Welcome to the Game Walkthrough

This article is a **walkthrough** of *Welcome to the Game*.

*Welcome to the Game* is a randomly generated puzzle game where you start off navigating the Deep Wiki I in search of eight bits of code called called "keys", hidden within the websites of the Deep Web. You only have 30 in-game days to do so.

* First off, **don't waste your time with filler sites; sites that are never open no matter what or never contain keys**.
* Secondly, **you only start off at the Deep Wiki I, which only ultimately contains 3-4 keys per playthrough. The other websites that contain the rest of the keys are at the Deep Wiki II or Deep Wiki III and you can only get its address by solving certain puzzles**, These puzzles are on specific sites and will give you the address to the second Deep Wiki or if you are on a puzzle in Deep Wiki II, it will give you a key to the Deep Wiki III.
* Note that ***Welcome to the Game* is randomly-generated and the keys will always be in a different location each playthrough**. This article only lists all the possible spawn locations of the keys.
* While the game encourages you to copy each link and key down with your in-game notes, thanks to Hacking, it's possible to lose all of your notes, so **to be safe, write down all of the links and keys on an actual notepad (physical or digital) that you couldn't lose.**
* **Each key begins with "\*number\* - \*code\*". The number is for what order the code is supposed to go in. For example, 1 - yx6B would be the first code in the address, always behind "https://" and in front of ".ann".**
* **Tip: You can copy and paste text in-game by highlighting it, pressing ctrl + C, then ctrl + V respectively.**
* **Tip: If you're not good with hearing noises, you need to really turn up the volume to beat this game, because even the faintest sound could be an indication that the Kidnapper or Breather are about to approach your destination.**

## General Instructions

In order to beat the game, as listed above, you will need good earshot (to hear sound cues) and fast typing (to be able to avoid Kernel attacks).

### About Keys & Deep wiki

There are 2 keys on each Wiki. Deep Wiki I will contain keys 1 and 2. In order to access Deep Wiki II, the player has to complete the puzzle on ChosenAwake, which is always located on the first Deep Wiki. Deep Wiki II has keys 3 and 4. The player will have to complete another puzzle located on Claffis to access the Deep Wiki III, which is always on the second Deep Wiki. Deep Wiki III has keys 5 and 6.

#### Seventh and Eighth Keys

Unlike the other keys, the seventh key is the trickiest as it can be found on ANY of the three wikis, forcing you to check every website.

The Gatekeeper is always on Deep Wiki III and contains the eighth key. Upon entering the site it will quiz you information from other websites. You have to answer eight questions correctly in a row. If you fail a question you'll get hacked and you'll be forced to restart the quiz.

#### Hidden Key Cue

In order to make the game easier, a key cue was added in the 2.0 update. When the player clicks on a link to another site the address bar will load and become blue. If a site has no keys on it the address bar will immediately become white. If a website has a key on it, the address bar will stay blue for 2 seconds before turning white again.

#### You've found all 8 keys: What now?

Hopefully, you've been keeping notes of the keys, as you'll need them to complete the final address bar. How it works is that you will have to type in the 4 digits to the keys in numbered order. For example, you start with the 4 digits labeled next to 1, and the digits next to 2 and so on. Once you type every digit in the address bar, enter the site and you have finished the game.

### Hacks

Throughout the game hackers will attempt to steal the players' info. If the player loses hacks they will lose several days and the hackers have a chance of stealing their notes. There are three types of hacks in the game: A D.O.S (Denial of Service) attack, K3RN3LC0MP1L3R (Kernel) attack, and a V.A.P.E (Vector Access Performance Executor) attack.

#### DOS Attacks

DOS attacks will display several nodes with arrows, most of which are filler. A few nodes will display a path, but some of them will be empty, and the player has to click the empty nodes to correct the course of travel in order to reach the exit node. If the player does not reach the exit node in time, they will be hacked, and if the player moves a node in the wrong direction the path will restart, but the clock will not.

#### Kernel Attacks

Kernel attacks will display a certain amount of codes that the player will have to type before the timer above (moving counterclockwise) runs out. If the text turns red while typing, it means the player has typed the wrong letter and has to fix it to match the code above, otherwise the player cannot proceed to the next line. The code has to be EXACT. Typing all lines exactly will block the hack. If the player does not type in the codes in time, they will be hacked.

#### VAPE Attacks

VAPE attacks will display a CloudGrid like table. At the start of the game, these hacks are 3x3, as the game progresses it becomes a 5x5. In order to block the hack the player has to make the grids adjacent. To eachother. None can be directly on top or next to eachother. If the player does not do this in time, (the clock goes by fast in these attacks), they will be hacked.

#### How To Prevent Hacks

As listed earlier, if you fail a hack, the hackers take away several days and there is a chance that they can erase your notes, and is generally a time-waster. In this game time is something you cannot afford. In order to prevent attacks you will have to reset the modem right beside your computer. It will take around 20 seconds to reset.

### Enemies

#### Kidnapper

The Kidnapper is one of two criminals in the game. He will attempt to enter your house to...kidnap you. He'll be active only if you found enough keys or if the van appear outside of your front door. He has two cues that warn of his presence:

* A Location Services icon appearing next to the Wifi Symbol in the top right of the taskbar.
* Two steps in grass, followed by a "Hmmm". **(Note: There is a sound cue in which a voice goes "Hmmmm", not accompanied by footsteps. This is another filler sound cue and should be ignored. The player should only react if they specifically hear two steps in grass followed by a "Hmmm".)**

Once you see one of these cues, the only way to proceed is to turn off the lights (and if your microphone is enabled, stay dead quiet). After about 20 seconds the Kidnapper will walk by the window, speaking in Russian. Once his footsteps fade, the player might believe he is gone. He only truly leaves once he says "nothing here". Once he says this, you can turn on the lights and proceed back to your computer.

