Story Walkthrough
Chapter 1-3 complete walkthrough. Full game = 10 chapters (~10 hours each). No major spoilers beyond each chapter.
⚠️ This walkthrough covers Chapters 1-3. Later chapter details are intentionally vague.
Chapter 1 — Available Now
Arrival on Proteus
~10 hours
Main Objectives
- Collect basic resources (Titanium, Water Slugs, Copper)
- Build Scanner → unlock blueprints
- Unlock Digest ability at Angel Comb
- Find Welcome Center → power it up
- Scan Black Box → unlock Biomods
- Reach Angel Comb → start first base
- Power up Welcome Center → unlock Dash Biomod
- Activate first Black Box → progress to Chapter 2
🔑 Scanner Blueprint
⚡ Dash Biomod
🫁 Oxygen Control
🚤 Tadpole Access
Chapter 2 — Available Now
The Ancient Ruins
~10 hours
Main Objectives
- Build and launch Tadpole from core drone bay
- Navigate to Bunker signal point (~250m SE)
- Find and scan second Black Box
- Explore ancient ruins → unlock Thermal Vision Biomod
- Purify Bloom Cankers at Wander Signal → unlock Heat Resistance
- Reach Tadpole Pens → complete Chapter 2
🚤 Tadpole Vehicle
👁️ Thermal Vision
🔥 Heat Resistance
🔮 Ancient Blueprints
Chapter 3 — Available Now
The Deep Claim
~10 hours
Main Objectives
- Deploy Cyclops from forward base (story trigger)
- Navigate to deep zones — requires Pressure Adaptation
- Discover Collector Leviathan territory
- Final objective at deep ruins → chapter ending
🌊 Pressure Adaptation
🔋 Cyclops Blueprint
📍 Deep Zone Access
Chapters 4-10 — Coming with EA Updates
Chapter 4
The Storm
~10 hrs — Coming in EA
Chapter 5
Signal Lost
~10 hrs — Coming in EA
Chapter 6
Artifact
~10 hrs — Coming in EA
Chapter 7
The Reveal
~10 hrs — Coming in EA
Chapter 8
Breach
~10 hrs — Coming in EA
Chapter 9
The Fall
~10 hrs — Coming in EA
Chapter 10
Resolution
~10 hrs — Full Release