Overview
Find out what things remain to be done for that sweet 100% Completion in Story Mode.
Introduction
This guide will focus on the secrets (represented by a Question Mark on the Map) for each of the game’s areas. I will talk less about drops and cards; for these, you can track your progress from the Enemies and Cards sections in the Journal. Additionally, I will not list the Crafting Recipes, since you can see which items you haven’t crafted yet from the Crafting menu. Just keep in mind you need to get all drops, all cards, and craft all recipes.
The Completion seen on the Main Menu is composed of the following things:
- Recipes crafted (8%)
- World Map completion (72%) – This includes Quests, Secrets, and Fish
- Treasure Maps solved (8%)
- Pets tamed (5%)
- Trophies earned (7%)
The Quests tracked in the World Map are Side Quests, so Main Quests don’t really contribute to completion.
The guide is currently up to date with Frontline version 0.911b. If you do happen to find any mistakes, feel free to leave a comment so I can correct them!
There are 4 Super Fertilizers[secretsofgrindea.fandom.com] that can be found in the game world, and are used to grow sprouts into climbable vines. In the future, I will just refer to it as fertilizer to be brief.
Similarly, there are 8 Butterflies[secretsofgrindea.fandom.com] scattered around the world. To catch them, you need the Bug Net given to you by Luigi, the gardener in Evergrind City. He is also the guy who gives you Butterflown, the butterfly catching quest. Keep this in mind when I mention butterflies in the secrets list.
Resources that you may find useful
To avoid reinventing the wheel, I will post a few links that can help you with certain aspects of the game. Credits go to the authors of the content:
Secrets of Grindea Wiki’s Quest List [secretsofgrindea.fandom.com]
Here, you should be able to find more details about quests. Some articles have detailed walkthroughs, too; see what you can find.
A video showcasing a 14.19 second solution for Tannie’s Course. Should be useful if you’re stuck on the 20 second reward.
A video showing how to get all of the chests in the optional phase course in Mt. Bloom.
Pet Completion
For 100% Completion, you need to tame these enemies with the following items:
- Green Slime – Juicy Apple
- Rabby – Golden Carrot
- Jumpkin – Candy Cane
- Gift – Luxurious Gift Band
- Mrs. Bee – Nectar Flower (might be optional)
- Living Veggie – Fresh Water
… also, you need to get these pets:
- Chicken – Complete the quest Pet Detective
- Wisp – Beat Tannie’s Secret Phase Course in 90 seconds
Juicy Apple and Golden Carrot are obtained from Oak, who lives in the farm house in Evergrind Fields: West.
The Candy Cane required for Jumpkins must be obtained by talking to Candy in Pumpkin Woods while having a pet with you. Regular Candy Canes obtained from the Toy Factory won’t do for luring them!
The Luxurious Gift Band can be obtained from the cave above Muffin’s Shop in Seasonne. First, you need to defeat the Living Rune Block in the cave above. Afterwards, move the (now not so) Living Rune Block so that it falls through the hole in the ground, then go in the lower cave. With the help of the dropped Rune Block, you can now solve a puzzle that opens a gate to the Gift Band’s chest.
If you have completed the “Mountain Kid” trophy in Arcade Mode, you should also have the Nectar Flower transferred in your Story Mode save. This means that you will also need to tame a Mrs. Bee to get 100% Completion for pets, if you happen to have the trophy.
There are also Living Veggies that spawn in Dragonbone Dunes, near the farmhouse, once you’ve rescued Farmamera from the well and received the Fresh Water from Carotte.
As for the remaining pets, the quest Pet Detective can be started from a caveling in Mt. Bloom, while Tannie’s Secret Course becomes available after obtaining the Twi-Sight ability and talking to Tannie’s ghost in Pumpkin Woods graveyard.
Treasure Map Completion
There area a total of 16 Treasure Maps that you need to solve. Treasure Maps #001 – #007, and #010 – #015 can be bought from Simon in Evergrind City. #008 is found after inspecting the bottom right gravestone in Pumpkin Woods graveyard, and #009 is obtained from a chest in Marino Mansion’s greenhouse. Ugra’s Map can be found in the Library.
The solutions for each of the Treasure Maps follow ahead. If you want to solve them by yourself, look away!
- #001
- #002
- #003
- #004
- #005
- #006
- #007
- #008
- #009
- #010
- #011
- #012
- #013
- #014
- #015
- Ugra’s Map
Startington
Summary
- Quests: 1
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 1
Quest List:
- Chicken Chaser
Secrets List:
- Read Charlotte’s letter
Nysbruden’s Chicken Chaser quest is available after you complete the Collector’s Exam.
