Aquaria Walkthrough Introduction
Hello and welcome to my walkthrough. You don't have to follow the guides exactly, as Aquaria is an Open World game. Have fun exploring the game and discovering things on your own. However, if you do get stuck, this walkthrough might be handy for you :)
There's a slight differences in the game depands on where you bought it. Aquaria released by Steam is an updated version of the game consist of game Achievements menu, but you won't find it in previous version (like mine!).
In this walkthrough, I've listed all optional stuffs/side quests. If you don't feel like hunting it, just skip all the Optional* segments. Let's begin!
Aquaria Walkthrough Verse Cave
Play as Naija, you will start in the verse cave. You'll learn how to control Naija. When you are ready, swim into the tunnel.
Follow the path, you'll find a Song Plant. Sing the note that matches the plant color.
Take the right path that leads to a dead-end. Open the Song Plant.
There's a large boulder here. Open the world map [Hotkey Q], then add a 'rock 1' marker as we'll return here later. Now make all your way to the left.
Aquaria Walkthrough Secret Cave Passage
As you proceed, the game will give you more tutorial. As you can see, there's a Song Plant at the other side of the area but you've been blocked by the large boulder. Ignore it for now.
In the next opening you will come across a Song Plant. Open it.
Sprint past the Crotoids to avoid them.
You can absorb Blue Plants to heal wounds.
Now you've learned the Shield Song [Hotkey 9], which protects you against ranged attacks.
Equip the shield, avoid the Kingcrab and the Wallshooter, or blast them by reflect the shoot with the shield. Take the upper right path at the fork through the current flows.
Open a Song Plant.
Go back through the current now and head south, you'll come across your first Save Crystal (which both heals and acts as a save point).
Continue left, you'll encounter the shadow.
You had a vision where you are in an alternate form, but will eventually get killed due to overwhelming enemies.
There's a Song Plant behind the rock. Continue left again to reach Home Waters.
Aquaria Walkthrough Home Waters
Below the entrance to Naija's House, there's a little opening with some dangerous anemone. Carefully swim through it.
You'll reach a dead-end passage. Now add a 'rock 2' marker. We'll be right back after this. Exit the tunnel.
By sticking to the left wall, you'll reach another tunnel with a huge boulder blocking the way.
Add a 'rock 3' marker.
Continue to the right, you'll find another Song Plant. Collect the small eggs quickly as Grouper will swim down to eat them when you break it. There's a little cave with a Song Plant just above your position.
If you take the upper path at the first fork, you'll find another blocked tunnel.
Add a 'rock 4' marker on your map. If you look carefully, there are a few dots on your map, it's actually a hint where you're suppose to go next. :)
Now, head to the bottom right passage. Follow it through, swimming through one current and avoiding another until you come to the...
Aquaria Walkthrough The Song Cave
The Song Cave. This is where you'll learn the Bind Song.
Take the left turn at the split as the right path is blocked. Avoiding the dangerous anemones, follow the path until you come to a large open chamber.
There's a hidden Song Plant behind the rock near the Ancient Door.
Swim further, you'll find a Save Crystal.
Further left are a Song Plant and a giant ceiling anemone.
Remark an 'anemone' marker here. Save your progression.
Make your way to the upper right area of the cave,
[Optional] Shoot the vase to get two Tasty Rolls, then grab the Mithala Doll treasure.
Make your way all the way down,
to find some ancient mural on the wall. It contains the same symbol as the door.
Get back to the door. Chant the same notes (Aqua, Purple, Yellow, Orange) to activate the door.
Swim right, as you can't get to that egg yet.
Touch the big blue crystal to trigger a cutscene.
After it's over, you've learned the Bind Song [Hotkey 0].
Head down into the chasm, then bind the rock to you to move it out of the way. Sing the song again to unbind.
Move into the chasm to find the Verse Egg! Sing it's colour to crack it. Absorb the health released for a permanent health upgrade. Exit to the Home Waters open area.
Take your time and have fun exploring Home Waters as there are lots of goodies for you to collect.
At the bottom right passage, you'll find another little dead-end cave with two Wallshooters and an orb. Remark as 'orb1' on your map.
Just above it, there's another opening that leads you to another dead-end passage.
Only this time, there's an empty statue beside the barrier. Add a 'socket 1' mark.
