Family Mysteries: Criminal Mindset Walkthrough (2024)

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Walkthrough Menu

• General Tips
• Chapter 1: Proving a Theory
• Chapter 2: Neurotech
• Chapter 3: Escape
• Chapter 4: Finding the Professor
• Chapter 5: An Unexpected Enemy

General Tips

• This is the official guide for Family Mysteries: Criminal Mindset.
• This guide won't tell you when to zoom into a location; the screenshots show each zoom scene.
• Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. Only the locations of the HOPs will be shown.
• Use the Map to fast travel to a location.

Chapter 1: Proving a Theory

• Select 1-4; speak to character.
• Select (A); take SCIENCE BOX (B).
• SCIENCE BOX for POCKET KNIFE, BATTERIES.

• Open drawer, take CYLINDER BOX (C); uncover, take SCISSORS (D).
• Use SCISSORS; take DOG COOKIES (E).
• Give DOG COOKIES (F); take 1/2 NEURON KEY (G).
• POCKET KNIFE on CYLINDER BOX for 2/2 NEURON KEYS.
• 2/2 NEURON KEYS on SCIENCE BOX; take MIND CONTROLLING DEVICE.
• BATTERIES on MIND CONTROLLING DEVICE.

• Place MIND CONTROLLING DEVICE (H).
• Select (I).

• Solution (J1). Cx5-B-C-B-Cx2-B-Cx3-B-Cx6-B-Cx5-B-Cx6.
• Solution (J2). 4-3-2-1-2-3-2-3; 4-1-4-3-2-3-4-1; 4-3-2-3-4-3-2-1-2.
• Press button; take TREATMENT RESULTS.

• Give TREATMENT RESULTS (K); speak to character.
• Speak to character; take ENVELOPE (L).
• ENVELOPE for INVITATION.
• Speak to character.
• Answer phone (M); speak to character.
• Uncover; take 1/2 ACIDIC INGREDIENT (N).

• Take KEY WITH PENDANT (O).
• KEY WITH PENDANT for KEY PENDANT.
• Place KEY PENDANT (P) for HOP (Q); receive 2/2 ACIDIC INGREDIENTS.
• Select, turn photograph; take ACID INSTRUCTION (R).
• Place ACID INSTRUCTION, 2/2 ACIDIC INGREDIENTS (S).

• Solution (T). (A, B to I)-(C to I)-(Fx3)-(Gx2)-(D to I)-(Fx3)-(Gx3)-(E to I)-(Fx3)-(Gx3).
• Take ACID (H).

• Use ACID (U); take 1/5 MY RESEARCH PAPERS (1); open, uncover, take 2/5 RESEARCH PAPERS (2); uncover, take MY ID, 3/5 RESEARCH PAPERS (3); uncover, take 4/5 RESEARCH PAPERS (4); uncover, take 5/5 RESEARCH PAPERS (5).

• Speak to character; open; take (V).
• Solutions (W1-W3).

• Speak to character; take (X).
• Answer (Y); speak to character.
• Press button (Z); look at car; take HEX KEY (A).
• Use HEX KEY 2x (B); open; select 1-4; remove (C).

• Take RUBBER GLOVE, WIRE (D); use HEX KEY 2x, (E); select, receive METAL PLATE (F).
• WIRE 2x for WIRE HOOK.
• Place METAL PLATE; Use WIRE HOOK (G); for HOP (H); receive TABLET.
• Place TABLET; select button (I); speak to character.
• Go forward.

Chapter 2: Neurotech

• Speak to characters; give MY ID, 5/5 RESEARCH PAPERS and INVITATION (J).
• Take BLUE MOLECULE; PUMP PLIERS (K).
• Go down.
• Use PUMP PLIERS (L); uncover, take 5/5 COINS (M).
• Go forward.

• Use 5/5 COINS (1); select (2); open; take CAT FOOD (3).
• Go down.
• Use RUBBER GLOVE for RED MOLECULE (N); give CAT FOOD; take CAT COLLAR (O).
• Go forward.
• CAT COLLAR 2x for GREEN MOLECULE.
• Place BLUE MOLECULE, RED MOLECULE and GREEN MOLECULE (P); open door.
• Solution (Q).

