writ­ten 1/5/2026, updat­ed 1/17/2026

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• Pub­lished: Join­dots
• Plat­form Played: Nin­ten­do Switch 2
• Price: Bun­dled Price; MSRP: $15.99
• Rat­ed: E10 (Fan­ta­sy Vio­lence, Mild Blood)
• Genre: Adven­ture
• Date Released: June 20, 2024

Sim­i­lar to the 1st game, I’m writ­ing this walk­through not only because I ran into a game-break­ing glitch, but some of the log­ic is hilar­i­ous­ly bad. At least the graph­ics are leagues bet­ter! Hope­ful­ly like the 1st game, restart­ing the game will allow me to move for­ward. We’ll find out!

Game Start

Watch the intro cin­e­mat­ics

Tutorial

• Answer the phone (oh, look, it’s Sara from the first game!)
• Look at the news­pa­per on the desk, take the Cab­i­net Key, then use it on the glass cab­i­net

Filing Cabinet Puzzle

Move the files by click­ing on them until they’re all in alpha­bet­i­cal order

• Read through the files to remind your­self of what hap­pened in Case 93: Pon­toon Lab­o­ra­to­ries, and find the address

Part 1: Arrival

• Talk to Sara (She looks exact­ly the same as before and is weird­ly wear­ing 2 dif­fer­ent­ly col­ored shoes)
• Look at the vine-cov­ered wall and take the Map and Bat­ter­ies
• Look at the gate, take the Search­light, then com­bine it with the Bat­ter­ies
• Use the light on the haz­ardous bar­rels

Hidden Object: Gate

I real­ize that the games just use the same objects over and over again

• Get the Super­vi­sor’s Diary
• Open the inven­to­ry and check it out to get the Demo­li­tion Kit Code which you will now use on the lock­box to the right

Demolition Lockbox Code Puzzle

Turn the dials until you make the com­bi­na­tion on the clue: 84670

• Take the Explo­sives and use it on the ivy cov­ered wall
• Go inside and watch the cutscene
• Look at the bull­doz­er, take the Car­jack
• Look at the bull­doz­er’s door, take the Chain

Bulldozer Door Sign Puzzle

Fig­ure out the order to open the locks

• Go back­wards to the gate, use the Chain on the buck­et next to the gate, and then use the Water on the uncon­scious man
• Go back

Hidden Object: Lab Entrance

• Get Scalpel and First Aid Kit
• Use the Car­jack on the car, take the Fuse
• Use the Scalpel on the met­al box, then the Fuse

Fuse Puzzle

Move the fus­es to the cor­rect space

• Take the Vac­u­um Gloves and Radi­a­tion Cell
• Use the First Aid Kit on the man
• Exam­ine the man again, take the Elec­tric Tape and Bull­doz­er Key
• Use the Bull­doz­er’s Key on the bull­doz­er’s door, then take the Radi­a­tion Gun
• Com­bine Radi­a­tion Gun + Radi­a­tion Cell, then use it on the green mist
• Take the Dis­charged Bat­tery over behind the bull­doz­er, use the Elec­tri­cal Tape on the spark­ing wire, then the Dis­charged Bat­tery
• Com­bine the Vac­u­um Gloves + Charged Bat­tery, then go up to the Roof
• Look at the green mist, take the Oil
• Look at the pile of junk

Hidden Object: Roof

• Get Chain Cut­ter (More accu­rate­ly tongue and groove pli­ers),
• Com­bine Oil + Chain Cut­ter and use it on the met­al in the mid­dle of the rood (tongue and groove pli­ers aren’t real­ly made for cut­ting wire…)
• Go down into the Ele­va­tor
• Com­bine the two items there: Fish­ing Rod + Fish­ing String
• Go back up to the Roof, use the Fish­ing Rod on the tree beyond the pile of junk for a Rag
• Take the Dag­ger off the rail­ing, then use it on the black thing on the pole to get the Rub­ber Straps
• Go back down to the Ele­va­tor and use the Rag on the con­sole

Elevator Console Puzzle

This is a mem­o­ry game

• Watch the custscene
• Look at the device on the floor, take the Duct Tape and Paper
• Go back to the Roof, and look at the junk pile again

