I Am Dead Wiki Guide

I Am Dead Wiki Guide

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Hollow Ponds Annapurna Interactive

IGN's I Am Dead complete strategy guide and walkthrough will lead you through every step of I Am Dead from the title screen to the final credits, including every Grenkins collectible location, puzzle strategy and more.

Map Locations

You will play as Morris Lupton, who will travel to 6 major locations throughout I Am Dead:

  1. The Lighthouse
  2. The Sculpture Garden
  3. Old Town
  4. The Nab Hill Campsite
  5. The Boats of Shelmerston
  6. Shelmerston Museum

For a thorough walkthrough of these locations, visit the Map Locations page for a thorough walkthrough of each location.

The Guardians of Shelmerston

There are 6 Guardians of Shelmerston:

  1. Pete Noach is at The Lighthouse.
  2. Valerie Outram is at The Sculpture Garden.
  3. Ogden Beckett is in the charming coastal village Old Town.
  4. Greg Litherland is at the Nab Hill Campsite.
  5. Samphire is at Boats of Shelmerston.
  6. Aggi is at the Shelmerston Museum.

Shelmerston Island Map


In every new location you visit, you must first uncover memories from the people living there, who will uncover more information about the Guardian living on that island.

Pan around the island until you see a person with blue bubbles above their heads. You'll know a person with a memory is in the area if the "?" to the left of your screen appear larger than the rest.

Once you found someone with the blue bubbles over their heads, click on them ("A" on the Nintendo Switch controller) to use your special powers to view their memories.


Press "ZL" and "ZR" on the Nintendo Switch controller to pan through their memories. There are little checkpoints on the way, so when you feel your Nintendo Switch controllers vibrating, stop and try to line the image up.

The game will stop you from moving forward, and a little dialogue box will appear with a story about the custodian of the island.

Once you're done, pan on to the next memory, and so on. Eventually, the memory will come to an end, and you can press "A" to continue.

You can move to a different "room" in the area to search for more memories by moving up and down with the directional pad on your joy-con controller.

Some floors will not have memories to view---remember to look for the big "?" on the right side of your screen. These floors will have the special memories that you're looking for.


After you've uncovered a memory, the big "?" on the left of the screen will turn into objects that symbolize the memory, otherwise known as "mementos".


These are the second requirements for unlocking the Guardian of the area. You must use your special powers to search for these items that belonged to the Guardian---if you're in the correct area of the map, the item will enlarge much like it did before on the left of your screen.

Grenkins Collectibles

For every location on the map, you can find "Grenkins", which are collectibles in I Am Dead. For a complete list of these collectibles and their locations, visit our Grenkins page.