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The Hollow Second Floor Challenge: Maze Entry, Pillar Puzzle, and Rewards

Complete The Hollow Second Floor Challenge by entering the theater maze, aligning the pillars to claim the relic, and returning to the elevator to earn the Witches Brew-nado badge and avatar item.

Complete The Hollow Second Floor Challenge by entering the theater maze, aligning the pillars to claim the relic, and returning to the elevator to earn the Witches Brew-nado badge and avatar item.

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To complete Floor 2 in The Hollow, enter the maze, solve the pillar puzzle, collect the relic, and escape by elevator to earn Witches Brew-nado.

Floor 2 is a maze-and-puzzle challenge inside The Hollow’s theater. Finding the relic is only part of the objective: you also have to bring it back safely.

Your reward comes after the escape, so keep going once the puzzle is solved. This guide covers the theater entrance, pillar alignment, and return journey with the relic.

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How to complete the second floor challenge in The Hollow

Reach the maze, solve the pillar puzzle for the relic, then escape through the return elevator.

1 – Reach Floor 2 and enter the maze

STEP 1/5

20%

Enter the theater

Cross the courtyard toward the theater and head straight through its entrance doors.

The Hollow theater entrance across the courtyard
The Hollow theater entrance across the courtyard · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 2/5

40%

Enter the elevator

Follow the lobby’s long red-carpeted hallway to the elevator at its far end. Step inside while the doors are open.

The elevator at the end of the red-carpeted hallway
The elevator at the end of the red-carpeted hallway · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 3/5

60%

Select Floor 2

Press 2 on the elevator’s control panel to ride to the second floor.

Select button 2 on the elevator panel
Select button 2 on the elevator panel · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 4/5

80%

Exit onto Floor 2

Wait for the doors to open, then walk out beneath the archway into the ornate, dark hallway with a doorway labeled Floor 2. The arrival foyer contains a portal.

The Floor 2 arrival doorway and instruction board
The Floor 2 arrival doorway and instruction board · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 5/5

100%

Enter the maze portal

Follow the connected circular rooms and corridors until you find the glowing purple doorway. Step through the portal to enter the maze.

The purple doorway leading into the maze
The purple doorway leading into the maze · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

2 – Find the puzzle room and collect the relic

STEP 1/3

33%

Find the puzzle room

Continue through the maze hallways until you reach the wooden stairs. Climb them to enter the room with the glowing pillars.

The glowing pillars inside the puzzle room
The glowing pillars inside the puzzle room · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 2/3

67%

Solve the pillar puzzle

Interact with each pillar to rotate it. The pillars display bat and ghost symbols; turn every bat symbol toward the marked pattern in the center to complete the alignment. The puzzle counter displays 5 turns left.

The bat and ghost symbols on the puzzle pillars
The bat and ghost symbols on the puzzle pillars · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 3/3

100%

Take the relic

Completing the puzzle activates the lever and equips the relic in your hand. Once you’re holding it, begin the return journey.

The relic equipped after the puzzle is solved
The relic equipped after the puzzle is solved · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

3 – Escape with the relic and claim Witches Brew-nado

STEP 1/4

25%

Escape through the maze

Keep the relic with you as you sprint down the stairs and retrace the maze corridors to the exit portal. Pass through it to return to the theater.

STEP 2/4

50%

Evade the entity

Run through the circular halls toward the elevator entrance while avoiding the patrolling monster. The entity can chase you during this return journey.

The return hallway while carrying the relic
The return hallway while carrying the relic · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 3/4

75%

Board the escape elevator

Look for the elevator doorway filled with glowing purple particles and step inside. Entering secures the relic and returns you to the lobby.

The escape elevator filled with purple particles
The escape elevator filled with purple particles · Screenshot by NerdsChalk
STEP 4/4

100%

Claim your reward

Arrive back in the lobby to receive your challenge reward.

Don’t miss thisTurns remainingFinish aligning the pillars before your available turns run outWatch the remaining-turn counter while you solve the puzzle.

A successful return awards both the Witches Brew-nado badge and the Witches Brew-nado avatar item. The challenge is complete once you’re safely back in the lobby.

The Witches Brew-nado badge award notification
The Witches Brew-nado badge award notification · Screenshot by NerdsChalk

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