Hidden Object: Roof #2

• Get the Wrench and Crow­bar
• Use the Crow­bar on the Fire Extin­guish­er in the Ele­va­tor
• Com­bine Fire Extin­guish­er + Duct Tape, then use it on the fire
• Take the Sling­shot and Screw
• Com­bine Sling­shot + Rub­ber Straps + Paper, use it on the pole
• Use the Tun­ing Fork on the device in front of the ele­va­tor

Tuning Fork Puzzle

Mem­o­rize the sequence and press them in order

• Remove the old cell, then com­bine Radi­a­tion Gun + Radi­a­tion Cell, then use it on the green mist on the roof
• Use the Screw and Wrench on the lad­der, then go down

Part 2: Inside

• Watch the cutscene
• Take the Oil from the red machine
• Take the Radi­a­tion Cell and Brush from the next to the met­al door
• Look at the machine to the right

Bura Pharmacy Sign Puzzle

Press the lines until you cre­ate the Bura Phar­ma­cy sign

• Use the Brush on the floor
• Take the Snake Grab­ber and Test Tube
• Use the Oil on the red lever
• Now that the blue laser is turned off (it was just on unsu­per­vised and just doing what­ev­er for days now…?), com­bine the Radi­a­tion Gun + Radi­a­tion Cell, and use it on the green mist in the crevice
• Use the Snake Grab­ber to get the Blank Card, then use it on the con­sole in the orange machine

The con­sole is the same as the train in the 1st game, and the test tubes fit­ting on the logo to unlock some­thing is anoth­er blow­back to the 1st game. On my 2nd playthrough, mak­ing the Access Card glitched out where it did­n’t actu­al­ly run the ani­ma­tion… I hope that does­n’t bode poor­ly for lat­er in the game since I restart­ed the game because a major glitch broke my 1st playthrough… Inter­est­ing­ly enough, I made the walk­through guide for the 1st game because it glitched out some­thing awful, too.

• Use the Access Card to open the door, then go in
• Look at the robot, take the Brick and Tube
• Look at the door, take the Chip
• Look at the junk pile

Hidden Object: Vault Door

• Get Shears, go back to the red machine, and use it on the plants to get a Test Tube
• Use the Brick on the lock to get a Chip
• Go for­wards, use the Test Tube x2 on the wall plaque, take the Chip
• Look at the robot and use the Chip x3

Robot Puzzle

Put the col­ors in the right posi­tions

• Use the Vault Code on the door

Vault Door Puzzle

Fol­low the instruc­tions and input the com­bi­na­tion to open the door (the con­trols were so bad that I was forced to skip the puz­zle). The “-” is turn left, and “+” is turn right

• The junk pile is lit up again

Hidden Object: Vault Door #2

• Get a Drill Machine and Screw­driv­er
• Go into the vault
• Look at the plant, take the Fuel Con­tain­er
• Look at the bar­rels, take the Flame Throw­er, Knife, and Muf­fin
• Use the Drill Machine and Fuel Con­tain­er on the bar­rel (you might have to click on the bar­rel first)
• Com­bine Flame Throw­er + Fuel Con­tain­er + Tube, then use it on the crazy machine
• Take the Elec­tric Wire from under­neath the laser beams
• Go through the door
• Talk to the work­ers
• Look at the junk pile

Hidden Object: Containment Room

• Get Stick and Radi­a­tion Cell

Right around here is where my 1st playthrough broke the game. I think I used the radi­a­tion gun before plug­ging up the steam pipe. I nev­er used the muf­fin at all in my first playthrough and it stayed in my inven­to­ry despite there being no steam

• Use the Muf­fin in the pipe of the con­sole where the steam is leak­ing from, take the Key, then use it on the wall cub­by for Fin­ger­print Paper
• Use the Radi­a­tion Gun on the green mist, then Screw­driv­er and Elec­tric Wire

This is def­i­nite­ly what glitched out in the first game. I was nev­er able to access the pan­el to use the screw­driv­er or pow­er cord. I just used the radi­a­tion gun and sud­den­ly I was play­ing the door pres­sure puz­zle, the game pro­gressed, and the work­ers inside dis­ap­peared. I could­n’t do any­thing and had to restart the game. No mat­ter of clos­ing and open­ing solved it

