Dishonored: No Kill, No Detection Walkthrough

By Maxwell McGee, Editor | Chris Watters, Editor

Chris Watters and Maxwell McGee show you how to make it through missions without killing enemies or alerting them to your presence.


Walkthrough: Mission 1

Escape from Coldridge Prison and make your way through the sewers.


Walkthrough: Mission 2

Brand the High Overseer as a a Heretic without getting blood on your hands in the second mission.


Walkthrough: Mission 3

Show the Pendleton brothers a good time by catching up with Slackjaw.


Walkthrough: Mission 4

Abduct Sokolov without entering his home, or alerting any of the guards.


Walkthrough: Mission 5

Lady Boyle best break out the dishes because she's about to get served--non-lethally, of course.


Walkthrough: Mission 6

Corvo descends upon Dunwall Tower, with an (non-lethal) eye for the Lord Regent.


Walkthrough: Mission 7

Through the sewers and the wreckage, Corvo caries on, and so does our non-lethal guide.


Walkthrough: Mission 8

Corvo returns to his old haunt for one of the quickest mission in our non-lethal guide.


Walkthrough: Mission 9

It's the final countdown, Corvo's last mission. This will conclude our non-lethal guide.


Dishonored Endings

SPOILER ALERT: These are the endings, for real.

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NobleHam 6 pts

You can't sleep dart Granny Rags and get the achievement. For some reason destroying her cameo counts as a kill as far as the achievement is concerned. You have to agree to help her and then sleep dart Slackjaw.

Toysoldier34 419 pts

Oh wow. Was surprised to see how much video there is here. Was expecting just a few tips. I have been playing the game on hardest difficulty myself and no killing or being spotted.

Alucard1475 43 pts

Very nice, although I've probably killed everyone so far...Nothing like a good stab or two. 

Phoenix-Ho-Yoku 5 pts

the game isnt bad

but too short and got bored already.

 

6hours done will all the runes,charms etc etc and yes ghost +zero alarms and zero kills

LE5LO 88 pts

 Phoenix-Ho-Yoku "the game isn't bad but too short and got bored already"?

 

Just out of curiosity how did you play, let me guess; with a walk-through from the start and play through on easy?

 

On my play through I finished it (with no walk through) on normal, I've logged 17+ hours on Steam, reading the journal entries, using the heart to find out more about characters, talking to them, doing side missions (like Granny Rags, etc.), occasionally searching for runes, finding collectibles for money, observing each area and progressing stealthily until I got caught. I had no problem with the length of this game being short as some have said, it was perfect If you actually soak up everything it has to offer. This game is brilliant, period.

 

"6hours done will all the runes,charms etc etc and yes ghost +zero alarms and zero kills"

 

Personally, 6 hours without a walk through and above easy isn't long enough to figure out half of that...and do the stuff you obviously avoided. So well done on that, pat yourself on the back you game freak ;)

 

If you did it while logged into Steam I'd love to see some proof of this amazing 6 hours for everything claim.

 

Cheers.

 

omnimodis78 34 pts

I have replayed Mission 1 about six times already (minimum, lost track) because honestly at the end I always either have 1 (usually 2) kills, or bodies have been detected - but I simply cannot understand how this can be possible.  I haven't killed anyone at all, and I keep hiding the bodies.  No, none of the bodies fell in water, or died in an explosion, but somehow there are kills.  I never get the Ghost challenge even though not once did any guard get more more than 1 detection warning - and in some instances I never had any of them detect me.  How is finding the bodies that I keep hiding where all the guards are being knocked out by me.  Are there "invisible" guards who keep spawning in areas I already cleared - but even so, the bodies I hide in shadowy/secluded spots.  Could it be a bug, or is there something going on that I should be aware of?

xeriksenx 5 pts

Very nice walkthrough :D; but sorry you havn't added all the dishonored endings in the last video :), your missing the one were Emily dies :)

 

Chris_Watters 140 pts

 xeriksenx Oh man! Someone else mentioned that to us too. Gonna have to get Maxwell McMurderSpree to load up his High Chaos save file and add that one to the mix.

