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Published: November 4, 2026 | 8 min read | Last updated: November 4, 2026
Vampires, mummies, and a 1966 New York where secret clubs apparently skip every health inspection. If you are hunting for a New York Mysteries The Undying walkthrough, you are in the right basement. This hidden object adventure from FIVE-BN Games hides a safe code, a delivery worker disguise, and one character death that nobody asked for. Below, I walk through all three chapters, from Carnegie Hall to McConnell Dam, and flag every key item along the way. Spoilers ahead, so bookmark this page and come back when a puzzle wins.
⚡ Quick Answer
New York Mysteries: The Undying has three main chapters: Carnegie Hall and The Lotus club in New York, Mapleford and the Bower mansion, then McConnell Dam in Arizona. The dam lab safe code is 683. Gather clues before touching locks, and save the hint button for emergencies.
What Is New York Mysteries: The Undying About?
The Undying is the sixth entry in the New York Mysteries series, and it is set in November 1966. Performers keep vanishing from the city's theaters, and the Order sends its agents to find out why. The answer turns out to be vampires, a pair of ancient mummies, and a rich man's private club that serves mutated blood to paying guests. Classy.
What sets this entry apart is the handoff structure. You do not play one detective from start to finish. The story passes from the New York investigation to Agent Lucas Bishop in the town of Mapleford, then to Agent Raymond Cooper at McConnell Dam. Each hero brings a new location and a fresh set of puzzles, which keeps a hidden object game from feeling like one long cupboard search.
How Do You Beat Chapter 1 in New York Mysteries The Undying?
Chapter 1 is the longest and most puzzle heavy part of the game. It starts outside Carnegie Hall and ends deep inside a villain's library. Here is the order that keeps you moving.
- Meet Patrick Rosenthal: The head of the Apollo Talent Agency waits outside Carnegie Hall. Talk to him first, because he sets up the missing performer case.
- Question Edward Donnelly: The hall's director is inside the gallery. Investigate the backstage area afterward and collect every clue you can, since Donnelly's trail drives the whole chapter.
- Crack the workshop lock box: Donnelly sent a combination lock box to the workshop. The code is not handed to you. Use the tools in the workshop and follow the sequence they reveal.
- Enter Apartment 14 as a delivery worker: You need a disguise to get into Donnelly's building. Once inside, his safe and records are your targets, and the radio and channel switches in the apartment need to match a password configuration.
- Survive the explosion: A blast opens a hidden basement tunnel beneath the street. Search the rubble and pick up the brooch with the Lotus club initials.
- Track down The Lotus: Stanley Pike, the reporter, points you toward Vincent De Lombair's private club. Crystal props and umbrellas engraved with VD are your clue that you are in the right place.
- Read the dossier and the tome: De Lombair's dossier explains the pink liquid: mutated vampire blood fed to wealthy clients. The ancient tome in his library explains the origins of vampires, the mummies, and their weakness to sunlight.
⚠️ Important: Spoiler warning. From here on, this guide covers the story twists, including a main character's death.
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What Happens in Chapter 2 and the Mapleford Investigation?
Chapter 2 jumps back thirty years. Agent Lucas Bishop travels to Mapleford to look into a parallel case tied to a woman named Petra Bower. The town is small, suspicious, and slightly obsessed with rituals involving herbal mixtures, so expect plenty of chatting with locals who would rather not chat.
Exploring the Town and Bower's Mansion
Start by exploring Mapleford and talking to the townsfolk, then work your way to the Bower mansion. Your goal inside is to discover who Petra is really sheltering, which turns out to be vampires hosting banquets. You are also searching for the mutation suppressant, the item that matters most in the final act.
The Phone Call and the Coordinates
Bishop gets caught after calling Laura and does not make it out. Before that happens, he secures coordinates that reveal where the vampires are moving the mummies: McConnell Dam in Arizona. Pay attention here, because the next chapter depends entirely on that information.
📊 Key Stat: The story spans 3 playable investigators, 3 main chapters, and 3 locations: New York, Mapleford, and McConnell Dam in Arizona.
How Do You Finish Chapter 3 at McConnell Dam?
The setting swings from cold New York streets to the Arizona heat, and Agent Raymond Cooper takes over. The chapter plays like a heist with a boat in it.
- Find Frank: Cooper meets a former dam engineer named Frank. Listen to him, because he explains how to reach the facility.
- Handle the union layoffs: There is a side problem involving layoffs at the dam. Work through it to keep moving.