Glass Door Lock Puzzle

Move the bars until they’re in the right ori­en­ta­tion (For what­ev­er rea­son, the game accept­ed this ver­sion of my puz­zle as the solu­tion)

• Lis­ten to the work­ers
• Click on the shiny junk pile

Hidden Object: Containment Room #2

• Get Hack­saw, Bat­ter­ies, and Fin­ger­print Pow­der
• Look at the inter­com on the glass, use Fin­ger­print Pow­der and Fin­ger­print Paper for Fin­ger­print
• Go back to the pri­or room, use the Knife and Stick on the plant for Sap
• Go back­wards, use Hack­saw on the robot
• Com­bine Hack­saw + Sap + Fin­ger­print, then the Fin­ger­print­ed Robot Arm on the laser barred con­sole (How exact­ly would you nor­mal­ly unlock this?)
• Take the Clip­pers, use it on the plant, then use the Leaf to pull the lever
• Go through

Part 3: Outside (End)

• Look at the bush, take the 2 File Pieces and Fish­ing Net
• Look at the door to the right, take the Lad­der and File Piece
• Look at the floor below the plants, take the 2 File Pieces and Suc­tion Pump
• Look at the stairs, take the Radi­a­tion Cell and get rid of the green mist
• Com­bine Suc­tion Pump + Bat­ter­ies, then use it on the green liq­uid
• Take the 2 File Pieces and go down the stairs
• Look at the water to the left, take the 2 File Pieces and Bug Spray, then use the Fish­ing Net on the water to get a Plaque Tile
• Click on the junk pile in the back

Hidden Object: Courtyard

• Get Sledge­ham­mer and File Piece
• Go back and use the Sledge­ham­mer on the ground below the plants, for Dr. Good­win File and Plaque Tile
• You should have all the pieces by now, so com­bine Dr. Good­win File + File Pieces x10
• Use the Bug Spray on the bush, then take the Plaque Tile
• Go down to the green mist, and use the Lad­der on the barbed wire
• Use the Plaque Tile x3

Green Energy Puzzle

Using the clue from Dr. Good­win’s file, solve the light­ning bolt puz­zle. Basi­cal­ly, just turn all the green thun­der­bolts so that they point South­east (I almost beat it and then got stuck on the last light­ning bolt. Oh well.)

• Watch the cutscene, then click on the junk pile again

Hidden Object: Courtyard #2

• Get Trow­el and Sponge
• Use Sponge on mossy box in front of the water, get the Gloves, then go to where the drone is and use it on the thorns for Bul­lets
• Use the Trow­el on the bush to get the Gun
• Com­bine Gun + Bul­lets, then shoot the drone
• Go through the door
• Click on the junk pile

Hidden Puzzle: Helipad

• Get Water­ing Can and Scis­sors
• Go back to the tree, and use the Water­ing Can on the water in the pool
• Use the Scis­sors on the bun­dle from the for­est ground, take the Evi­dences [sic] and Rope
• Take the Evi­dences x2 from the walk­way, use the Water­ing Can on the box
• Take the Stun Grenade, then use it on the wolf
• Take the Evi­dences x2 and Grap­pling Hook
• Com­bine Grap­pling Hook + Rope, then use it on the walk­way above
• Go up
• Talk to the vil­lain
• Take the Syphon Pipe next to the col­umn
• Go back and click on the junk pile again

Hidden Object: Helipad #2

• Get Crow­bar and Boot
• Back up at the heli­pad, use the Crow­bar on the pan­el on the col­umn

Helipad Laser Puzzle

Drag the lasers so they all point at the mid­dle

• Take the Key and Walk­ing Stick from under the vil­lain
• Look at the net to the left, take the Con­tain­er
• Use the Boot on the raven, then the Walk­ing Stick on the net
• Look at the tail of the plane, use in order: Key, Con­tain­er, then Syphon Pump
• Use the Diesel on the Chain­saw under­neath, then use it on the Net
• No, the game did­n’t glitch out, go down to where the wolf was, take the Net, then use it on the vil­lain (because that’ll some­how hold him safe­ly cap­tive)

Con­grat­u­la­tions! Game Over!

…What a ter­ri­ble end­ing!

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