Servant of the Lake Hidden Achievements Guide

Servant of the Lake captivates players with its distinctive blend of atmospheric puzzle-solving and narrative mystery. Among its many enchanting elements, the hidden achievements stand out as rewarding challenges that encourage a deeper dive into the game’s rich environment. These secrets add an additional layer of intrigue for players eager to fully explore the story and its subtleties.

These secret achievements can easily slip past players during regular gameplay since they’re not essential to completing the main story. While you can always come back after finishing the game to grab missed achievements, discovering them as you progress enhances immersion and offers unique moments worth savoring.

All Secret Achievements in Servant of the Lake

Day 1

Task: The Arrival

Achievement: Pet the grasshopper

The moment you step off the carriage, focus your attention on the horse. Repeatedly clicking its eye will provoke a subtle animation from the horse, rewarding you with this charming achievement.

Task: Prepare the Breakfast

Achievement: A well-fed cat

Enter the hallway to find the maid. After speaking with her, examine the box on her left to discover a bottle of milk. This small detail sets the stage for the next step.

Head back to the living room where a cat lounges on the sofa chair. Offering the cat milk by interacting with it unlocks the achievement, a rewarding nod to your observant gameplay.

Task: Waking Up Aldous

Achievement: Exercising with Mr. Aldous

After Mr. Aldous enjoys his porridge, accompany him during his exercise routine. Instead of mirroring the figure’s specific movements on the dresser, try moving at random. Eventually, Aldous will struggle and ask for assistance — clicking him several times at this moment secures the achievement.

To progress the story efficiently, use this sequence: Left → Right → Down → Right → Right → Down. This balance between following directions and improvisation is key to unlocking the achievement without frustration.

Upon completion, Aldous will comment, “This helps me to stay young.” It’s a subtle but satisfying confirmation that you’ve succeeded.

Task: Preparing the Reception

Achievement: Small repairs

When tasked with dusting the paintings, explore the servants’ quarters and locate a small painting depicting a house. Clicking on it multiple times will cause it to fall and shatter. Carefully rearranging the pieces to restore the painting unlocks the achievement and showcases your attention to detail.

Task: Welcoming The Guests

Achievement: Spoiled bouquet

Before milking the goat, prioritize solving the flower puzzle to receive a bouquet. Give the flowers to the goat, which will happily chew them, and then present the remaining flowers to Alexandra. This order is crucial for unlocking the achievement.

If you milk the goat first, expect it to vanish afterward, as happened in my playthrough. Avoid this by following the correct sequence to ensure the achievement is attainable.

Task: Serving Tea

Achievement: Serving Matcha latte

This achievement hinges on executing precise steps in order.

First, feed the cat some tea before inducing it to vomit the sticky substance.

Next, inspect the crate behind Alexandra to find a green powder near cat waste or vomit.

Collect the green powder and add it along with regular tea to Alexandra’s drink. This subtle addition is essential to earning the achievement.

You can add the green powder either before Alexandra’s cup breaks or after you repair it, allowing some flexibility for how you approach the puzzle.

Task: Opening the Reunion

Achievement: Soothing the baby

Inside the living room, solve the cupboard puzzle to reveal a champagne bottle. Pour a small amount into baby James’ mouth to calm him and unlock this achievement, a tender moment in the narrative.

Task: The Night Watch

Achievement: Checking for intruders

This one is straightforward. When tasked with spotting unusual hallway events, look for a masked figure lurking behind the garden window or upstairs behind a door. His appearance unlocks the achievement but note that his location varies and requires careful observation.

Task: Searching the Attic

Achievement: Chase away the crow

In the attic search, the crow may not be immediately visible, appearing randomly instead. Trigger its arrival by moving around, solving puzzles, swiping clouds, or opening chests until it perches on the window.

Click on the crow as soon as it appears to scare it away and claim this achievement.

