How to Find Your Way Out of the Temple in Creatures of Ava

A puzzle this early?

Way out of the Temple Creatures of Ava
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At the start of Creatures of Ava’s story, they’ll introduce you to the story and a little puzzle while showing you the mechanics of the gameplay. In short, it is a tutorial built into a puzzle, and you’ll have to find your way out of the temple to progress. Getting out is your main objective, and you’ll have to solve rune puzzles and navigate your way out with the Nafitar. Here’s a quick guide on all the puzzles so you can find your way out of the temple in Creatures of Ava.

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How to Get Out of The Temple in Creatures of Ava

As you are greeted by a friendly but mysterious being, they’ll ask you to explore the ruins. In the first image above, you’ll see an open ledge. Run up to the stairs and jump across. Climb up and follow the path. You’ll see a mysterious platform. Step on it, and it’ll take you down.

Once you go down, follow the path, and you’ll see a relic. Interact with it, and it’ll cause a withering corruption to spread around the temple. Your new friend will help you out of the predicament, and you’ll return back to where you started in the ruins, but with the withering corruption already causing havoc.

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How to Destroy the Withering and Solve the Rune Puzzle

At this point, you’ll gain access to the Nafitar relic, which you can use to lift objects or destroy the Withering. Use the Nafitar relic to destroy the corruption and enter the next area. You’ll see multiple Withering around the next area and use the Nafitar relic to destroy them all.

The roots will dissipate, and you’ll see a stand in the middle. Interact with it, and you’ll need to solve the Rune puzzle. Each piece is movable except for the one in the middle. To complete the puzzle, you want to build around the center of the tree or the immovable piece. Start by looking at the branches of the tree and connecting the dots. After solving the puzzle, you’ll head back to the starting area of the ruins.

In the first image above, you’ll see two moveable debris. Lift them up with the Nafitar and destroy the Withering inside them. To access the one on the upper right of the image, you can either go up the stairs and jump to the ledge or head back and look for the platform, lifting the platform up with your Nafitar.

Once you destroy both Withering, the door in the middle will open. Head straight and you’ll be introduced to fighting mechanics and finally find the way out of the temple.

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Enzo Zalamea

Enzo is a staff writer at Prima Games. He began writing news, guides, and listicles related to games back in 2019. In 2024, he started writing at Prima Games covering the best new games and updates regardless of the genre. You can find him playing the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Path of Exile, Teamfight Tactics, and popular competitive shooters like Valorant, Apex Legends, and CS2. Enzo received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing Management in De La Salle University and multiple SEO certifications from the University of California, Davis.