All REANIMAL Hidden Statue Locations - Prayer For The Dying Guide
If you thought surviving the nightmarish creatures of REANIMAL was the hard part, wait until you try to find the collectibles without a chapter select screen.
That is right. Tarsier Studios has decided that if you miss a single one of these five hidden statues, you don't get to just reload a save. You get to start the entire game over from scratch. It is brutal, unforgiving, and exactly the kind of design choice that makes me want to throw my controller. But I have suffered through it so you don't have to.
To unlock the Prayer For The Dying achievement, you need to find five specific lamb statues hidden throughout the game and light the candle at each one. They are usually tucked away off the main path, often in pitch-black corners you would normally avoid.
Here is the breakdown of where to find every single one.
Chapter 1: The Mine Tunnel
You can find the first statue relatively early in the game. Once you are in the section with the draisine (that little handcar on the tracks), ride it until you hit a dead end caused by a cave-in.
Don't backtrack just yet. Hop out of the cart and check the left-hand wall. There is a crack hidden there, obscured slightly by the gloom. Squeeze through it to find a secret room. Interact with the altar to light the first candle.
Chapter 3: The Pig Barn
After you secure the key and unlock the pig barn, your instinct will be to push forward into the swarm of pigs. Ignore that instinct.
Instead, walk directly "south" toward the camera (the screen). There is a hidden nook right near the entrance slats. You will find the statue resting against the wall here. Light it up and get out before the pigs realize you are there.
Chapter 4: The Orphanage
This one is in the Clock Tower section. You will eventually fight a group of those creepy petrified spider kids. Once they are dealt with, you enter a hallway where the game clearly wants you to go left through a grate.
Do not go through the grate. Instead, walk past it to the very end of the corridor. There is a large gap in the back wall. Head through there to find the third statue waiting for a light.
Chapter 6: The Boat Ride
This is easily the most missable one because it involves vehicle exploration. After you deal with the whale eye puzzle and get the boat moving past the massive ship, you will enter open water populated by enemies.
Kill the enemies, but don't drive straight into the tunnel ahead. Bank hard to the right. You are looking for a cave entrance tucked away in the cliffside. Sail your boat all the way to the end of this hidden cave to find a small beach. Dock the boat and light the fourth candle.
Chapter 7: The Trenches
The final statue is located deep in the trenches. You will reach a section where a soldier blows himself up with a grenade (charming, I know). Push past the carnage into a slightly wider area of the trench.
Keep your eyes on the trench walls for a gap you can shimmy through. This secret room pulls double duty: it contains the Rabbit Head mask and the final hidden statue. Light the candle here. If you have hit all five in a single run, the Prayer For The Dying trophy should pop immediately. If not, well, enjoy your second playthrough.