• Select, enter 1-9-7-3 (R); press button; take MY PASS CARD (S); speak to character.
• Go right.
• Select screen; speak to character (T); take WET CLOTH (U).
• Use WET CLOTH; take 1/3 FUSE, BOOKSHELF CLUE (V).

• Take 2/3 SPARE FUSES, select switch (W).
• Take 1/2 LIGHTNING SYMBOL (X).
• Select (Y); play HOP (Z); place, select switch (A); enter 1-5-3 (B); take 3/3 SPARE FUSES.

• Take REMOTE CONTROL (C); remove books; place BOOKSHELF CLUE (@).
• Solution (D). Ax3-Bx8-Cx6-Dx8.
• Take 2/2 LIGHTNING SYMBOLS.
• Place 2/2 LIGHTNING SYMBOLS (E); remove red fuses 3x; place 3/3 SPARE FUSES (F).
• Select screen, use REMOTE CONTROL; select 2-3-7 (G).
• Select door control (H); select 7-2-3-9.
• Go forward.
• Speak to character.
• Go forward.

• Speak to character; move screen; play HOP (I); receive STAR NEURON.
• Uncover, take SWIPE CARD; CIRCLE NEURON and 1/5 BRAIN TILE (J).
• Use SWIPE CARD (K); take 2/5 BRAIN TILES; place weights (L); take 3/5 BRAIN TILES (M).
• Go down.

• Use MY PASS CARD (N); take MOUSE INLAY, PAPERCLIP (O).
• Go forward.
• Place MOUSE INLAY (P); take 4/5 BRAIN TILES, PULSE INSET (Q).
• Use PAPERCLIP (R); take CUTTER (S); place PULSE INSET (T); take START BUTTON (U).
• Go down.

• Move (1); select (2); select (3); select 1-9-8-7 (V); use CUTTER (W); take PAPER (X), 1/2 GAUGE (Y); place PAPER (Z).
• Scroll symbols as shown (A); take 5/5 BRAIN TILES, 2/2 GAUGES (B).

• Place 5/5 BRAIN TILES (C); select 1-4; rotate; select 5-9; receive HEART INSTRUCTIONS.
• Place START BUTTON (D).

• Solution (E). 1-10.
• Take GEAR NEURON.
• Go forward.

• Select (F), place STAR NEURON, CIRCLE NEURON and GEAR NEURON (G).
• Solution (H).

• Select (I), place 2/2 GAUGES (J).

• Solution (K1). 1-4-3-2.
• Solution (K2). A-B-C-D-E.
• Solution (K3). Lx3-Jx2-Ix2-Kx4-Gx2-Fx6.
• Solution (K4). 5-6-7-8-9.

• Select (L), place HEART INSTRUCTIONS (M).

• Solution (N). Part 1. (A to 2)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(A to 2)-(2 to 1).
• (1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(A to 2)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(2 to E).
• Solution (N). Part 2. (1 to D)-(B to 2)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(B to 2)-(2 to 1)-(2 to E).
• Solution (N). Part 3. (1 to D)-(C to 2)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(C to 2)-(2 to 1).
• (1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(1 to D)-(2 to 1)-(C to 2)-(2 to 1)-(2 to E).
• Speak to character.

Chapter 3: Escape

• Scroll left.
• Take ALUMINUM DISH; BROKEN BULB (O).
• Scroll right.
• Select tiles under bed.
• Solution (P).
• Take RUSTY SPOON.
• ALUMINUM DISH for MOLDY BREAD.
• Give MOLDY BREAD (Q); take BLACK FEATHER, LIGHT BULB (R).

• Place ALUMINUM DISH; select valve (S); receive OIL DISH.
• Scroll left.
• Use LIGHT BULB (T); RUSTY SPOON (U); speak to character; take BLANK PAPER (V).
• Place BLANK PAPER, OIL DISH and BLACK FEATHER (W); receive WALL CODE CLUE.
• Scroll right.

• Place WALL CODE CLUE (X); select 1-4; place OIL DISH, BLACK FEATHER (Y); receive SPECIAL NUMBERS.
• Scroll left.
• Give SPECIAL NUMBERS (Z); take TRIANGLE KEY (A).
• Place TRIANGLE KEY (B) for HOP (C).

• Place BROKEN BULB (D).
• Solution (E). 1-4.
• Press arrow button.
• Go forward.
• Select (F).

