Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Full Walkthrough#

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a narrative adventure game with no levels, no gear stats, and no boss fights. Its “walkthrough” is made of chapter progression, exploring and filming everywhere, and every conversation and decision. This page organizes each chapter’s progression across the two timelines (1995 and 2023), how key choices affect relationships and endings, and the moments worth stopping to film — so you can walk the whole story step by step without missing anything missable.

What One Playthrough Should Accomplish#

Goal	Suggested approach	Notes
Experience the main story	Follow chapter progression without obsessive searching	Walk it fully once first; feel the four protagonists’ friendship and conflict
Preserve camera footage	Open the camera and casually record a few clips in every scene	Camera footage directly affects memoir content and some achievements
Maintain relationships	Consider Autumn’s, Nora’s, and Kat’s situations when choosing	Relationship values decide where the final endings go and which ending branches unlock
Fill out collections	Target the gaps on a second playthrough	There is no level gate in this game; collecting can safely wait for later runs

Tape 1: Bloom — Chapter by Chapter#

Tape 1 tells how the four met in the summer of 1995, formed a band, and discovered the Abyss. The main line runs about 5 to 7 hours.

Chapter 1: The Reunion (2023)#

The 2023 timeline opens in the Blue Spruce diner, as Swann returns to the small town after 27 years. The progression:

Step	Content	Worth noting
1	Enter the Blue Spruce and chat with the server, Pam	Pam covers the town’s changes over 27 years — a main source of worldbuilding
2	Talk to the owner, Gus	Learn the diner’s recent state and local supernatural rumors
3	Reunite with Autumn	Autumn is now a social worker, divorced with a son — the foundation of relationship building
4	Receive the mysterious package addressed to Bloom & Rage	The core mystery is planted here; do not skip this conversation
5	Nora arrives	Nora is now a successful fashion blogger with a wife and kids; the three reunite

Chapter 2: The Meeting (1995)#

The clock rewinds to July 1995: Swann, filming outside the video store, meets Autumn and Nora. This is also where contact with the antagonists begins.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Film outside the video store	Open the camera before approaching the crowd; you may catch key footage
2	Dylan and Corey’s harassment	The two insult Swann — the antagonists are introduced
3	Kat steps up	Dylan’s sister Kat defends Swann — Kat’s first appearance
4	The keys are tossed	Corey steals and throws away Autumn’s car keys
5	The four search for the keys together	The beginning of the four’s friendship; follow the dialogue closely while exploring

Key Choice 1 (responding to Autumn’s suggestion): Accepting enthusiastically raises your relationship with Autumn; agreeing after hesitation is neutral; agreeing reluctantly is slightly negative.

Chapter 3: The Band Forms#

Everything revolves around “starting a band,” and it is also the introduction of the secret base — the cabin.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Watch Nora and Autumn rehearse guitar	Triggers the band idea
2	Propose filming a music video	Swann’s core contribution; remember to open the camera
3	Name the band	Kat names it Bloom & Rage and starts writing original songs
4	Forest hike	Head to the lookout point
5	Sunset at the lookout	A team-bonding moment
6	Lost after dark	This is how you find the abandoned cabin
7	Claim the cabin as the secret base	Clean and decorate it — the base for the next two weeks
8	The forest clearing	Kat leads everyone to the hidden clearing

Key Choice 2 (how you enter the cabin): Climbing in through the window is more cautious and doesn’t affect relationships; kicking the door open is more direct, emphasizing nerve.

Chapter 4: The Curse and the Blood Oath#

With the band officially formed, the story turns supernatural.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Kat performs the full song	Full of anger and force — the emotional high point
2	The song is called a curse	Kat declares the song is a curse
3	The four take a blood oath	The core bond that ties them together
4	Decide to hold a concert outside the Blue Spruce	Sets up the coming conflict

Chapter 5: Discovering the Abyss#

The supernatural core, “the Abyss,” debuts this chapter.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Cabin night talk (Truth or Dare)	Learn each other’s secrets; develops the characters
2	Kat vanishes at midnight	Builds suspense
3	Discover the glowing Abyss in the clearing	The core supernatural location
4	Wish on the Abyss	The four believe throwing things in grants wishes
5	The wish	Everyone wishes they could stay together forever
6	Confronting Corey	Corey tries to take Kat away; the girls resist together

Key Choice 3 (Truth or Dare): Truth exposes personal secrets and raises your relationship with the asker; Dare shows courage, and different characters react differently.

