Tempting. Tantalising. Taunting. Trapped behind stone bars? Here’s how you access the locked chests in Returnal.
Returnal is a game full of mystery. Why does the planet shape-shift? How can you escape the loop? And why the hell is Selene’s 20th-century house slapped right in the middle of this H.R. Giger-inspired hell-scape?
But there are also the smaller mysteries, like the inaccessible chests which taunt players from behind their locked stone cages. And the answer is infuriatingly simple.
Dotted around every other area in Returnal, chests are easy to find. The blue hue from behind their stone wall prisons is an easy tell, but a quick look at the map will show any nearby chest as a box-shaped icon with a circle in the middle.
But once located, how do you access the locked chests in Returnal?
After finding a chest, it’s simply a matter of uncovering the access switch, which can usually be found on a nearby wall. These are typically higher up, and can sometimes be a corner away from the chest itself.
Sometimes overgrown roots or foliage can make these a little harder to spot, but the switches will usually stand out with their lighter-coloured square shape and glowing yellow light.
Once you’ve picked one out, it’s a simple matter of shooting the shape – which will glow red when being aimed upon.
After shooting the switch, that’s it! You are free to gather up whatever precious (or damaging) loot Returnal’s locked chests have to offer.
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