Crime O'Clock: Fulcrum Story Guide

This guide will list and show a map of the optional Fulcrum stories

Introduction

If you’ve ever read a Where’s Waldo book, you might remember them having an optional list of tasks and figures to watch out for (You’ve found Waldo, but where’s Wilma???). After completing a couple story cases, a new feature will unlock where you can head to each era using the orange compass on the era select timeline and find a group of people who change position with each of the ten ticks.
Fulcrum story characters are always on the map, but they can only be clicked on when you’re formally on the Fulcrum Story level itself. When you see a figure when you’re playing a story case, make a note of their tick and location so you can come back later

For some general tips:

Just as the main levels taught you, you can estimate where the target is heading from their last tick. If you see someone walking southwest, that’s the first place you should look
Many of the people we’re looking for are moving around, changing their poses, and, rarely, changing their appearance. If you’re really struggling to find someone, it might be because they’re facing away from the camera or they’ve changed outfits
Most of these stories are pop culture references and the source material is a hint as to what the figure does. For example, Johnny Weak, from the Information Era, is a John Wick reference, and John Wick is famously fond of dogs, so it follows that he’s following a dog around the map
Many of the figures have an entourage following them. For example, Jasper in the Information Age is being chased by a security guard. Due to this, if you can’t find the main figure but you see the person following them, search the area around them first
As you may have noticed, when you first head to a level for a story case, it’s very chaotic, as the various crimes are being played out, and becomes more simple as you solve them. Due to this, If you’re really struggling to find anyone, I would recommend playing some cases to simplify the map.
A handful of characters cannot be found until you get the Parallax ability to see hidden scenes from assimilating Rage

Additionally, I included the locations of some of the game’s harder story challenges

Information Era

Raquel Le Stanis

For his last two ticks, he puts on a wig, beard, and robe

Rooftop terrace restaurant by university. Left side
Rooftop terrace restaurant by university. Right side, walking towards Axl
Courtyard outside cathedral. Between the door to the university and metro station
Walking northeast from the last spot. In the alley between the university and cathedral
Zoo park in the upper right corner. Taking a call by the metro station
Taking a call by the metro station to the right of the castle
Back to the Cathedral courtyard. Walking outside the right side metro station
Walking past the dress store on the street between the castle and cathedral courtyard
To the left of the central entrance of the castle. He is now wearing a wig, beard, and robe with a bag
Same costume as the last space. Center of the park to the left of the castle, acting at the table

Lorenzo Cinghialone

Lunching in the park to the left of the castle
Taking a phone call by the waterfront to the left
Right side of waterfront, heading northeast through the gate
Northeast of last point, entering the metro station by the truck place
Upper right corner of map, riding his scooter on the road. Holding a humongous paint brush on his back
Riding his scooter outside the bank, at the center of the top
Riding his scooter outside the metro station to the right of the castle
Riding his scooter at the intersection of the cathedral square and the parade path
Lower right corner of map, holding his big brush at the gate
To the right of the last point, outside the house with the woman on the balcony

Vincenzo Vegano

Above the castle concert in the small alley, walking southeast
End of that alley, outside the metro station to the right of the castle
Zoo park, shaking hands above the metro station
Left of zoo metro station, chasing monkey
Chasing monkey past bank
Chasing monkey in courtyard of university
Cathedral square, yelling at horse station on its right side
South of the last point. Climbing a fence by a truck
On top of the gate in lower right corner
Looking inside a briefcase in cathedral square, by last two points

Johnny Weak

Walking northwest from the entrance north of the cathedral
Sitting on bench by zoo metro station
To the right of the last tick, on the stone path
Walking southwest, on the sidewalk by the pond with the flamingoes
Corner of flamingo pond, facing the bank
Beneath the left euro sign on the bank, facing his dog on the road
To the right of the castle metro station
In front of the castle, northeast of the entrance
In front of the castle, to the right between the streetlights
Across the street from the park left of the castle. On the rock path next to the bar and news stands

