SchoolBoy Runaway Walkthrough: All Puzzles and Endings

 

SchoolBoy Runaway is a new game from Linked Squad, the developer of Metel Horror Escape and other projects in the genre. At the moment, we have three acts available, in each of which gamers can open multiple endings. In this guide, we will describe the solution to all puzzles and the passage of each act, and also tell you how to get all available endings.

SchoolBoy Runaway was released exclusively on iOS and Android mobile platforms, but the developer will probably soon port the game to PC for the Steam platform, as was the case with previous projects.

Note: Only the first act of the game is currently available. You can also help expand the guide. To do this, write your tips in the comments.

Act 1 - Escape

In the first act, the protagonist is locked in a house with his parents. Players must find a way out and avoid being seen by their ancestors. Below we have described useful tips for passing.

Adviсe:

• To avoid attracting your parents' attention, try to move in a squat position. To do this, use the special button in the lower right part of the screen;
• If the ancestors hear noise or discover you, run to your room and sit on the couch. In the latter case, the protagonist will most likely be punished anyway;
• If you are spotted, but the parents are far away from you, you can use a bug (it works at the moment). Run to your room, open the left door of the closet near the sofa and hide by the wall (behind the door). Now wait until the parents stop searching, and continue exploring the house. Note: in this case, the father and mother will stop checking on the schoolchild after performing normal actions (watering flowers, going to the toilet, checking the phone, etc.);
• Return all objects to their places, close or open doors and cabinets. Everything must remain in the same position as it was before your arrival. Otherwise, the protagonist will be punished;
• Players have a total of two mistakes available. For each mistake, you will have to pay with time and perform a simple task: sweep the yard, wash the floor (if your mother found you), or do physical exercises (if your father caught you). If you get caught a third time, the game will be over, and you will get the first ending;
• In the event that your mother discovers your disappearance, she will turn to your father for help;
• Note that items can change their location, but they are almost always in the same places. What does this mean? For example, you find a charger in one place, and in the next playthrough there will be a battery or another item instead. Remember such places;
• After scripted actions, parents often go to the protagonist's room to check on him. For example, the father may go there after visiting the toilet.

Ending #1

This ending assumes that you've been caught by one of the parents at least three times. The finale will see the father beating the boy with a belt in his room.

• "Oh my! How did I screw up so badly? I should have been more vigilant and cunning. With these skills, all I can do is get my ass spanked."

Ending #2

After the introductory video, examine the spawn locations of the items in the hallway (pull-out cabinets) and in the restroom. Take the Washing Powder from the machine, throw the Dirty Rag inside (it's in the bucket behind the curtain) and turn it on to get the Clean Rag . Turn off the light first, and when the machine has washed the rag, open the door, take the item and hide behind the curtain.

Mom will come to check the noise from the bathroom, and all you have to do is not get caught. Go to your parents' bedroom. Take the Hairpin from the dressing table and use it to open the cabinet in the same table. There may be a random object inside, such as a Battery or a Light Bulb . If you don't find anything, check the other drawers in the nightstands.

To open the safe in the bedroom, use one of the following combinations (from left to right). Use the color of the central square as a guide.

First combination

• Top row: White, Blue, Yellow;
• Middle row: Red, Red , Red;
• Bottom row: Orange, Yellow, White.

Second combination

• Top row: Orange, White, Blue;
• Middle row: Yellow, Green , White;
• Bottom row: Green, Yellow, Yellow.

Third combination

• Top row: Red, White, Yellow;
• Middle row: Red, Orange , Green;
• Bottom row: Orange, Yellow, Red.

Fourth combination

• Top row: Green, Green, Orange;
• Middle row: White, Blue , Blue;
• Bottom row: Yellow, Green, Blue.

Fifth combination

• Top row: White, Blue, Green;
• Middle row: Orange, White , Orange;
• Bottom row: Red, Orange, Green.

Sixth combination

• Top row: White, Orange, Red;
• Middle row: Red, Yellow , Blue;
• Bottom row: Blue, Green, Blue.

Note: The combination may change! Use the Rubik's Cube in the main character's room as a guide!