Chapter 6: The Concert#

The climax and turning point of Tape 1.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Set up the venue, test the gear	Concert preparations
2	The band’s first public show	An important moment — keep filming
3	The locals react	Residents are unhappy; Dylan and Corey are furious
4	Sudden blackout	The concert cuts out; crisis hits
5	Kat collapses	Kat’s nose gushes blood and she falls — the major turning point
6	The leukemia truth	Dylan reveals Kat has leukemia
7	Kat is taken away	Dylan and Corey take Kat off; the chapter ends

Tape 2: Rage — Chapter by Chapter#

Tape 2 continues the 2023 reunion line while rewinding through the second half of the summer of 1995. The main line runs about 5 to 7 hours; both tapes together run about 12 to 15 hours.

Chapter 7: The Box#

Back in 2023, the four decide what to do with the mysterious package holding the secrets of 1995.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Decide whether to open the package	A key decision
2	Find Kat’s locked box	The core puzzle; the padlock bears four symbols
3	Interpret the four symbols	Each corresponds to one of the four girls
4	Nora steps out to cool off	Tension appears in the group
5	Optional: matchmake Gus and Pam	Side content; you can help the two confess

Key Choice 4 (whether to open the package): Opening it right away advances the story but may displease Nora; waiting slows the story and may displease Autumn.

Key Choice 5 (persuading Nora to stay): Succeed and Nora stays; fail and Nora leaves, affecting the ending.

Chapter 8: Hospital and Punishment#

1995 timeline: the three must face Kat’s hospitalization, punishment from their parents, and cleaning up after the concert.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Kat is hospitalized for leukemia treatment	The emotional through-line
2	The three are punished by their parents	Consequences shown
3	Swann cleans up the concert venue	A moment of reflection
4	Apologize to Dylan	Dylan admits she has her own doubts about Corey
5	Return to the cabin	Feeling lonely, you meet Autumn

Key Choice 6 (helping Autumn through her anxiety attack): Comforting her gently succeeds in helping Autumn, and she wishes at the Abyss for everlasting friendship; keeping your distance damages the relationship; being at a loss is neutral.

Chapter 9: The Great Escape#

The chapter where the plan kicks off, containing stealth and a key loss.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Plan to rescue Kat from the ranch	The operation’s starting point
2	Sneak past Corey	Infiltrate the ranch; observe carefully
3	Enter Kat’s room	Kat has cut her hair short in anger; emotionally fragile
4	Corey bursts in	He discovers them and turns violent
5	Swann is forced to leave the camera behind	An important loss; affects the memoir
6	The meteor shower	Swann and Nora watch the meteor shower from the hilltop — a healing moment

Key Choice 7 (the choice during the escape): Trying to get the camera back risks being caught; running immediately is safer but loses the camera and affects the memoir’s content.

Chapter 10: Revenge#

The conflict escalates; the actions turn to retaliatory vandalism.

Step	Content	Key point
1	Hear the Abyss’s call	Kat claims she hears voices from the Abyss; the supernatural deepens
2	Put on the masks	A symbol of defiance
3	Trash the gift shop	Retaliation against the Mikaelsen family
4	Free the deer	Release the ranch’s captive deer, including Kat’s pet Gertie
5	Dylan and Corey arrive	The chase begins
6	Forest chase	Blocked by the deer herd
7	Flee to the cabin and barricade it	The last stronghold
8	Seal the symbol lock	Each girl picks a symbol, speaks the combination, and the lock is sealed
9	Corey sets the fire	The cabin burns

Chapter 11: The Abyss Confrontation#

The point that decides the ending.

