The reservoir brings players through the mid levels of the tower. The enemies continue to get harder including the giant floaters and spider kings. The levels continue to become more intricate and longer, involving more work from Spangle.
A Shadows Tale Reservoir Walkthrough
21F – 23F
- Head to the left and pull the lever
- Drop down to the right and pull the next lever
- Kill the floater on your way to the left
- Continue left until the slider shows up, then move it to the left
- Jump to the platform and kill the floater
- Drop into the hole and duck, then move the slider to the right
- Jump up to the left and move the slider to the left to drop down
- Run to the left and move the slider back toward the center, then jump up to the left
- Hit the pyramid to activate the moving platform, ride it to the left
- Monitor Eye: jump off the platform to the left
- Climb the ladder and jump up the platforms, watch for the arrow shooter on the side of the first platform
- Use spangle to rotate the pipes on the right
- Walk forward to the pipe, rotate it, then walk forward and rotate it again
- Rotate it once more to block the spike shooters below you, then drop down and head to the right (spiders will continually spawn in this corridor so be careful)
- Rotate the pipes to the far right then jump up and enter the shadow Corridor
- Health Regen: to the right
- Drop down to the spiral and rotate left
- Jump down to the second spiral wary of the spikes and rotate left again
- Drop down and rotate right, then down and right again
- Rotate the last spiral left and you’ll fall to the exit
- Rotate the tubes to the right twice then jump across the platforms to the ladder
- Head to the right, kill the fliers and flip the two levers
- Monitor Eye: Continue right, then jump up onto the floating platform to the left and to the left again
- Continue left and pull the lever
- Drop down and pull only the left hand lever
- Head back right, jump onto the floating platform, then onto the higher platform and finally over to the right to kill the spiders and vortex
- Continue to the right, jump onto the pipes when they rotate and extend, wait in the middle, then jump to the next one
- Monitor Eye: on the platform to the far right
- Drop down and backtrack left to the lever area
- Hit the reset lever on the right
- Flip the two levers beneath the platform
- Jump up onto the higher platform and hit the switch
- Jump across the floating platforms to the left
- Kill the spiders and vortex
- Jump across the platforms to the left, avoid the buzz saw, then continue to the left
- Keep going left, avoiding/killing the shooters, then break down the shadow wall
- Climb the ladder to the exit
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- Jump across to the right and kill the spiders as you make your way up
- Monitor Eye: Kill the swarms and collect it at the top of this area
- Backtrack left
- Head left across the rotating extending pipe and kill the shooters
- Drop down and kill the ball thrower
- Memory: drop down in hole under the second pipe
- Cross the pipe to the left and climb the ladder
- Enter the shadow corridor
- Head to the right and move the slider one tick left, then jump up the platforms
- After going up three platforms move the slider to the right
- Jump up two more then center the slider and continue up
- Move the slider all the way to the left and jump up to the top and exit the corridor
- Head left and kill the swarms, then continue left until the slider appears
- Drag the slider down and drop
- Attack the pyramid then move the slider up
- Jump up the platforms, then drag the slider down once more
- Monitor Eye: Head left and drag the slider to the top
- Drag the slider back up and head all the way right
- Continue across the gap to the right until you reach the ladder with two blue shooters
- Stand at the foot of the ladder and drag the slider to the bottom
- Climb the ladder once the blue shooters are dead and head to the right
- Kill the shooters and spider king
- Monitor Eye: between the two shooters
- Break down the shadow wall to the right and climb the ladder to the exit
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- Head to the right and have Spangle move the pipes three times
- Jump up onto the platform to the right, then rotate the pipes again before jump atop them
- Head to the left and kill the floaters, then jump onto the platform
- Drag the slider up
- Jump to the right platform and move the slider down
- Hop over to the left all the way to the wall, move the slider up
- Flip the lever
- Get out of there and drop back to the bottom
- Head to the right onto the first pipe set you rotated and rotate the one to the upper right three times
- Jump across and climb to the top of it
- Monitor Eye: beneath the mechanism
- Jump through the open door to the right and kill the two circle shooter vortexes
- Drop through the floor trap and hit the lever to the right
- Memory: Hit the sphere to the right to open the far door and run past the saw blades
- Hit the sphere again to open the door and return the way you came
- Head back to the left and jump back up and around to where you fell
- This time jump onto the moving platform and ride it up
- Climb the ladder to the right and jump off to the left
- Monitor Eye: jump up onto the platforms above you
- Jump to the left then continue along the pipes
- Kill the fliers and spider on your way left
- When you reach the spikes on the left jump up and kill the floater then jump to the left
- Monitor Eye: continue all the way to the top left platform
- Kill the flier and rotate the pipe mechanism to the right twice
- Jump up onto the top and kill the floater
- Continue right and wait at the saw
