Chapter 6: Captain Marley’s retreat
The abandoned resort combines locked buildings, an arcade, souvenir tasks and an island crossing. This guide separates the story route from optional achievement conditions.


Resort route reported by player guides
- Take a day ticket at the entrance booth. Squeeze through the narrow gap on the right.
- Turn left into the captain’s galley, then take the stairs into the nightmare.
- Cross the floor gap with the plank. Pick up the bolt cutters. Open the balcony lock and take the ladder.
- Cut the arcade lock and restore power with the lever. Play Guardian Lord for the journal objective; Epic’s achievement requires beating the high score, not merely playing.
- Use the cutters at the souvenir shop. The mascot ticket is on a shelf by the parrot.
- Leave through the parrot door to the dock. Unlock the dock and take the boat to the island.
- Photograph during the crossing to enter the flashback. After it returns to the present, carve the tree. The carving corresponds to Have a Swantastic Day in Epic’s list.
Achievements on this stop
For Bowside 360, rotate the boat through a full circle. Scallyrat Roberts concerns the resort’s collapse, not meeting a named man. The Plundered Plumage concerns Marley’s bobblehead, not a lighthouse bird nest.
KosGames reports the bobblehead on a table behind a lock near the park entrance, and fetch sticks near the cannon. Those are player-reported locations. Inspect them before boarding; a verified map of all resort notes is not provided here.
Questions
Do I need the arcade high score to progress?
Into Indie Games says the story objective completes even without beating the score. Epic’s Guardian Lord achievement separately requires the high score. Do not confuse progression with an achievement unlock.
Keep going
Sources
- S6: Steam achievements — Forever Ago
- E1: Epic Games Store — official resort achievement goals
- W1: Forever Ago Wiki — resort building route
- W5: Into Indie Games — arcade objective and island route
- K1: KosGames — bobblehead, cannon sticks and optional tasks
Facts on this page were checked on 2026-10-14. Prices and scores move; the date above is the collection date.