Layers of Fear (2016)

Sorry its late everyone I was waiting all night for this to upload. Here is a complete video walk through of how to achieve this ending. This ending will also net you A LOT of the other achievements in the DLC. It also shows where all the notes and pictures are. It shows how to assemble the puzzle using the pictures. It has how to do the Serpent achievement and how to view all the story for red riding hood. It shows how to complete the DLC following only one path.

I used my partners account to do this as when I played this through on Beth Bear it took me 5/6 playthroughs to get all the achievements. I wanted to get as many of the DLC achievements to pop as possible in one go.

Follow my video exactly to achieve the Tree and the apple ending. I really hope this helps everyone!


Here are some things to keep in mind when attempting to achieve this ending:

- Follow Fathers Path all the way through the DLC (Don't use mothers)

- In all memories show the father in a positive light
Let the Dog out in the kitchen
Get the dog off the sofa
When the painter paints you make sure you listen and stay focused on him
Take the piano sheet music when the painter is playing piano (you will see it glowing white)
When in the closet lock yourself in
Play the phonograph for the mother
When playing the piano the mother will eventually tell you to get crayons, use the shapes on the music sheet to play the tune to your fathers approval
When given the option to paint or use a crayon in the Art studio you can use the crayon to go and do the stuff in that world e.g. Red riding hood story achievement and Slaying the Serpent BUT end it in the painters world not the crayon world
In the section where you collect three piece of paper with the wife's face view it after finding the pieces

- Going down all the fathers paths seems to have a more positive impact on the Items you view (So I believe you can still pick the items up this doesn't impact the ending)

- I made sure I had all the Pictures

- I made sure I had all the notes

- I viewed all the the Red Riding Hood Story

- Slayed the Serpent

-Once memories are complete don't end the game use all the pictures you have found place them on the wall in the studio. You have to then compete a puzzle sequence, when the puzzle is worked out correctly it forms a large picture of your face. Simply shine the flash light on it to reveal a map (this takes a second or two) turn around where you see a shelf which you can interact with. Do this and then you will achieve the ending.

EDIT: Some people have experienced a glitch whilst doing this particular ending for a way around this simply do the following:

If you encounte the picture issue whereby the top middle one glitched out and went black and would not load into the map with the flashlight off.

quit to main menu then continue, head straight back to the puzzle of my face. At first nothing showed but once I waited a minute or 2 the rat illimination DID show and then showed the map and I was able to get the achievement. This video 100% works, it's just the rat face/map trigger of the puzzle pieces can be a little glitchy.

Also, as AP 8T8 said, this ending and the father ending can be stacked together as you can quit to the main menu as soon as "the tree and the apple" achievements pops, continue back in and then go and open the door for the "let bygones be bygones ending", just did the exact same thing!

Credit to ninjaraiden2003 and AP 8T8

Alright, here it goes. Spoilers ahead.
So the achievement is called "The Tree and the Apple" so I figured it was relative to the whole "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" thing. So keep that in mind.

Throughout the game, you are going to want to do everything to please the father. I skipped all optional collectibles, besides the 9 drawings, because most of them involve a negative memory of the father. So I skipped all the cakes, the train, and really everything else. In every flashback or whatever, always side with and help the father when you can, or at least keep him from getting mad at you directly. Here are all the main points, and what I did in them:

1. Art studio room - Do the painting with the brush, and always follow his instructions. Never use a crayon. Make papa proud.
2. Basement - Grab the piano sheet music so your dad can play with passion.
3. Closet under stairs - Lock the door so daddy doesn't catch you in there.
4. Kitchen - Open the door to let the dog out.
5. Behind the broken couch upstairs - Get the dog off the couch before father catches him.
6. Daughter's bedroom - Keep eyes on him while he paints you.
7. Father's office - In all 3 instances, go to the right down the father's path. You'll see his picture, so just make sure you go that way, rather than the mother's path. Also, look at the drawing of the mother when you put the pieces back together. That's the only optional collectible I interacted with.
8. Mother's bedroom - Play the phonograph to soothe her.

Now that all of this is done, you should get a short cutscene letting you know that the locked room is now open, but DO NOT GO IN THERE. That will end the game.

Instead, you want to collect all 9 of the drawings and assemble them on the wall in the art studio room. Keep in mind that many don't appear until after the memory is completed. The drawings can be found in these locations: Art studio room, the basement, the closet under the stairs, in the side room of the kitchen, in the mother's bedroom, in the father's office, in the daughter's room, in the room with all the paintings of the mother, and finally in the hallway leading to the final door THAT YOU DO NOT GO THROUGH.

Once you have all 9 drawings, you can place them on the wall of the art studio, and arrange them into the face of you, the daughter. Once you have done this, look at it and press to turn off your flashlight, which, assuming you did your father proud, should reveal a little map. Turn around and go to the cubbies, and interact with it. And that's it. You've done it.

TL;DR Make dad happy and assemble the puzzle.

this solution is for if you followed the other guides to completion, and just can't figure out what you're doing wrong to get the map to appear and open the secret door in the painter's studio (workshop).

the two requirements that need to be met for this ending are:
- you are on track for the Let Bygones Be Bygones (father) ending
- you must have collected all 9 crayon drawings and arranged them correctly in the art studio's wall

so if you're at this point, and think you need to restart the game, don't.

lots of people get confused by this and think they messed up or the game is bugged. Its not. All of the guides for this achievement are missing an important key detail: you basically need to stand in the middle of the room between the puzzle wall and the wall behind you when shining your light at the puzzle.

the tl;dr details:

If you check the chest and inspect the paint can inside, its a clue. Glow in the dark paint was used for the picture that shows up when your flashlight is turned off. They tried to emulate this paint's characteristics in the game.

the paint doesn't glow in the dark unless you 'charge' it with a light source (your flashlight). And if you watch the glow in the dark painting long enough, it will vanish and need to be 'charged' again to see.

shining your flashlight at the wall for 20-30 seconds should make the paint glow in the dark again if it disappears.

if you're too too close to the puzzle, your flash light won't charge one of the corners (AFAIK, this is not a bug. its as intended.)

if you stand too close, you will get the rat head and it will stay the rat head

you need to stand in 'just the right' spot basically center between the wall in front and back of you when shining your flashlight at the puzzle. The rat head ought to turn into the map like its supposed to shortly after the scripted dialogue.