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Relicta walkthrough, collectible and achievement guide

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Base game and Extra content (Aegir Gig & ICe Queen) Walkthroughs, collectible and achievement guide. All collectible location posted with screenshoots, but they also available on linked videos with timestamps, just like every puzzle level.

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Category: Achievements, Loot, Maps or Levels, Secrets, Story or Lore, Walkthroughs

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Guide Index

Overview

General Information

If the guide helped to you...

Video walkthrough with straightforward puzzle solutions

Collectibles

Collectibles part.2

Endings and Speedrun

Aegir Gig walkthrough

Ice Queen walkthrough

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General Information

YOU SHOULD HAVE 33 items in PDA when collected all collectible, while there are 30 collectibles total.

Game Completion time: 20-25hours +20-30hours for extra content if you want to solve the puzzles by yourself, no hints.
Perfection time: 35-50h + the time you need for the speedrun achievement (speedrun required only on base game), without checking vids or guides for puzzles. Signficantly less while watching solutions/videos. You need to get all collectible in one single run.
Difficulty: Speedrun achievement might require a few try and memorizing the puzzles, could be quite time consuming. Some puzzles are difficult, but with an available guide you can rest assured, that there is available material for hints in case you get stuck.

Required playthrough: 1+speedrun+2 different extra contents
Total achievements: 27+13 for the 2 extra contents.
Missable achievement: 2+6 for collectibles
Unmissable achievements: 19 included one of the ending but very unlikely to miss at least the first collectible achievement on both collectible category, so +2. +13 on extra content.

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Video walkthrough with straightforward puzzle solutions

Edited Complete walkthrough, video include fast solutions to puzzles, no 1h trying on each one, so you can find the level you want easily. Timestamps for each puzzle also listed in this guide so you can navigate to the puzzle fast you curious about.

First video:

Collectible timestamps:
check collectibles

Puzzle Timestamps:

De Gerlache test tracks (tutorial)
3:00-6:20
11:55-14:45

Shoemaker Taiga
1st: 22:12-25:30
2nd: 25:33-26:40
3rd: 26:49-28:15
4th: 28:25-31:05
5th: 31:08-32:55
6th: 33:54-35:15
7th: 35:25-37:15

Shoemaker Caves
1st: 39:35-43:00
2nd: 43:04-44:37
3rd: 44:45-47:06
4th: 47:15-49:00
5th: 49:05-52:05
6th: 52:13-58:29
7th: 58:35-1:01:01
8th: 1:01:05-1:02:10
9th: 1:02:15-1:04:52

De Gerlache Forest Cliff
1st: 1:18:13-1:22:30
2nd: 1:22:45-1:23:25
3rd: 1:23:35-1:26:14
4th: 1:26:24-1:29:25
5th: 1:29:35-1:32:40
6th: 1:32:55-1:34:52

Faustini Arid Canyon
1st: 1:41:37-1:42:28
2nd: 1:42:43-1:44:32
3rd: 1:44:39-1:49:10
4th: 1:49:20-1:51:30
5th: 1:51:48-1:57:05
6th: 1:57:11-1:59:30

Sverdrup Tropical Beach
1st: 2:12:50-2:15:30
2nd: 2:15:45-2:20:40
3rd: 2:21:21-2:24:14
4th: 2:24:25-2:31:25
5th: 2:31:37-2:39:00

Shoemaker Glaciers:
1st: 2:45:55-2:51:00

Second video:

Puzzle Timestamps:

Shoemaker Glaciers:
2nd: 0:01-5:00
3rd: 5:10-9:25
4th: 9:30-14:30
5th: 14:40-19:00
6th: 24:05-29:00

De Gerlache Forest River
1st: 35:43-42:10
2nd: 42:28-47:58
3rd: 48:17-55:55
4th: 56:04-1:00:12
5th: 1:00:19-1:03:55
6th: 1:04:05-1:13:36
7th: 1:13:60-1:24:42

Faustini Desert Rift
1st: 1:32:10-1:35:30
2nd: 1:35:45-1:41:38
3rd: 1:42:20-1:50:55
4th: 1:51:40-1:56:25