Rick Harmon

Pointing his laser at the Action Movie poster by the mechanic shop on the bottom edge
Entering the portal on the Action Movie Poster
Running Southwest from a portal on the old ruins to the right of the kiddy play park
Running into a new portal Southwest of the last point, on the kiddy park ruins
Running outside the right side of the cathedral
Running into a portal beneath the horse statue outside the cathedral
Ramparts of the castle. Running from a portal on the right side of the front side, by the clock tower
Ramparts of the castle. Running southwest from the clock tower on the front side
Right side of the waterfront, in front of the stone gate
Right side of the waterfront, in front of the stone gate. To the right of the last point

Jasper

Outside the dress shop on the central street southeast of the castle entrance
Entering the castle from its front entrance on the southern side
Carried out by a security guard, right of the castle front entrance
Climbing the castle walls from the northern side
On the northern ramparts of the castles, to the right of the lighting rig
In the castle concert crowd, taking a selfie
Accosted by the security guard in the castle courtyard, by the CD store booth
Running northeast past the metro station to the right of the castle
Zoo park, hiding behind a tree to the right of the metro station
Zoo park, getting splashed by an elephant

Hero Turtles

Outside the comic store on the waterfront
Outside the bar stand across the road from the park left of the castle
Climbing outside the manhole outside the market in the lower right corner of the map
Climbing out the mostly closed manhole to the right of the castle right side metro station
Climbing outside the manhole north of the cathedral
Zoo park, in the pen with the elephant
Corner between elephant pen and flamingo pen on the northern side of the screen
Heading northeast of the manhole outside the left side castle metro station
Accosting a purse snatcher, park to the left of the castle
Waterfront, outside the pizza parlor eating at a table

Giovanni Storto

University courtyard
Driving an invisible car outside the bank
Talking to a bald person in a second story window, behind the bar stand, across the road from the castle park
Southeast corner of the kiddy play park, by the stone arch
Rooftop restaurant by university, right side
Rooftop restaurant by university, center
Right side of cathedral, alley with manhole
Waterfront, right side in front of the stone gate
Waterfront, arguing outside of the comic store
Waterfront, looking at water in front of cafe patio

Lost Age

Paul Haderach

Glass bridge between the temple and royal palace, walking southeast
Garden terrace with palm trees on royal palace, receiving the egg
Northern side of royal palace garden terrace, by the portal with the flower symbol
Beneath the glass bridge, in the middle of the two rows of the obelisks
Southwest from the central portal, on the side of the canal
Southwest of the pyramid, by the pond and water symbol portal
Farm field, between the palm trees and grain
West of the central portal, by the market stalls with pottery
East of pyramid, by the temple and obelisk rows, pulling the worm off his mentor
Top of map by the portals, right of the fish symbol portal

Max Rocket

East of the pond by the pyramid, running by the barracks door (shield hanging above door)
Southwest of central portal, running along the street, facing northeast
Central portal, to the right with his three friends
West of gladiator ring, racing by the gear stall
Plank bridge over the canal east of the farm
West of the central portal, running northwest under the arch by the score stone tablet
East of the pyramid, racing past the temple bottom towards the obelisk rows
North of the central portal running between two stores
West of the central portal, chatting with his three friends
Between the gladiator ring and the sphinx

Prince Mechner

For his first and second ticks, his face is obscured by a cloak. He’s upside down on the sixth

Top of the map, coming out of the fish symbol portal. Wearing a cloak
North of central portal, cloaked between a stall and the obelisk poking above the portal
Southwest of the central portal, running from a guard on the street. From this point on, no cloak
South of the central portal, east of the black snake portal. Climbing up the building on a wooden block
South of the central portal, right next to the eye symbol portal
West of the gladiator pit and gear booth. Upside down beneath an arch
Between central portal and gladiator pit, crouched on a roof spire
West of central portal, jumping up northeast of the last point
Royal palace garden terrace with palm trees, hanging onto the southern edge
Top of the map, by the portals. Between the two rows of obelisks

Nomad

This character is a reference to the indie game Journey. If you see a piece of cloth on the map, the Nomad will be there at a later tick

Southwest of the two obelisk rows and glass bridge at the top of the map
Southwest of the central portal, holding a cloth piece outside a pottery stand
East of the farm, crossing the plank bridge to the southeast
Southeast of the central portal, jumping down the stairs
South of sphinx, holding cloth
Far southeast corner of the map, running towards corner
South of central portal, right next to the eye symbol portal
East of the farm, next to the black portal with the snake symbol
Dry canal between the two sides of the farm
By pyramid, east of sun symbol floating in midair by a spire