- Move the pipes to the right once, then stand on the pipe closest to you and move it once more
- Jump up and enter the shadow corridor
- Head right and move the slider to the left
- Drop down and duck, then move the slider right
- Jump onto the platform on the right then move the slider left
- Jump across and climb the ladder, then jump across the right
- Move the slider right, then jump up onto the next platform and walk to the left
- Move the slider three ticks to the left then jump up once more
- Walk right to the exit
- Head right avoiding the flames and jump across to the lever, flip it
- Drop down then head to the right through the open door
- Ride the moving platform up then jump to the right
- Jump over the saw blades, kill the giant floater and continue to the right
- Break down the wall then climb the ladder to exit
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- Head to the left and jump onto the moving platform
- Ride the platform to the top and flip the lever
- Drop back onto the platform and enter the door that opens on the left
- Quickly hit the two spheres and run to the left across the floor trap and through the two open doorways
- Continue left into the shadow corridor
- Health Regen: to the right
- Enter the spiral and rotate left
- Head to the next spiral and have Spangle drop the wall on your left
- Rotate to the right, then drop down
- Go all the way to the right and raise the wall on the far right side
- Head back to the spiral and rotate right
- Drop down and across to the right
- Lower the wall on the right, and rotate right
- Drop down to exit
- Climb about half way up the ladder on the left, then rotate the pipes above you twice
- Jump up onto them, avoid the arrow shooter and stand on the center
- Move the pipes twice more, then jump across the long gap to the right
- Go right and drop into the hole, move the slider to the right
- Flip the lever
- Move the slider to the left and jump up
- Monitor Eye: climb the platforms to the top
- Monitor Eye: Drop down and to the right, move the machine twice
- Move the machine twice more
- Go right onto the machine and jump up to the right
- Jump between the saws and run all the way to the right wall
- Rotate the pipes (above you) twice
- Continue right and climb the ladder then jump back to the left
- Drop down and hit the pyramid
- Continue to the left through the door that opens
- Hit the sphere and run to the left through the door that opens
- Flip the lever and hit the sphere to exit
- Jump up and catch the platform, then jump to the right and hit the lever you passed earlier
- Jump onto the higher platforms and continue to the left past the flame spurts
- Move the slider to the left and jump up onto the platform
- Move the slider to the right and jump across the large gap to the left
- Move the slider left then jump up along the platforms
- Drag the slider to the right to bring the conveyor over
- Jump onto the platform and duck, then drag the slider to the left
- Head right and flip the lever
- Continue to the right through the open door
- Kill the two giant floaters and rollers that spawn
- Monitor Eye: to the right through the open door
- Head back to the left and drop down, then head right across the platforms you raised earlier
- Break down the shadow wall and climb the ladder to the exit
27F – 29F
- Head to the right and kill the spider, then jump on the moving platform
- Jump left and continue along the pipes
- Head into the lower area and kill the spider and roller to hit the sphere
- Backtrack to the right then jump to the upper level and through the newly opened door
- Climb up the ladder to the next area and kill the shooters
- Jump to the right onto the moving platform
- Monitor Eye: Jump off the moving platform to the left
- Get back on the platform and jump to the left onto the ladder
- Climb the ladder then jump to the right
- Continue to the right and ignore the sphere, kill the two giant fliers
- Backtrack and fall beneath the second moveable pipe, flip the lever
- Head back to the sphere and hit it, then go all the way right through the open door
- Jump up and flip the lever
- Drop down through the next area to the bottom avoiding the arrow shooters
- Kill the spider on the right and enter the corridor
- Health Regen: to the right
- Use the spiral to rotate right, jump up and rotate left
- Jump up again then rotate left, flip the lever
- Rotate back to the right
- Jump up onto the extended platform and make your way to the right past the flames
- Rotate left when the flame is off
- Run up to the last spiral and rotate left when the flames are down
- Flip the lever to the right then head back to the spiral
- Head left and climb the ladder then exit the corridor
- Go right and flip the lever
- Monitor Eye: Jump up to the higher platforms
- Head back to the left and backtrack all the way back to the start
- Memory: at the blue pillars drop down into the hole
- Head back up the moving platform then to the left
- Cross the trap floor to the open door
- Kill off the circle shooters and fliers as you continue to the left
- Flip the lever to the left and then head back to the right
- At the right raised platform jump up and to the right
- Flip the lever
- Jump back to the left onto the platform, then to the center platform
- Hit the pyramid then head back to the left and throw the first lever again
- Jump up onto the raised platform, then to the left onto the extended section
- Monitor Eye: continue to the left and kill the swarms
- Flip the lever beneath you once more, then head back to the right and jump onto the raised platform
- Jump to the right and break down the shadow wall
- Climb the ladder to the exit
30F
- Another elevator room
- Jump up to the left and climb the ladder to the next area
