Poppy Playtime Chapter 1 Guide – A Tight Squeeze

In Chapter 1 of Poppy Playtime, titled A Tight Squeeze, players are sent on a spooky adventure through an old, abandoned toy factory. The factory is full of strange puzzles and creepy surprises, including a giant blue monster named Huggy Wuggy who’s not too friendly! Your goal is to explore the factory, solve puzzles, find important items, and avoid Huggy Wuggy’s deadly hugs.

This guide will make sure you don’t get stuck or scared! We’ll show you the best way to complete Chapter 1: A Tight Squeeze, pointing out key spots, puzzles, and tips to make your journey smoother and more fun.

A Tight Squeeze Collectibles/Easter Egg List

Achievements [6]

VHS Tapes [5/5]

• Green
• Blue (Unmissable)
• Yellow
• Pink
• Gray

Easter Egg

• Limon

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How to Start Poppy Playtime Chapter 1: A Tight Squeeze

To begin Chapter 1, open up Poppy Playtime and choose New Game from the main menu. You’ll see this intro message:

“As an ex-employee of Playtime Co., you return to the factory years after everyone mysteriously disappeared.”

After the intro message you will watch a short commercial about the company and its toy Poppy Playtime. After that you will see a note that says Find the Flower which is where need to go in Chapter 1.

Following the commercial you will take control of the character in the factory’s reception area.

Reception Area

Upon taking control of your character you will appear in the factory’s Reception area. Ahead of you is a Reception desk.

Optional Collectible

On the Reception desk to the right you will find the first collectible which is the Green VHS Tape [1/5] grab it and interact with the nearby Green VCR to watch it.

How to Find the Security Room Door Code

To advance the story you need to make your way into the Security Room (the room with the colored keypad) which is to the left of the Reception desk.

Before you can go there you need to learn the door code. To do that go right from the Reception desk and head down the hallway. You will enter the Gift Shop.

Hanging from the ceiling in the Gift Shop is a toy train. Look at it and note color of the train cars which are:

• Green
• Pink
• Yellow
• Red

Leave the Gift Shop and go to the Security Room. Use the keypad to input the code (in any order): Green, Pink Yellow, Red. This opens the door, allowing you to go inside.

How to Get the GrapPack

In the Security Room walk over to the desk and pick up the Blue VHS Tape [2/5]. Put it into the Blue VCR.

After you watch the video the container holding the GrapPack will open. Grab the GrapPack to automatically equip the Blue Hand.

The Blue Hand is the base hand in the game. It let’s you pull and connect to things you encounter in the factory like sockets and hand sensors.

How to Enter the Lobby

With the Blue Hand in your possession, return to the Reception Area. Near the front desk, you’ll see a turnstile. Jump over it to reach a door with a Blue Hand symbol above it.

Use your Blue Hand and shoot it at the switch above the door. Keep it on the switch until the shutter below it opens, allowing you to enter the Playtime Lobby area.

Playtime Co. Lobby

In the Playtime Co. Lobby you will come face to face with Huggy Wuggy, the main villain of this chapter. Right now, the toy is motionless, so you don’t have to worry about him just yet.

How to Get the Key

In the lobby you will see a hand sensor to the left of Huggy Wuggy. Use your Blue Hand on it. When it is about to be completed, the power will go out and you will hear a key jangle.

Look over at Huggy Wuggy. In his hand is a Yellow Key. Use the Blue Hand to grab it. Take the Yellow Key and go over to the room named Power. Open the door with the key and go inside.

How to Turn on the Power

In the Power Room, walk to the end of the room and you’ll see a covered electrical socket on your left. Use your Blue Hand to open the cover and reveal the socket.

With the socket exposed, shoot your Blue Hand onto the socket and hold it there. You need to power up the two electricity-conducting poles by pulling your hand around them. Doing this correctly will turn the power back on.

Go Back to the Lobby and Open the Door

With the power back on, head back to the Lobby. You’ll notice that Huggy Wuggy is gone. Don’t worry, he won’t come for you just yet!

Now that the power is on, use your Blue Hand door sensor that we couldn’t open earlier. It will now open, allowing you to enter a hallway.

Walk down the hallway and turn left into a dark room. Head down the dark hallway to reach the Storage Area.

Storage Area

Walk forward through the room past the Yellow VCR, then go up the stairs to the catwalk. Continue walking forward until you reach a control panel overlooking a Storage Area and the Red Hand across from you. We need to get that hand to advance.

How to Get the Red Hand

Next to the control panel, you’ll see a Blue Fuse on the ground and a gap in the railing. Pick up the fuse and place it into the control panel.

Once the fuse is in place, use the gap in the railing to drop down to the floor below.

Optional Collectible

By the bottom sliding door in the Storage Area there is a leaning shelf. Walk over to it. On the leaning shelf in the middle is the Yellow VHS Tape [3/5]. The VCR to play the tape is next to the stairs that lead up to the catwalk that has the control panel on it.

