RUN CHECK
How close are you to the safe threshold?
Enter the total shown in the bottom-left of the Artefacts menu.
SAFE PROTOCOL
Four habits that protect the run
The game provides 35 points of margin; you do not need a perfect 200.
- 01Confirm the checkpoint
After a point pickup, continue until the next autosave/checkpoint before quitting or deliberately reloading.
- 02Recollect after a death
If death returns you to a point before the pickup, assume it was not saved and verify the total again.
- 03Audit each chapter while still in it
If you miss a large batch, correcting it immediately is safer than expecting a later replay to combine totals.
- 04Stop worrying at 165
The extra 35 are margin. Once all six branches are fully purchased, ordinary cleanup can continue separately.
WHY 165
Six branches, rising costs
Each branch includes its first skill plus two sub-skills; buying only the top tile is not enough.
VERSION FIREWALL
Launch-build behavior · checked 29 Aug 2026
The 165/200 threshold, six branches, checkpoint behavior and Chapter Select limitation are corroborated by PowerPyx and PlayStationTrophies launch roadmaps. Patch number remains unknown, so this page records a verification date instead of claiming permanent behavior.