Beyond the Sky
Game Details: Fantasy, 2018
Links: Moby Games, Steam, Adventure Gamers
Walkthrough Updated: 4/11/2019
Suggested Listening: Where There's Smoke (Ash 25)
The Forest
After the wolf leaves you in the dark forest, interact with each of the 5 dark areas around you. Talk to the 2 red eyes just to the right Beyond the shadows. Now listen to each of the 5 areas and you will be able to see the whole area clearly. There are now 5 exits that you can take from this central forest clearing.
Head left over the path with flowers, and listen to the old woman Words of wisdom. While you are here, listen to the tree and listen to the river. Try to take the metallic object from the river, but you need something to help catch it. Return to the forest clearing.
Go down to the right to find a vineyard. Listen to the fox, then take the grapes and give them to the fox A kind gesture. Return to the forest clearing again.
Talk to the minstrel, who is now sitting on a rock here. Talk to him about everything, and make sure you listen to all 4 of his stories Thirst for knowledge. Now follow the rocky path down to the left. Try to enter the cave, but an ogre will block your path. Climb up the hill above it to find the Altar of the Moon and read the plaque here. Go back down the hill and return to the forest clearing.
Now go right along the brick path. Listen to the young knight, then talk to him and solve his puzzle:
In the picture above, the princess is yellow, the allies are blue and the enemies are red. Now you have to select the correct moves:
Finish talking to the young knight Power plays, then pick up the chess piece. Return to the forest clearing.
Take the path down to reach a lake. Listen to Death, then talk to him. Give him the missing chess piece, then agree to help him finish the game The moon in the lake. For learning all of your possible abilities, there is another achievement you will now receive Trust in yourself. Return to the forest clearing.
Go right along the brick path again. Now go through the archway ahead into the labyrinth. Here you must follow the hints from the plaque you read earlier:
- Take the path with the red thread on the ground ("followed the footprints of Ariadne").
- Select the hole beneath the tree ("under the unrelenting stare of Daphne").
- Go through the door beneath the spider painting ("through the works of Arachne").
- Take the path next to the pomegranates ("beyond the fruits of death") Like Theseus.
Listen to the colorful bush here and try to take the gold rose, but you need protection from the thorns. Listen to the tree and touch it, then look at it to discover an opening. Inside, talk to the Alchemist, then use the jars on the back wall. Use the information in your alchemy book to assign labels to each of the jars:
Top Row
- Antiruby
- Amber feathers
- Green wine
- Fragments of memory
- Love blood
- Stardust
Bottom Row
- Baleful destiny
- Faceless mandrake
- Pulverized leaves
- Dragon blood
- Crocodile tears
Talk to the alchemist again and he will give you a magic fishng net, magic oar and magic wire cutters, and instructions to collect 3 golden objects. Leave the tree, then use your magic wire cutters on the colorful bush to get the golden rose. Return to the forest clearing, then go left and use your magic fishing net in the river - the golden fish will end up in the nearby tree. Look at the tree to realize it looks sad. Talk to the old woman and ask her to teach you to sing to the plants. Try to sing to the tree, but it doesn't work.
Sing to the bush (1/8) behind the old woman and it will bloom. Return to the forest clearing and sing to the small bush (2/8), then go down and left along the rocky path so you can sing to another bush (3/8). Go back to the forest clearing, then head right along the brick path. Sing to a bush (4/8) on the right of the path, then go through the archway and sing to another bush (5/8). Return to the forest clearing, then go down towards the lake. Walk just to the right to be able to sing to another bush (6/8). Use your magic oar on the boat in the lake.
First Island
Listen to the flowers on the shore and you will find some dying fireflies. Listen to the puddle of water and look at it. Interact with the tiles on the ground to see "Ter", "Pe" and "Eu". Go to the right side of this island and sing to a bush (7/8). Now enter the doorway.
Look at the crack in the corner of the tomb, then talk to it and ask some questions. Next look at the lyre and try to use it, but it will not make any sound. Now look at the large tree. Listen to it and touch it, then talk to it and say "Eu", "ter", "pe" The forgotten name. Talk to Euterpe about everything. Next go over to the blue flame in the corner. Listen to it, talk to it, look at it and then touch it. Examine the plaque on the wall, then go through the left doorway.