Head into a little cave at the top-right of the area. Move the rock,
you'll find an Ancient Turtle at the very back of the cavern. There are lots more Ancient Turtles for you to find. They act as the transport system of Aquaria, and when you find another one you will be able to travel back and forth very quick
Now make your way to the 'rock 2' marker. It's the tunnel just above Naija's Home with lots of anemones at the opening. Bind the rock to get to the The Energy Temple. Unmark the marker.
Aquaria Walkthrough The Energy Temple
Save your current progression at the Save Crystal.
Glide on, past the crack in the ground, past the current.
Once you enter the chamber, the door will close behind you, and a miniboss fight will start. The energy statue will emit a glowing symbol, repeat the notes. As each note is sung, energy bolts will be spawn, avoid it or use the shield to block. It is advisable stay near the end as there are too many to dodge.
When the glowing ball falters, the statue will sing the Energy Form Song. Repeat the song (Yellow, Brown, Orange).
You've obtain the Energy Form [Hotkey 2]. To enter Energy Form you just repeat the song that the statue sang. To shift back into Song Form, press 1 or X, or left right click on Naija.
Swim further along and you will get the chance to test out your new abilities. There is a Save Crystal room just off the first big chamber.
Save your game and to replenish your health as well.
Shoot the Moneye Squids, take out their nest to stop their onslaught. Switch back to Song Form and bind the rock in the lower passage. Transfer to your Energy Form again.
Here, you'll find a Song Plant containing a Leaf Poultice and Blue Plants.
Carrying on through the next chambers, you will come across a blue barrier. This can only be crossed in Song Form, so switch back.
Switch to Energy Form to pass an orange barrier.
To the right you can find a Scooter and a Blue Plant.
Ignore the passage on your left, instead down to the bottom. Charge a full blast and let go to charge the Energy Orbs. The doors are now open! To the right, there is a hidden Song Plant with the Spicy Roll recipe inside.
While in the left room, you'll find two Blue Jellyfish. Kill them as they drop a blue Mana Ball when killed, and often drop Jelly Oils too. Now head to the upper left passage you skipped just now.
Unlock the door by charge the energy orb. Continue left until you see two statues with empty sockets.
Defeat the Newtblaster, then head into the top right room.
Binding the orb then pull it down to one of the empty sockets. It'll slot into place.
In the bottom left room, mind the energy barriers as you glide through the room.
Keep following the path. At the split, you may want to collect some Jelly Oil in the little cavern on your left. Afterwards, move on.
In the next few rooms, you'll have to face the second Newtblaster. Kill it to get the Mana Ball, then absorb the Blue Plants as well to restore your health. Charge the energy orb to unlock the door to another chamber.
Carrying on through the next chambers, one more Newblaster's waiting for you. Kill it as usuall.
Past the horizontal energy barrier, you'll find a Blue Jelly and a Song Plant at the end of the south passage, .
The second orb is at the end of the left passage. Bind and drag it back safely.
Charge both orbs with your energy attack to open the horizontal barriers.
Go through, then use the Save Crystal as you have to encounter the Energy God afterwards.
Blast the Energy God as much as possible to make him move back to reveal an orb he was guarding.
Switch to Song Form and bind the orb. Take it far to the right to find its holder.
Switch to Energy Form, lure the boss to the energy blaster trap by swimming close to him, avoid his swipe and he will move forwards. Charge up the orb to hit the boss with the laser beam, do this twice.
After the second time he won't come near the trap any more. Hold a charged energy then move close, get him to swipe at you. Release the charge to deliver the final blow while his arm is in range of it.
Collect the Tooth dropped by the Energy God, and proceed to the left through the passage.
If you take the upper passage at the split, you'll find another empty socket. Add a 'socket 2' in your map.
Proceed right, add a 'bulb 1' marker. Keep going to find yourself back at the entrance to the Energy Temple. Continue to the open area.
Aquaria Walkthrough Verse Cave (Optional)
If you wish to get some optional stuff, head back to the 'rock 1' marker in the Verse Cave. The Big Seed treasure is hidden behind the large boulder. Once done, delete the marker in your map.
Aquaria Walkthrough Home Waters (Optional)
Ride the Ancient Turtle to The Kelp Forest (map II).
