Research Zone | The Surge Walkthrough The Surge Guide

Last update: 09 May 2019

This page in our guide to The Surge contains walkthrough for Research Zone. Here, you can learn what you have to do in order to continue the main storyline. The walkthrough contains information on enemies and NPCs that you will come across, shortcuts and how to reach the boss and exit the location.

• Medical Station and Dr. Gene Barrett
• Walking Rigs
• Mini boss and the exit

Medical Station and Dr. Gene Barrett

Begin the stage and use the stairs to reach the top. On your way you will come across a machine and a drone. If you don't take out the machine fast enough, the drone will start to restore its health. Try to eliminate the drone first, especially that it is flying quite low. Before you reach the top, you can use the side corridor; however, the poison will prevent you from going forward.

Once at the top, head towards the Medical Station [1]. The only available path will take you through the door visible in the screenshot [2]. On the other side of the door, there is a Security Guard and a drone. Defeat them and go deeper into the area. Kill another guard and after a short encounter with Creo, go left.

You will reach a large room protected by three guards. First, eliminate opponents with gas weapons, and only then focus on the enemy with a flamethrower. Check your message and overcharge a circuit on the platform. This will grant you access to the door in the back of the room. Open it, defeat your enemy and collect the nearby items. Go upstairs.

Defeat your opponent and destroy the cabinet to gain access to a new implant [1]. Destroy the grate [2] and enter the technical room. Use the Exo-Lift and explore the top floor.

Walking Rigs

In the end, you will have to jump down to a spot presented in the screenshot. Deal with your enemies and open the door at the end of the corridor. There you will come across two opponents. Lure out the first one and pay attention to the right side - the other foe will perform a sneak attack when you pass the doorstep. Deeper in the room, on your left, there are more enemies.

Enter the room and face two more opponents. You can turn right at the end of the corridor [1] or break the grate in front of you [2]. There is another foe on the other side. Defeat him and use the technical corridor. If you turn right immediately, you will find an elevator that will take you down. This way, you will unlock the shortcut to the Medical Station. If you move right, you can overcharge a cable, and thus open door on your left [3]. There is another technical corridor on the other side.

If you use it, you will end up in the location presented in the screenshot. There is an audiolog protected by two walking Rigs. Defeat them and move on the only available path. You will reach the place where you spotted the Creo worker the last time. Head to the Medical Station.

Rest and get back to the Exo-Lift, used as a shortcut to the upper floor. Defeat an enemy in the technical room and use another elevator, located in the corridor. You will notice the Creo worker once more. Walk around the device, and use the technical corridor on the left. Next to the entrance, you will come across an opponent that you should eliminate as soon as possible.

Downstairs, there is a human enemy and two machines with containers. They won't appear, unless you open the door (need to interact with the only available spot in the area). Jump out of the technical room and move left [1]. Defeat some enemies and you will get to another door that will take you directly to the main hall (and unlock another shortcut).

Get back to the place where you turned towards the Medical Station. At the end of the corridor, upstairs, you will find a wire that can be overcharged with your drone. Do it and open the door [2].

Deal with some enemies (including a drone) and get to the other part of the room. Go upstairs and defeat your opponents. Go down and locate a door by the platform. You should be able to activate them. There are some more enemies on the other side. Stick to the right side, and you will find a technical tunnel presented in the screenshot. Inside, there is a machine with a container. Defeat it and go to the Exo-Lift. Destroy the grate and jump down. You will face a walking Rig. Remember that you need to kill it twice.

Defeat it, exit through the window [1] and use the elevator [2] to reach the top level. You will face some more walking Rigs. Turn left, defeat a machine with a container and destroy the grate. Before you use it to exit the room, walk around the technical room. If you go right, you will find one of the best implants on this level. Collect it, get back to the grate and exit the room.

Mini boss and the exit

You will reach the area presented in the screenshot. Head towards the marked door. There is an elevator that will take you down. Furthermore, you will find a voice message, some enemies and a shortcut to the labs.

Access the restricted zone, avoid or defeat the first opponent and move forward. On the left, there is a door that will take you to the show room, and is a certain shortcut. Regain you strength and get back to the corridor, turn left, defeat your opponents and break boxes at the end. You will find an item. Open the door at the end of the corridor and use it.

You will get to a place presented in the screenshot. On the batten [1], there is an enemy that will block the way to lab 12. Inside, there is another one, and some passages that we will discuss later. On the lower level [2], there are two labs: 01 and 02. In total, there are five enemies in front of them. The door to lab 01 is locked but inside lab 02, there is a technical corridor on the right. Use it to access lab 01.

In lab 01, enemies won't attack you, until you break one of the cabinets. Thus, you can ignore them. Overcharge the circuit [1] on your left, open the door [2] and head towards the door on the right. It should be unlocked. Open it to face the mini boss. Watch out for a strike that is preceded by a slide. If you are not careful enough, a single blow can kill you. Remember that you can execute him.

Once the fight is over, use the door your enemy walked through, and move left. Go up and speak with Dr. Barrett.

Finish the conversation, get back to the main hall and you will realize that the exit door is unlocked. Inside, there are some Rigs and Security Guards. Defeat them and head towards the open door.