Rick O’Riordan

Between the two rows of obelisks beneath the glass portal at the top of screen, holding a pickaxe
Top of the screen on the temple, north of the floating pyramid top. Smuggling a sarcophagus
East of the pyramid, smuggling the sarcophagus northwest into the alley between the pyramid and temple
North of the pyramid, looking into the open sarcophagus in the little camp
West of the central portal, running southeast under an arch between two building
Southwest from the central portal, running along the canal street
East of farm, just crossed the plank bridge heading southeast
West of the gladiator pit, right next to the gear stall
South of the central portal, east of the eye symbol portal and gear rug
North of the gladiator pit, sat down

Bee Bee Holt

South of the central portal, walking out of the eye symbol portal with the Rey lookalike
Southeast of the central portal, to the right of a spire
Southwest of the central portal, running down the southern edge of the canal
East of the farm, right above the black snake portal
East of the farm, heading northwest from the plank bridge
West of the central portal, beneath a palm tree by a pottery stand
Southwest of the central portal, running into a civilian with a pot along the north side of the canal
This one is hard to see. Northwest of the central portal, running along the scaffolding on the southern edge of the pyramid
Between the pyramid and north temple, being lectured in the alley
North of the central portal, outside the hat store

WhirlPool

East of the central portal, talking to his two friends, facing northeast
Southwest of the central portal, walking along the canal street
North of farm, front of the oasis
East of farm, on south side of plank bridge
Gladiator pit
North of sphinx, next to scarab symbol portal
Top side of map, right outside the fish symbol portal
Alley between pyramid and north temple, storming off northwest
North of pyramid, making a sand castle by the sarcophagus in the camp
South side of pyramid, by the sun symbol portal

Ali

He is dressed as a pauper for his first three ticks, then a prince for the rest. You need to assimilate Rage and use the parallax skill to find his third tick

West of the oasis by the pyramid, in front of a tent with his monkey
Requires Rage’s Parallax. In the lower hidden treasure room in the pyramid, stealing the lamp
Southeast side of pyramid, by the sun symbol portal
West of the central portal, on his magic carpet
Royal palace garden terrace with palm trees, southern side with the princess
Flying west from the last point. On the west most cat statue on the southern side of the palace
On the temple on the northern edge of the map, between an elephant and the ankh symbol portal
Southeast of the pyramid and west of the central portal, on the carpet beneath the spire building
Southeast of the central portal, due east of the eye symbol portal
Farm, floating above the canal edge

Ken

Ken constantly uses portals, so his location is very erratic

Southern side of pyramid, walking out of the sun symbol portal
West side of pyramid, fixing a broken box
Northern side of pyramid, walking into the star symbol portal
South from central portal, walking out of eye symbol portal
East of farm, right next to black snake symbol portal
South of central portal, southwest of the eye symbol portal
Beneath sphinx, between its front paws
East of portal, south of palace, fixing a bag by Prince Mechner 8
Southwest of central portal, walking in dry canal next to plank bridge
South of farm walking in the dry canal

Atlantean Age

Marco Valdo

It’s honestly easier to find the human child that follows him than Marco himself

Bottom left corner of map. Walking northeast, about to walk up the first set of stairs
Central plaza, south of the symbols in the middle
Southeast of the law statue with the blindfold and scales, standing by the big rock with symbols
Central plaza, dead center
Central plaza, west side of the Poseidon fountain
Due east of the Poseidon fountain, about to cross the stairs that separate the central plaza from the Tower of Arts
Southeast bottom side of the Tower of Leisure, sitting on a bench by the trash dump
Sports field, west side by the checkers table
Southwest bottom side of the Tower of Leisure, on the circular platform
Central plaza, due west of the fountain, by a bench

Sebastein

For most of his ticks, he’s chased by a large merman chef with a mustache. Requires Rage’s Parallax

