Transference Achievement Guide & Road Map

Transference
Transference Achievement Guide

Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10 [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 14 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 30-90 minutes [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: 3 [the three non-secret ones]
- Does difficulty affect achievements: No difficulty option
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed: None

Introduction:
Welcome to Transference, a first person adventure/puzzle game that takes on a psychological twist as you delve into the memories of a very troubled man and his relationship with his family. The entire game takes place in an apartment, with you trying to solve some minor puzzles to remove corruption from various points in the house. There are a few collectibles to pick up, but with a guide you can easily complete this game in an hour.

Abbreviated Walkthrough:
There are two types of collectibles you need to make sure to pick up: video logs and audio logs. The video logs are actually videos on various shapes (VHS tapes, flash drives, CDs, etc) and are sometimes pretty well hidden. Definitely follow a guide for these because it's very unlikely you'll find them all. The audio logs also come in various forms. Typically they're tape recorders left somewhere, but phone messages on your answering machine also count.

In addition to the collectibles, there's one miscellaneous achievement that you'll have to grab as you go too, which is a hidden photo for "Behind the Curtain". Make sure to grab that as you go too or you'll risk missing it.

Aside from that, everything else is story-related. The game's length comes from its puzzles, so whether you want to play the game yourself and try to solve everything on your own and consult a guide if you get stuck, or if you just want to blow through this game for achievements, there is an excellent 100% walkthrough courtesy of Maka that can be found in the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution. Using that video, you can complete the game in under an hour easily. Without it, expect to spend around 3 or so hours, depending on how long it takes you to solve various puzzles.

Once you complete the game, as long as you've grabbed all the collectibles and the one miscellaneous achievement, you should be done with this completion.

Conclusion:
Transference a pretty intense and interesting game. It definitely plays heavily on the psychological experience and wants you to get as immersed as possible. Unfortunately it's a pretty short game with a pretty high price point, so unless you just want fast achievements, I recommend waiting for a sale and then checking it out.

[XBA would like to thank Necrophage33 for this Roadmap]

The Whole Story

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The Player has found all the collectible video logs.
There are a total of 13 video logs scattered throughout the apartment, and they come in many forms: VHS tapes, CDs, flash drives, etc. Many are hidden pretty well, so make sure to follow the guide for where each is. I have listed each below. Alternatively, if you prefer a video guide, refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for a 100% walkthrough courtesy of Maka.
1. After entering the apartment, go left around and into the room with the piano. On the right is a projector. Open the drawer under it and take the tape.
2. After going outside of the back of the kitchen, head down the stairs and into the little house Ben built. Go inside all the way and turn around and look above the entrance to see a CD up top.
3. In the garage, right next to the computer on the table is a flash drive.
4. In the garage, with your back to the computer screen, you'll see a tall thin locker. Open it and the flash drive is on the bottom inside it.
5. After completing the puzzle with the floating puzzle pieces to find the password to uncorrupt the dining room, go to the corner of the dining room where the little 3D printer is. Open the right cabinet door below it to find a flash drive.
6. Once you open Ben's room with the password on his door, go inside and open the closet on the back left to find a CD on some boxes.
7. After placing the green crystal in the machine, leave the room you spawn in, then turn around to face the door you just walked through and it'll change. Open it up and grab the film reel.
8. As soon as you enter the living room after uncorrupting the music room, the film reel will be right in front of you in the lower shelf.
9. As soon as you enter the living room after uncorrupting the music room, on the right is a tall filing cabinet. Open the top drawer to find a video inside.
10. After getting attacked by your wife in your bedroom, head to the kitchen, switch the yellow light switch, then head back to the living room. You'll find a CD on the back left table.
11. After uncorrupting the living room with the clock puzzle, look on top of the hearth of the fire place to find a flash drive.
12. Right after the previous one, go right and look behind the TV to find a VHS tape on the floor.
13. After putting the red crystal in the machine, you'll be taken to the same dark room you go to after each crystal. Before leaving this room, look down on the floor to your left slightly to find a tape that is nearly impossible to see.
Broken Family

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The Player has triggered all the audio logs.
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There are a total of 10 audio logs, and they come in many forms: recorders, phone messages, and walkie talkies, to name a few. Many are hidden pretty well, so make sure to follow the guide for where each is. I have listed each below. Alternatively, if you prefer a video guide, refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for a 100% walkthrough courtesy of Maka.
1. Immediately upon entering the apartment, look right to see a kid run away in the hall. Now a message will be available on the answering machine to your left. Click on it to play it.
2. In the apartment, go to the hallway and flip the white light switch. Now head back to the answering machine to automatically hear a message.
3. In the kitchen, after uncorrupting it and seeing a brief cutscene, flip the light switch on the wall to switch to green. Now there will be an audio log on the counter.
4. After finishing in the garage outside with the computer, when you walk back into the kitchen there will be a new recorder on the counter on the left.
5. Immediately after the previous one, make a left into the hallway and then a right back to the entrance to the apartment and listen to a new message on the answering machine.
6. Once you open Ben's room with the password, on his desk to the right of his computer is a walkie talkie to pick up and listen to.
7. After getting attacked by your wife in your bedroom, head to the kitchen, switch the yellow light switch, then head back to the living room. You'll find a radio straight back on the floor.
8. After placing the sand in the hourglass and triggering the clock puzzle in the corner of the living room, before solving the puzzle, look down to your right on the table to find a recorder.
9. After uncorrupting the living room with the clock puzzle, go to the corner of the room with the audio equipment to find a walkie talkie.
10. After the previous one, head back to the entrance to the apartment to find a new message on the answering machine.
Behind the Curtain

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Find the picture of Raymond Hayes' undergraduates.

Once you uncorrupt the kitchen and can go outside the back of the house, go to the garage and go inside. Once inside, go to the filing cabinet by the computer and open the drawer. Open the folder inside and pick up the photo to look at it. This will unlock the achievement.

Into the Rabbit Hole

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The Player has successfully uncorrupted the Lobby.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Is There Anyone Home?

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The Player has successfully uncorrupted the apartment entrance door.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Strange Machine

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The player has placed the first crystal on the machine.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Radio Frequency

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The player has successfully uncorrupted the kitchen.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Snowflake

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The Player has successfully uncorrupted the dining room.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Synchronized Benjamin

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The Player has placed the second crystal on the machine.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Maestro

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The Player has successfully uncorrupted the music room.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Time is Relative

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The Player has successfully uncorrupted the living room.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Synchronized Raymond

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The Player has placed the third crystal on the machine.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
Face Your Fears

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The Player has faced the monster with the fourth crystal.
Story-related; cannot be missed.

Refer to the ""Deus ex machina"" achievement solution for more information.
"Deus ex machina"

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The Player has reached the end of the game.
The game mainly consists of you going around the apartment trying to remove "corruption" from various rooms of your house, all while facing some of your inner demons. The corruption is removed via solving puzzles in each room. Some are pretty straightforward while others can be pretty vexing at first. Whether you want to only consult a guide for help or just follow one through the whole game, the following video, provided by Maka, is a 100% walkthrough that not only will show you how to solve each puzzle but will show you each collectible as well. Full credit to Maka for the video.