How to survive the fall into Dead City

How to survive the fall into Dead City

Right after the cat slips off the rusted pipe and crashes down into the neon-lit underground, the game does almost nothing to tell you where to go. Here's how to get moving without wandering for ten minutes.

1. Limp out of the alcove first. The cat will move slowly until you reach the open area below — that's intentional, not a controller bug.
2. Look for the glowing red sign across the gap. Every path forward in Dead City is gated by a vertical jump. Follow the red light.
3. Hold R2 to highlight interactable jump points. The triangle prompt only appears when you are in a valid spot.
4. Head left at the first split. The right path loops back; the left path takes you under a collapsed walkway and forward.

You cannot die from environmental falls in Dead City — only Zurks (later) hurt you. Explore freely.

If stuck: look up. Almost every "I'm lost" moment in this chapter is solved by a ledge above you, not a path forward.