The explorer’s companion
The expedition atlas.
Explore the connections between places. Maps reveal location names and routes; puzzle conditions stay tucked away until you open them.
A little mystery at the door
Wake the atlas.
Bring all nine relay lights to life to open the expedition maps.
Your key: The sleeping relay
Hints are available inside the puzzle. Solve it once and this section stays unlocked in this browser when storage is available.
Explore all three puzzles ↗Choose a chapter
Select from 9 available chapter guides.
These guides cover all nine chapters, including the finale and epilogue. Later chapters reveal story locations; open only the hints and scene states you want to see. The planned first public development release remains Chapters 1–4.
Chapter 1 / Expedition atlas
Portal Valley
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Follow the expedition trail. You can return to earlier locations before committing to the descent.
Unfold the atlas.
This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 2 / Expedition atlas
The Long Way Around
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Gather the lower-forest supplies before the first ascent. The swarm and collector branches can be solved in either order.
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This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 3 / Expedition atlas
The People of Talar
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Engineering, animal care and language are separate threads. Complete the pump and translator before Maera’s full briefing.
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This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 4 / Expedition atlas
The Mines of Varrak
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Prepare the cell key and control-room plan in either order. Review the extraction before broadcasting: some return routes then close.
Unfold the atlas.
This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 5 / Expedition atlas
The City of a Thousand Doors
Chapter route advice · spoilers
City access and the records/conduit work have independent branches. The evacuation closes ordinary city returns.
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This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 6 / Expedition atlas
The House of Dead Stars
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Gravity and lens alignment can be solved in either order. Copy the records and review withdrawal before leaving the public halls.
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This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 7 / Expedition atlas
The Machine That Should Not Work
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Record the reference before leaving the Observation Gallery. Reference construction and reserve preparation can then proceed in either order. Review the prepared handoff before beginning the rescue.
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This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 8 / Expedition atlas
The Regent’s Fortress
Chapter route advice · spoilers
False orders and overlook reconnaissance can be prepared in either order. Rescue Briggs before Delaney, and recall the whole expedition to the private floor before recovering the Key. Lockdown closes the service routes; the freight bridge is a one-way escape.
Unfold the atlas.
This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
Chapter 9 / Expedition atlas
The First Gate
Chapter route advice · spoilers
Generator preparation and cradle preparation are independent; complete both before the shared bypass. Power repair and stand assembly can then proceed in either order. Verify all three route references before committing to the surface. The final crossings and epilogue are story transitions, not return paths.
Unfold the atlas.
This chapter’s locations and routes will be visible. Puzzle details and later scene states stay closed until you ask for them.
Select a location to see its field note. Scroll or swipe the map; use + to read it closer. Routes show the whole chapter, not your save. Positions are schematic.
Three places to look closer
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