Aquaria Walkthrough The Kelp Forest : map II (Optional)
Ride the Ancient Turtle to The Veil (map II) > The Veil (map I) > Open Waters (map II).
Aquaria Walkthrough Open Waters : map II
Head down to Open Waters (map IV).
Aquaria Walkthrough Open Waters : map IV
Exit at the south passage.
Aquaria Walkthrough The Abyss : map I
[Optional] Drag it back through the steam vents, all the way up to passage with an empty socket. It will slot in the holder perfectly. Charge the orb,
[Optional] approach the cradle to find Naija's final lost memory.
Head left at the first split by the entrance. Before proceed into the fish tunnel, you might want to grab the Hot Borscht in a Song Plant covered by a rock.
Refer your map if you can't find the fish tunnel.
Aquaria Walkthrough The Abyss : map II
Swim through the metal door, to trigger a short cutscene of the ghost child removing the blockade of the right tunnel. Head towards it now.
Just before you enter the south passage, you can find a secret fish tunnel consist of a Song Plant if you stay to the bottom wall, here.
Aquaria Walkthrough The Body : map I
Approach the crystal bubble, then sing the notes of the background rhymes. They are Green, Purple, Red, and Orange.
After freeing Li, both of you and Li will bond together to become one new being. Finally, you've learned the Dual Form [Hotkey 8].
Spin to switch sides in Dual Form.
Go on, try out your new ability. You need to kill three enemies in Li's side
to charge up Naija's attack. Naija will emit a scream that will kill all enemies on screen and nearby ones.
Down and down, we go!
Once you encounter the Gateway, the game will tell you to switch to Naija's Form and scream at it. But you need to charge Naija's attack in Li's side first.
Hit up the save point just beyond it.
Aquaria Walkthrough The Body : map IV (Gauntlet)
Although the game calls this area as The Body, but fans have given this place the unofficial name of The Gauntlet. It doesn't matter what you call it, just follow the one and only path available.
Past the first Gateway, you can find a Song Plant containing a Long Life Soup on the lower right side of this room.
Not so long after that you'll encounter your first Mutant Naija. Defeat her using your Dual Form.
"After the second Gateway, look on your map to find a hidden little cavern to the left. Swim through where
Prepare yourself as once you enter this area, you will be attacked by a thousand of Mutilus.
Don't be afraid, it's nothing big, really. It's easier to defeat them in Dual Form as Naija's shriek will kill most of them. Once done, head to the very left of the room to find a Song Plant. Keep going, defeat the final Gateway to proceed to the next area.
Aquaria Walkthrough The Body : map V (The Heart)
Use the Save Crystal to save your game, then travel through the Tubeflower to find an Ancient Turtle along with three Song Plants. At this point, many of players take the opportunity to head back to safer area to collect more ingredients.
Make sure to have lots of healing foods, poison removal and energy shot booster. You can also check out Naija's Home if you haven't been keeping up with all the treasures you've collected.
Save for one last time, as there's no turning back.. Swim further. You get to fight..
The Creator (form 1). After the cutscene's end, simply avoid his attack then hit his face with energy blast until his mask fall off.
Once his mask fell off, he will suck and capture Li again
before changes to another form. In this second form, his attacks are more powerful. Try to avoid his poisonous balls and DO NOT swim near his arm as he will grab you. It's pretty hard to spin yourself free, so try not to get caught.
Keep shooting his face and dodge the laser attacks untill he's finally stops for good!
But it's not over yet.. Now he's running away. Chase him down.
Trace him down in Sun Form, then switch to Energy Form to blast him. He'll open his pincers to lunge at you. That's when you should hit him in the eye.
After a few blasts he'll retreat to the small room to the right. Follow and blast him again.
To defeat him in his fourth form, you need to repeat (in order) three notes that he sang. If you sing all three without getting hit by any of the fireballs, he takes the damage. Do this several times.
Finally, it's time to defeat the final boss! In Energy Form, blast his eyes until his eye is poking out. Switch to Sun Form then throw a fully charged sunbeam in his eye.
Quickly switch to Energy Form again, blast his eyes causing it to burned. Now bind his eye pull it out!
Now that Li is back, switch to Dual Form. Shoot the second head inside his chest while avoiding the laser beam. He will release some Nautilus, kill them to absorb their life essence.