Step	Content	Key point
1	The camera is destroyed	Corey throws the camera into the Abyss — symbolic
2	The final standoff before the Abyss	The four against Corey; the ending judgment point
3	Multiple outcomes	Depends on every choice made before
4	The Abyss closes	It closes regardless of the outcome
5	Swear never to speak of it	The four promise to forget everything

Chapter 12: Truth and Reconciliation#

The closing chapter, equal parts emotion and suspense.

Step	Content	Key point
1	The three recover their full 1995 memories	Requires a specific combination of choices
2	Open the locked box	The padlock glows and finally opens
3	Read Kat’s final letter	The core emotional passage
4	Pack up the mementos	All kinds of memory objects
5	Find the missing posters	Missing posters for Kat and Corey — suspense remains
6	Recover the old camera	The loop closes
7	Ending scenes trigger based on who stayed	Ending variety
8	Watch Kat’s final recording	She asks Swann to find her
9	The Abyss reopens	Swann is drawn back to the forest; the Abyss opens again — suspense remains

The Global Impact of Key Choices#

Choices in this game are not “one pick seals your fate” — they accumulate relationship values chapter by chapter. The table below summarizes each chapter’s key choices and their scope of impact; use it as a cross-reference on your second playthrough.

Chapter	Key choice	Who it affects	Effect on the ending
Chapter 2	Responding to Autumn’s suggestion	Autumn relationship	Accumulates relationship value
Chapter 3	How you enter the cabin	No direct relationship change	Personal expression
Chapter 5	Truth or Dare	Asker relationship	Affects relationship value
Chapter 7	Whether to open the package	Nora / Autumn	Affects who stays
Chapter 7	Whether to persuade Nora to stay	Nora	Decides whether she leaves; affects the ending
Chapter 8	How you handle Autumn’s anxiety	Autumn relationship	Affects relationship value and the wish content
Chapter 9	Whether to turn back for the camera	Memoir footage	Affects the memoir and some achievements

Exploring and Filming Essentials#

Since the core mechanic is the camera, the following moments are worth a deliberate stop.

Scene	Suggested footage	Notes
Forest clearing	Shots before and after the Abyss appears	Supernatural core; key footage
Lookout point	Sunset and the meteor shower	Emotional high points
The concert	The band’s whole performance	Tape 1’s climax; film as much as you can
The cabin	Daily moments of the four together	Secret-base memory footage
Outside the video store	First meeting and conflict moments	Timeline-rewind footage

Pacing Suggestions for Exploration#

Pace	Suggestion
First playthrough	In every scene, open the camera and record a clip before acting, to avoid missing footage
Before dialogue	Look around first; check for glowing interactable items
After a timeline switch	Return to the same spot and compare; watch for the 1995 vs 2023 differences
Second playthrough	Targeted completion of symbol interpretations and ending branches missed the first time

Second Playthrough Planning#

This game has no New Game+ carryover; the second playthrough is mainly for verifying different choices, completing relationship lines, and filling collections.

Run	Goal	Approach
First playthrough	Experience the full story	Choose by instinct; don’t reload saves
Second playthrough	Chase different endings	Choose against the table above, and preserve camera footage as much as possible
Achievement run	Fill collections and endings	Cross-reference the achievement list and sweep every scene for gaps

Key Timeline Check#

Time	Event
Early July 1995	The four meet outside the video store
Mid July 1995	Band forms; the cabin is found
Late July 1995	The Abyss is discovered; the wish
Early August 1995	The concert; Kat collapses
Mid August 1995	Kat hospitalized; the rescue
Late August 1995	Revenge; the Abyss confrontation
End of August 1995	Swann moves away; the four separate
November 2023	The Blue Spruce reunion

Finishing both tapes with thorough exploration takes about 16 to 20 hours total; a full-collection, full-achievement run takes about 22 to 30 hours.