• Solution (G). A-Bx2-A-C; Ax2-B-A-B-C; A-B-A-Bx2-A-C.

• Play HOP (H); receive Wrist Watch.
• Take RUBBER GLOVE, COIN and MEDICAL CHISEL (I).
• Go right.
• Use MEDICAL CHISEL, reflex hammer (J); take SAW PLATE (K).
• Take FIRE EXTINGUISHER (L).
• Take CINEMA INSET; place SAW PLATE (M).
• Solution (N). E-H-G-B-E-H-I-F-C-D-E-H-I-F-G-H-E-D-A.

• Select drawer; take FILM REEL (O).
• Go down.
• Place, select CINEMA INSET (P); open, take PROJECTOR LENS (Q).
• Go right.
• Place FILM REEL, PROJECTOR LENS; select arrow button (R); screen (S).

• Solution (T1-T3).
• Go down.

• Select (U); select 1-5; take FINGERPRINT TAPE (V).
• Place FINGERPRINT TAPE; take GUARD'S FINGERPRINT (W).
• Place GUARD'S FINGERPRINT (X).
• Go left.

• Take RUST REMOVER, PLANK (Y) and KEY RING (Z).
• KEY RING.
• Solution (A). 1-4.
• Receive SHACK KEY (B).

• Use RUST REMOVER, SHACK KEY (B).
• Uncover, take HAIRPIN; select handle (C).
• Select cable car door; move ladder (D); use FIRE EXTINGUISHER (E).
• Use PLANK (F); open; use RUBBER GLOVE (G).

• Take FLASHLIGHT (H).
• Go down, then right.
• Use HAIRPIN (I); open; take LIGHT BULB (J).
• Go down, then left.
• LIGHT BULB on FLASHLIGHT.
• Use FLASHLIGHT; take BIKE MIRROR (K).
• Place BIKE MIRROR (L); use COIN 4x; remove bars (M); take BLUE FUSE, YELLOW FUSE (N).

• Place BLUE FUSE, YELLOW FUSE (O).
• Solution (P).
• Select cable car.

• Take EMERGENCY HAMMER (Q), use EMERGENCY HAMMER 2x (R); throw out 5 boxes (S).
• Take SCARF, SKI GLOVES (T).
• Place, select SCARF; take GLASS KNIFE (U).

• Use GLASS KNIFE (V); select (W) 2x for HOP (X); receive ROPE.
• ROPE 3x for ROPE WITH NOOSE.
• Use ROPE WITH NOOSE; select (Y); use SKI GLOVES (Z).

• Solution (A1-A3). 1-12.

Chapter 4: Finding the Professor

• Speak to character; take BRANCH; GEAR (B).
• Take GEAR; use BRANCH for SMALL SHOVEL then GEAR (C).
• SMALL SHOVEL.
• Use SMALL SHOVEL; take GEAR (D).
• Place 4 GEAR (E).

• Solution (F).
• Go left.
• Speak to character; take SYMBOLS INSTRUCTION (G).

• Take FISH INSET; TELESCOPIC HOOK; SHIP INSET (H).
• Go down.
• TELESCOPIC HOOK.
• Use TELESCOPIC HOOK; receive ALPHA INSET (I).
• Go left.

• Place ALPHA INSET (J); take INSCRIBED KEY (K); Use SMALL SHOVEL (L).
• Select (M); place INSCRIBED KEY (N); select 1-4, key (O); take BOOK COLORS, BETA INSET (P).

• Place SYMBOLS INSTRUCTION, BOOK COLORS (Q).
• Solution (R). 1-4.
• Take PROFESSOR'S NOTEBOOK.
• Place BETA INSET (S); take ACID FLASK (T).
• ACID FLASK on PROFESSOR'S NOTEBOOK; open notebook.

• Solution (U). 1-10.
• Take BIRD INSET.
• Go down.
• Place FISH INSET (V); take PYRAMID PART (W); select arrow; place SHIP INSET (X); take PYRAMID PART (Y); place BIRD INSET (Z); take GAMA INSET (A).
• Go left.

• Place GAMA INSET (B); take PYRAMID PART (C).
• Place 3 PYRAMID PART (D); select (E); enter 1-4-6-9.
• Take FLOWER PAINTING, 3/3 BUGS (F).

