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Into the Machine
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Into the Machine

Complete walkthrough for the Into the Machine level in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, including all 30 clues and enemy strategies.

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Complete walkthrough for the Into the Machine level in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, including all 30 clues and enemy strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    As you enter, Bentley explains how to close the furnace doors. Run forward and hit the first furnace door with your cane to slam it shut, collecting clue #1.
  2. 2
    Continue forward, defeat Thor McCracken, and jump onto the dangling bridge. Hop onto a rising platform.
  3. 3
    Cross the next bridge and defeat Pyro O'Connor on the next platform.
  4. 4
    Continue until you reach a large vertical pipe. Hold down the Circle Button to edge around the pipe, then climb the rope on the other side.
  5. 5
    Take another trip around the pipe and keep going past the platform to obtain clue #3.
  6. 6
    Back up to the platform and jump onto the spinning cog, then step off onto the spinning shaft.
  7. 7
    Jump and hit clue #4 dangling above the shaft.
  8. 8
    Near the end of the shaft, hop onto the valve to collect clue #5.
  9. 9
    Back on the shaft, hit the metal cap on the vent to shatter it and climb inside.
  10. 10
    At the other end, knock out Pyro O'Connor and hop onto the furnace doors.
  11. 11
    Collect clues #6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 by hitting the hanging clues with your cane and hitting every door. If a clue falls, collect it from the ground later.
  12. 12
    After the last set of doors, jump off, collect any fallen clues, and head through the tunnel.
  13. 13
    Dodge the giant electric fan blades by waiting for each blade to pass with a grinding noise, then dart through.
  14. 14
    At the end, defeat Pyro O'Connor and climb the rope beside him.
  15. 15
    Defeat Thor McCracken and climb onto the wire ahead.
  16. 16
    Watch for thin sections of wire. Stop and wait for the fan blade to pass, then dart across. Repeat this process.
  17. 17
    When you reach the end, grab the ring with your cane and swing into the tunnel.
  18. 18
    Run through the tunnel and defeat Thor McCracken at the end.
  19. 19
    You will enter another furnace-door area with lasers. Collect clues #15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 by collecting the nine clues as before.
  20. 20
    Hop from each level to the next when the lasers are between different sets of doors.
  21. 21
    When you reach the last pair of doors, hop onto the blue pipes ahead to collect clue #24.
  22. 22
    Proceed through the tunnel and hit the grating at the end.
  23. 23
    Defeat Thor McCracken outside the tunnel and hop onto the spinning shaft.
  24. 24
    Halfway along the shaft, leap onto machinery and hit two hanging clues (#25, 26).
  25. 25
    Back on the shaft, wait for Pyro O'Connor to cease fire, then run in and defeat him.
  26. 26
    Drop off the left side of the shaft and climb onto a pipe to collect clue #27.
  27. 27
    Head to the right side and hop onto the piston, riding it to the top.
  28. 28
    Latch onto a hook and swing onto the machinery.
  29. 29
    Make your way to clue #28 on top of the large wheel, then hop down on the other side of the giant machinery.
  30. 30
    Cross the lava via the bridges, defeat Thor McCracken, and bash open the safe to collect the final clues (#29, 30).
  31. 31
    Run back across the bridges and open the vault.
  32. 32
    Make your way to the top of the machine again. Grab the hook above the metal outcropping and ride it to the end.
  33. 33
    Enter the hall of flame and close all the doors as you run through it.
  34. 34
    On the other side, leap across the gap and collect the treasure key.
Tips
  • Pay close attention to the timing of the fan blades to avoid damage.
  • Utilize the environment for cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) when fighting Pyro O'Connor.
  • If clues fall to the ground, remember to collect them after clearing the immediate area.

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