The safe can contain any item, but it's best if it's Car Keys . If you didn't find them here, you can try to pick them up through a bug in the storage room. You'll need to find a Light Bulb , turn on the light, and aim at the area between the wall cabinet and the shelf first .

Now examine the vase . Turn the object over so that the key and flower fall out. First, put the flower in the vase, then pick up the Key and hide in the closet, because the noise will be heard by the father.

Now, if you are missing key items, you will have to coax your mother out of the kitchen. She will occasionally go to water the plants, but the best way is to use the doorbell - this will give you more time to inspect the kitchen.

The first thing you need to do is make your mother open the window . To do this, interact with the lids on the pot and frying pan, turn off the hood for a while and examine the cabinets, as well as the freezer. The latter will definitely contain Frozen Meat . It needs to be defrosted in the microwave, but you won't need it for this ending .

Before Mom comes back, everything needs to be put back in place, including closing the lids and turning on the hood. Very often, in the large cabinet opposite the stove, you can find Nails , which are also not needed to get this ending.

Note: If you find a Flashlight during your playthrough, turn it over and collect two Batteries .

Mother opened the window, so we can get out into the street. If you have a car key , use it and take the item from the trunk. It could be a Hammer , a Screwdriver , a Flashlight or another thing.

If you picked up the screwdriver , go to the bathroom and open the grate between the toilet and the washing machine to get another item. You don't need the steps to get this ending, and you can get rid of the extra item (screwdriver) by unscrewing the mop.

To continue the game, you will need a Charger . You can find it in the drawers: in the hallway, in the kitchen, in the bedroom and in the living room. To inspect the room with the TV, wait until your father leaves to check the messages (you can send a fake message from your PC) or to the toilet. In addition, you will definitely need a Light Bulb - you can find it in these same places.

• The password for the computer in the main character's room is: Andrew2002 .

Once you have the light bulb , install it in the storage room and take all the useful items. This could be a Bug Spray , a Hammer (not needed for this walkthrough) and a Radio . You can also use the small key on the hanging cabinet - there is often a Sleeping Pill inside .

Insert three batteries into the radio in the closet to free up some inventory space and prepare your escape. All that's left is to find the Anti-Fat spray , put your father to sleep with a sleeping pill, find out the code for your father's laptop, figure out the password for the control panel, lock your mother in the closet and you can get out. But first things first.

• Anti-fat is often found in one of the kitchen cabinets. If the item is not there, look in the bathroom.
• We have already told you about the Charger . You need to charge your father's laptop with it.
• The password to your father's laptop may consist of the word Gennady and three random numbers . You can find them by turning off the fan in the kitchen and looking at the blades.
• When you unlock your laptop, look for the Control Panel Code in the emails .
• Use Sleeping Pill on your dad's cup in front of the TV.
• Use Anti-Grease and Clean Cloth on the control panel next to the front door.
• Before you escape, turn on the radio in the closet, and when your mother goes there to turn it off, lock the door with the nightstand on the left. Hide in the bathroom beforehand to have time to do this.
• Enter the password from the control panel and open the main gate.
• Once you lock your mother in the closet, get out through the window and run to the opening gate in front of the car.

Ending #3

Players have reported getting this ending when escaping through the gate. However, it's not enough to just get out: you'll get the second ending. To activate the script, you'll have to time it right and approach the closing gate just as it's about to close. One of the parents will try to catch the protagonist, but he'll be crushed by the gate.

• "Holy shit... They almost caught up with me, but the gate played its role and detained my parents. I hope they won't send me to an orphanage after this :0."

Ending #4

After the opening cutscene, look around and turn on the computer. Enter the password Andrew2002 , then open the mail menu on the desktop. The first contact will be "Dad" - you can send him a fake message from an anonymous user.

The father will go to the bedroom to read the SMS message, and at the same time you should examine the hall - a room with a TV, where football is broadcast. However, before that, we recommend examining the cabinet next to the exit. The second drawer may contain a random item. In our case, it was a Charger , but it is not needed for this ending.

While your father is busy, run into the hall and examine all the opening cabinets. There will be an item behind one of them - in our case, a Battery (you won't need it in this walkthrough, just like the charger). There may also be a Screwdriver here : examine the cabinets next to the TV.

