Aurora Hills: Chapter 1

Game introduction

Welcome to Aurora Hills!

Nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains, Aurora Hills was known for its thriving industry and its picturesque landscape. Owing to the region's natural resources, Aurora Hills was looking to become one of the most prosperous towns in the state.

All is not how it seems, however. A series of disappearances of residents and tourists alike have plagued the region over the past few years, sparking a mass exodus from the small town. Now, in October 1981, the town is a shell of its former self. The prosperity that once blessed Aurora Hills has all but evaporated.

Working as a park ranger, you must investigate what's going on with these disappearances and answer questions that have tormented residents for years. Why has there been an increase in disappearances over the past 6 months Why are there no traces of the people who went missing  Perhaps most importantly, who, or what, could be behind all of this It's up to you to venture forth, deep into the national park, to uncover the mysteries of Aurora Hills...

Developed by the creators of Meridian 157, Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Based in the year 1981 in a small West Virginian community, Aurora Hills follows the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region. Explore the rolling hills of West Virginia, find clues of the whereabouts of the missing people and solve intriguing puzzles to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!

Play as Ethan Hill, a park ranger detective investigating the unsolved mystery of the Aurora Hills disappearances! Solve puzzles and enigmas in this new point and click, hidden object, escape room style puzzle adventure game now for free!

Features:

Custom soundtrack and sound effects designed for a creepy in-game atmosphere

Challenging and clever puzzles

A logical hint system for some of the most difficult riddles

Available in 9 languages, including English, French, Russian, German, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese!

New colour blind mode available for people who might have trouble with colour based puzzles

Aurora Hills Chapter 1 gameplay

 1. Let’s get ready for work. Tap on the desk and grab the camera. You can also look at the book, the calendar, and the plaque on the wall.

2. Go back and head out the door. Enter the bathroom and grab your park ranger uniform.

3. Leave the bathroom and head down the stairs. Go to the kitchen and grab the energy bar from the table. Also, look at the milk carton.

4. Go back and enter the living room. Look at the couch and lift up the cushion to get the car keys. Also, read the newspaper.

5. Go back and head to the closet near the front door. Open it and take the photo album from inside. Now you can take photos!

6. Leave via the front door and go to the car. Use the car keys to unlock it and get inside for another cutscene.

7. We’re in the parking lot. Enter the ranger station. Open the door on the left and head into the office. Grab the coffee pot and notice the framed photo of Jen. Also, take a photo of the picture of Patrick Murphey.

8. Leave the room and zoom back out. Head to the area on the right. Continue through to the next room. Go to the desk on the left and grab the coffee from the cabinet. Also, take a photo of the missing person report of Harrison Mueller.

9. Go back and then to the desk on the right. Tap on the coffee maker and place the coffee pot down. Add the coffee and press the button to turn it on. You’ll get a fax at the same time. Press the button on the fax machine and the fuse will blow.

10. Go back to the room before this one and notice the glowing poster on the wall. Take a photo of it.

11. Go back to the small office. There’s a locker in there with a red padlock on it. Notice the horoscope signs at the top. We saw the same ones on the glowing poster. Basically, find the first one on the poster and then note the direction you go in to get to the next symbol. Keep doing this until you have all the directions. Then move the middle piece of the lock in those directions. You can follow my directions on the image below if you’re still stuck.

 12. Take the flashlight from inside the locker. Also, look at the drawing and take a photo of it. Don’t forget to also take the hair pin.

13. Go back to the main area and head towards the windows. Inspect the desk to the left and get the tweezers from the pouch. Also, take a photo of the missing person notice for Marvin Warner.

14. Zoom back out and inspect the desk to the right. Before going to the desk, look at the door to the left. There’s a piece of a key stuck in the keyhole, so use the tweezers to remove it.

15. Next, use the hair pin as a lockpick. Take out the photo of the drawing from the locker to figure out how to solve it.

16. Go through and you’ll automatically use the flashlight. Head downstairs and then look to the right for a clue etched into the wall and also a screwdriver bit. Make sure to take a photo of the clue.

17. Go back upstairs and finally look at the desk to the right of the basement door. Take a photo of the missing person flyer for Qadir Samra. Also, inspect the locked drawer to see some wooden buttons. Use the clue from the basement wall to solve it. Basically, each grid in the etching shows you how it changes from one to the next and you can then guess what the next one should look like. Or just copy my solution below.

18. Take the tubular key and the screwdriver handle from inside the drawer.

19. Use the combination tool to combine the screwdriver handle with the screwdriver bit. Now you have a screwdriver!

20. Leave the ranger station. Head towards the bus stop and take a photo of the missing person flyer of Clara Summers on the telephone pole. Then look at the payphone and use the screwdriver to remove the panel. Grab the fuse from inside.

What's new

Fixed problem of some puzzles being unresponsive

Fixed issue of app failing to launch on some devices

Increased in-game performance

Fixed crashing issue of app when going to home screen on some devices

Added option to change difficulty after starting the game