Sverdrup Tropical Jungle
1st: 2:04:40-2:14:30
2nd: 2:15:20-2:22:27
3rd: 2:22:38-2:28:48
4th: 2:30:11-2:39:10
5th-Final Level: 2:40:00-2:48:45

Collectibles

There are 30 collectible in Relicta, but 33PDA entries!!! as at the beginning of the game you get 3 extras or the first collectibles provide those additionals. Each collectible could be found at base areas, none of them found at puzzle areas.
You need to get all collectibles in one single playthrough.
If you missed one while exploring the first puzzles in each dome it is not a problem, you can still backtrack to there WHEN you will need to revisit that dome and finish the other puzzles there. But keep in mind, you used the elevator in a dome for the last which gets you to the last puzzles in that area then you can't return anymore.
Collectibles listed in chronological order in this guide, with some additional information.

1: First is a PDA and should be on the middle of your way as it is also the part of the tutorial, the game warns about it and it also mentions you need to push button I. Timestamp on video 1: 11:15

2: Artifact: Kira's Picture. Inside your room after talking with your daughter and your boss via your computer. It is a picture on the desk. Timestamp on video 1: 16:08

3: PDA "Propaganda - Opporutnines out of this world". When leaving your room and living quarter area head to the other living quarter area, it is inside of a room and then inside of a cabinet. Timestamp on video 1: 16:35

4: PDA "News - A brief chronology of the Orbital Era". Inside the main area of the dome complex, on a desk. Timestamp on video 1: 17:19

5: Email: Relicta List. Can be found while heading to the Shoemaker Taiga, after leaving the Maglev it is on a bench. Timestamps on video 1: 20:55

6: Artifact - Coffee Mug. Inside of a room while heading to Shoemaker Taiga. Timestamps on video 1: 21:13

7: Artifact - Patels Picture. Inside Assembly Room, after Taiga while heading to Shoemaker Caves Elevator. Timestamp on the video: 37:42

8: PDA - "Diary Logs - Angie's Logbook". At Maglev station on a bench while heading tho Shoemaker Caves elevator. Timestamps on video 1: 38:18

9: PDA - "Emails - Ethical Concerns" On a bench after leaving Shoemaker Caves before the Maglev Station. Timestamps on video 1: 1:07:10

10: PDA - "Emails - The Thing in Ibn Bajk" while heading to the De Gauche crater Cliffs after Relicta Lockdown event. Need to take stairs down to laboratory. Timestamps on video 1: 1:16:18

11: Artifact - "Relicta Fragment", same room as 10th collectible (The Thing in Ibn Bajk). Timestamp on video 1: 1:16:29

12: Artifact - "Kwarizmis picture" after De Gerlache Cliffs, after leaving elevator go straight, down stairs to the laboratory. Timestamps on video 1: 1:36:00

13: News - 72' Hostilities Cease. After Kwazimis Picture head back and inside a glass corridor it is on a green box, slighlty missable because of the orange box covering it from the angle you coming. Timestamps on the video: 1:36:29

14: PDA - "Documents - Chandra Expedition Hearing Transcript" Just once you arrived to Fauistini, not far from the maglev station. Timestamp on the video 1: 1:40:02

15: Artifact " Sassanid Order 2nd cl." not much after previous collectible there will be a corridor and stairs to your left, go down to that laboratory, collectible is there. Timestamps on the video: 1:40:26

16: PDA "News - Chandra Expedition to reopen moon base" At Faustini arid canyon maglev station, after the Faustini Arid Canyon Puzzles. Timestamps on video 1: 2:05:50

17: PDA "Diary Logs - Kwarizmi Private" While heading to tropical beach puzzles in Svendrup Crater dome, inside of laboratory room. Timestamps on video 1: 2:09:55

18: Artifact "Hardcover Book". Inside equipment room which is right next to the room with previous collectible. Timestamp on video 1: 2:10:14

19: PDA "Propaganda - Ragnar Nquyen's acceptance speech" Right after previous 2 collectible, in next room. Timestamps on video: 2:10:45

20: PDA "Let the red moon Rise!" Svedcrup crater dome, after Tropical Beach puzzles. Timestamp on the video 1: 2:40:18