Requires Rage’s Parallax. Inside the restaurant at the top of the Tower of Leisure
Left of the restaurant entrance, at the top of the Tower of Leisure
Between the temple and Tower of Leisure, due south of the little food vendor
Due north of the Poseidon fountain, at the base of the Tower of Leisure
Due east of the Poseidon statue, on the floating rock path bridging the Tower of Leisure and library
Southeast of the Poseidon fountain, on the brick edge of the canal
Tower of Art, west side, in the water above the canal
Northeast of the Tower of Art, in the water north of the east side canal
East of the central plaza, at the right pillar, at the edge of the central plaza and library
Bottom right corner of map, in the water above the boat racers in the canal, with a mermaid

Walter Heisenberg

Usually looking away from the camera, so look out for his jellyfish hat and bookbag

Top of the Tower of Leisure, right of the restaurant entrance. He’s facing northwest
Central plaza, next to the Poseidon statue on the left side by the two benches, wearing his mask
Central plaza, east side, facing the canal. Wearing mask
Top of the Tower of the Leisure, due Southwest of the restaurant entrance on the circular platform
Next to law statue (scales and blindfold)
Central plaza, left side of the fountain basin
Inside the library of the Tower of Knowledge
Between the Tower of Leisure and Tower of Knowledge, on a floating platform. Above the trash cauldron
Temple, top level, east side on a round platform by the Tower of Leisure
Tower of Arts, top level, facing an easel

Kukulkam

For most of his ticks, he’s fighting with a guardian. He floats around, so he doesn’t neatly follow the pathways

West edge of the map, flying northeast over the chemist level of the medical tower at the entrance
East side of temple, flying northeast. Above the medical tower spire, right of the big stone guardian
Top of temple, due west of the giant floating crystal
West of temple, due south of the water pot fountain, by the canal building
Flying over the temple, due south of the giant crystal. On the southwest corner of the middle level
Central plaza, south from the center. Taking a breather on the southwest corner
Central plaza, west of center, above the entrance arch
Southwest corner entrance, east tower, top level, knocking over a vase
Temple, bottom level, south of giant crystal and east of medical tower spire
Tower of leisure, south of the vendor stand with ice cream

Aquamodel

For his most ticks, he’s with a mustached squid artist

Tower of Knowledge, posing on east side balcony
Between Tower of Arts and Tower of Knowledge, east side of the stair entrance
Central plaza, south of fountain basin
Tower of Leisure, west side, on balcony by canal
Tower of Leisure, arguing outside top level restaurant
Tower of Leisure, bottom level, corner between entrance and trash chute
Sports field, beneath west side hoops
Sports field, arguing above east side hoops
Central plaza, west of Poseidon statue
Tower of Arts, Southwest corner posing for a portrait

Squishy

Tower of Leisure, east side, middle level with her mother
Between the Tower of Art and Tower of Knowledge, south of the stairs to library
Central plaza, west of fountain basin
Central plaza, south of fountain basin
Water between Tower of Leisure and Tower of Knowledge. Due east of the Poseidon statue, skipping on the water
Left edge of map, center. Skipping in the water west of the chemist on the medic tower
Temple, level with braziers, due south of the giant flying crystal
Bottom level of the temple, Southwest wide, hiding behind a column
Temple, sitting with her mother on a balcony, southeast side
Central plaza, with her mother

Dwayne

He can shape shift, so he looks nothing alike in half his ticks. Look for the seashell necklace and wide frame. He’s a chicken in his forth tick, chicken faced in his fifth, and gator faced in his seventh, eighth, and ninth

South edge of screen, on a raft in the water by intersection of city entrance and central plaza
Entrance, right next to the door of the medic tower
Central plaza, Southwest corner
Tower of Knowledge, east side lower balcony. He’s a chicken now
Tower of knowledge, east side of top level, by three bookshelves. He has a chicken head
Tower of Knowledge, top level, west side, just outside the library room
Tower of Knowledge, bottom level, west side, by the trash pot. He now has a gator head
Tower of Leisure, southeast side, west of the trash pot. Still has gator head
Central plaza, due west of the Poseidon statue, speaking to an old woman on a bench. Still has gator head
Central plaza, east of fountain basin, holding a sail

Straw Hat

In contrast to every other Fulcrum, we aren’t looking for a person, we’re looking for the hat itself. It’s usually worn by a long neck fish person, but it blows away in ticks 6-9.