* During this, the Breather can call the player on their Phone. If the Kidnapper hears this, he will jump in the window and capture you. To avoid this, the player has to pick up and hang up the phone before it rings or the Breather speaks.

#### Breather

The Breather is the other criminal in the game, who will attempt to kill the player. He'll be active only after his second call. He only enters through the front door, which the player will have to guard in order to prevent him from breaking in.

He has two cues that signal that he has arrived :

* A faint doorknob squeak.
* A bump at your door.

Once you hear one of these two sound effects, you have to go to the front door and hold the doorknob shut. He will try to pick the door open.

If you want to get rid of him, you have the option of choosing *the discreet method* or *the fast method*.

* For the *discreet way* you just need to hold the doorknob until you ear him leave or the prompt of you holding the doorknob automatically reset. This method can sometime be too long to finish and let the kidnapper get you, but using this method make the breather attacks less frequent. It's can be really good at the start of the game but later in the game you should prioritize the faster way.

* To go the *fast way* you either need to make some noise if your microphone is activated or you'll need to hold the doorknob until stop picking momentarily and look inside, so, just look at his beautiful eyes until he get mad and try to kick the door in. Now that he's mad, you have to barricade yourself at the door by spam clicking. He will only finally leave once you hear his footsteps and he will run into the foliage.

#### Audio Cues

Watch out for audio cue, some are fake while other mean that you'll die soon, since it can be hard to ear them or understand them on a first playthrough if you feel the need to ear them, here's a video to ear them.

https://youtu.be/aoooB4V\_RkI?si=Eisg3V3FMtV91Jwb

For any who can't watch the video I'll try to describe it for you :

##### The kidnapper

* Two footsteps in the grass followed by a "hmmm"

##### The breather

* A faint doorknob squeak.
* A bump at your door.

While the breather's sound cues sound like he will enter at any second, he isn't

##### Fake ones

* A chair creaking wildly.
* A loud footstep inside your home.
* If you only ear the "hmmm" of the kidnapper.

#### Extra Time

The player actually has extra time to complete the game if they don't pick up a sound cue.
The player has 45 seconds to react to the sound cue after it plays. After that, the enemy is already in the house. If the Breather is in the house, the Location Services icon will appear after the 45 second timeframe to trick the player into looking behind them. After the 45-second timeframe, the player has another 120 seconds (2 minutes) to keep browsing before the game forces the player out of computer mode to confront the attacker, which will lead to a Game Over.

## Dead Link Sites

* 133734
* Alphabit Market
* ANN Hoster
* ANN Wallet
* Beaminfo
* BLACKHOST
* Black Wire
* CannabisWorld
* Charlie EU
* Cheap Cigs
* Decrypt You
* Deepweed
* DoubleUP
* Dream Place
* Easy Paybuddy
* Flame
* Gnumped
* Hidden Questions
* Hotel ANN
* Mobile Market
* Parasite
* Pay Blocker
* Paybuddy Dolla
* PirateHACKERS
* Pounds
* Rent A Hacker
* Shiwa
* The Info Exchange
* Upper Earth
* Vess
* XXXTEENXXX

## Sites that have possible keys spawns (With open times)

* Bathroom Cams (Always Open)

* Black Hat Post(Open from 10PM - 1AM)
* Borrow My Daughter (Always Open) <played 2018 APR>
* Burned At The Stake (Open from 10PM - 2AM)
* Cheap Surgery (Always Open) k
* DarkBook (Always Open)
* Death Log (Always Open)
* Doctor Murder (Open from 12PM - 3AM)
* Euro Firearms (Open from 10PM - 1AM)
* Family Drug Shop (Always Open)
* Father Donald (Open from 12PM - Rest of Night)
* Flesh Trade (Always Open)
* Forgive Me (Always Open)
* Forsaken Gifts (Always Open)
* Grandmas Fantasy (Always Open)
* Grave Thieves (Open from 11PM - 3AM)
* Greet MySisters (Open from 12PM - Rest of Night)
* Hail Satan (Always Open)
* Hidden Cams (Always Open)
* Hot Burners (Always Open)
* Illuminati (Open from 3AM - Rest of Night)
* IsEvil (Open from 2AM - Rest of Night)
* Kill For Me (Open from 12PM - Rest of Night)
* Legion (Always Open)
* NudeYouTubers (Open from 11PM - 2AM)
* Organ Mart (Open from 10PM - 1AM)
* Passports R Us (Always Open)
* Pay 2 Rape (Open from 1AM - Rest of Night)
* Scream Bitch (Always Open)
* Shadow Web Portal (Open from 12PM - 3AM)
* Steroid Queen (Always Open)
* Takedownman (Always Open)
* Tango Down (Open from 10PM - 2AM)
* Testical Mutilation (Open from 12PM - 3AM)
* The Bomb Maker (Always Open)
* The Butcher (Always Open)
* The Doll Maker (Always Open)
* The Loogaroo (Always Open)
* The Muhgel (Open from 10PM - 1AM)
* The Pedo Handbook (Open from 1AM - Rest of Night)
* The Prey (Open from 11PM - 2AM)
* Warehouse 33 (Always Open)
* Weed Post (Always Open)
* zeroDay (Always Open)

## Sites that contain Deep Wiki URLs (With open times)

* ChosenAwake (Always Open)
* Claffis (Always Open)

## Sites that contain Secret N Keys

* Grandmas Fantasy

* Greet MySisters yes
* NudeYouTubers

* Testical Mutilation

## Sites that have been Ceased (Used to work but don't anymore)

* Cotton Road

* The Bunker