As for the secret, you can get it by talking to Grampa Joe in Startington after receiving the quest “What Floats Your Boat” from Dad (It’s the desert / ghost ship quest arc). This also gives you an item required for completion in the Lost Ship.
Pillar Mountains
Summary:
- Quests: —
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 7
Fish List:
- Fishie
- Wimp
- Clam
- Salmon
- Fatfish
Secrets list:
- Chest – Toy Wand – near the bridge in PM Upper
- Chest – Sandals – inside the cave in PM Middle
- Chest – 200 Gold – on the left side of PM Lower
- Chest – Magic Battery – on a ledge in PM Upper
- Chest – Mysterious Cube – inside the cave in PM Middle, on a raised ledge
- Catch the Pink Butterfly
- Obtain the Catalyst of Power
Details:
For Magic Battery, a frozen bridge will be created if you hit the Season Orb above it.
For Mysterious Cube, you will need to use fertilizer on the sprout in PM Upper. This will give you access to a cave. Its left path will lead to a larger cave system; following it all the way will lead you to the upper ledge inside PM Middle’s cave, where the chest can be found.
The Pink Butterfly is found here:
As for the Catalyst of Power, there is a Grindea Statue in Upper Pillar Mountains. You will need to use fertilizer on the sprout to access this area, then go on the right path to the top of the pillar:
If you haven’t completed Tai Ming yet (AKA defeated Mimic and got the Crown), Bishop will stand in front of the statue and tell you to come back later. Otherwise, the Statue will open up a portal.
You can enter it right away to challenge Bishop, but he will likely demolish you unless you’ve already completed Lost Ship and got a decent collection of cards. Once you defeat him, he will give you the Catalyst of Power.
Evergrind City
Summary:
- Quests: 6
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 13
Quest list:
- For Old Times
- Pumpkin Inspection
- Alchemist Apprentice
- Slime And Ring
- Butterflown
- The Remedy
Secrets list:
- 3 Chests – Starting Weapon upgrades – Arena. These counts as 3 secrets in total.
- Obtain the Eggshell from the Arena
- Obtain the Pope Hat from the Arena
- Obtain the Royal Crown from the Arena
- Obtain the Arena Hat from the Arena
- Obtain the Fishing Rod from Haddock
- Obtain the Dusty Old Book from the free books section in the Library
- Obtain the Mirror by talking to Mirar
- Obtain Ugra’s Map from the Library
- Obtain the Smiley Baloon from Lynn
- Obtain the Book Shield from Bokus, in exchange for Penn’s Autograph
The chests should be straightforward – you likely have opened them before starting the Collector’s Exam.
The Arena rewards are given based on the score you obtain from the Arena challenges. You will need the equivalent of one S rank and three A ranks in score to get all rewards!
The Fishing Rod can be obtained from Haddock, who operates one of the stands in Evergrind City. The Mirror and Dusty Old Book should be obtainable later on in the story, so keep an eye out for those.
The Smiley Baloon can be obtained by talking to Lynn during the Festival, or after the Festival in Belmont’s Restaurant.
You can obtain the Book Shield from Bokus, at Maracus’ Extraordinary Transmutation Service(tm). You’ll need to give him Penn Wryte’s autograph, which you can obtain by talking to her in Port Monnaie.
Evergrind Fields: East
Summary
- Quests: —
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 1
Fish list:
- Seahorse
- Wimp
- Eel
- Crabby Jr.
- Green Fishie
Secrets list:
- Got Kobe’s Tag from the southern house
Details:
To get to the Guard House, you will have to take a detour through Pumpkin Woods. A sprout is located north of Candy’s Hut. Once you grow it, you can proceed through Northern Pumpkin Woods, until you exit through the northern path. At the Guard House, you will need to interact with Kobe and give it a Bone – they are dropped from Skeleton Warriors and Mages from the Lost Ship.
Evergrind Fields: West
Summary:
- Quests: 2
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 2
Quest list:
- Chicken Savior
- Bloomy Barn Brawl
Secrets list:
- Obtain the Juicy Apple from Oak
- Obtain the Golden Carrot from Oak
Details:
This area is pretty straightforward. The secrets can be obtained by talking to Oak, who is located in the farm house. While you’re at it, you should also use the taming items to get a bit of completion in the taming category!
Evergrind Fields: South
Summary
- Quests: 2
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 8
Quest list:
- One Measly Slime
- Sponsored Contest
Fish list:
- Seahorse
- Wimp
- Eel
- Crabby Jr.