- Repair the motor boat: The boat is broken, and you need it to reach the maintenance dock. Collect the parts first, then fix it.
- Infiltrate the lab: A subterranean laboratory sits beneath the dam. Use cyclopropane anesthetic gas to neutralize Richard Hayes.
- Open the safe with 683: Enter 683 to access the critical components you need for the finale.
- Use the suppressant: Administer the mutation suppressant formula. The vampires turn back into mortals, and the plot falls apart.
Which Key Items and Codes Matter Most?
| Item or Puzzle | Where | What You Need to Know |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop combination lock | Chapter 1 | Solved with the workshop tools and the sequence they reveal |
| Radio and channel switches | Apartment 14 | Match the password configuration from the apartment's clues |
| Engraved VD props | The Lotus | Crystal props and umbrellas that tie De Lombair to the club |
| Cyclopropane gas | Dam laboratory | Neutralizes Richard Hayes |
| Safe code 683 | Dam laboratory | Unlocks the critical components for the finale |
| Mutation suppressant | Final scene | Turns the vampires back into mortals |
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Does Bishop Die in New York Mysteries The Undying?
Yes, and it is the part of the story players talk about the most. Bishop is caught by the vampires after he phones Laura, and he does not walk away. The game spends the rest of the story making sure his sacrifice matters, because his coordinates are the only reason Cooper reaches the dam.
"We underestimated the enemy and the price of that mistake was far too high."
That closing line sums up the mood. The ending also leaves the Order's future open, since Cooper and Laura now have to lead without Bishop.
What Did I Notice While Working Through the Game?
In my experience with hidden object games, the stuck moments almost never come from the puzzles themselves. They come from skipping a clue. When I went through The Undying, I noticed that nearly every lock or switch puzzle had its answer sitting in a document, dossier, or conversation I had already passed. Once I started reading everything in De Lombair's library before touching a single object, the Chapter 1 puzzles stopped feeling obtuse.
The structure also surprised me. Most entries in this genre keep one detective in one setting. Swapping heroes and locations twice makes the pacing feel closer to a TV mystery season than a single case, and that is why Bishop's death lands harder than a typical hidden object story beat.
💡 Pro Tip: Read every document and dossier before you start on locks and switches. The answers to the Apartment 14 and workshop puzzles are usually in clues you have already collected.
Is The Undying Free to Play or a Collector's Edition?
Both exist, on different platforms. The mobile version is free to play, and some players find the hint system and energy prompts annoying when a hidden object screen gets obscure. A Collector's Edition has appeared on Steam, and the series Collector's Editions usually add collectibles, morphing objects, and bonus content. Choose the free mobile version if you want to try it first, or the Collector's Edition if you like bonus extras.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many chapters are in New York Mysteries: The Undying?
The main story has three chapters. Chapter 1 takes place in New York, Chapter 2 in the town of Mapleford, and Chapter 3 at McConnell Dam in Arizona. Each chapter follows a different investigator, so the story feels like three connected cases rather than one long hunt.
What is the safe code in the McConnell Dam laboratory?
The safe code is 683. You enter it late in Chapter 3, after neutralizing Richard Hayes with the cyclopropane gas. The safe holds the critical components you need to finish the suppressant plan and turn the vampires back into mortals.
Does Agent Bishop survive the game?
No. Bishop is caught and killed by the vampires at the end of Chapter 2, right after he calls Laura. Before he dies, he secures the coordinates that lead Agent Cooper to McConnell Dam, so his sacrifice drives the entire final chapter.
Is New York Mysteries: The Undying free to play?
The mobile version is free to play, with optional hint purchases and energy prompts. A Collector's Edition has also appeared on Steam, and it is a paid release. Try the free mobile version first if you are unsure whether the game suits you.
How do you solve the radio switch puzzle in Apartment 14?
The radio and channel switches need to match a password configuration that the apartment's clues point to. Search the room and read Donnelly's records first, then set the switches to match. If the numbers still do not fit, use the in game hint button.
How long does it take to beat The Undying?
A full walkthrough run takes about two and a half hours, and that is with some hidden object puzzles fast forwarded. If you play blind and read every clue, plan on three hours or more, especially in the puzzle heavy first chapter.
Final Thoughts on The Undying
The Undying works because it keeps changing heroes, towns, and moods while the vampire plot tightens. Read your clues, keep the hint button for real emergencies, and remember that safe code 683 waits for you at the dam. If you finish the game and want more, watch for the open questions it leaves behind: where the second mummy came from, and who leads the Order now. I will keep tracking both.
