How to Beat Pipe Exploration
Recommended Preparation
Biome
Pipes & Underground
Difficulty
Medium
How to Unlock
The third officially named traversal verb: "explore empty pipes". The underground network is the world's hidden circulatory system — tight, dark and, in the words of one official screenshot, surprisingly cozy once the Merlies move in.
Unlock
How to Get It: Entrances appear across the biomes, most logically in the ruins where human infrastructure surfaces. No unlock is mentioned — the gate is navigation skill and squad care in enclosed spaces.
How It Works
Small Birds, Giant Tunnels
Scale is the whole trick: a drain pipe is a cathedral to a Merlie. The store text's examples of upcycled everyday objects (a lamp as a house, an ice cube tray as a store room) all live at this scale — the pipes are where that sense of size is most physical.
The Cozy Underground
Official screenshots of the underground show warm, lamp-lit workshop spaces the flock has claimed. The pipes connect these pockets into routes that skip the hazards of the surface — slow but safe, which fits a game about bringing every bird home.
How to Use It
Going Under
- Enter pipes from the ruins first — the densest infrastructure means the most connections.
- Move deliberately; dead ends are common and the flock turns around slowly.
- Use underground routes for hazardous surface stretches once you know the layout.
Last updated: September 27, 2026