What you’ll do in this section

  • Restart the generator by recovering multiple fuses, including one that escapes.
  • Clear early co-op gates using paired buttons, suction pipes, and timed assists.
  • Solve a chain of fan-and-airflow puzzles that lead into the first boss encounter.

Restore power and reach the first co-op climb

Trigger the generator overload and collect the fuses

After the opening cutscene, head straight to the generator and interact with the lever. The overload knocks loose three fuses—two land nearby, while a third one moves away along the path ahead.

Pick up the two close fuses and slot them back into the generator, then follow the fleeing fuse forward to continue.

Break the jar above and use the paired floor buttons

Climb the stacked crates to reach the glass jar overhead. To destroy it, land on it from above and use a jump attack when prompted.

Keep moving until you reach two red floor buttons. Stand on both buttons at the same time (one player per button) to open the way, then latch onto the rotating disc and ride it upward. If you’re struggling to stay airborne during the climb, chain a double jump with a dash to extend your hang time.

Before the next squeeze-through, push the paint can to the right and slip through the metal grate to proceed.

Get the saw fuse and learn suction pipes

Pop the fuse from the circular saw and return to the generator

Use a jump attack to break the wall socket in front of you, then interact with the circular saw nearby. Grab the fuse it releases and carry it back to the generator.

Use air-suction pipes and perform the first “hold it up” assist

After the vacuum cutscene, you’ll encounter air-suction pipes for the first time. Enter the pipes to move forward.

If you find a pipe segment whose end is angled downward, coordinate: one player should lift and hold the lowered end in place while the other player crosses to the far side.

Climb higher with the two-pipe device

Help your partner activate both buttons to enable the updraft

At the next device with two pipes, boost your partner up so they can reach a button on one side first, then help them get to the other side to activate the second button.

Once both buttons are pressed, the blower ahead begins pulling air, creating the lift you need to climb higher.

Reconnect power using the wire-break sequence

Disable the fan safely and regroup

Near the fan, slide the spring plate on the right so your partner can pass through and move the pipe that makes the blades spin. While the fan isn’t active, move back to join your teammate.

Complete the three-break “human circuit” timing puzzle

In the next room, you’ll see three wire-break points and a button that starts the power. Use this exact order:

  1. Player 1 grabs the first wire-break point immediately after the button.
  2. Player 2 presses the button, then runs to grab the second wire-break point.
  3. When the current passes through Player 1, Player 1 must sprint to the third wire-break point and grab it in time.

Navigate the big fan sections

Rotate the fan blades to create a crossing, then enable auto-spin

In the area with the large fans, one player uses the wheel to reposition the fan blades so the other player can cross to the far side.

Once across, the crossing player activates a button that starts automatic fan rotation.

Pass the glass corridor by swapping fan modes with a lever

In the next room, there’s a glassed-in passage with three fans and a lever nearby. The green fans blow air outward, while the red fan pulls air inward.

Have one player stay on the lever to switch the fan positions as needed while the other player moves through the fan corridor.

Solve the two-fan lever and platform assists

Toggle blow vs. suction so your partner can cross, then move the platform with the hose

Soon you’ll reach a lever beside two fans: one blows air, the other sucks it in. One player remains at the lever and switches the airflow so the other player can make it to the opposite side.

After crossing, the second player grabs the hose and uses the airflow to reposition the platform for their partner.

Use the timed platform and lift the pipe end to gain height

Nearby, a red button creates a platform to the right of the pipe for only a few seconds. Coordinate like this:

  1. One player stands ready on the platform spot while the other presses the red button.
  2. The player on the platform jumps into the pipe as soon as it appears.
  3. The second player quickly runs to the other end of the pipe and lifts it upward so their partner gains height inside the pipe.

Reverse airflow, cross together, and drop into the boss

Flip the airflow direction and use the vacuum + platform combo

On the far side, the second player presses a button that reverses the air flow. With the direction swapped, the first player can enter the pipe and exit on the opposite side.

Use the vacuum to suck up the red balls while the other player aims the hose at the platform to weigh it down. Once the platform is stable, use it to reach the other side, then jump down.

You’re now heading straight into the level boss: Vacuum Tower.