Day 2

Task: Preparing Coffee

Achievement: Serving Mr. Aldous his favorite coffee

The maid requests a strong coffee. Begin by roasting the coffee beans on top of the stove without placing them directly over flames.

Grind the roasted beans and prepare the coffee as usual. Serving this carefully crafted brew to Mr. Aldous unlocks the achievement.

Task: Waking Up William

Achievement: Tickling Mr. William

Use the feather obtained from the parrot to tickle William. Targeting his nipples or nose repeatedly until he protests with “Stop it!” gains you this amusing achievement.

Task: Cleaning the Floors

Achievement: Deep cleaning

When asked to clean, examine Kate’s bag to find a scrubber. Use it on a Vanterbooms drawing in the servant’s room before scrubbing bloodstains to discover a hidden detail and unlock this achievement.

Focus on the artwork’s upper-left corner and carefully scrub the drawing before erasing the blood for the achievement to register.

Task: Going Hunting

Achievement: A perfect hunt

You need to shoot William twice during this task, once to make him jump into the river and again to hit him in the water.

Then, shoot all remaining animals without missing to secure this achievement. Any missed shot will void the reward.

You can find him standing by the water. Once you shoot him for the first time, he will jump into the river. Take your shot again.

Task: Doing the Washing

Achievement: Close inspections

While assisting with laundry, peek through the bathroom keyhole upstairs. A shadow and subsequent appearance of the masked figure unlock this eerie achievement.

Task: Helping with Bathing

Achievement: Cleaning the windows

Wait until Alexandra is in the bathtub before cleaning the fogged-up windows. Tapping each window pane reveals the masked face again and triggers this achievement, combining puzzle and story elements effectively.

Task: Night Time Duties

When Alexandra is inside the bathtub, clean the windows because they have fogged up. Make sure she is in the bathtub before cleaning the windows. Now tap on each window pane to clean them. Once done, you’ll again see the masked face, and the achievement will unlock.

Task: Night Time Duties

Achievement: Garbage disposal

When you get the animal parts in this task, throw them from the balcony.

Task: Inspecting the Cellar

Achievement: Pest control

You can take any three items before the gate comes down.

For the achievement, I’ve taken the:

• Sledgehammer
• Magnet

Once you’ve taken the item, go inside and then go to the left doorway.

When you are inside, you’ll see a hole in the wall. Use the magnet to pull the key out of the hole.

After taking the key, click the hole again. A mouse will run out. It will start running here and there.

Select the sledgehammer from your inventory and click on the mouse while it is running.

The mouse will be dead, and you’ll get the achievement.

If you want to complete the Inspecting the Cellar task, tap on the statue holding a clock. Once done, the time will rewind and you can now explore and choose the correct items that are required for the puzzle.

Day 3

Achievement: Garbage disposal

While handling animal parts, dispose of them by throwing over the balcony. This straightforward yet thematic task grants the achievement.

Task: Inspecting the Cellar

Select any three items before the gate comes down. In my case, I chose the:

• Sledgehammer
• Magnet

Enter and approach the left doorway. Inside, find a hole in the wall where you’ll use the magnet to pull out a key.

Servant of the Lake achievement Pest control using magnet in cellar hole

Click the hole again to release a mouse. Select the sledgehammer from inventory and hit the mouse as it scurries about.

The mouse’s defeat triggers the achievement, blending item use and timing skillfully.

To proceed with the cellar task, activate the statue holding a clock to rewind time, allowing you to pick the appropriate items needed for further puzzles.

Day 3

Task: Looking for the Cat

Achievement: Petting the cat

Throughout the morning, locate the cat several times until it settles on the maid’s lap. Clicking on its head repeatedly while it sits there unlocks this endearing achievement.

Servant of the Lake achievement Petting the cat in maid’s lap in servant’s room

Achievement: Seasoning the soup

Make sure to get the Knife first from the Maid during the cake preparation task.

Use the knife to kill the fly flying around the cake.