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Shadows Over Loathing – How to Solve Mudhenge Puzzle

This muddy maze is harder to get through than it looks

Shadows Over Loathing is the hilarious successor to West of Loathing, the immensely popular black-and-white RPG. Shadows Over Loathing, like its successful predessesor, is a comedy adventure-RPG full of mysteries, monsters, and unforgettable stick-figure characters; it may not look like much on the surface, but you’ve definitely never played anything like Shadows Over Loathing.

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This game is similar to West of Loathing in the sense that it’s got a lot more puzzles in it than you’d think. One of the tougher puzzles in the game is the Mudhenge puzzle, which can take hours of trial and error to get through. If you don’t feel like wasting an afternoon trying to make your way through this muddy maze, then you’ve come to the right place! Keep reading to find out how to easily get through the Mudhenge puzzle in Shadows Over Loathing.

How to Solve the Mudhenge Puzzle in Shadows Over Loathing

The Mudhenge puzzle is actually a lot easier to get through than you’d think, though it can take a few tries if you’ve never done it before. Thankfully, with this guide, you’ll barely need to try at all! To find the right path through the Mudhenge, follow these directions from the beginning:

  • West-North
  • South
  • West-North
  • South
  • East
  • South
  • East
  • West-East-East
  • West-East
Mudhenge in Shadows Over Loathing
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Once you successfully get through the Mudhenge maze, you should be brought to a mysterious alter that’s crawling with aggressive (and nude) druids. Once you get there, you’ll quickly realize that getting through the puzzle wasn’t the hard part; fighting the druids is! Getting through these nude dudes won’t be easy, but you should be fine as long as you remember to prepare for the fight while you’re getting through the maze.

Once the druids have been defeated, you’ll have the option of putting your compass on the mysterious altar. If you choose to put your compass on the altar, the compass’s needle will point towards “Secret West”, where you’ll be able to find the thing that your heart desires most. Only you can figure out what that thing is!

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Shadows of Loathing may be an amazing follow-up to West of Loathing, but it could never beat the original. If you love playing adventure games that make you laugh, you should check out High on Life! High on Life is one of the funniest, most action-packed games to come out of 2022; check out Gamer Journalist’s guides on it if you decide to pick it up!

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Allysen Pierce
Allysen Pierce is a freelance writer with a passion for gaming who has been a part of the Gamer Journalist team since May 2022. Her main passions are horror games and dating sims (especially combinations of the two), but she has been known to play literally anything that is put in front of her. Her current favorite games include Skyrim, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Cult of the Lamb, Slaughter Horse, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When she's not playing games (or writing about them), she can be found reading, baking, watching horror movies, or playing with her cat.