Scorn Act 3 Walkthrough & Puzzle Guide

In Scorn, players get to encounter a couple of puzzles during Act 3 of the game. As the game is pretty vague and obscure about details, players are left in despair to solve these puzzles. But fret not! It’s not over yet. Get to solve the puzzles in Act 3 of Scorn using this walkthrough, and also get to know how to clear Act 3 of the game.

Note that the game has multiple paths that lead to the same outcome/result. This guide may only be one of the methods used to achieve the same goal.

Scorn Act 3 Walkthrough

Lots Of Combat

Act 3 stands as one of the tedious, if not the most, level in Scorn. There are a lot of enemies here and most are placed to block the player. However, it is important to remember that you do not need to kill them. Stunning enemies work in this game and you can use the pneumatic gun to stun them for a second or two so that you can move around them and escape.

Remember To Heal

With the healing mechanic introduced in Act 2-2, it’s high time that you use it a lot in Act 3. As the game does not have any tutorial of some sorts, you might miss the fact that you can heal in Scorn. Use the healing guide for more details about this action and always keep your health up in this level!

Elevator Puzzle

1. Take the middle path and follow it until you reach a terminal. Interact with the terminal to upgrade your key card (or whatever it is).
2. Head back to the main fork and take the left path and open the locked door.
3. Move forward. Ignore the enemy or stun it with the pneumatic gun to get through. Note that you do not need to kill all enemies to proceed.
4. Interact with the terminal using the pneumatic gun. Go through the opened path.
5. Use the new terminal to rotate the left disc and open a path. Leave immediately as enemies will spawn after you use the terminal.
6. Go back to the main fork and the right path. After a bit of walking, take the right corridor and turn left.
7. Use the terminal to move the sphere. Ride the sphere to cross to the other side.
8. Interact with the terminal to open a path to your left.
9. Follow the path and turn right. Continue running and just follow the trail. Evade ranged attacks while you’re at it.
10. If all goes well, you’re finally at the elevator puzzle. Instead of going to the main elevator, turn left. Take the path leading down. Continue until you reach a stuck sphere. Turn right and push forward.
11. Continue until you reach a terminal. Interact with it and see a new sphere being pulled up from the depths. Be prepared to run and fight after this one as this is where a lot of the levels combat will start.
12. Continue forward until you reach a large hall. Cross to the farthest side and take the right corridor. A creature will block your path here so either stun it or kill it to proceed.
13. Push forward until you reach another terminal. Use it to raise the sphere. Take the right path. Move until you reach a terminal with three controls. Use the first one. From here, we’ll have to find the other two to open the remaining paths.
14. Ride the elevator and use it to cross to the other side. Head towards the room and use the weapon rack to get the pistol. Use the ammo dispenser behind you to get ammo.
15. Solve the first node puzzle. The trick here is to light up all the nodes. After lighting them all up, use the new terminal to get another switch for the elevator panel.
16. Head back to the main panel and insert the new switch. Interact with it to open the second lower level. Use the elevator to go down. Just follow the path and ignore the enemies here.
17. Solve the second node puzzle. Get the switch after solving it. Head back to the main panel using the elevator and insert the last piece. Activate it to finally access the last level.
18. Ride the elevator down and exit. Access the control terminal located on the balcony to the left of the elevator. Using it mounts the sphere onto the hook and transfers it to the main elevator.
19. Use the main elevator’s arm to get the sphere. Next, go to the other terminal and raise the main elevator to the upper level.
20. Use the crane to attach the sphere to the hook to the right of the main elevator.
21. Use the nearby terminal to move the sphere towards the center. Use the main elevator and ride the newly installed sphere.

Navigating The Cages

1. Move forward and take the left path. The right path has an ammo dispenser that you can use to refill your ammo.
2. Continue moving forward and head down. Use the path until you come across a terminal. Use the pneumatic gun to move the railings.
3. Go through the door until you reach a narrow path. Wait for the monster and lead it back to the circular chamber. Lose it and cross the narrow path. Head towards the terminal and lock the monster and cross the other side.
4. Follow the path to the left. After exiting the corridor, turn right until you reach an elevator. Use it to go up and turn right. Use the pneumatic gun on the terminal to open a path downstairs.
5. Go back down using the elevator. Continue along the path and cross the newly opened way. Enter the room and interact with the terminal with your pneumatic gun. Use the terminal to activate your key card.
6. Head back. You’ll notice a monster on the other side of the fence. Wait for it to move a bit first. Once it turns its back on you, use the terminal and cross. Head back to the elevator and go up.
7. After you reach the upper level, turn left and open the locked door. Ride the sphere and descend.
8. Turn right and prep your pistol. Blast the hanging monster and stun or kill the dog monster to proceed. Continue and push forward using the outer path until you meet a large monster.
9. Wait for the large monster to cross the narrow path. Once you get enough space, go around it and use the same narrow path then turn left to access the elevator
10. Use the elevator to descend and walk forward to finally reach Act 4 of Scorn.

Scorn Act 3 Puzzle

Node Puzzle

The sole puzzle in Act 3 are the nodes that you must solve to get the switches for the elevator. There are two node puzzles in total, each one to unlock a switch for the elevator. It can be confusing at first but the gist is that you need to light up all nodes at the same time. This may take some time and some experimentation to solve. Be patient and don’t be afraid to try out possible solutions when you can.

Node Puzzle Solution

If you fancy knowing the last boss of the game, read the guide to beat it here.