This route is a paraphrased checklist from Snilloc’s Steam community walkthrough and the linked map article, checked 24 October 2026. It covers the main progression and weapon task. The attached official trailer is promotional footage, not a step-by-step walkthrough or timestamped demonstration.
Main quest route
- Explore the blocked exits to activate the house tasks. Start Pipe Dream at the Kitchen gas pipe and kill five Hags inside its circle.
- Break the white X-marked wall panels on the first and second floors, finding and operating the gas-line levers.
- Read the target pressure on the basement meter. Select valves whose values add up to that target; 35 (Kitchen), 42 (upstairs Bathroom) and 73 (Basement) are known valve values, not a fixed sequence or universal answer.
- For Live Wires, read the three-number breaker sequence at the basement lever. Numbered breakers are in Lounge (1), Livingroom (2), Master Bedroom (3), Music Room (4), Basement (5) and the downstairs hallway (6). Follow the displayed order, then restore main power.
- For the furnace code, press the red button in the sub-basement mannequin room. Use the timed purple light to read the symbols for your run, enter them at the furnace, and feed it entrails from kills. Finish these power/furnace tasks to activate machines and outside access.
- Read the ritual-site stone. For Corpse Grinder, move the cross from the well to the coffin, follow and shoot the glowing urn, take the explosives and open the well. Buy the weapon from Mother’s Corpse below, leaving enough currency to exit.
- Complete the ritual branches: cut open marked bodies with Corpse Grinder for hearts; follow the Mother’s Head/book route; and assemble the family portrait after its boss encounters. Keep the self-revive condition in mind before deliberately entering ghost form.
- When the ritual items are placed, escort The Father with Mother’s Head revealing him. Complete the marked kill stops and return to the ritual site for Canwyll Corph.
Common blockers and weapon access
Power is unavailable initially, not permanently. Both the community guide and the detailed wiki quest section describe restoring it. The wiki introduction is misleading when read alone; follow the Live Wires and furnace objectives before assuming perks or Super Charger are disabled for the whole map.
Hidden objectives and achievements
Normal completion and the hidden objective are separate tasks. For the original four maps, continue after the main quest to earn the corresponding seal. See the God Killer route checklist and the achievement checklist. House and Tides also have their own hidden quests; they do not add prerequisites to the original four-seal unlock.
Official game video
Watch the official video on YouTube: Sker Ritual - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games
Questions people ask
Is House of the Damned paid DLC?
No. It shipped as a free update on 22 July 2024. Paid packs are cosmetic.
Why can't I buy perks?
The map starts without power. Complete the Live Wires and furnace/gas objectives; machines become available after the restoration tasks. The detailed quest section contradicts a permanent-no-power reading of the wiki introduction.
What are the pressure numbers?
The guide lists valves worth 35 in Kitchen, 42 in the upstairs Bathroom and 73 in Basement. Read the main meter and choose the combination adding to its target; those values are not one fixed solution for every match.
Sources checked 2026-10-24
- Community walkthrough: House of the Damned — accessed 2026-10-24
- Community map article and quest sections — accessed 2026-10-24
- Official release announcements — accessed 2026-10-24
Last source check: 2026-10-24.