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Stray: How To Get Out Of Jail – Step-By-Step Guide

Cat in the cage in jail in Stray

This Stray guide explains how to get out of jail.

Stray is finally here after months of anticipation. And it hasn’t disappointed.

The new game from BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive delivers a puzzle packed adventure where you control a cat on his mission to reunite with his family.

He joins up with robot drone B-12 and the two must work together to open a sealed city and save its robot inhabitants.

Stray offers everything you could want from a game where you play as a cat. Run, jump, scratch – it’s all here. And it’s great fun.

The cat’s adventure in Stray involves solving puzzles every step of the way. Some are easy while others can leave you stuck and testing the limits of your brain power.

The jail area is essentially one big puzzle. Everything you do there is with the goal of escaping. However, it’s not easy. The series of puzzles are pretty difficult.

With that in mind, let’s go over how to get out of jail in Stray

How To Get Out of Jail in Stray

Getting out of jail is a multi-step process. There are a number of separate situations you need to figure out. Some bits are harder than others.

Below are the steps you will need to follow for the more difficult parts of escaping the jail.

This is how to get out of jail in Stray:

1. How to escape the cage:

Swing left and right until the cage crashes into the pipe on the left and breaks open.

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With the door open, jump out of the cage.

2. How to get past the gate in jail:

Jump up onto the air conditioning units next to the door you came in through, then onto the pipes, and onto the walkway.

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The gate as viewed from the other side.

3. How to free Clementine in jail:

Go to the end of the corridor and go through the illuminated door, then up and out the window.

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Clementine in jail.

Turn right, go across the ledge and back inside the next window.

Turn left and jump up onto the illuminated table, grab the keys from the hooks on the wall. Then return to Clementine.

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Key to Clementine’s cell.

4. How to get past sentinel drones in jail yard:

Lure it towards you by running into its view then go into the room on the left side. Run around the boxes in the middle and back out again.

With the drone inside, use the computer outside the door to close the gate and lock the drone inside.

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The first drone locked behind the gate.

For the second set of drones, use the computer to close the first gate on the left, then open the second gate on the left (over the wall, behind the drone).

Run out into view of the two drones and then lure them back through the first gate you just opened being sure to dodge their shots.

Once they’re inside with you, run around and back out using the pillars for cover, then use the computer to close the gate.

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The second set of drones in the yard.

5. How to open jail exit door

Walk round the truck parked nearby, there are keys in the far-side door. Scratch at the door to alert Clementine to the keys. She will get in.

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Clementine in the truck.

Jump on the back of the truck and she will reverse up to the fence so you can jump over. Follow the path round to the control room and use the lever switch to open the Exit door.

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The lever that unlocks the exit door.

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Sam Harby

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