desk, then switch underneath.
  • Use wooden tool with ornament. Solve puzzle. Get model tower.
  • Place into puzzle
  • Level 2 (20, 28, 30, 47, 58)
  • Level 3 (100, 123, 46, 143, 34, 300, 55, 351, 512, 790)
  • Use O.I. get small shield
  • Place on war machine. Get metal key and engraved crank
  • Use metal key, get blue crystal
  • Place into tabletop lock. Solve puzzle, place engraved crank
  • Use O.I.
  • Use war machine
  • Take and place tetrahedron. Get disc with grooves. Place it.
  • Solve puzzle, get and place hexahedron
  • Take and use disc with long groove.
  • Solve puzzle. Get and place three-piece object with threaded rod > sphere
  • Place sphere. Get and place disc with one groove.
  • Solve puzzle. Get special geometric object > dodecahedron
  • Press button. Unlock. Pull drawer. Get wrench with cross head.
  • Use it and get engraved geometric object > octahedron
  • Place it. Get metal ram’s head and large gear
  • Place metal ram’s head. Get engraved metal handle. Place it
  • Get and use small key.
  • Use O.T.
  • Get folding knife > knife
  • Cut rope, place large gear. Get hexagonal block > hexagonal weight
  • Use it on the door.
  • Use O.I. Get forged metal ornament. Place it.
  • Use O.I.
  • Use war machine
  • Use O.I. Solve puzzle.
  • Use O.T. Solve puzzle
  • Remove chalice

Courtyard

  • Take metal tool and scythe handle > completed handle
  • Use it on door, take wooden shaft
  • Inspect bottom of door
  • Get foldable wooden handle + Metal tool = screwdriver
  • Use on scythe blade, get strange key > small completed key
  • Use on hourglass. Get cylinder with rotating letters
  • Use O.I. for clue
  • Place cylinder with rotating letters. Solve puzzle. Get lever
  • Inspect skull. Get ornamental handle
  • Use it. Place the lever and wooden shaft. Get ornamental disc
  • Use it.
  • Use O.I. Solve puzzle

Crypt

  • Take sword. Use it on altar.
  • Inspect front, drawer, and rear of box. Get spring mechanism, cross-shaped item, folding key > unfolded key
  • Use it for metal wolf’s head
  • Solve puzzle. Get strange metal tool > metal tool with arms
  • Use on armor’s breastplate. Get wooden base with a flint and steel
  • Get part of mechanism from lower left portion of frame over fireplace
  • Use metal wolf’s head on altar. Use part of mechanism. Get cogwheel.
  • Below that, get strangely shaped object > brass cross
  • Use cogwheel on fireplace. Unlatch grate.
  • Place Spring mechanism + wooden base with a flint and steel = spring powered lighter
  • Move hay up. Strike 3x
  • Take spring powered lighter
  • Look underneath fireplace top for small wooden wheel > wooden pulley
  • Use O.I. on side of altar. Solve
  • Place wooden pulley in suit of armor
  • Press button on chair for lever with triangular shaft and use on elevator controls.
  • Place brass cross. Get cogwheel on an axle and brass cylinder > lever with octagonal shaft
  • Use on elevator controls
  • Solve altar top puzzle.
  • Use O.I. Solve another puzzle.
  • Get part of DaVinci’s model. Use it. Get hexagonal metal object > star-shaped medallion
  • Use it. Get wooden cylinder > crank.
  • Use it on altar top. Solve puzzle
  • Use cogwheel on an axle. Get empty flask and four-tipped medallion
  • Slide bottom. Solve puzzle.
  • Use O.I. Solve puzzle. Get metal cylinder with rings
  • Use four-tipped medallion on desk. Solve puzzle. Get valve mechanism and weight-shaped tool
  • Place empty flask and valve mechanism. Use O.T. Solve
  • Pump machine. Insert spring-powered lighter. Strike.
  • Get ornamental head + metal cylinder with rings = lever with a square shaft
  • Weight shaped tool is puzzle. Fit it on armor helmet.
  • Use O.I. Solve. Get special key. Use it on armor’s thigh
  • Get lens on a long shaft > large lens on a tripod. Place in fireplace.
  • Use lever with a square shaft on elevator controls
  • Press button, get roof of the model. Press button.
  • Slide palace stairs into place.
  • Tap middle top decoration. Get model of staircase. Place it
  • Get medallion. Use it above and solve puzzle.
  • Solve puzzle. Get scepter-like object > lens on a long shaft and part of the tower + roof of the model = tower model
  • Place it.
  • Use lens on a long shaft on staircase
  • Turn lens placed in fireplace.
  • Solve shield puzzle (5, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3)
  • Get wooden handle and strange lock mechanism
  • Use the latter on the far wall. Solve.
  • Use wooden handle

