I haven't been able to complete this game for 5 hours now. I really like it, but it lacks tutorial and maybe there is a bug that doesn't allow you to go further. All I have left is an impossible puzzle in the electrical panel and most likely a valve behind bars in the laboratory, where it is not clear how to get.
Edit: This puzzle can be skipped. It is enough to use the "star" valve for the "pentagon". I've tried every possible option and there doesn't seem to be a correct fuses location.
So, as a couple hints:
1) I can confirm, the game is possible and not broken.
2)Have you played project Kat? If not, that game is something of a tutorial for this one.
3) there is ALWAYS an alternative way of doing things.
Hence, for example, the fuse puzzle is perfectly possible if you are willing to pull out a few of the fuses from below (you don't NEED everything powered).
4) Getting behind the bars in the lab is useful, but not needed. (Also, there is no valve there).
There are guides to get you through elsewhere in this comments section if you need them, but for now I'd encourage you to try without. Good luck!
Even that you don't need indeed, you can have everything powered if you want. I was able to get all the fuses that are hidden in the facility and power on everything. You need to get a screwdriver to be able to get to the room where one of the fuses is, through the vent in the archives. And to get the screwdriver, you need to find two runes and give them to Rune (in exchange for the first rune, he gives you the facility map, and in exchange for the second one, a screwdriver). One of the runes is hidden in the facility, but for the other one, you must get it before you get to the facility.
[Spoilers]
You can skip this puzzle if you want. Rather than fixing the elevator, you can focus on draining the water. For that, you need to turn all the valves in that room (until you have four green lights).
[Solution]
I spent a while searching for the pentagon valve, but there isn't one (that I know of)! You can simply use the star one instead.
As for this puzzle, I think you need a "20" fuse. I never got it; I assume it's behind one of the locked doors, but I didn't find a way to open any of them. (Sorry, I know that's not much help!)
Fuse 20 is behind the locked gate in the lab (the room with bones, operating tables etc.) and the key to that gate is hidden in the archives.
The pentagon valve does not exist. You have to use the star valve in both locations (star and pentagon). This is somewhat tricky, I think I wouldn't be able to do this without the hints from this forum.
Agreed. I think there should be some sort of hint for this. Something like Lacie saying "I don't think there are any more valves around... maybe something else will fit here?".
Otherwise I'd just keep searching for it and think I'd missed it.