In the room below, you need to find three additional fuses. The three fuses spawn in different locations in the Storage Area. Look for them on the floor, in boxes, or on the different shelves.

Once you have all three remining fuses open the sliding door then go up the catwalk to the control panel. Insert the fuses as shown in the picture above.

Collect Right Hand & Open Conveyor Door

When the fuses are placed, the storage room will come to life, and a crane will bring the Red Hand to the conveyor belt below. Once the Red Hand is available, go down and grab it to equip it to your right hand.

The Red Hand is the other base hand in the game. It let’s you pull and connect to things you encounter in the factory like sockets and hand sensors.

Use your Blue and Red Hands on the Hand Sensors at the end of the conveyor belt in the Storage Area. This will open the door allowing you to crouch under it so you can walk along the belt. Proceed forward until you reach the conveyor puzzle.

How to Complete the Conveyor Puzzle

As you go along the conveyor belt you will eventually reach a door blocking your way. To open this door you need to complete a power circuit puzzle.

At the door, turn around and follow the conveyor belt left until you find a ramp leading up. Go up it.

At the top of the ramp, look to the right for a socket. Shoot your Blue Hand at it to connect it (leave your hand attached).

Turn around and walk down the ramp around the pole to make a circuit. Go back to the closed door and shoot your hand at the second socket to complete the circuit.

Once the circuit is complete, you’ll automatically move forward along the conveyor belt. Keep riding the belt until you reach the Make A Friend Room.

Make A Friend Room

The room you end up in is called Make A Friend. To exit this room you need to make your own toy. To do this you need to complete a long puzzle that requires turning on the power then making a toy.

In the room look for a staircase in the corner going up to the catwalk above. On the catwalk use a hand to pull the catwalk piece towards you to fill in the gap so you can cross it.

Optional Collectible

On the catwalk look right over right over the door below. There is a blue painted square. Leaning on the blue painted square is the Pink VHS Tape [4/5]. The VCR to watch it on is in the corner of the catwalk.

As you walk further on the catwalk you will come to a catwalk puzzle you need to complete to turn on the power.

How Complete the Catwalk Power Puzzle

On the catwalk you will see two power poles and a socket you can attach to. You need to complete the circuit and using the socket and poles to power up this room.

To do this do the following:

1. Head towards the middle of the catwalk and turn to your right. You’ll see another piece of catwalk that you can pull. Pull this piece towards you to create a shortcut to the poles.
2. Now, return to the socket and use one of your hands to connect to it. Walk across the shortcut you just created to reach the poles.
3. Once you’re across, turn to your right and head towards the next socket that needs to be connected. Use your other hand to pull the piece of catwalk towards you, creating a new shortcut to the second socket.
4. Wrap around both poles using your hands and walk across the shortcut to connect to the socket to complete the circuit and solve the puzzle.

Once the power is back on, make your way back downstairs. It is time to make our toy!

Make A Friend

Downstairs look for the “Make A Friend” console button located in the center of the room. Press it to turn on the machinery in the room.

To the left of the console, you’ll see three levers on the machines. Pull each of the levers to start the building process. Wait for the toy parts to be assembled, and once the toy is complete, pick it up.

Next, take the toy and place it on the scale next to the door with the “Nobody leaves without making a toy” sign. This will unlock the door, allowing you to move forward.

Huggy Wuggy Chase

As you head through the open door, be prepared—this is when Huggy Wuggy will start chasing you. Walk forward into the darkened hallway, and as you get closer, Huggy Wuggy will emerge from it.

As soon as Huggy Wuggy appears, quickly turn around and run to the end of the conveyor belt where you picked up the toy we made. The door here will now be open, so head through the vents.

At the end of the chase will lead you will reach a catwalk. Above you, a yellow crate sits on a beam. Use both hands to pull the crate down, and as Huggy Wuggy catches up, the crate will drop onto it, knocking the monster into the factory below.

Catwalk and Flower Door

With Huggy Wuggy gone, the threat of this chapter is neutralized. On the catwalk turn and look. You will see a large flower on the wall. Follow the path towards the flower.

Optional Collectibles

• On the catwalk you will find the final VHS Tape. The Gray Tape [5/5] sits on the T just before the Flower Door. Grab it and use it on the nearby VCR to watch it.

• In this same area you can use developer tools to find Limon. Limon is a sentient Lemon that appears in each of the game’s different chapters as a sort of hidden Easter Egg. Watch this video to see where to find him.

When you reach the flower you will find a door you can go through. Go through the door. Head forward through the hallway to reach a case with Poppy in it.

Chapter 1 Ending

To finish Chapter 1, you’ll need to free Poppy from her case. Use your hand to pull open the case, and once it’s open, Poppy will jump out, causing the screen to fade to black.

Afterward, Poppy will thank you for freeing her. The credits for Chapter 1 will then roll. Ready for the next chapter? Head over to our Poppy Playtime Chapter 2: Fly in a Web guide.

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