- Green Fishie
Secrets list:
- Chest – Adventure Shirt – on the rasied ledge above Robin’s Archery Range
- Chest – Archer’s Apple – inside the cave to the right of Marino’s Mansion
- Chest – Barbarian Strap – near the cave, on an isolated ledge
- Chest – Treasure Map 009 – greenhouse in Marino’s Mansion
- Obtain the Wooden Bow from Robin
- Obtain the Quiver from Robin
- Defeat the Elder Rabby after placing carrots at the tree stump
- Catch the Purple Butterfly using the Bug Net
Details:
To open the cave leading to the Archer’s Apple, you have to shoot an arrow in the right statue’s taget.
The Barbarian Strap’s chest can be reached in the same way as Magic Battery from Pillar Mountains: hit the Season Orb, and a frozen bridge will be created.
The Quiver can be obtained from Robin’s Archery Minigame by scoring 10000 points or more.
Finally, the Purple Butterfly is rather easy to find:
Ancient Ruins / Forgotten Tower
Summary
- Quests: —
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 1
Secrets list:
- Catch the Yellow Butterfly
Details:
There’s not much to do in this area for now, even after the Forgotten Tower has appeared. Just catch the butterfly and move on:
Pumpkin Woods
Summary:
- Quests: 3
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 8
Quest list:
- Cooking Witch Candy
- Leafing Home
- Phase Off
Fish list:
- Dead Fish
- Frankenfish
- Zombie Fish
- Vampire Fish
- Ghost Fish
Secrets list:
- Chest – Blindfold
- Chest – Witch Hat
- Chest – Lamp Lantern
- Chest – Baby Devil’s Horns
- Obtained Treasure Map 008 from one of the graves
- Catch the Green Butterfly
- Obtained Boots of Bloodlust from Gni’Laeh
- Given a Purple Petal Garland to the Scarecrow in Pumpkin Woods East
Details:
The Blindfold’s chest is visible among the trees to the right of Candy’s Hut. There is a narrow horizontal path which leads to it from the left side. The rest of the chests can be found by completing the Rune Block Puzzle inside a cave, north of Candy’s place.
The Treasure Map 008 can be obtained by investigating the bottom right gravestone in Pumpkin Woods graveyard. This palce is also where Tannie’s ghost is located.
The Boots of Bloodthirst, as well as the Leafing Home quest, require you to use fertilizer on the sprout north of Candy’s place. The Boots can be obtained from Gni’Laeh on the left side of Northern Pumpkin Woods, by enduring his blood drain trial, while Leafing Home can be started by talking to the wisp inside the dead tree on the right side.
Finally, the Green Butterfly is at Trick and Treat’s place:
Flying Fortress
Summary:
- Quests: —
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 10
Secrets list:
- Chest – Painting: Flying Fortress
- Chest – 100 Gold
- Chest – 100 Gold
- Chest – Chicken Plushie
- Chest – 3 Grilled Ribeye Steaks
- Chest – Tannie’s Ticket – Pine’s Office
- Chest – Wisp Pet – Tannie’s Secret Course
- Chest – Laser Claymore – Tannie’s Secret Course
- Chest – Devious Toaster
- Catch the Blue Butterfly
Details:
This area is full of chests, as you can see.
The Painting is located in a chest on the right side of the Fortress. The Gold, Chicken Plushie, and Grilled Ribeye steaks are all located in the area preceding The Sentry’s boss fight room. The boss room is also where a keypad door is located. Entering the code 4113 will allow you to enter Pine’s office, where Tannie’s Ticket is located.
The Devious Toaster’s chest is located on the left side of the Fortress. You can access it by fertilizing the sprout below it.
The remaining chests (Wisp Pet and Laser Claymore) are optional rewards from Tannie’s Phase Course. The chests awarded for beating the course under 90 and 20 seconds respectively. The course is located to the far right side of the Fortress, but you’ll need to talk to Tannie’s ghost in Pumpkin Woods graveyard to obtain access.
Finally, the Blue Butterfly is easy to find:
Seasonne
Summary
- Quests: 3
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 6
Quest list:
- Birthday Dinner
- The Goblin Grinch
- Split The Bill
Fish list:
- Yetish
- Penguish
- Fish Stick
- Icefish
- Snowfish
Secrets list:
- Chest – Snowflake Charm – Bell Cave, below the Toy Factory
- Chest – Christmas Tree – Rune Block Cave, above Muffin’s Shop
- Chest – Gift Band – Rune Block Cave, above Muffin’s Shop
- Catch the Teal Butterfly with the Bug Net
- Use Super Fertilizer on the sprout near Anita’s house
- Get Triskele from Dabi’s grave
Details:
The Snowflake Charm’s cave is blocked off at the start. To access it, you need to hit the bells in the pattern 212322 (from left to right).