21: Artifact "Maglev" After previous collectible, downstairs, under the stairs. Timestamp on video 1: 2:40:35

22: PDA "Diary - Laia's Dirty Secret" While heading to Shoemaker Glacier puzzle area, inside "test Area" room. Timestamps on the video 1: 2:43:55

23: Inside of a Laboratories room, while heading to Shoemaker Glacier puzzle area, right before the elevator. Timestamp on video 1: 2:44:45

Collectibles part.2

24: Artifact - "Mitorchid" De Gerlache Crater base, while heading to Forest River puzzle area, behind a door with laboratory sign. Timestamps on 2nd video: 33:52

25: PDA - Documents "orbital politics" De Gerlache Crater base, while heading to Forest River puzzle area, next to some crates. Timestamps on 2nd video: 34:40

26: Artifact "Music Poster" Fauistini crate base area. When heading to the desert area it is in like the second room after leaving the maglev room. Timestamps on 2nd video: 1:29:00

27: Artifact - "Laias Picture" Faustini crater base area. While headint to the desert area there is a side door which leads to a small office. It is on the desk. Timestamps on 2nd video: 1:29:45

28: PDA - Emails "About Biomes and Dome Maintenance". Fauistini crater base area, while heading to desert puzzle area, inside of a cabinet. Timestamps on 2nd video: 1:30:15

29: PDA - Documents "Intel Requests" Svedrup crater base area, while heading to desert jungle, last puzzle area. Once this collected you should get the Senior Researcher achievement. Timestamps on 2nd video: 2:02:20

30: Artifact - "Solidaridad" Svedrup crater base area, while heading to desert jungle, last puzzle area. Once this collected you should get the Master Collector achievement. Timestamps on 2nd video: 2:02:45

Endings and Speedrun

There are 2 endings of the game

each award one achievement. If you want to experience the other ending or just get the achievement for the other one then you can just use Contine on the main menu instead starting a new game. Autosave is before the decision.

Speedrun

Complete the game in 6 hours.
-paused time/being at menu not counts
-it is not required to do the walkthrough in one single session. I started it at an afternoon, then finished on the next day
Skipping story options with R will speed up, but it is impossible on first walkthrough, unless you learn every single puzzle from my walkthrough video beforehand. That would actually kill the fun on first walkthrough.

However, it is suggested to refresh your memories on the puzzles with my walkthrough vids, else you still could be short on time and you need to retry on another new game.

Aegir Gig walkthrough

All achievements for Aegir Gig extra content are story related. These achievement were broken until 12th May 2021. If you finished the extra content then you still need to replay it again to get all achievements.

Timestamps (available on YT too)

0:00 Intro
2:20 Level A
10:44 Level B
18:28 Level C
24:48 Level D
30:21 Level E
38:53 Level F
47:59 Level G
51:55 Level H
59:40 Level I
1:08:50 Level J
1:16:14 Level K
1:30:44 Level L
1:37:10 Ending

Ice Queen walkthrough

All achievements for Ice Queen extra content are story related. These achievement were broken until 12th May 2021. If you finished the extra content then you still need to replay it again to get all achievements.

Timestamps:
0:00 Story Intor
5:26 Puzzle Area 1
14:10 Puzzle Area 2
20:00 Puzzle Area 3
31:32 Puzzle Area 4
37:12 Puzzle Area 5
50:32 Puzzle Area 6
1:00:07 Puzzle Area 7
1:08:40 Puzzle Area 8
1:14:55 Puzzle Area 9
1:22:11 Puzzle Area 10
1:30:37 Puzzle Area 11
1:41:49 Puzzle Area 12
1:49:09 Ending

42 Comments

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KelpTheGreat 7 Jan @ 2:57pm

Lastly, going back to missable achievements, the guide says "Unmissable achievements: 19 included [sic] one of the ending [sic]". But really, neither ending is missable; you can get them both on the same playthrough. As soon as you get one ending, when you get back to the main menu, just continue from your last save - it'll put you back in Shackleton, right in front of the ending choices. Then you can just pick the other ending. This is also the best time to walk around and get the collectibles.

