The world is organised on two levels. Five large areas form the overall route, and each area holds several distinct zones with their own layouts, enemies, and resources. Travel between areas happens aboard the walking vessel rather than across a connected overworld, which is why the game reads as a sequence of self-contained regions rather than one continuous map.
The route runs roughly east to west, starting in the Kanto Region and ending at the old capital. Official patch notes name several of these places directly, including the Fuji Frontier Zone, Pilgrim's Zone and its Belfry, Cave, and Stone Chamber sections, and Subcity 01.
The Five Areas
Area | Position on the Route | Zones Named So Far |
|---|---|---|
Kanto Region | Where the journey begins | Ogouchi Buffer Zone, Ogouchi Colony, Ancient Civilization Zone |
Mountainous Region | The longest stretch by zone count | The Great Wall Terraces, Pilgrim's Zone, Matsukawa Zone, Fuji Frontier Zone |
Drowned Region | More compact than the second area | Giant Tree Zone |
Wasteland Region | The threshold before the endgame, marked by the Wall of the World | Crater Zone, the river zone, Starfall Tower Zone |
The endgame stretch and the destination | Mount Hiei Zone, Capital Zone |
Zones and What Happens in Them
Zone | Area | Notable Content |
|---|---|---|
Ogouchi Buffer Zone | Kanto Region | The opening zone, Subcity 01 through 03, the coloured keys, and the Rangifer fights |
Ancient Civilization Zone | Kanto Region | Flooded ruins, an underground reservoir, and the Lacerta fights |
The Great Wall Terraces | Mountainous Region | The first Shidou and Nue encounter and the heaviest shrine concentration in the game |
Pilgrim's Zone | Mountainous Region | The Belfry, the Cave, and the Stone Chamber, plus the first two Taurus fights |
Matsukawa Zone | Mountainous Region | The Rangifer rematch |
Fuji Frontier Zone | Mountainous Region | The Nue Malefact rematch and the second Shidou and Nue fight |
Giant Tree Zone | Drowned Region | Vertical, platform-heavy terrain and both Corvus fights |
Crater Zone | Wasteland Region | The Taurus rematch and the first Kunai and Kirin fight |
The river zone | Wasteland Region | The Crimson Malefact fight. Its name is written as both Inumaki River Zone and Inukami River Zone |
Starfall Tower Zone | Wasteland Region | The Ursa fight |
Mount Hiei Zone | The final Shidou and Nue fight | |
Capital Zone | Erymanth, the last Kunai and Kirin fight, and the final encounter |
Sweeping a Zone Before Moving On
Whether an area can be revisited after the ship leaves it has been described inconsistently, so the safe assumption is that it cannot. Clear the collectible categories, pick up the seedlings and manuals, and open the strongboxes before triggering the next departure. Koo makes this practical: he picks up the scent of nearby points of interest and marks them, and Keeper Golems mark specific finds on request.
The version 1.0.8 patch shortened the main route through Pilgrim's Zone so it runs directly to the Belfry, bypassing the Cave and Stone Chamber. Those sections are still there to explore, they are simply no longer on the critical path.
Related Pages
World and Setting covers the fiction behind the map, The Capital describes the destination, and Colonies and Blighted Forests cover the two kinds of place the route crosses between.