The Hollow Floor 8 Relic Guide: Puzzle Location, How to Get, and Rewards

QUICK ANSWER
To get the Floor 8 relic in The Hollow, place a table item on its matching pedestal, then escape through the elevator portal.

The Floor 8 relic comes from an item-placement puzzle inside the theater in The Hollow. A lantern and a potion are available on the puzzle table.

Completing the run also earns you an avatar item. This guide covers reaching the puzzle room, finding the pedestal matching the item you carry and returning to the lobby.

puzzle locationTheater, Floor 8table itemsLantern and potioncompletion rewardRotten Pumpkin avatar item

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How to get the Floor 8 relic in The Hollow
Part 1 – Reach the Floor 8 puzzle room
Part 2 – Carry the item to its matching pedestal
Part 3 – Escape through the elevator portal

How to get the Floor 8 relic in The Hollow

Reach the puzzle room, carry an item to its matching pedestal, then return through the elevator portal.

Part 1 – Reach the Floor 8 puzzle room

STEP 1

Enter the theater elevator

Go through the theater entrance and follow the hallway into the open elevator.

Follow the theater hallway to the open elevator · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

STEP 2

Select Floor 8

Press 8 on the elevator keypad to descend to Floor 8.

Select the elevator button marked 8 · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

STEP 3

Wait for the doors to open

Stay inside while the dialogue plays, and wait for the elevator doors to open at your destination.

STEP 4

Enter the maze portal

Leave the elevator and continue along the hallway. Pass through the shimmering portal to enter the maze. A glowing portal sits beneath the Floor 8 sign.

The glowing portal beneath the Floor 8 sign · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

Part 2 – Carry the item to its matching pedestal

STEP 5

Take an item from the table

Approach the puzzle table and press E to pick up an item. The lantern’s interaction prompt reads Take.

Use the Take interaction at the puzzle table · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

STEP 6

Carry the item through the corridors

Bring the object through the theater maze’s corridors toward its designated position. You can move through the maze while holding the potion.

Carry the potion through the maze corridors · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

STEP 7

Place the item on its matching pedestal

Find the pedestal corresponding to the object you’re carrying and place it on top to obtain the relic. For the potion, look for the glowing pedestal that matches the bottle’s shape. An arrow indicates the glowing pedestal.

Match the potion to the glowing bottle-shaped pedestal · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

Part 3 – Escape through the elevator portal

STEP 8

Return to the lobby

Retrace your path through the maze to the elevator. Enter the glowing purple static portal filling its doorway to return to the lobby.

Enter the purple exit portal in the elevator doorway · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

QUICK WIN

Look for Puzzle Reward on the completion notification to identify your prize.

The AVATAR ITEM OBTAINED banner names Rotten Pumpkin. That’s your avatar item reward for completing the Floor 8 run. A Badge Awarded notification also appears for the Rotten Pumpkin badge.

Don’t miss thisKeep clear of the patrolling monster while carrying itemsIt can lurk in a doorway ahead along your route.

The Rotten Pumpkin avatar item acquisition banner · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

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