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Caves Map Walkthrough

Oct 1, 2025

Overview

This walkthrough explains how to complete the "Caves" map in the Anomaly Escape Room game, detailing each puzzle and sequence to successfully escape.

Starting the Caves Map

  • Note the word "caves" above the keypad, indicating the password entered backward.
  • Collect the steering wheel and use it to push the cart and access the next area.
  • Find and record values for C (10), A (9), V (3), E (3), and S (6) from clues and a book.
  • The code is determined as 6 3 3 9 10, which unlocks the next door.

Collecting and Using Crystals

  • Collect the first crystal and place it in its slot.
  • Retrieve a second crystal beyond the unlocked door.
  • Use a lockpick to open a lock after completing a mini-game and obtain the third crystal.
  • Place all three crystals to activate and open the elevator.

Elevator Puzzle and Color Sequence

  • Enter the elevator and observe the color pattern displayed by the lights.
  • Replicate light patterns (yellow, yellow; red, pink, red, yellow; pink, yellow, yellow, cyan) three times to move the elevator down.

Assembling the Ax and Furnace Puzzle

  • Upon exiting the elevator, assemble an ax by finding and combining three parts.
  • Use the ax to break a rock and obtain coal, then place both coal and a rock in the furnace.
  • Collect molten material from the furnace, pour it into a mold to make a key, and use this key to unlock a door.

Navigating Past the Entity and Spider

  • Enter the exit room and wait for the hostile entity to pass before proceeding.
  • Crouch when prompted to avoid the spider's detection.
  • Collect four sticks of dynamite (TNT) while avoiding the spider, then place them to blast a door open.

Final Code and Lever Puzzle

  • In the new area, use information from books to deduce the code: first two digits are 85, the third is related to the expedition number (2), and the fourth is found by trial and error.
  • Pull levers in the correct sequence to light all three indicators and open the final door.

Escaping and Completion

  • Run through the exit door quickly to avoid the spider and successfully complete the escape room.