This guide covers the locations of all notes in You Are Empty: Absolute Edition. I included the steps to find each note across the different levels, including the Hospital, Kolhoz, and Factory. Some notes are easy to miss while progressing through the story, so I explain where to look and how to reach each one. I also include screenshots to make it easier to find them.
Hospital
Number of Notes on Map: 1
First Note
I find the first note after obtaining the wrench. I look at the metal gate to the right of the stairs, where the note is hanging.
Hospital 2
Number of Notes on Map: 2
Second Note
After activating the switch, I enter the building that the firefighter runs out of. I go up to the second floor and follow the left corridor. Inside the office, I find the second note lying on the table.
Third Note
I take the elevator down and enter the building where I need to find the car keys. Inside, I find the third note lying on the table next to the keys.
Kolhoz
Number of Notes on Map: 1
Fourth Note
After leaving the Barn, I continue through the story until I encounter an old man with a shotgun. He runs out of a small house with a Soviet flag. After killing him, I enter the house and find the fourth note lying on the table.
Kolhoz 2
Number of Notes on Map: 1
Fifth Note
After speaking with the old man, I make my way through the sewers and take the elevator up. Once I reach the top, I look to the left of the exit and find the fifth note lying on the ground.
Factory
Number of Notes on Map: 2
Sixth Note
After jumping out of the hopper car, I look inside the small room to its right. I find the sixth note inside.
Seventh Note
I continue past the conveyor belt and the conveyor carrying molten metal. I then make my way through the basement until I climb back up. At the top, I find the seventh note lying on a shelf to my right.
Factory 2
Eighth Note
I go down the escalator and pass three monsters. I then enter the small maintenance room and find the eighth note lying on a box.
