Follow our guide to complete the Deep Trouble side quest in Horizon Forbidden West. Learn how to navigate the Crimson Narrows mine, defeat machines, and drain the water to rescue the miners.
Walkthrough
- 1Make your way to Crimson Narrows by following the river east, north, then west from Chainscrape.
- 2Talk to the injured man, Korvend.
- 3Enter the Crimson Narrows mine, turn left, crouch under a low wall, and dive into the water. Swim forward and surface.
- 4After Aloy calls out, loot the Moderate Supply Cache on a ledge above the water.
- 5Swim to the western end of the chamber and take either the northwest or west submerged passage. The western passage has a side-tunnel to the south blocked until the Main quest 'Death's Door' is completed, leading to a Generous Valuables Cache.
- 6Swim down either flooded passage (use debris to boost by pressing Triangle when prompted) and surface at a platform.
- 7Talk to the miners, Lokuf and Thorden.
- 8Dive into the water to the northwest and swim up the tunnel. Surface, climb a ladder, and continue north to a large water-filled chamber.
- 9Swim to a structure to the northwest, climb out near a ladder, climb a second ladder, and leap across beams.
- 10Duck into a narrow passage that opens into a chamber with three Burrowers. Drop into the water and defeat them.
- 11Make your way to the southern end of the chamber, follow a ramp up and left, then follow tracks until they end.
- 12Jump a gap to the north, turn right (east), and climb a cliff face to reach narrow passages. Loot caches as you go.
- 13Drop down two ledges to the west and make your way northwest to overlook the large submerged chamber again.
- 14Kick a ladder to make your way back up quicker. Use your Focus, locate a Wooden Crane, and drag it towards you with the Pullcaster (aim with L2, switch to Pullcaster with Triangle, fire with R2).
- 15Leap onto the crane arm and use it to reach a higher platform. Follow the tracks to their end and interact with the minecart to drain the mine.
- 16After the mine drains, defeat the Tracker Burrower and two Scroungers that appear.
- 17Reposition a crate under the ladder to the north to reach a platform.
- 18Walk across a rope to the southeast (be precise as Aloy will not cling to it). Loot a cache on the far platform and another on a small ledge reached by jumping on scaffolding.
- 19Drop to the bottom of the drained chamber, exit via the hole in the wall to the south, and climb up to Lokuf and Thorden.
- 20Report to Korvend to complete the quest.
Tips
- You can loot the Moderate Supply Cache from the water by getting close enough.
- The side-tunnel in the western passage is blocked until the Main quest 'Death's Door' is completed and contains a Generous Valuables Cache.
- When swimming through flooded passages, use debris to gain a boost by pressing Triangle when prompted.
- The rope to the southeast requires precise movement as Aloy will not cling to it.
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