Have time to leave the room before the first parent arrives, then go to the bathroom (if you have a screwdriver). There is a grate in the floor between the washing machine and the toilet - use the tool here and pick up one of the items (in our case, it is a Sleeping Pill , but a small key to the hanging cabinet in the pantry often appears here, where there is also a sleeping pill). Continue exploring the room and find a Mop . Turn it with the long part towards you to find a screw. Use the screwdriver and unscrew it - get the first Step .

On the washing machine you will see Washing Powder, and next to the mop you can find a Dirty Rag. These items are not needed for this ending, so ignore them.

Go to the parents' bedroom - the door is behind your father, who is sitting on the couch. To the right of the entrance is a dressing table with a mirror. You can find a Hairpin on it . Use it on the locked drawer in the same table to get an item (in our case, it is a Light Bulb ).

In this room, you can use the charger on your father's laptop to find out the code for the control panel. But we don't need all of that. To the right of the PC, there is a shelf with a vase. You can pick it up and turn it over, but in this case, your father will hear an extraneous sound and go check. If you don't have any free space in your inventory, first pick up the flower and put it in the vase, then take the Key from the floor. Turn around and hide in the closet. Also check beforehand whether you have put everything in its place.

If you haven't had time to look through all the cabinets in the TV room, now is the time to do it - your father will go to the restroom.

Run to the storage room and place the light bulb to turn on the light. If you look between the shelf on the right and the wall cabinet, you can find a glitch and grab the Car Key through the wall (however, this is not the only place where the key spawns, you can also find it in the safe, which is in the bedroom closet).

To open the safe in the bedroom, use one of the following combinations (from left to right).

First combination

• Top row: White, Blue, Yellow;
• Middle row: Red, Red , Red;
• Bottom row: Orange, Yellow, White.

Second combination

• Top row: Orange, White, Blue;
• Middle row: Yellow, Green , White;
• Bottom row: Green, Yellow, Yellow.

Third combination

• Top row: Red, White, Yellow;
• Middle row: Red, Orange , Green;
• Bottom row: Orange, Yellow, Red.

Fourth combination

• Top row: Green, Green, Orange;
• Middle row: White, Blue , Blue;
• Bottom row: Yellow, Green, Blue.

Fifth combination

• Top row: White, Blue, Green;
• Middle row: Orange, White , Orange;
• Bottom row: Red, Orange, Green.

Sixth combination

• Top row: White, Orange, Red;
• Middle row: Red, Yellow , Blue;
• Bottom row: Blue, Green, Blue.

Note: The combination may change! Use the Rubik's Cube in the main character's room as a guide!

You can also find Bug Spray in the pantry . But sometimes it appears under the kitchen sink or in other cabinets.

During this time, the father may step away to check his messages on his phone. Upon returning, the character will often look into the hero's room, so be careful.

Return to the pantry and find the Radio on the shelf on the left. If you found the batteries and took them to your inventory, insert them into the radio to get rid of unnecessary items. Now you need to lure your mother out of the kitchen using the doorbell. While she is distracted, run to the kitchen, turn off the hood, open the lids on the pots and pan, then examine the freezer. There will be Frozen Meat inside . Before leaving the kitchen, turn on the hood again and close all the lids.

These actions will force your mother to open the kitchen window, through which you will be able to go out into the yard.

Use the car key on the trunk of the car and take one of the items (in our case, it's the Hammer ). Go past the window in a crouch so that the father does not notice the main character. Otherwise, he will go check this place.

So, you have the first step - you took the wood from the mop. The second can be obtained using frozen meat , but first you need to defrost it. To do this, go to the dog to attract the mother's attention. She will go to check, and you put the meat in the microwave and wait for it to defrost. In one of the cabinets above the microwave, you can get Anti-Fat spray (useless in this walkthrough). In the kitchen, you can also find Nails in one of the cabinets on the wall opposite the stove.

In most cases, you won't have time to take the meat and escape through the window. The easiest way is to go back to the room, wait for the mother to come to the kitchen, and then lure her out again with the bell.

Go back outside and put the defrosted meat in the bowl. The dog will be distracted, and you can take the second Step .

