Afraid Monkeys Level 1 Walkthrough

Level 1 Layout Overview

After descending from the lobby through the rusty pipe entrance, you emerge into Level 1 鈥?the first major facility floor. A Scrap Recycler usually sits near the first junction. Memorize its location because you will return here repeatedly to cash in gears and pipes before pushing deeper.

Level 1 splits into multiple corridors. One path leads toward the Level 2 door requiring a keycard found on this same floor. Another path eventually connects toward storage doors that remain locked until you obtain keys from later levels. The facility map overview helps visualize how Level 1 connects to parking garage areas on Level 2.

Finding the Level 2 Keycard

The Level 2 keycard is the most searched item on Level 1. From the first Scrap Recycler near the lobby pipe exit, take a left turn at the junction. Continue right, then left, then left again to reach the room containing the keycard on a table or floor spawn. This route is consistent across community walkthroughs and YouTube guides.

Once picked up, backtrack carefully to the Level 2 door scanner. Chainsaw Hands patrols nearby 鈥?if you hear mechanical buzzing, reverse direction immediately. Many players die with the keycard in hand because they sprint directly through its patrol cone. Consider buying the Radar item from the lobby shop before attempting this run.

1. Enter Level 1 from the lobby pipe
2. Left at first recycler junction
3. Right, left, left to keycard room
4. Return to Level 2 door and scan

Scrap Farming on Level 1

Level 1 debris piles spawn screws, pipes, boxes, and occasionally high-value gears. Prioritize gears worth seven credits each 鈥?see our complete scrap values table for every item type. Sell frequently at the recycler; death strips your inventory but preserves banked credits.

A profitable loop: enter Level 1, sweep the irradiated debris side rooms away from Chainsaw Hands patrol, return to recycler, repeat until you afford the Radar at fifty credits. This loop is the economic foundation of Afraid Monkeys and remains relevant even after unlocking Level 2.

Avoiding Chainsaw Hands

Chainsaw Hands is a white ape with chainsaw attachments that deals instant kills on contact. It patrols Level 1 exclusively and will not chase you into the lobby safe zone. Learn its audio cue 鈥?a distinct mechanical whir 鈥?and never face-check corners without an escape route mapped behind you.

Detailed behavior, patrol boundaries, and counterplay options are documented in our Chainsaw Hands enemy page. Grenades and molotovs can stall it briefly, but avoidance remains the optimal strategy for credit-efficient runs.

Level 1 Progression Checklist

Before leaving Level 1 for good, confirm you have: opened the Level 2 door at least once, sold enough scrap for one shop item, and noted the storage door location for future keycard backtracking. Use our progression checklist tool to track these milestones locally in your browser.

Next, continue to Level 1.5 if your server build includes the transition update, or proceed directly to Level 2 for parking garage content and the storage keycard hunt.