The remaining chests can be accessed via the Rune Block Puzzle in the cave above Muffin’s Shop. You will need to defeat the Living Rune Block in the cave above, since a Rune Block is missing at the start.
In the Living Rune Block, there’s a path to the right, that leads to Dabi’s cave. You can solve the math puzzle above to get the Golden Number Three. If you also have Twisight, you can go outside and give the Golden Number Three to Dabi’s ghost, then collect the Triskele from his grave above.
The sprout which you need to fertilize leads to a phase plate, which can be used to access Bark’s Shop. This shop will be useful for The Remedy quest.
Finally, the Teal Butterfly is located at the camp where Bossling is fought:
Santa Fae
Summary
- Quests: 1
- Fish: —
- Secrets: —
Quest list:
- Faerly Brave
Details:
This area is pretty straightforward. The only thing you need to do is complete the quest Faerly Brave, available after defeating Winter.
Temple of Seasons
- Quests: —
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 5
Secrets list:
- Chest – Painting: Temple of Seasons
- Chest – Flower Whip
- Chest – Earrings of Balance
- Chest – Ski Goggles
- Chest – Spring Charm – Spring Room
Details:
If you don’t have the Ski Goggles, go back to this room, and switch the season to Spring. This will create a vine bridge, granting access to the Ski Goggles chest below:
The Flower Whip is located in the water puzzle room. Create a bridge to the chest above, then switch the season to Summer:
Once you’re done, modify the bridge so that it connects to the bottom part, then switch the season to Summer and go get the Ski Goggles chest I mentioned before.
The other two chests are easy to find. The first one requires you to switch the season to Summer by using the leftmost Season Orb:
The second one is even easier: whack the Season Orb and melt the ice away:
Finally, after you’ve beaten Winter, you can go back to the main lobby and hit the (now active) Spring Orb. This will open a path to the right, that leads to the Spring Charm’s chest.
Mount Bloom
Summary:
- Quests: 3
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 13
Quest list:
- Pet Detective
- Crystal Clear
- Steve Gets Fired
Fish list:
- Rockfish
- Goldfish
- Crystal Fish
- Angler Fish
- Mossfish
Secrets list:
- Chest – Red Emitter Matrix
- Chest – Lightning Glove
- Chest – Cat Screen
- Chest – Weird Module
- Chest – Strange Component
- Chest – Mysterious Part
- Chest – Gas Mask
- Chest – Lab Coat
- Chest – Magic Mushroom
- Chest – Huge Mushroom Cap
- Catch the Magenta Butterfly
- Obtained the Staff of Slimes from the Slime Statue
- Obtain the Catalyst of Awakening
Details:
The easy parts first: the Magenta Butterfly is located near the entrance of Mt. Bloom:
The remaining secrets are all related to phasing, so buckle your pants. I suggest you use the walkthrough videos at the beginning of this guide to orient yourself!
There are two phase courses in Mt. Bloom. The main course is located to the right of the teleport plate, through the cave which used to be blocked off by Steve. The bonus one is located to the left of the Mt. Bloom’s entrance. The path leading to it also has a lot of Shroomies hanging around.
To the left of the main course you can find a tunnel filled with large crystals and poison gas. You will need Steve’s Pickaxe to be able to survive until the end of the tunnel; having the Gas Mask is also preferable. At the end of the tunnel, you will find a chest holding the Huge Mushroom Cap.
The first three chests on the secrets list can be found while traversing the main phase course. The remaining six are located in the bonus phase course:
- The left path’s lower chest contains the Gas Mask, and the upper chest has the Mysterious Part
- The right path’s lower chest contains the Strange Component, and the upper chest has the Lab Coat
- The spark rails’s first part has the Magic Mushroom, and the last part has the Weird Module.
The Catalyst of Awakening can be obtained from a cave to the right of the Caveling camp, once you have collected all Cards in the game. Just enter the cave, watch the cutscene, and collect your item!
Finally, there’s a Slime Statue accessible through a path south from the zone with miners. To activate it, you’ll need to insert 50 of each goo type in the slots. This will cause the Staff of Slimes to appear, which you can then pick up.