Central plaza, south of fountain basin
South side of the Tower of Knowledge, top of entrance stairs
Tower of Knowledge, inside the top floor library room
Central plaza, east of the fountain basin, on the border between the central plaza and the Tower of Knowledge
Standing on top of the east entrance tower, by the southern side of the temple
Dead center of Poseidon statue. Now a free floating hat
Southeast of the Poseidon statue, floating in the canal water by the entrance. Still a loose hat
Due west of the giant crystal floating above the temple. It’s at the intersection of the two canals. Still loose hat
East of the giant crystal floating above the temple. Held by a jellyfish person standing on the canal edge
Southeast side of Tower of Leisure, right next to the trash pot. Now returned and worn by the Luffy lookalike

Steam Age

Blue Hex

This one is real tricky. For her first four ticks, you can only see her hair braids!! You’ll see little wind up robots, graffiti, and a braid sticking out of cover. That’s her.

Down from the factory, left of the big pile of robot parts. Graffiti on workshop roof
Lower slums, down from waterwheel and right of New Dawn workshop. Graffiti on wall
By the first tick. Left of bunny woman statue, graffiti on tank, braid poking from porthole window
Top of screen, right of factory bridge, left of thief’s lair. Graffiti on wall
Central island, west of giant gear arch, graffitiing the building with the pumpkin sign
Border of slum and central island, running southwest down a plank bridge
East of the illegal store in the bottom left corner. She’s posing on the mast of a raft
Masquerade garden party, perched on the top of the stage
Bridge between central island and southern mansion. She’s climbing the west side of the bridge gate
Due north of the last point, top of the west bridge gate tower

Howard Hatecraft

Central island, walking southwest on the market street
Central island, west side. Next to the building with the water wheel and lightning sign
Slums. Due south of the water wheel
Slums, west side, right above the ruined train car in the illegal store
Workshop island, east of bunny lady statue and south of clock building
Dragon statue square, west of the giant robot workshop
Walking southwest along the train tracks, due south of the big factory robot
Slums, northwest of the water wheel
Walking northeast along the train tracks, south of the cleaning robot arm and train
Dragon statue square, west side, taking his face off on a balcony

Jean Passport

Dragon statue square. East of the square and due north of the robot workshop, by some outdoor cafe tables
Northwest of last location, heading towards the bridge to the east factory gate
Dragon statue square, west of statue
Dragon statue square, southeast of statue, heading towards the bridge
Central market street, on the the edge of the bridge to dragon statue square
Southeast of last point. Central island, at the gate building with cog decoration, north of the angler fish building
Southwest of zeppelin, colliding with a group of children
Bridge between central island and southern manor, on northern side
Southern manor island, east side, right beneath the bridge gate
Southern manor island, east side, walking southeast to the end of map, north of the walled gazebo garden

Mrs. Saltpot

For her last two ticks, she shrinks in size

Dragon statue square, northeast of the robot workshop, walking southwest out of her house
Dragon statue square, northeast of the statue, by the bridge to eastern factory
Dragon statue square, due south of the dragon
Central market street, by bridge to dragon statue square
Central market street, north of the robot with top hat statue
Central market street, next to the stand with the gentleman octopus sign
Central market street, Southwest end under the arch
Southeast of the water wheel building on the bottom side of the map, by the gate to its yard. Her pendant is floating
South of water wheel, now tiny, by a ladder
Slums, between the New Dawn workshop and the big pile of gears. She’s still tiny

Young Gherman

Almost always looking away from the camera

Slums, on the roof of a building north of the train car in the scrap pile
Southeast of the water wheel, crossing the plank bridge northeast between the slums and central island
Central island, southeast of the giant robot with top hat, throwing trash at the nautilus in the water
Central island, south of the gate building with the gear decoration, northwest of the bridge to the manor
Dragon statue square, southeast of the statue, by the bridge to the center island
Workshop island, looking at the bunny warrior statue
Workshop island, west of the bunny warrior statue, looking at a chemical tank
North of water wheel, by a warning sign entering the slums
Slums, north side by the building with the crane, petting some cats
Slums, north of the New Dawn workshop and southeast of tick 9