• Take 1/2 TILE SLIDER; open (G); give 3/3 BUGS; take GNOME HAT (H).
• Place GNOME HAT; take 2/2 TILE SLIDERS (I).
• Place 2/2 TILE SLIDERS (J).

• Solution (K). Ax2-Cx2-Dx3-Bx3.
• Select lever.
• Go forward.
• Take PARROT PAINTING, GLOBE MEDALLION (L).

• Place GLOBE MEDALLION (M); take MAGNIFYING GLASS, LEAF INSET (N).
• Go down.
• Place FLOWER PAINTING, PARROT PAINTING (O).
• Solution (P).
• Select 4-3-1-2-5 (Q).
• Take CARNIVAL MASK, BOOK INSTRUCTION.
• Go forward.
• MAGNIFYING GLASS on CARNIVAL MASK.

• Enter 5-2-3 (R) for HOP (S); receive SNAKE INSET.
• Place BOOK INSTRUCTION (T).
• Solution (U).
• Flip book pages to codes (V); select 1-2-6-4.
• Take SUN INSET.

• Place LEAF INSET, SNAKE INSET and SUN INSET (W).
• Solution (A). Ax2-C-Ax3-F-Ax2-G-A-B-Ax2-D-E.
• Go forward.
• Select character.

• Solution (B1). A-D.
• Solution (B2). F-G.
• Speak to character.

• Select (C) for HOP (D); take TESLA'S SPHERE.
• Take LIZARD INSET; YELLOW SKULL; RED SKULL (E).
• Place TESLA'S SPHERE; take PINK HOURGLASS (F).
• Go down 2x.

• Uncover, select, then place LIZARD INSET (G); take CHISEL, BLUE HOURGLASS (H).
• Go forward 2x.
• Use CHISEL (I); take BLUE SKULL (J).
• Go down.
• Place YELLOW SKULL, RED SKULL and BLUE SKULL (K); take GREEN HOURGLASS (L).
• Go forward.

• Place PINK HOURGLASS, BLUE HOURGLASS and GREEN HOURGLASS (M); select 1-2; take BOMB INSTRUCTIONS (N).
• Select (O), match symbols (P); select, place BOMB INSTRUCTIONS (Q).

• Solution (R1). C-B.
• Solution (R2). 1-2-3-4-5-B.
• Solution (R3). Cx2-D-E-F-B.
• Solution (R4). D-F-C-E-C-F-Ax2.
• Solution (R5). A.

Chapter 5: An Unexpected Enemy

• Take, select TABLET (S); select (T) 2x.
• TABLET; select 1-9-7-3; select Play.
• Solution (U).

• Play HOP (V); receive phone; select (W); speak to character.
• Take WIND CHIME, SHORT STICK; FLOWER POT (X).

• Take STICK; uncover (Y), take SCALE (Z).
• WIND CHIME 3x for ROPE.
• STICK on SHORT STICK; ROPE for BOUNDED STICKS.
• Place FLOWER POT; use BOUNDED STICK (A); take DRILL (B).
• Use DRILL; select button (C); take CROWBAR (D).

• Place, select CROWBAR, window and curtains 2x (E).
• Go forward.
• Take BLUE PAINTING BUTTON (F); place SCALE; take RED PAINTING BUTTON (G).
• Uncover, take LIGHTER, CUTTER (H).
• Go down.

• Use LIGHTER, BOUNDED STICKS (I) for LOCK PIECE (J).
• Go forward.
• Select (K), place LOCK PIECE (L).
• Solution (M). B-E-A-E-B-D-B-E-A-C-F-C-E-H-G-H.
• Take SMELLING SALT.

• Use SMELLING SALT (N); speak to character; take MAILBOX INSET, PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS (O).
• Go down.
• Place MAILBOX INSET (P); take PACKAGE (Q).
• Go forward.
• CUTTER on PACKAGE for BALLERINA.
• Place BALLERINA; uncover, take GREEN PAINTING BUTTON (R).
• Place RED PAINTING BUTTON, BLUE PAINTING BUTTON. GREEN PAINTING BUTTON and PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS (S).

• Solution (T1-T2).
• Take RESEARCH FILES.

