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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

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