Be warned that using each step will trigger your father, so do it gradually and repeat after he says the final line about imagining things. Also, don't use the steps on the stairs if your father is in the bathroom. While you're waiting, you can find a garden hose by the gate. Lead it to the blue barrel next to the stairs and open the tap. This will give you the third Step . As always, put all the items back in their places before hammering the steps and making a fuss.

When you're ready, nail all the rungs to the ladder and climb into the attic. Spray some bug spray to pick up the Crowbar . If you're missing some items, you can use the crowbar on the floor of the closet.

Go back to your room and distract your father with a fake message on the computer. When he moves away, slip a sleeping pill into his cup.

Run to the attic and use the crowbar on the boards covering the hole in the roof. Follow the roof to the opposite side of the house and jump down onto the hay.

This way you will escape from the house and get the fourth ending:

• "It was a bit high, but the soft pile of hay saved my legs from breaking and I escaped successfully. Hooray! Now I can go play with my friends."

Ending #5

To get this ending, you must use the doorbell to piss off your mother. Be careful, as with each subsequent activation of the bell, the character will move and react faster, and in the end, even run. You will have to hide behind the kitchen door immediately after interacting with the bell, then run to your room (the mother will very often check on the way back whether the main character is doing his homework). In the end, she will not stand it, open the gate and run to your friends, and you will be able to get out through the main door.

• "How stupid it was to leave the gate open. Of course, I like solving puzzles, but I couldn't refuse such a freebie :D."

Ending #6

This ending requires that you first escape the house using ending #4 (escape through the roof and jump onto the hay), then head to the river and jump into it. It is important not to run towards the road on the right side, as this will activate the ending script. From the haystack, run to the left and find some water. Go into it and spend some time there. The main character will die, and you will get this ending:

• “If you don’t think about yourself, you should at least think about your parents before doing something like this…”

Ending #7

To get this ending, you need to use in-game cheats and escape from the house in a matter of seconds. The developer has already added a mod menu to the game, so you can experiment on your own.

• "Now I can show off to my friends how I escape from my parents in a matter of seconds. No, no, I did not use cheats under any circumstances!"

Ending #8

This ending implies that the player has found a new way to leave the house. At the moment, it can be obtained by trying to escape through the roof (ending #4) and jumping not onto the hay, but next to it, preferably on the right side. First, the hero will fall onto the fence: keep pressing the forward button so that he ends up free.

You can also use various glitches to climb objects and try to escape the house. For example, try to climb the doghouse. You can also run along the wires above the doghouse to get this ending.

There are probably other ways to get this ending. If you know of any and want to help improve the guide, please leave a comment.

• "I guess I'm an unrecognized genius! I can't believe I found a new way to escape from home!"

How to get into the "Backrooms" - a schoolboy's worst nightmare

The developer from the Linked Squad team often leaves various Easter eggs and unobvious endings in their projects. One of such bonuses in SchoolBoy Runaway is the "Backstage", where any player can get.

It's pretty easy to do. If you're playing without a mod menu (cheats):

• Get out of the house by any means (you can use the escape from the roof, through the gate or through the gate). When you find yourself outside, do not run towards the road and do not follow the road, as this will activate the script of one of the endings;
• The protagonist's friends are standing in front of the gate between the two houses. Run past them and follow the horizon;
• Soon the map will literally end and you will be able to fall under the textures;
• After some time, the main character will find himself in the Backstage. Wander through the empty long corridors until you meet the ink spider;
• No matter how you try to hide, he will catch up with the protagonist, who the next moment will wake up on his couch.

If you are playing with a mod menu:

• Activate the Noclip cheat and go down under the house textures;
• When you get downstairs, deactivate the cheat code so that the hero ends up in Backstage.

At the moment, this is the only non-obvious bonus for players in the first act. We will definitely supplement the guide with the release of new chapters of the story. If you noticed an inaccuracy or want to supplement the guide, write about it in the comments!

How to get cheats (mod menu)

With a recent update, the developer changed the prerequisites for obtaining legal cheats. Now players need to open the computer and go to the terminal, then use the following commands:

• Menu mode on — enable the mod menu;
• Menu mode off — turn off the mod menu.

But first, for the cheats to work, you will need to complete the game to all 7 endings (except the seventh, since you will not be able to get it for objective reasons). How to open all the endings is described above, so you will only have to do it yourself.