Gryn89 57 pts

does killing the husks forfeit the no kill playthrough?

Chris_Watters 140 pts

 Gryn89 Do you mean the Weepers, people that have the plague and wander around like zombies? Yes, killing them counts as a kill. Killing animals (hounds, rats, hagfish, river krust) does not count.

Smuggler2 8 pts

Chris and Maxwell,

 

This is absolutely one of my favorite walkthroughs ever.

 

You're tenaciously hilarious banter adds so much character to the game. I usually have a tough time watching other people play videogames(all-consuming envy ensues), but this was an exciting and fun experience.

 

I'm going to stay posted for similar videos with the two of you guys playing/commentating.

 

 Many Thanks!

Smuggler2 8 pts

"And they've put you in the sadness-hole." Classic blunder.

KorhalKk 7 pts

I've threw Granny in the fire along with her cameo, just to be sure...only me?

isshiah 182 pts

 KorhalKk i threw the cameo in the fire after i knocked her out. the end of mission page told me i killed no one through out the game, yet i didn't get the achievement.perhaps it was because i killed the first person who attacked the empress in the prologue.

KorhalKk 7 pts

 isshiah ohhhhhh, lol, that's a drag. I didn't care about no kill achievement, *spoiler*the endings are the same anyway*spoiler end*. I did care about G. Rags cause she's a mad bi%@#, so she met the furnace too.

vinone 7 pts

Figuring out the Lady Boyle's colors is as easy as getting Miss White a drink.

AhabAhab916 16 pts

Spoiler Alert!

 

Just so you know there is actually a third ending as well. In high chaos, at the end if you don't save Emily there is a different ending than the high chaos ending shown in the video. Its a bit darker I would say.

1947gamer 14 pts

I assume mission two does not realy start until you get all the goodies after you meet the commander and the master guy.  I forgot what they call him.

kobi_bunan 5 pts

For some reason i can't get both 'Ghost' and 'No Kill' in the same run!

 

I just made a re-run of the first mission and i swear to god! not only i didn't kill a sole. I managed to slip by everyone. So, no combat and no detection.

I collected everything but coin (didn't get close to people for stealing their pouches)

 

I got the no kill mark, but no ghost mark for me.

 

BTW, can some one confirm an idea of mine?

If everything is collected (coin too) and both 'Ghost' and 'No Kill' is achieved, you get a reward for that run.

Don't know why but for some reason I think a flawless run rewards the player instead of just, "letting you know how well you did!" 

starduke 249 pts

HEY, WAIT A Minute! Isn't this game supposed to be about a dude out for revenge, an assassin?! What's with this no killing BS?! What is this a BATMAN GAME?!!

isshiah 182 pts

 starduke he isn't an assassin. he is a bodyguard out to clear his name. if he starts killing everyone in his way, he isn't in the right anymore. that's how i see it, and that's how i played. if you want to play the other way, that's fine too. that option is one of the highlights of this game, imo.

starduke 249 pts

 isshiah Hmm, he is called Corvo the Assassin. He's not a bodyguard since the Empress went and got assassinated. Also, most of the weapons and powers in the game are geared for killing. Then they give you a bad ending if you actually used them. They should've balanced better between the lethal and the non-lethal options.

KorhalKk 7 pts

 starduke  isshiah Revenge can be fulfilled without any killing. There are things worse than death, and the game teach a few things about that ...

Derejin 8 pts

At 8:06 in the Mission 6 Video, you can, instead , open up the grate using the valve. You can reach the valve through the grate itself (the valve is behind the grate, to clarify) - you just gotta kill the Hagfish so you don't get killed while doing so.  No need for possession. XD

Chris_Watters 140 pts

 Derejin But then you'll never be part of their world and feel the sinister joy of a gaping mouth full of needle-like teeth! Good suggestion anyway :)

Fryer10 5 pts

*SPOILER ALERT*

 

 

anyone else get really pissed off at samuel at the end???? if you played through on high chaotic.

angeloti83 129 pts

 Fryer10 these videos are full of spoilers already lol

Fryer10 5 pts

Just beat it on very hard, tried stealth but would always end up killing everyone. The first playthrough in stealth or decision based games I usually just go through and explore all the areas.

rogue81 29 pts

All those knock outs are totally unnecessary. I only had to choke out two guards in the first mission and only a few in the second mission where the Overseer and the Captain meet for wine. I shot everyone in the room with sleep darts using bend time, then I used the open windows at the top of the room to transport the Overseer to the interrogation room without anyone noticing. 