Little Red

Moves via the rooftops

Factory at northwest corner of map, peeking out of the chimney stacks by the cleaning robot arm
North of the Workshop Island, southeast of the big factory robot, a climbing by the train tracks
Due south of last tick. Workshop Island, south of the circular platform, on a rooftop gear
Workshop Island, jumping northeast on the roof gear of the building with the big clock
Dragon statue square, Southwest of the statue, stealing from the river facing window of the cafe
Dragon statue square, west of the statue, climbing the rounded rooftop
Dragon statue square, northwest of the statue, sitting and eating on the rooftop crane
Dragon statue square, due north of the statue, on the window
Dragon statue square, northeast of the statue, by the sun decoration
Dragon statue square, east of statue, on the southeast side of the big robot workshop

Mister Giuseppe

Requires Rage’s Parallax ability, as his eight tick is inside. He’s usually looking away from the camera, so look for his suspenders more than his beard

Slums, a little north of the train carriage in the illegal store scrap
Northern slums, southeast of the big crane
Slums, Southwest of the water wheel, by a ladder
Slums, picking through scrap by the illegal store. Northeast of the store safe
Central island, northeast of the plank bridge between the slums and central island
Central island, due east of the water wheel and northwest of tick 5
North of the water wheel, by the warning sign entrance of the slums
Requires Rage’s Parallax. Inside the hidden workshop in the slums
Workshop Island, in front of the building with the big clock
Dragon statue square, presenting his child to the kids

Jack Colibri

Upper right corner of map, north of the circus tent. Sailing in the canal
Northwest of zeppelin, sinking in the canal at a dock
Dragon statue square, east of the statue
Zeppelin, outside by the ramp
Bridge gate between central island and southern mansion, east side by a streetlight
Bridge gate between central island and southern mansion, west side
Central island, east of the angler fish, northwest of the bridge to the southern mansion
Central island, Southwest of the angler fish
Central island, east of the water wheel, in the gated yard
Dock by illegal store in southwest corner, boarding a gondola

Aeon Age

This map is split into an upper layer (the three floating islands) and a lower layer (the slums). Unless otherwise noted, almost everyone is on the lower layer

Din Djar Djar

Northwest corner of slums, walking southwest from the door with the up arrows
Restaurant street of slums, Southwest of the fish sign, next to some street tables covered in food
Restaurant section of slums, southeast of the sushi restaurant and west of an eye shaped sign, flying in the air
Bottom of map, Southwest of the cute burger sign
Bottom of map, southeast of a billboard with a skull on it
Bottom of map, Southwest of the space invader sign/arcade and west of a drink stand
Junkyard, north of the space invader sign, using his jet pack
Slums, southeast of the nightclub from the first story case
Junkyard, north of the nightclub and west of the two big electrical antennas
Cesspit at top of screen, sitting on the eastern dock, taking his helmet off

Doc Daisuke

Usually around a robot cat woman

Junkyard, south of the bell tower
Junkyard, west of the bell tower, northwest of the two electrical antennas
Junkyard, east of nightclub, north of arcade, carrying a robot cat woman
Southern slums, south of the nightclub, west of the billboard with a skull on it
South of the slum center fighting ring, on a rooftop
Southwest of tick 5, next to a satellite and ghost billboard
A little west of tick 4. South of nightclub, east of skull billboard
Southwest corner of map, on a rooftop east of a metal ladder
North of tick 8. South of restaurant street, east of uranium symbol screens
Center of slum, east of fighting ring

Astro Kid

For his first two ticks, he’s in the lower level slums. For the rest, he’s fighting three robots in the upper level islands

Lower level slums, southwest of center fighting ring and north of cute burger sign
Lower level slums
Dead center of upper level map, next to the southern corner of the middle island
Center floating island, west side, punching a robot in the air
Pyramid island, flying over the western flying pyramid top
Southeast of tick 5, west of the sphinx face
Due south of the center island, south of the giant pipe
Southeast of pyramid island, flying over a cloud
Middle of upper level, floating over the west elbow of the giant pipes
Pyramid island, standing on the east side by the giant jet engines

Main Character

His first six ticks are on the upper level pyramid island while his last four are in the slums

