[Escape Academy A Trying Trial Walkthrough

A walkthrough guide for 'A Trying Trial', the final escape room in the Escape Academy DLC Escape from the Past by Coin Crew Games.

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The final escape room in the Escape from the Past DLC, "A Trying Trial" is a courtroom-style deduction challenge where your choice of suspect reshapes the puzzles that follow. This walkthrough follows the path where you accuse Chef Callion. Note that the room is rated a punishing 5/5 difficulty, so expect to think carefully about which evidence answers each question. The exact completion time is unlisted ("??? Minutes").

Before You Begin: How the Trial Works

Unlike most escape rooms, "A Trying Trial" changes based on your decisions. Walk up to all three suspects and interact with each to collect a picture of each of them. Then head to the blackboard and select a picture — whoever you accuse determines the unique puzzles you'll solve in the next couple of steps [src-cdf9faa348].

Important: This walkthrough assumes you accuse Chef Callion. If you accuse Guy or Monstrong instead, your puzzles will be different, and the steps below will not match [src-cdf9faa348].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough ([Chef Callion Route)

1. Accuse [Chef Callion

Choose your picture of Chef Callion and confirm it on the blackboard [src-cdf9faa348].

2. Gather the Evidence

Move over to the desk and interact with the bag there. This reveals various pieces of evidence you can read through [src-cdf9faa348]. You'll need these to prove your accusation.

3. Answer the First Question

The first question you must answer is: "What does Chef Callion have against me?" Your job is to present evidence at the blackboard each time that answers the question [src-cdf9faa348].

Reviewing your evidence, the correct choice is the School Budget, because it shows a lack of funding for the cafeteria [src-cdf9faa348].

4. Inspect the Bucket of Chum

While this exchange plays out, the Headmaster will hold up a bucket of chum. You must inspect it to progress the conversation [src-cdf9faa348]. Don't skip this — the scene won't advance until you do.

5. Challenge Chef Callion's Defense

In response, Chef Callion makes a defense consisting of a few statements. You now need to pick which of his statements is incorrect and back up your claim with another piece of evidence [src-cdf9faa348].

The three statements to evaluate are [src-cdf9faa348]:

• "Budget cuts or not, I would never serve anything so crass in my…" (and the remaining statements in his defense)

Read each statement against the evidence you collected from the bag, then present the evidence that contradicts the false claim.

Tips

• Choose your suspect deliberately. Because the puzzles branch based on your accusation, deciding up front whether you want the Chef Callion route (covered here) or a different suspect's route will save you from confusion [src-cdf9faa348].
• Read every piece of evidence. The bag at the desk contains multiple documents; the correct answer to each question is drawn from them, so skim all of them before presenting anything [src-cdf9faa348].
• Match evidence to the exact question. Each prompt has one piece of evidence that answers it — for the first question, that's the School Budget showing cafeteria underfunding [src-cdf9faa348].
• Watch for interactive prompts mid-conversation. The bucket of chum is easy to overlook, but inspecting it is required to keep the sequence moving [src-cdf9faa348].
• Expect a challenge. At 5/5 difficulty, this is the hardest room in the DLC, so take your time with the statement-matching step.

Rewards

The provided materials do not detail any specific rewards or achievements for completing "A Trying Trial," so none are listed here. As the final escape room of the Escape from the Past DLC, completing it concludes the DLC's room lineup [src-cdf9faa348].

Details

time_to_complete

??? Minutes

difficulty_rating

5/5

Sources

• Escape Academy A Trying Trial Walkthrough