Keeper_Artemus 21 pts

does sound matter at all in this game?  like loud footsteps or running instead of walking?  Seems a little too easy watching this.

Chris_Watters 140 pts

 mrsqwid They are gross and weird!

Bazinga2210 5 pts

Im sorry but this is a revenge story (kind of) and if I was Corvo I wouldn't be merciful - I wouldn't kill everyone, but I wouldn't spare anyone who got in my way.

ppettie 18 pts

This game is like a Hitman game set in the past-

 

Well, I killed a guy after choking him- I picked him up then pressed X (not RT) to put him down.  As I did his head hit the ground and he bled out.  REALLY?  Ugh...

 

On another note, I finished the game, but to get the achievement for not killing anyone, do I have to replay the entire game from start to finish or can I just redo the missions were I killed people?  I'll admit, when I got to The Flooded District (mission 7) I was pretty darn peeved at what happened so I KILLED EVERYONE!  How do you even complete that without killing any of the assassins anyway?

Tenkaichi412 5 pts

 ppettie I think you have to replay the entire game, its what I did, easier too cuz you can get certain powers and upgrades earlier. As for the assasins, its a hard mission to do without killing, I'd recommend having 10 sleep darts, for if they find you. The hardest part is fleeing if they find you, since they teleport, but what you should do is equip blink, then teleport to a random position where they can't see you and start sneaking. Worked for me.

Chris_Watters 140 pts

 Tenkaichi412  ppettie The Flooded District is a doozie, that's for sure. We'll be posting our walkthrough of it in a few hours!

KostasFavatas 10 pts

it's like playing assassin's creed and not use the hidden blade (2)...no kill in this game is just too boring....(for me)...what about an All-Kill Playthrough? :D

commander1122 30 pts

no kill + ghost play is boring for me......

darzentas 7 pts

looks like all guards are prepare to get ganked by that assasin..

 

FuriousHamst3r 114 pts

Nice playthrough, beat the game on hard and it's absolutely amazing, the story is quite great. I managed to finish a mission non-lethaly and doing the ghost achievement. Also the name of the movie is Donnie Darko (in reference to the Rorshach/human rabbit on the window during the 5th mission). Great job, lots of laughs.

 

Chris_Watters 140 pts

 FuriousHamst3r DONNIE DARKO!!! Thank you!

snaketus 144 pts

They should really play Pc-version instead.

TheGuardian03 153 pts

Wow Chris is really good at this.

TheGuardian03 153 pts

Already escaped from the prsion with no detection but thanks for the walktrhough guys and i'm gonna do it myself cause i want to.:P

Culochilegge 14 pts

If u do not killa any1 what do u obtain?

Lord_Tigger 6 pts

What bugs me is there's no counter you can access during the game to see if you have a body count. I went through all of mission 2, took me hours, and at the end it said I killed someone. I don't recall killing anyone but I'm sure a body rolled off a ledge or something accidental. I don't want to replay the entire mission just for that. Blarg.

sknight175216 138 pts

 Lord_Tigger Ha ha yeah me too! I think a hound died or something, but *I* didn't kill him. So lame.

Lord_Tigger 6 pts

 sknight175216

 Yeah and I'm on PS3 so if I want the gold trophy for completing the game without killing I have to start all over. I was reading over at Steam that if you leave a corpse near a rat swarm and it gets eaten, that counts as a kill. I'm pretty sure I did that under the bridge on Clavering Blvd before I even got to the Overseer's building. No gold trophy for me. :(

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