Armory

  • Take cube > small metal key
  • Solve puzzle on board. Get emerald-topped gold fitting
  • Solve shield puzzle (skull, bunny, skull, bunny, skull)
  • Solve puzzle on right wall. Get wooden handle
  • Use O.I. Press button
  • Use small metal key. Get dagger > ruby-topped gold fitting and metal lever
  • Pick up metal cross from desk.
  • Solve puzzle using emerald-topped gold fitting and ruby-topped gold fitting
  • Get metal head + wooden handle = lever with massive metal head
  • Insert metal cross on table. Get small wheel
  • Use O.I. on war machine. Solve puzzle.
  • Use lever with massive metal head
  • Use metal lever (from chest). Shoot 3 pots.
  • Go to grated window. Use small wheel. Solve puzzle.
  • Get metal crank. Use inside war machine

Tower

  • Solve window puzzle
  • Solve gold circle puzzle. Get square medallion
  • Solve puzzle on cabinet door.
  • Use square medallion. Solve puzzles. Use O.I. for clue
  • Get cogwheel. Use on gold circle puzzle.
  • Solve puzzle. Get silver disc and golden dial with a cogwheel
  • Use silver disc on astrolabe.
  • Use O.T. Solve. Get small key. Use on side of cabinet. Get strangely shaped tool
  • Solve lantern puzzle
  • Solve wall puzzle
  • Take part of the device + golden dial with a cogwheel = dial gear assembly
  • Use it. Solve moon phase puzzle (white full, red full, white first quarter, red waxing crescent)
  • Solve dial puzzle
  • Use strangely shaped tool. Get key with cross-shaped head. Use in astrolabe.
  • Use O.T. Solve. Get silver four-tipped medallion
  • Solve moon phase puzzle (white waxing crescent sliver, white waning gibbous, white waxing crescent, red waning crescent)
  • Solve dial puzzle. Get ironbound wooden wheel
  • Solve lantern puzzle
  • Use silver four-tipped medallion and ironbound wooden wheel
  • Descend

Time Machine (END)

  • Take cogwheel under roman numeral II. Use O.I. Solve puzzle
  • Use cogwheel on wall. Use O.I. Solve puzzle
  • Take empty test vial and wheel with four handles
  • Use the latter on the table. Get barrel screw. Use it. Pull lever.
  • Take wheel and wooden box
  • Place the latter on table. Open it.
  • Get small lens. Use on microscope.
  • Place wheel under roman numeral III. Use O.I. Solve puzzle.
  • Use empty test vial. Get filled test vial. Place in front of microscope
  • Reflect light. Focus lens. Get medallion
  • Use it on right edge of table. Get lever.
  • Place it under roman numeral I. Use O.I. Solve.
  • Get small flying machine model from boiler. Use it on perspectograph. Solve.
  • Get full test vial. Use under microscope. Get golden handle. Use on boiler.
  • Solve upper puzzle (4, 2, 8)
  • Solve lower puzzle (h, f-thing, j)
  • Pump boiler. Solve puzzle (5, 3, 4—oops)
  • Get lighter and lever from upstairs. Replace broken one
  • Pump boiler. Solve puzzle (5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 6)
  • Use O.T. for clue
  • Use lever machine with gauges. Solve puzzle.
  • Pull lower lever

FINISH