Botanical Gardens

Follow this detailed walkthrough for Carrion's Botanical Gardens, guiding you through every step, enemy encounter, and puzzle to unlock new abilities and progress.

This starting area has 4 paths across it, three of them are locked. The first thing to do is head right. Once you pass by the laser, a gate will lock preventing you from reaching the sealed door. Go upwards through the pipe and defeat the armed enemy. After that, pull the switch to unlock the gate in the top left corner, then advance through the unlocked path.

The next two rooms will have some enemies. Be careful with the armored ones. After you have defeated them, pull the switch to unlock the gate and proceed downwards.

Here you will find the first hive; activate it and head east. You will enter a big room with a couple of armored enemies carrying flamethrowers. Take extreme caution, as if the monster catches fire, he will lose life until he dives into the water. After you defeat them, charge through the wooden wall to the next room.

You will return to the first room. Pull the switch to unlock the gate, and three drones will activate. Before dealing with them, save at the hive. The first drone can be easy to get rid of as you can get close before it activates.

The other two can be quite tricky to defeat, as they will point their shield towards you, and their sensors can detect you from a pretty good range. After you defeat them, the gate on the top right will open; go there to advance.

This room has two armored soldiers with flamethrowers. You can enter the path on the right, climb up, and charge at them through the grid to safely get rid of the enemies, then proceed to the next room.

First, pull the switch and spread biomass on the hive. Once you pass by the laser, the gate behind you will close. Advance to the next room, and a laser will pass through the two paths. Triggering it will close the path below. Keep upwards to advance.

The next area has 3 armored enemies. Deal with them and deposit some biomass on the pool of red liquid, then shoot the web through the grated wall to push the lever on the other side and proceed to the next room.

Here you will find a containment unit. Once you trigger the laser, the gate behind you will close. Break the unit and squeeze in to consume the sample. Now you have **Photokinesis**, the first defensive skill you get in the game. It lets you become invisible at the cost of energy. Now rip the electric panel protection on the left and touch it with the tentacles to charge your energy. Pull the switch and use the ability to pass through the laser without triggering it and return to the previous room.

Now pull the lever again and pass through the pipes. Go through the bottom left path and pull the switch to activate the lasers. Now go to the room before and pass through the lasers while invisible. Activate the hive to open the sealed door and proceed downwards.

In this room, there will be a bunch of enemies. You can start by charging through the door when the two are close, then retreat to the pool of red liquid. Now charge up your energy, deposit some biomass, and use the invisibility to defeat the remaining enemies and go through the pipe.

You will return to the first area. Enter the room and pull the switch to unlock the path and activate the laser. If you are in the second form, you can enter the pool and deposit some biomass to make the monster shrink back to the second form, then pass through the laser while invisible and enter the unsealed door to advance to the next area.