• Give RESEARCH FILES (U); speak to character.
• Speak to character; select (V) 2x; receive METAL BAR.
• Use METAL BAR (W).
• Take OLD CLOTH; use OLD CLOTH for GLASS BLADE (X).
• Use GLASS BLADE (Y); take 1/5 ZODIAC BUTTON, MATTRESS WIRE (Z).

• Use MATTRESS WIRE (A).
• Solution (B). Align as shown.

• Use METAL BAR to take DOG BOWL (C).
• Take 2/5 ZODIAC BUTTONS, DOG FOOD (D).
• Take 3/5 ZODIAC BUTTONS, SCREWDRIVER; uncover, take 4/5 ZODIAC BUTTONS (E).
• Use SCREWDRIVER (F); take 5/5 ZODIAC BUTTONS, SYMBOL CARD (G).

• Open laptop; place SYMBOL CARD; select 5-8-3-7-9-6-1-2-4 (H).
• Select (I); take POTION INSTRUCTION (J).
• Place POTION INSTRUCTION (K).

• Solution (L). (B to A)-(C to D)-(D to A)-(E to A)-(F to A)-(G to H)-(H to A)-(I).
• Take SLEEPING POTION.
• DOG FOOD, SLEEPING POTION in DOG BOWL for FOOD FOR NAP.

• Give FOOD FOR NAP (M).
• Place 5/5 ZODIAC BUTTONS (N).
• Solution (O).
• Go forward.

• Take BLUE BUTTON, LIQUID DETERGENT; uncover, take 1/5 DOOR BUTTON (P).
• Take ORANGE BUTTON; uncover, take LAMP INSET (Q).
• Go down.
• Place LAMP INSET (R); open, take BALL SHADE (S).
• Go forward.

• Place BALL SHADE (T); enter 3-5-7 (U); take STRANGE KEY (V); look at lock pattern (W).
• STRANGE KEY; match lock pattern (X).
• Use STRANGE KEY (Y); play HOP (Z); receive GREEN BUTTON.

• Place BLUE BUTTON, ORANGE BUTTON and GREEN BUTTON (A).
• Solution (B).
• Go forward.

• Take SPONGE, DRAWER HANDLE; SHIELD INSET, FIRE INSET (C).
• Go down.
• Place DRAWER HANDLE (D); open; take 2/5 DOOR BUTTONS, EMPTY SPRAY and PHONE CHARGER (E).
• Go down.

• Place, select FIRE INSET; take LOW GAS WELDER (F); place, select SHIELD INSET; uncover, take PHONE CLUE (G).
• Go forward 2x.
• LIQUID DETERGENT on EMPTY SPRAY for SPRAY DETERGENT.
• Place SPRAY DETERGENT for LIQUID CLEANER (H).
• Use LIQUID CLEANER, SPONGE (I); select 4-2-8 (J); take 3/5 DOOR BUTTONS, GAS TANK; look at lock pattern (K).

• STRANGE KEY; match lock pattern (L).
• Use STRANGE KEY (M); take 4/5 DOOR BUTTONS, CHAIN CUTTERS (N).
• GAS TANK on LOW GAS WELDER for GAS WELDER.
• Use GAS WELDER (O); open; take PHONE (P).
• PHONE for EMPTY CELL.
• Place PHONE CHARGER, EMPTY CELL; take CELL PHONE (Q).
• CELL PHONE; PHONE CLUE on CELL PHONE; match (R); select call icon; receive BARCODE PHONE.

• Use BARCODE PHONE (S); take 5/5 DOOR BUTTONS (T).
• Go down.
• Place 5/5 DOOR BUTTONS (U).
• Solution (V).
• Go to Backyard.

• Use CHAIN CUTTERS (W) for HOP (X); receive PICKAXE.
• Go down 2x.
• Use PICKAXE (Y); take DRAWER KEY (Z).
• Return to Surveillance Room.
• Use DRAWER KEY (A); take TOOLBOX (B).
• Return to Backyard.

• Place TOOLBOX (C); select handle; select, use (D) 1-2-3; select, use (E) 4; select handle, valve (F).
• Solution (G). B-Ax2-B-C; Bx2-A-B-A-C; B-A-B-Ax2-B-C.
• Congratulations, you have completed playing Family Mysteries: Criminal Mindset!