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lily’s world XD Walkthrough — Password Order and Puzzle Solutions

A complete lily's world XD walkthrough covering the app-by-app order, the boot, Study Guide, Palster, and Seclink passwords, and how the story ends.

By the New Game Wiki team · Updated 2026-10-04

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How a lily's world XD Walkthrough Actually Works

There is no combat and no map in a lily's world XD walkthrough: you are sitting at a desktop you pulled out of a dumpster, opening the applications of a teenager named Lily who vanished in 2004. The whole game is one investigation with two kinds of gates — password-locked folders and a chat you have to convince. Progress comes from finding a clue in one app and using it in another, so the order below is the order the clues become readable, not a list of levels. The boot-up password is cat, the Study Guide answer is The Kite Runner, the Palster login is alex11, and the Seclink code is 2003 03 25 (all to confirm against your own save, since password strings are community-documented rather than developer-published).

The desktop applications are the real map of the game. Each one either holds a clue or is a gate, and knowing which is which keeps you from wasting time clicking locked icons.

ApplicationRole in the walkthroughFirst thing to do
EmailClue hub (Lily's inbox and drafts)Read every mail and note the Palster login email
JournalStory and one hidden linkRead all five entries, including 1-5 for the dress-up game
Recycle BinOptional flavor and contextCheck the three deleted files
MessengerLive chat with IrisMessage Irislovesdogs and wait for her reply
WebGates and lore sitesVisit Lily's blog, Palster, Seclink, and the Radiant Path site
Study Guide folderLocked mid-game payoffOpen it only after you can read Lily's blog
Gallery / AudioClue mediaPlay recordings and note photo dates

The Password and Unlock Order at a Glance

The cleanest way to run the walkthrough is to treat each password as a small two-part chain: a hint you can read now, and a fact you have to earn somewhere else first.

GateHint locationAnswer
Boot-up sign-inQuestion-mark bubble on the login windowcat
Palster loginEmail drafts: "my crush's name + my cat's age"alex11
Study Guide folderBlog background-color trick plus emoji decodingThe Kite Runner
Seclink secret chatIris's playlist mapped to a dated gallery photo2003 03 25

Two of those chains are worth spelling out because players stall on them:

  • The Palster chain needs three files: the confirmation email gives the address, the drafts give the hint, and the About Me page gives the cat's 1993 arrival date against the 2004 email year.
  • The Study Guide chain is longer: the blog post mentions a background-color feature, changing the color reveals a URL, that page shows an emoji string, and the letters those emojis replace are printed across Lily's blog text.

Early Game: The Dress-Up Game and Lily's Palster

Start by logging in with cat, close the update window, and read Lily's inbox and all five journal entries. Entry 1-5 contains the link to a small dress-up game, and finishing an outfit triggers the first genuine glitch of the story; the footer ad on that mini-game opens a video you have to close to continue. Back on the desktop, the Web app has four pinned sites, and the Radiant Path site is the one worth reading closely because it sets up the cult that the rest of the game dismantles.

Once you have read the blog, the Palster account opens the social half of the investigation. Iris and Alex both have profiles you can click, and the testimonials section under Lily's Palster page carries the comment that leads to the secret chat.

lily's world xd walkthrough palster sign-in screen
The Palster login is solved from three separate files

Opening Seclink starts the live half of the game. Iris responds on Messenger, the conversation is interrupted by the laptop itself, and the game asks how you found the machine and who you are; the answer to the first is "dumpster", and the second is your own name, after which the webcam fires and the game keeps your picture. From here Iris becomes your co-investigator, feeding you leads about the commune, Seraphine's real name, and proof that the Radiant Path is exploiting members.

The trail runs through an archived blog post, a forum where Lily asked people to rate her looks, and a former member named Melanie Green who left the organization and points you toward a phone number and the Hope Therapy Center. Keep a written note of every username and number you pick up, because several are typed back into the chat later:

  • The archived "Rant Incoming" post hides a number string you text to Iris.
  • The forum thread is where the standout dissenting user appears.
  • Melanie's Flutter page holds the email address Iris wants.
  • The Radiant Path's own members area opens once you have Lily's credentials.

Late Game: The Retreat, Web Watch, and the Ending

When you return to the laptop, most of Lily's files are gone and what remains is a folder of material flagged by the Web Watch program. Iris is waiting in the secret chat, a second user called Lily2 tries to impersonate her, and control of the investigation passes to you alone. Logging into the Radiant Path members area with Lily's credentials unlocks the Incident Report, and the secured folder inside it is where the game states plainly what happened on the Radiant Retreat. The details are covered on the lily's world XD ending explained page rather than repeated here.

The final stretch is a short sequence of reading, not puzzle-solving: you share the evidence, watch a memorial video, and then see the epilogue set a year later, plus an email from the Crawford Police Department requesting an interview. Screenshot-heavy players sometimes miss the last folder because it does not glow like the earlier gates, so open every remaining icon before you decide the game has soft-locked.

lily's world xd walkthrough radiant retreat late-game folder
The late game moves to Lily's credentials and the members area

A Practical Order Checklist

If you want the shortest path with no backtracking, work down this list and only move on when the current line is exhausted:

  • Sign in with cat and read the inbox, drafts, recycle bin, and all five journal entries.
  • Play the dress-up game from journal entry 1-5 and close the footer video.
  • Read Lily's blog, use the background-color trick, and decode the study-guide emoji string.
  • Open the Study Guide folder with The Kite Runner and listen to both recordings.
  • Log in to Palster with [email protected] and alex11, then read Iris's comment.
  • Work the Seclink chat with 2003 03 25 and follow every username Iris sends.
  • Re-open the laptop late, read the Web Watch folder, and log into the members area with Lily's credentials.

For the full per-beat version there is a step-by-step breakdown in the community complete walkthrough and a discussion-post password list; if you only want the folder answers, the study guide password page keeps them in one table. If you have not bought the game yet, check the demo page first, because the free chapter teaches the desktop loop before any password appears.

FAQ

How long is a lily's world XD walkthrough?

The game is a single-sitting desktop investigation rather than a long multi-act adventure. A community full-playthrough video runs the main story in one session, and the folder-locked puzzles are the only thing that can hold you up, so plan for one evening rather than dozens of hours.

What is the first password in lily's world XD?

The boot-up password is cat. Clicking the question mark bubble next to the password field gives the hint 'what is my favorite animal?', and the background photo of Lily holding a cat points to the answer.

What is the Study Guide password in lily's world XD?

It is The Kite Runner. Changing the background color of Lily's blog reveals the URL lilysworldxd.com/studyguidepassword, whose emoji string decodes to 'my favorite book', and Lily's favorite book is listed on her Palster profile.

What is the Palster login in lily's world XD?

The email is [email protected] and the password is alex11. The password hint is 'my crush's name plus my cat's age' — Alex plus eleven, because Lily's cat Dumpling arrived in 1993 and the Palster email is dated 2004.

What is the Seclink chat password in lily's world XD?

The Seclink code is 2003 03 25. Iris's playlist points to her favorite photo of Lily, and the matching gallery photo carries that date on its bottom edge.

References

Facts on this page are compiled from the references above. Items marked "to confirm" are single-source and not yet verified.