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Open only your current chapter below. Tick it after clearing it; the tick is your own note, not a connection to the game save. The collectible count is a separate check before leaving a chapter.
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| Done | Chapter | Collectibles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Emergence | 3 | |
| 2 · Survival of the Fittest | 4 | |
| 3 · A Gear in Need | 2 | |
| 4 · Back in the Fold | 4 |
Keep the Act 1 collectible checklist beside this route. For upgrade rewards and optional rescues, use Hard Cases, Supply Caches and secondary objectives.
1 · Emergence
Story spoilers · open to readOpen Emergence: route, encounters and pickup pauses
Reported route: follow Dom through the ruined streets toward Police HQ. The collapsed street diverts you through damaged buildings and maintenance passages; clear the HQ approach.[4]
The first small-enemy encounter uses melee. Afterwards the kiosk/E-hole is the Monster Jaw landmark. The maintenance-tunnel side room and Café & Bakery kitchen are further pickup pauses.[5]
After the opening fight
Street landmark for the Monster Jaw search; the image is not a pickup close-up.
Café & Bakery entrance
This is the outside landmark. The newspaper pickup is in the kitchen inside.
After the street fight, check the next objective and your three named pickups before committing to the HQ approach. Do not mistake an entrance screenshot for the item’s exact position.
2 · Survival of the Fittest
Story spoilers · open to readOpen Survival of the Fittest: route, encounters and pickup pauses
Reported route: push through Police HQ to its armory, then rescue the bus civilians. At the recruitment plaza, use the nearby truck to bypass the blocked underpass.[4]
The police bulletin is near the starting desk; the chief’s badge is below his body. At the recruitment display, collect both the pamphlet and pilot helmet before leaving.[5]
Use the armory break to check ammo. When the plaza route stops, look for the traversal object named in the route before spending another lap searching the barricade.
3 · A Gear in Need
Story spoilers · open to readOpen A Gear in Need: route, encounters and pickup pauses
Reported route: the distress call leads to the supermarket. Enter through the damaged residential route, clear the store attack, and regroup with Tai and the survivors.[4]
The delivery/warehouse entrance contains the canned-tomato pickup. After Tai’s scene, pause inside the store for the Broken Lancer Bayonet before walking out.[5]
Treat the supermarket scene as a pickup reminder: regain control, inspect the interior, then follow the new objective. This avoids turning the next chapter into an unnecessary replay.
4 · Back in the Fold
Story spoilers · open to readOpen Back in the Fold: route, encounters and pickup pauses
Reported route: escort the mayor’s group toward City Hall, clear street resistance, and seal E-holes with explosives. Hold the entrance approach as the civilians move inside.[4]
The medical-center approach introduces shotgun-equipped Elite Grenadiers. The following courtyard teaches E-hole closure; Brick Rosso’s tags are near the police car beyond it.[5]
Boss: Brumak encounter guide.[3]
For an escort sequence, clear the next firing lane before following the group into it. Review the encounter guide before choosing a position for the chapter’s boss.
What this route establishes
Reported routes come from Whisper’s illustrated guide: its author and difficulty are unstated, and its sourcing policy allows research alongside gameplay. Named firsthand guides support the separate encounter and pickup notes.[6]
The reported routes give the main transitions; the named firsthand guides establish the pickup pauses and Brumak encounter. Exact enemy-wave counts and difficulty-specific damage are not established.
Advice labelled Editorial is our planning suggestion. It does not establish a required weapon, a fastest route, an enemy health value or a difficulty-specific strategy.
Sources & further reading
- Published campaign order: all acts and chaptersWhisper of the House · October 2, 2026
- Act 1 collectible locations with gameplay screenshotsDayOne · Aarsal Masoodi · October 1, 2026
- Firsthand Brumak encounter: Act 1, Chapter 4 playthrough, screenshots and videoGamer Social Club · Adam “Addy” Stewart · October 1, 2026
- Published illustrated Act 1 route (playthrough author not identified)Whisper of the House · October 2, 2026
- Act 1 gameplay route, collectible screenshots and videoGamer Social Club · Adam “Addy” Stewart · October 1, 2026
- Publisher editorial and sourcing policyWhisper of the House