Pick up the 3 tiles and the stone tablet. Listen to the grid of holes in the wall, then interact with the blue flame here as you did with the one in the previous room. Now climb up the ladder and you will end up outside again. Interact with the 3rd flame on the right, and the 4th flame on the left, both in the same way.
Use your stone tablet on the puddle of water outside, then look at it to see the Life Tablet. Pick up the tablet and go into the tomb again. Use your stone tablet on the puddle of water here, then look at it to see the Death Tablet. Next you need to determine the names of each of the 4 flame spirits.
Old Man
Examine the grid of holes on the outside of the tomb, and insert the tiles as shown above, then climb down the ladder and listen to the grid of holes on the inside to learn the old man's name: Cleitus. Go and speak to the darkness in the corner of the room to the left, giving your name as Cleitus, and you will be told to look for these symbols:
- Death Tablet: Moon Cross
- Death Tablet: Sun Amphora
- Life Tablet: Moon Ring
Woman
Examine the grid of holes on the outside of the tomb, and insert the tiles as shown above, then climb down the ladder and listen to the grid of holes on the inside to learn the woman's name: Ligeia. Go and speak to the darkness in the corner of the room to the left, giving your name as Ligeia, and you will be told to look for these symbols:
- Death Tablet: Sun Ring
- Death Tablet: Sun Labyrinth
- Life Tablet: Snake Shield
- Life Tablet: Owl Ring
Man
Examine the grid of holes on the outside of the tomb, and insert the tiles as shown above, then climb down the ladder and listen to the grid of holes on the inside to learn the man's name: Pamphilus. Go and speak to the darkness in the corner of the room to the left, giving your name as Pamphilus, and you will be told to look for these symbols:
- Life Tablet: Leaf Ring
- Life Tablet: Sun Shield
- Life Tablet: Moon Cross
- Death Tablet: Leaf Ring
- Death Tablet: Leaf Amphora
Child
Examine the grid of holes on the outside of the tomb, and insert the tiles as shown above, then climb down the ladder and listen to the grid of holes on the inside to learn the child's name: Heliodorus. Go and speak to the darkness in the corner of the room to the left, giving your name as Heliodorus, and you will be told to look for these symbols:
- Life Tablet: Leaf Labyrinth
- Life Tablet: Snake Cross
- Death Tablet: Owl Ring
- The answer that has never been given
Now interact with the lyre once more. You need to assign symbols to the stones in the same order that they have been outlined above. You enter the symbols by playing the strings on the lyre. If the strings are numbered 1-6 from left to right, play this sequence: 266-4565-45654-3231 Love song.
Look at the girl's body, then use your fireflies on the magic mushrooms. Now go back outside and use the fireflies on the boat to set sail again.
Second Island
Go over to the right and sing to the final bush (8/8) Green thumb. Take the golden egg from the pedestal, then use the boat to return to the forest.
The Forest
Head to the forest clearing and talk to the minstrel about the sad tree - he will need to know 3 things about the tree to be able to help you. Ask him for a flute made of gold for a tree that grows fish. Go left and use this on the tree. Pick up the golden fish from the ground King Midas.
Return to the forest clearing, then go right, into the labyrinth, and into the tree to return to the Alchemist. You must create the potion by using the cauldron on the right and following these more detailed instructions:
- Pour a substance - Pulverized leaves (green powder)
- Stir clockwise
- Pour a substance - Love blood (red liquid)
- Stir counter clockwise
- Stir clockwise
- Stir counter clockwise
- Go to the table and crush some amber leaves in the mortar and pestle
- Pour a substance - Tonguestingy (red powder)
- Stir counter clockwise
- Pour a substance - Fragments of memory (blue crystal)
- Stir clockwise Alchemist
Now place all 3 golden objects in the cauldron. Return to the forest clearing and go down to the left along the rocky path. Talk to the ogre about everything, then enter the cave Act of courage. Go back to the forest clearing, then down towards the lake again. Go to the far right to meet the wolf.
Interact with the darkness. Listen to the darkness, then listen to the fox, touch the water, look at the plant and talk to the plant. Look at the fox, talk to the fox and touch the fox Furball. Now you can enter the cave. Listen to the wolf, look at the wolf, touch the wolf, then talk to it and you will get your moon stone back One step from the moon.
Go back to the forest clearing, then along the rocky path and up the hill. Use your moon stone on the plaque Beyond the sky.
Final Achievements
Now that you have completed the game, you can play again without the journal Old Style. This time, make sure you ask everyone about Death Existential questions.