Besides those criticisms (which are hopefully constructive and helpful!), this is a great guide, and I have liked and favorited it. =)

KelpTheGreat 7 Jan @ 2:56pm

The huge mistake I specifically noticed is in the description for collectible #16, the news PDA about reopening the moon base. The guide says:
"At Faustini Arid Canyon maglev station, after the Faustini Arid Canyon puzzles."
To access the Arid Canyon puzzles, you go to the Arid Canyon station. However, once completing the puzzles, you are no longer at the Arid Canyon station! You come out of the track at the Desert Rift station, IIRC. This might not be confusing if you're following the guide in order, but for anyone looking to grab missed collectibles later on, you're telling them to go look at the wrong station! That was the only mistake I noticed since that was one of the only collectibles I had missed, and thus the only portion of the guide I was able to personally check, but there may well be similar mistakes in other entries.

KelpTheGreat 7 Jan @ 2:56pm

One big mistake (explained in the next comment) also comes from what I perceive as a fundamental misunderstanding of the elevators and trams, and where they enter/exit. I'll explain:
Each tram stop is an "interior" part of the base. The first tram stop in any given area has an elevator that goes to the "exterior" testing tracks. These exterior areas serve to connect the interior areas - you basically walk from tram stop 1 to tram stop 2. So the first testing track is between stops 1 and 2; you have to start the track from stop 1, and you finish it at stop 2. Therefore, when you finish the first track, you will exit it at stop 2. Here's the important part - stop 2 ALSO has the start of the SECOND track. It has both an exit and an entrance. And then when you complete the second track, the exit for it is at stop 3. If there's a third track, the entrance is at stop 3, and the exit at stop 4.

KelpTheGreat 7 Jan @ 2:55pm

There are some serious problems with the collectibles portion of this guide.
The guide says:
"If you missed one while exploring the first puzzles in each dome it is not a problem, you can still backtrack to there WHEN you will need to revisit that dome and finish the other puzzles there. But keep in mind, you used the elevator in a dome for the last which gets you to the last puzzles in that area then you can't return anymore."
All of that is untrue. You can return to any area at any time. Even right before the ending, when you supposedly have to quickly make a decision about whether to go with Kira or Ragnar, you can waltz around to any part of the base with no penalty.

I was going to put all my observations into a single comment so as to not spam the comments section, but apparently there's a character limit so I unfortunately have to split it up.

[creve] ryal 9 Jul, 2023 @ 3:48pm

Hi @Lord Of War
That is very kind of you!!!
But I managed since then. I totally reset the game and tried once more.
Thanks anyway though, very thoughtful.
BR

Lord Of War 4 Jul, 2023 @ 1:12am

Hey [creve] ryal, would you like to try my save? I made a back up after 7th puzzle for that purpose. The trophy for solving 8 chambers unlocked fine for me.

[creve] ryal 12 Feb, 2023 @ 4:57am

Well, I replayed aegir lab dlc (until 9th puzzle) and it still did't trigger.
This is the only missing achievement.
At this point I don't know what to do :(

[creve] ryal 27 Jan, 2023 @ 2:12pm

Thanks for the answer @Csontzuzo !
Yeah, I think I won't have a choice but to replay it.
I'll give it a try and report back here.
Thanks again

Csontzuzo [author] 27 Jan, 2023 @ 1:25pm

@[creve] ryal : That is quite weird. I know the extra content achievements were broken for a short time after its release, but those were fixed and if all 12 were registered for the 12 achievements, then the 8 should have been unlocked too. Weird, no clue how to fix that, if really your steam offline mode influenced that, then replaying extra content could unlock it, but being on steam offline mode shouldnt have such effects.

[creve] ryal 27 Jan, 2023 @ 1:17pm

Hi,
Thanks for the guide, it was useful to find some collectibles that I missed!
I have a question concerning aegir lab content. I have solve all 12 puzzles, I obtained the final achievements. However the "complete 8 puzzles" one did not trigger.
I believe it was because I was not online when I solve the 8th puzzle.
So now I have the 12th ach but not the 8th...
Any idea on how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.

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