Read the room
Open drawers and rooms methodically, watch for door numbers, and keep track of the path back to a known safe area.
DOORS Beginner Guide
Start in the Hotel by learning door sounds, keeping a route back to safety, and using items only when the next action is clear.
Onboarding order
Follow the first-session route
1. Learn the Hotel loop
Open rooms, note the door number, and keep the previous room in mind before moving forward.
2. Stop for audio cues
When a cue appears, pause and choose a response instead of running into the next room blindly.
3. Search for the next key
Check drawers and side rooms while preserving a route back to the locked door.
4. Read the next floor guide
After Hotel practice, use the floor index for Mines, Backdoor, Rooms, or Outdoors.
Core lessons
Understand these systems first
Listen before moving
Audio cues matter. Pause when a run becomes noisy or a familiar entity cue changes the next action.
Save useful items
Keep a key item or healing option available when the next door or puzzle is not yet understood.
If stuck
First-session roadblocks
A door will not open
Recheck the last rooms, drawers, and visible key clues before moving ahead.
An entity cue appears
Stop, identify the cue, and use the entity lookup for a broad response before trying again.
The route feels lost
Use the last door number and return to the previous safe room before searching wider.
Avoid
Beginner mistakes
Running through every room
Fast movement can hide a key, audio cue, or safe stopping point.
Using an item immediately
Wait until the item solves the problem in front of you instead of spending it on a guess.
Ignoring the floor
Hotel habits do not replace a floor-specific route for Mines, Backdoor, Rooms, or Outdoors.
Guide hub
Return to the guide hub for another DOORS route.
Entity lookup
Match a visible cue to broad response guidance.
Floor index
Choose the current floor or subfloor route.
Run planner
Make a checklist for the next attempt.