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How to complete Home Sweet Home in The Blood of Dawnwalker
PC Gamer explains how players can escape the “Home Sweet Home” dream sequence in *The Blood of Dawnwalker*, which initially appears to trap them in repeated battles against spectres. The guide matters because completing the apparent objective normally does not end the quest; players must find an alternative interaction to break the time loop and return to Aurelius’s tower.
After completing the sequence once, players should rescue their siblings in the village, turn right instead of heading towards their father, and investigate a well. This opens a new route to a church funeral scene, where they must examine Alin in the coffin, then Esme on the right, and finally Coen on the left; afterwards, they can inspect a clearing, go to the river, and end the dream.
In short
- Investigate the village well on the second loop.
- Examine Alin, Esme, then Coen in church.
- Follow the new route to escape the dream.
Explained simply
The Blood of Dawnwalker is a role-playing game in which players control Coen, a young man caught between human and vampire worlds. Its story includes dream sequences that can place him in strange situations, separate from the ordinary action of exploring the game’s world.
“Home Sweet Home” is one such sequence, involving Coen’s family and a village caught in a repeating dream. Aurelius, a powerful figure in the story, is connected to the tower Coen returns to when the sequence ends. The quest’s unusual solution matters because completing its apparent battle objective alone does not break the loop.