West pyramid island, on east side, between palm trees
Upper level of pyramid island, above sphinx head, melting the locked door
Southwest of tick 2, closer to the west flying pyramid top
South of tick 3, rappelling down the west side of the pyramid with a rope
South of tick 4, west side of pyramid, at the oasis pond
West of tick 1, tiptoeing at east side of sphinx
Now we’re in the slums. Northwest corner, walking out of the door with the two up arrows
Southern slums, northwest of the cute burger sign, running northwest
Southern edge of the screen, Southwest of the skull billboard, walking into an alley
Southeast corner of the screen, due south of the space invader sign

Agent Molly

From her third tick on, she’s chasing a cat person

Night club, booth seat
South of nightclub
Junkyard, open area with multiple people
Junkyard, running southwest towards the nightclub
Southern slums, south of nightclub and west of skull billboard
Southwest of center fighting ring and northeast of cute burger sign, chasing witness
Southwest of tick 6, west of cute burger sign
Southwest of tick 7, next to the metal ladder
West edge of map, by the tower of screens, wiping the memory of witness
Southern edge of map, Southwest of cute burger sign, with partner

The Chosen One

Almost always with a devil figure. Can fly

Open area of junkyard, southwest of bell tower
Southwest of tick 1, east of the nightclub and ghost poster
South of arcade with space invaders sign
Southern side of screen, Southwest of the skull sign, by an onigiri stand
North of tick 4, flying in air. West of skull billboard, south of a skull billboard
West of cute burger sign, walking southwest down the street
Southwest corner of map, bending the metal ladder
North of cute burger sign, walking with devil
Southern edge of map, southeast of cute burger sign, on a rooftop
South of slum center fighting ring, flying over the skull billboard

The Elminator

Southern edge of map, southeast of the skull billboard, standing on a rooftop
Southern edge of map, southwest of space invaders arcade, between a drink and onigiri stand
Southeastern corner of map, south of a water droplet sign and arcade
Southwest of arcade, on street next to ramen stand
Slightly northwest of tick 4, at the crab stand close to the nightclub
Southwest of nightclub, east of the skull billboard, running northwest into an alley
South of slum center fighting ring
West of slum center fighting ring, talking to the lady at the food stand
Northwest of center slum fighting ring, behind the counter of the food stand with the dragon statue roof
Southwest of slum center fighting ring, walking with love interest. North of cute burger sign

Difficult Story Case Sections

This game is, for the most part, very generous with hints. However, as you approach the finish line and take on more of the AIs, they’ll throw some curve balls and give you items to look for with no hints whatsoever. The first few difficult ones are the keys you’re asked to look for after assimilating a new AI, starting with Chimera. The next rough patch is the finale sequence, where you’re asked to find three abstract concepts in each era with no hints.

The Four Keys

Chimera – Dragon statue square, on brick wall by giant robot workshop. I didn’t get a good photo, so look at the red labeling in this spare photo

Oblivion – Southwest of pyramid and east of oasis pond, on the right side of the barracks door, which is the building with the shield above the door

Avatar – Cloud district, west of gear manor front door

Legacy – The model Apartment from the game’s tutorial, right above the door

Five Minutes to Midnight

Minutes to Midnight: One

Friendship: Nightclub, the assaulted rockstar and his two friends in the booth seat
Love: Decker and Nina, due south of the space invaders arcade sign
Loyalty: West of gear manor, the Volpin talking to her construct at the patio table

Minutes to Midnight: Four

Playing with pet: central street southeast of castle entrance, next to dress store, beggar with dog
Food: waterfront, pizza place. The place to click on, at least for me, was the balding man with his tongue sticking out
Music: The concert in the castle

Minutes to Midnight: Three

Play: Dragon statue square, the four kids on scooters
Family: Little Red tenth tick, east of dragon statue square, on border of robot workshop
Protest: center island, crowd of protesters due east of the water wheel

Minutes to Midnight: Two
Goat: Northeast side of farm, man playing with goat
Food: north of gladiator pit, tables outside bar, soldier with three dishes
Family: Oasis north of farm, the brother and sister form the poisoning case frolicking behind the palm trees

Minutes to Midnight: One
Knowledge: East of Tower of Knowledge, guy reading book on floating platform (victim of previous case)
Kindness: central plaza, fish woman talking to man with back pain
Love: Two guardians from a previous case, rock platforms between Tower of Leisure and Tower of Knowledge

Thanks to bearsbearsbears for his great guide, all credit to his effort. you can also read the original guide from Steam Community. enjoy the game.

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