# SCROOMS Guides: Beginner, Quests & Catching

Canonical: https://scrooms.app/guides/
Edition/review: 2026-10-12
Independent guide. Game information is source-reported, not independently play-tested.

Choose your next SCROOMS guide: learn the catch controls, finish Halden’s statue quest, unlock the Ocarina or understand Chimes, frequencies and tones.

## Choose a guide for your current objective

New to SCROOMS? Begin with the tutorial and catch controls. If Halden has already assigned The Next Step, open the statue checklist. For purchases and collection progress, compare instruments or read the frequency and tone guide.

[Start here Your first session Learn the opening loop, then choose a next goal. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/getting-started/)

[Quest + tracker Find all five Grove Statues A landmark checklist that remembers your progress. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/the-next-step/)

[Core mechanic Tune. Hold. Catch. Break a catch into three manageable stages. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/catching/)

[Progression Unlock the Ocarina Follow the requirements and check the reward. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/ocarina/)

[Economy Make your next upgrade count Read a sale quote and plan a Chimes budget. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/chimes/)

[Collection Read your Index Separate species, frequency and tone progress. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/tones-and-frequency/)

[Troubleshooting Stuck at four out of five? A careful checklist before retracing your route. Explore](https://scrooms.app/guides/missing-statue/)

## Continue with a related guide

[SCROOMS Beginner Guide: Your First Session Start SCROOMS with Leo’s Wooden Lute, complete your first catch, sell for Chimes and equip an upgrade. Follow the tutorial checklist and find Halden.](https://scrooms.app/guides/getting-started/)

[How to Catch Scrooms: Controls & Tuning Learn the SCROOMS catch controls: click or tap the timing gauge, drag to tune the frequency and keep the creature in the catch zone until the bar fills.](https://scrooms.app/guides/catching/)

[SCROOMS Grove Statue Locations & Checklist Find the five Grove Statue landmarks for The Next Step in SCROOMS. Track each interaction, check the in-game 5/5 counter and claim Halden’s Ocarina.](https://scrooms.app/guides/the-next-step/)