Tai Ming
Summary:
- Quests: —
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 10
Secrets list:
- Chest – Worn Soldier Doll – Barracks Upper floor
- Chest – Ancient Fan – Barracks Basement
- Chest Noh Mask – Residence
- Chest – Cherry Bonsai Tree – Mana’s Bridge chest
- Chest – Bonsai Tree – Residence
- Chest – Toy Axe – Puzzle World
- Chest – Purple Kimono – to the right of the Inner Shrine’s entrance
- Free Shiidu from the glass enclosure
- Get Angel’s Thirst from Mimic’s room
- Obtain the Empty Bottle from Bran Di’s ghost
Details:
With the exception of Purple Kimono, you will lose the ability to get the chest items after the time rifts close, but you can purchase them from Archie instead. Each of the missed items will cost an increasing gold sum to purchase, so prepare your wallet!
Shiidu is located in the Inner Shrine. You likely met it as you completed the main quest!
You can break Shiidu’s glass by having Monkeys throw objects in its direction. The glass will shatter after enough hits have been scored.
After defeating Mimic, you can push the (likely not so) Living Rune Block into the rune slot to the right of the room. Doing so will drop the Angel’s Thirst from the painting.
Finally, after obtaining the Aged Rum from a chest in Lost Ship, you can give it to Bran Di’s Tai Ming ghost. He will drop the Empty Bottle in return, which can be picked up.
Dragonbone Dunes
Summary:
- Quests: 3
- Fish: 5
- Secrets: 4
Quest list:
- Ice Cream Run
- Finder Keeps Hers
- The Lost Cat Pic
Fish list:
- Sandshark
- Starfish
- Stingray
- Shrimp
- Cactish
Secrets list:
- Chest – Battle Sandals – Desert Entrance
- 3 Chests – Optional math cave
- Rescue Farmamera and obtain the Fresh Water
- Obtained the Ambience Box from Fark
Details:
To get the Battle Sandals, you need to set up the Block Puzzle below, so that a bounce from the mirror in the middle will be redirected towards the end plate near the chest. Keep in mind that you can phase through the immovable half size blocks in the puzzle!
Afterwards, you can reach the ledge above the farm house’s fountain by taking a detour throuh the cave near the desert teleport plate. Drop down through the fountain, where you will find Farmamera. After freeing him, you can go back to the farmhouse and talk to Carotte to receive the Fresh Water. Make sure to also tame a Living Vegetable while you’re here!
The last chests are found in the optional math cave below the Saloon. The sequence required to unlock it is 135246, from left to right. After solving 5 puzzles in the cave, you will reach a room with three chests. You need to open all three of them for the secret to be counted.
Finally, if you go north from Port Monnaie, you should find Fark and his chicken on the right side of the path (this is also near where you fought Marino the second time). Completing his sound challenge will award you with the Ambience Box:
Port Monnaie
Summary:
- Quests: 6
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 6
Quest list:
- Gone With The Wind
- The Museum is Closed
- Vanjie! Vaaanjie!
- Grinding Groceries
- For Most Exposure
- Career Change
Secrets list:
- Chest – Barrel Hat – inside the Warehouse
- Chest – Palm – on top of the Mayor’s House
- Chest – Ninja Armor – dome house near shop
- Teleport Plate Bought
- Catch the Red Butterfly
- Super Fertilizer Bought from Trip
Details:
The Palm chest can be reached after completing the quest The Museum is Closed. This will cause Poorie to move out of the way, so you can access the top of the Mayor’s House. From there, drop down and open the chest.
The Red Butterfly can be found on the left side of the city:
The Lost Ship
Summary:
- Quests: 1
- Fish: —
- Secrets: 7
Quest list:
- The Spectral Party
Secrets list:
- Chest – Pirate Hat – F1 secret room opened by the Rune Block puzzle
- Chest – Aged Rum – F2 Twilight bridge chest
- Chest – Painting: Lost Ship – F3 Captain’s room
- Chest – Decorative Skull – F3 Corridor
- Chest – Skull Ring – F3 Phase Course
- Restless Spirit from T’Nahcrem’s shop
- Captain Bones’ Head Obtained
Details:
Captain Bones can be invited to the ball room after The Spectral Party quest is completed. Once there, you can talk to him to make his head join your team as an accessory item.
To obtain the Decorative Skull, you need to move the ramp near it to the left and above. This involves switching rooms, obviously.
The Skull Ring can be obtained in the looping part of the phase course. Starting from the bottom right, loop twice through the mirrors before launching for the chest.
Finally, there is a twilight door made out of teeth in the F3 room where Pine’s ghost is (it also has a console). It closes if you look at it. To go through, you can shield downwards, then enter the door while strafing. Once inside, interact with the moving blue object on the table.
Changelog
- 04-Dec-2020: Published for game version 0.893e!
- 21-Dec-2020: Guide updated for 0.897g!
- 11-Apr-2021: Added some bits for 0.911b!
- 04-Jun-2021: Added the treasure maps for 0.920a!