The whole main route, from the opening area to Big Goodbye. The opening and the main gates are fixed, but the middle of the game is not, so this shows the milestones and what each one unlocks instead of a fake puzzle-by-puzzle order.
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The route at a glance
Blue, Green and Yellow are not one rigid step-by-step order. Follow whichever route your group is currently working on.
Pick the closest thing your group has actually seen. This jumps to that part of the route.
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Starting Out
Goal: Complete the opening challenge loop and release your first progression key.
The route from the opening area to Big Goodbye. Three coloured routes share one part of the game, so they are shown together rather than in a fixed order.
| Stage | Your goal | What it unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Starting OutIn progress | Complete the opening challenge loop and release your first progression key. | The reward-to-key loop · Your first finished key route |
| Open the Way to the Main IslandLocked | Turn the first finished key into the unlock that opens the way forward. | The bridge out of the opening section · Access to the wider island |
| Red Route and Map RoomLocked | Finish the Red route and open the Map Room. | The Map Room · A map you can read while exploring |
| Choose Your Next RouteLocked | Work whichever coloured route your group has open. Each one unlocks a different way to travel. | 초록 구역→ Chairlift파란 구역→ Train노란 구역→ Tunnels |
| Transport UnlocksLocked | Bring the transport routes into service so your group stops walking everywhere. | Chairlift rides · Train travel between the known stops · The tunnel network |
| Ready for the Black Tower?Locked | Close out the late-game requirements before you push into the Black Tower. | The late-game route · Access toward the Black Tower |
| Black TowerLocked | Work the Black Tower route into the sequential final rooms. | The Ending Key route · Access to the ending gate |
| Reach Big GoodbyeLocked | Open the ending gate and reach the main ending. | The main ending · Post-game content, if your group keeps going |
Each stage of the main route, with the goal and the unlocks that move your group forward.
Stage 1
Goal: Complete the opening challenge loop and release your first progression key.
Nothing is blocked yet. Fill the first challenge board, follow the rewards and learn what a finished key route looks like.
Key unlocks
If you’re stuck
Stage 2
Goal: Turn the first finished key into the unlock that opens the way forward.
A key only counts once its own route is finished and the key is placed at the matching plinth.
Key unlocks
Stage 3
Goal: Finish the Red route and open the Map Room.
Once the Map Room route is complete, the rest of the island is much easier to read.
Key unlocks
Stage 4
Goal: Work whichever coloured route your group has open. Each one unlocks a different way to travel.
Green, Blue and Yellow belong to the same part of the game. There is no single required order between them.
Key unlocks
Stage 5
Goal: Bring the transport routes into service so your group stops walking everywhere.
Each system opens with its own route, and each has its own page if a vehicle will not move.
Key unlocks
Stage 6
Goal: Close out the late-game requirements before you push into the Black Tower.
If something still looks locked, the What Next tool checks the requirement you are actually missing.
Key unlocks
Stage 7
Goal: Work the Black Tower route into the sequential final rooms.
The final rooms open one after another: the first is open, and each later room opens after the one before it.
Key unlocks
Stage 8
Goal: Open the ending gate and reach the main ending.
This is where the main route ends. Everything past the credits belongs to post-game.
Key unlocks
The main route and the completion layer are not the same thing. This is the difference.
You do not have to solve every puzzle to finish the game. Optional challenges can be skipped and picked up later.
See the 100% GuideEach blocker belongs to a different page. Start with the one you actually have.
The five areas on the main route. Each one says what it is for before it lists anything.
왜 중요한가요
This route opens the Map Room.
Main progression
18 reward challenges here
Key challenges
왜 중요한가요
This route unlocks the Train.
Main progression
5 reward challenges here
Key challenges
왜 중요한가요
This route unlocks the Chairlift.
Main progression
11 reward challenges here
Key challenges
왜 중요한가요
This route unlocks the Tunnels.
Main progression
5 reward challenges here
Key challenges
왜 중요한가요
The late-game route, the final rooms and the way to the ending.
Main progression
6 reward challenges here
Key challenges
Tell the What Next tool what your group finished last and it names one objective, without making you read the whole route.
Find My Next ObjectiveThe main route ends at Big Goodbye. These pages pick it up from there.
What opens after the credits, including the second ending.
Post-game Guide →Both endings and what each one needs.
Ending Guide →Challenges, Purple objectives and achievements still open.
100% Guide →Don’t want to read the whole route? Tell us what you’ve completed
Need help with something outside progression? Explore the full Big Walk Guide.
The route order and transport unlocks last checked on 30 September 2026.