Once you've absorb enough to charged up Naija's attack, switch to Naija's side. Swim up to The Creator's head and let it rip. The victory is yours!
Cutscene.
Aquaria Walkthrough ??? (Special Ending)
In order to get this special ending, you must obtained all three of Naija's lost memories. Swim onwards to the middle,
to reveal that the shadowy figure is Mia; Naija's mother. Since Naija refuses to conquer the world above the water with her, Mia kidnaps Naija and vanishes. Cutscene.
"Return to the waters, and follow the trails hidden in my memories. The story of my childhood. Find me, before the world is lost.. my son." Bit Blot (2007-12-07). Aquaria. Windows. Bit Blot.
"Congratulations on beating Aquaria! :)
Aquaria Walkthrough Treasure List
01) ARNASSI ARMOUR - Open Waters; 02) GLOWING PLANT - The Abyss (map 2); 03) CRAB ARMOR - Arnassi Ruins; 04) ENERGY IDOL - The Energy Temple; 05) KROTITE ARMOR - The Energy Temple; 06) GEAR - The Sun Temple;
07) ARNASSI STATUE - Arnassi Ruins; 08) SEED BAG - Forest Sprite Cave; 09) WALKER BABY - The Kelp Forest (map II); 10) MITHALA DOLL - Mithalas City (Ruins); 11) ODD CONTAINER - The Kelp Forest (map I); 12) TURTLE EGG - Turtle Cave;
13) GLOWING SEED - The Abyss (map II); 14) ANEMONE SEED - Song Cave; 15) JELLY COSTUME - The Abyss (map II); 16) MUTANT COSTUME - The Body (map IV). 17) GIRL'S COSTUME - The Sunken City 18) URCHIN COSTUME - Turtle Cave; 19) SUN KEY - The Sun Temple;
20) BLACK PEARL - The Kelp Forest (map IV); 21) GOLDEN STARFISH - The Veil (map II); 22) STONE HEAD - Open Waters (map V) 23) SONG PLANT SPORE - Open Waters (map IV); 24) DRASK'S TRIDENT- Mithalas City; 25) KING'S SKULL - Open Waters (map III)
Aquaria Walkthrough Pet List
01) BLASTER - Energy Temple; 02) DUMBO OCTOPUS - Octopus Cave; 03) NAUTILUS - Home Water; 04) PIRANHA - Mermog Cave
Aquaria Walkthrough Recipe List
01) ARCANE POULTICE = Leaf Poultice + Special Bulb + Eel Oil; 02) BERRY ICE CREAM = Red Berry + Any Ice Cream; 03) BUTTERY SEA LOAF = Sea Loaf + Any Oil 04) COLD BORSCHT = Cold Soup + Red Berry + Red Bulb;
05) COLD SOUP = Any Soup + Any Icechunk; 06) CRAB CAKE = Sea Cake + Crab Meat; 07) DIVINE SOUP = Royal Soup + Magic Soup; 08) DUMBO ICE CREAM = Small Eye + Glowing Egg + Any Ice Cream; 09) HAND ROLL = Plant Leaf + Any Meat;
10) HEALING POULTICE = Leaf Poultice + Jelly Oil; 11) HEARTY SOUP = Hot Soup + Any Meat 12) HOT BORSCHT = Hot Soup + Red Berry + Red Bulb; 13) HOT SOUP = Any Oil + Any Meat; 14) ICE CREAM = Jelly Oil + Any Egg + Any Icechunk;
15) LEADERSHIP ROLL = Hand Roll + Swordfish Steak + Small Eye; 16) LEAF POULTICE = Plant Leaf + Plant Leaf; 17) LEGENDARY CAKE = Tasty Cake + Arcane Poultice + Ruhk Egg; 18) LEECHING POULTICE = Healing Poultice + Glowing Egg;
19) LOAF OF LIFE = Buttery Sea Loaf + Legendary Cake + Divine Soup; 20) LONG LIFE SOUP = Hot Soup + Small Tentacle + Any Mushroom; 21) MAGIC SOUP = Hearty Soup + Healing Poultice; 22) PEROGI = Hand Roll + Any Oil + Any Egg;
23) PLUMP PEROGI = Perogi + Any Mushroom; 24) POISON LOAF = Poison Soup + Anything; 25) POISON LOAF = Rotten Meat + Anything; 26) POISON LOAF = Poison Loaf + Poison Loaf; 27) POISON SOUP = Rotten Meat + Any Soup;
