#totems

1) ℳ𝒾𝓀ℯ 𝓂𝓊𝓃𝓇ℴℯ

We can find while playing as him a total of 12 totems. Earning him the first place. He can find:

Danger 1: a herd of deer.

Fortune 1: an injured Jessica waking up on a collapsed elevator shaft.

Loss 2: Jessica falling down the elevator shaft with her jaw ripped off.

Hunger 1: Hannah weakly crawling towards a makeshift grave in the mines.

Fortune 3: Matt recovering in the mines with a flare gun shell near him.

Guidance 3: Mike and Sam climbing up out of water.

Hunger 2: Hannah wandering in the mines, then collapsing in pain as her vision shifts from human to a Wendigo's.

Danger 2: Sam entering the lodge basement as an unknown man follows her.

Guidance 5: Chris holding a gun to his own head and about to shoot.

Loss 4: a wendigo smashing Matt’s face in.

Hunger 4: Hannah, now transformed into a Wendigo, chasing a deer before pouncing on it.

Death 3: Mike reluctantly striking his lighter, starting the explosion and sacrificing himself.

Between all of this, Guidance 5 is the best one. Top 2 best totem in the game hands down as this one will help you save Chris from one of his most common deaths.

Loss 2 is another helpful one since it helps the player figure out that Jessica is in deep trouble and they need to act fast while playing as Mike.

Fortune 1 is also helpful since it will tell you that Jessica is alive despite the elevator collapsing with her on top.

Fortune 3 can also be somewhat useful since, if you pay close attention, you will see the flare gun right next to Matt. There is, however, another totem much better at helping the player save Matt.

Finally, death totem 3 can also be helpful for Mike since it will tell the player that he is willing to sacrifice himself so they will act more wisely in the decisions they make.

2) ℰ𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝒟𝒶𝓋𝒾𝓈

Despite not having a lot of playtime as her, she can find 6 totems in total. All of hers are unique and not shared with any other character. In particular, she can find:

Danger 3: Jessica painfully falling next to Matt in the mines.

Loss 3: the stranger gets killed as Chris watches in the distance.

Loss 5: Mike burning to death in an explosion.

Death 5: Emily getting shot in the eye.

Fortune 4: Mike about to shoot someone, but ultimately refuses.

Danger 6: Emily squeezing into the gap with the flare.

A decent amount of options for her. Definitely inferior to Mike but she still has some good ones.

Danger 3 will make the player tense in the segment with Matt and Jessica.

Death 5 will definitely help the player understand that the gun will kill Emily and it won’t be like it happened with Chris.

Fortune 4 can be helpful at making the right decision and helping the player understand that not shooting Emily is the right thing to do.

3) 𝒮𝒶𝓂 𝒢𝒾𝒹𝒹𝒾𝓃𝔤𝔰

She can find a total of 6 totems as well, but three are shared with other characters so I’ll put her in third place. In particular she can find:

Guidance 1: a bird landing on a stump. (Shared with Chris).

Guidance 2: Sam running up to the elevator shaft. (Shared with chris)

Death 6: Sam grabbed by a Wendigo as she is impaled through the stomach.

Hunger 5 : Hannah, now transformed into a Wendigo, dragging Jessica through the snow as she tries to escape.

Danger 5: a Wendigo leaping inside the lodge and chasing the survivors. (Shared with Josh)

Hunger 6: Hannah, now transformed into a Wendigo, grabbing and lifting Josh by the neck as he resists.

Honestly, hers aren’t very good unfortunately. The only somewhat useful one is death 6 but it’s very clear to figure out that failing any of the “don’t move” segments will result in her death.

The hunger totems are really cool and they show the player Hannah’s story after falling down the mines but, gameplay wise, they don’t offer any help.

Guidance 1 is a tutorial totem and even the game tells you the right thing to do.

Guidance 2 is helpful at not getting Sam caught but it’s not a big deal at the end.

Danger 5 is one of the worst totems since it’s misleading. If you close the door it will take more time for the wendigos to come upstairs and the first “don’t move” will be longer, putting Mike’s life in danger for more time.

4) 𝒞𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓈 ℋ𝒶𝓇𝓉𝓁ℯ𝓎

In total, he can find 6 totems but, despite all the moments we get to play as him, he only has 2 unique totems in total. All the totems he can find being:

Guidance 1: a bird landing on a stump. (Shared with Sam).