28) RAINBOW SOUP = Rainbow Mushroom + Any Soup; 29) ROTTEN CAKE = Sea Cake + Rotten Meat; 30) ROYAL SOUP = Hearty Soup + Veggie Cake; 31) SEA CAKE = Any Oil + Any Egg; 32) SHARK FIN SOUP = Hearty Soup + Shark Fin;
33) SIGHT POULTICE = Healing Poultice + Small Eye; 34) SPECIAL CAKE = Veggie Cake + Red Berry; 35) SPICY ROLL = Plant Leaf + Fish Oil + Spicy Meat; 36) SPICY SOUP = Hot Soup + Spicy Meat; 37) SPIDER ROLL = Hand Roll + Spider Egg;
38) SWAMP CAKE = Rotten Cake + Healing Poultice; 39) TASTY CAKE = Sea Cake + Small Eye; 40) TASTY ROLL = Hand Roll + Fish Oil; 41) TOUGH CAKE = Sea Cake + Rubbery Meat; 42) TURTLE SOUP = Hearty Soup + Turtle Meat;
39) VERDHA SEA CRISP = Buttery Sea Loaf + Plant Leaf + Any Bone; 40) VERDHA'S CURE-ALL = Healing Poultice + Buttery Sea Loaf + Small Bone; 41) VEGGIE CAKE = Sea Cake + Plant Leaf; 42) VEGGIE ICE CREAM = Plant Leaf + Any Ice Cream;
43) VEGGIE SOUP = Hot Soup + Any Bulb; 44) VEGGIE SOUP = Hot Soup + Plant Leaf; 45) VOLCANO ROLL = Spicy Roll + Red Bulb + Spicy Soup; 46) ZUNNA'S PEROGI = Poison Soup + Any Perogi.
Aquaria Walkthrough Achievements (Steam only)
01) A NEW CHAPTER (Reach Open Waters); 02) BOOM SHRIMP (Defeat the Mantis Shrimp); 03) BUCKING BRONCO (Ride Ekkrit for a minute); 04) COMBO EATER (Devour six creatures in a row); 05) DANCE OF THE FOREST SPRITES (Reach the Sprites Cave);
06) DETHRONED KING JELLY (Defeat the King Jelly); 07) DIVORCE (Defeat Mom and Dad) 08) EXPLORER (Travel to all of the areas of Aquaria); 09) FEATHER-MOUTH (Devour a Parrot); 10) GULLET(Enter the belly of a Whale);
11) HEALTHY (Find all the health eggs); 12) HIGH DIVE (Dive into the water from a certain high location); 13) MASS TRANSIT (Find all the Ancient Turtles); 14) MERGOG DEFEATED (Defeat Mergog); 15) MONKEY FLINGER (Fling a monkey) 16) NO ESCAPE (Kill the Coward);
17) NORTH POLE (Reach the Frozen Veil); 18) OCTOGONE (Defeat Octomun); 19) PASSED THROUGH (Reach The Veil); 20) ROCK CRAB ROCKED (Defeat the Rock Crab); 21) ROMANCE (Meet Li); 22) SONGSTRESS (Learn all the songs in Aquaria);
23) SPEED RACER (Beat the Arnassi race in less than a minute); 24) SPIRIT BATTLE (Defeat the Priests); 25) SUPER CHEF (Find all the recipes in the game) 26) UNITER (Rescue all the lost souls) 27) WEIRD FISH (Discover two peculiar-looking fish).
Aquaria Walkthrough Tips and Miscellaneous
You can read messages scrawled on rocks and cavewalls throughout Aquaria by alternate the file name aquarian_alt.png with aquarian.png in *InstallDIrAquariagfx
If you are in Song Form, get close to Li and Naija and Li will "hug". While hugging, you can move around by singing, similarly as to a seahorse. Sometimes you have to switch to another form then reswitch to Song Form again before they could hugging each other.
If you're swimming too fast in Fish Form/Beast Form, Li can't keep up with you. Singing Li's song will bring Li to Naija. Wanna easier way? Just switch to Spirit Form, then reswitch again into another form, suddenly Li will be next to you :)
In Song Form, Naija can ride on the backs of certain minibosses by sprinting into it.
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