Guidance 2: Sam running up to the elevator shaft. (Shared with Sam).

Loss 1: Emily screaming as she burns to death in an explosion.

Guidance 4: Mike petting a wolf. (shared with Ashley)

Death 4: Chris getting grabbed and killed from the ceiling in the mines.

Fortune 2: Matt outside the mine, cautiously looking back at the banging door. (Shared with Ashley).

His options are really weak.

Guidance 1 is a tutorial totem and even the game tells you the right thing to do.

Guidance 2 is helpful at not getting Sam caught but it’s not a big deal at the end.

Guidance 4 will help you understand that Wolfie isn’t a threat.

His death totem is too hard to understand and figure out where he is. If it hadn’t been classified as a death totem (which shows the death of the character who finds it), I wouldn’t have even understood who was shown in the vision.

Fortune 2 kinda breaks the rules because it’s something that can happen only if Jessica is dead or has been abandoned by Matt.

5) ℳ𝒶𝓉𝓉 𝒯𝒶𝓎𝓁ℴ𝓇

Matt can find 4 totems in total, one of which is shared with another character. He can find:

Death 2: Matt falling to his death off a cliff.

Danger 4: Emily trying unsuccessfully to reach for Matt's hand.

Guidance 6: Mike barricading the door with a locker.

Fortune 6: a Wendigo inching closer to Sam as she stays still. (Shared with Jessica).

His totems are honestly some of the best options between all characters.

Danger 4 is the best totem in the game as it will help you save Matt from his most common death.

Guidance 6 will help you save Wolfie while controlling Mike.

Fortune 6, if you pay really close attention, you can see Mike in the back. This can help the player understand that choosing the option of saving Mike will not result in Sam sacrificing herself.

So yeah, the last two aren’t really easy to understand but just for the danger totem alone, i’ll say that Matt has some of the best options totem wise.

6) 𝒜𝓈𝒽𝓁ℯ𝓎 ℬ𝓇ℴ𝓌𝓃

Ashley can also find in total 4 totems but two of those are shared with Chris, so she also has two unique totems. This being:

Guidance 4: Mike petting a wolf. (Shared with Chris)

Hunger 3: Hannah, now transformed into a Wendigo, heading toward the mine exit.

Fortune 2: Matt outside the mine, cautiously looking back at the banging door. (Shared with Chris)

loss 6: Josh's head about to be crushed by a Wendigo.

I think hers are the worst ones.

The only useful being guidance 4 since it will help you understand that Wolfie isn’t a threat.

Fortune 2 kinda breaks the rules because it’s something that can happen only if Jessica is dead or has been abandoned by Matt.

Loss 6 doesn’t help you in any way at saving Joss.

7) 𝒥ℴ𝓈𝒽 𝒲𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃𝔤𝔱𝔬𝔫

Josh can only find 2 totem in chapter 10 when we get control of him for the first and only time. One of this is also shared with another character.

Fortune 5: the survivors looking back at the burning lodge.

Danger 5: a Wendigo leaping inside the lodge and chasing the survivors. (Shared with Sam)

Danger 5 is one of the worst totems since it’s misleading. If you close the door it will take more time for the wendigos to come upstairs and the first “don’t move” will be longer, putting Mike’s life in danger for more time.

Fortune 5 doesn’t help the player in any way, unfortunately.

8) 𝒥ℯ𝓈𝓈 ℛ𝒾𝓁ℯ𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℬℯ𝓉𝒽 𝒲𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ𝓉ℴ𝓃

𝒥ℯ𝓈𝓈 ℛ𝒾𝓁ℯ𝓎

Jess unfortunately can only find 1 totem and that can only happen if Matt died in chapter 6. In this way we can play as her in chapter 10 and collect the totem as her.

Fortune 6: a Wendigo inching closer to Sam as she stays still. (Shared with Matt)

Just like how i said for Matt, if you pay really close attention, you can see Mike in the back. This can help the player understand that choosing the option of saving Mike will not result in Sam sacrificing herself.

At least hers can be helpful.

ℬℯ𝓉𝒽 𝒲𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ𝓉ℴ𝓃

Just like her brother, Beth can only find 1 totem and it can be found in the prologue where we play as her.

Death 1: Beth and Hannah falling to their deaths.