You are a small, round being that emerges from a flower in the world ofAnimal Well. As you explore the map of this metroidvania adventure, you’ll find yourself discovering different biomes filled with all sorts of wild life. You’ll also find puzzles to solve and secret pathways to discover all over the dimension.

Some puzzles you may come across on your adventure will not be solvable using sheer wit. You may need to acquire a specific tool beforehand to clear them. There are key items that you can acquire throughout your journey, and these can be used to solve certain puzzles. One of these items is the Remote.

How To Find The S Medal

To get to the area with the Remote,you’ll first need to acquire an S medal. This can be found in the upper right region on theMap.

Head to where theGreen Chameleon bosscan be found. You can only find the S medal, when the boss is gone. In the spot that the Green Chameleon was standing, you’ll find that there’s an area in its place.

Go through, and you’ll see a chest.Open the chestto find the S medal inside.

Once you have the S medal,make your way to the lower left area of your map. The slot for the S medal can be found there.

An easy way to get to the S medal area is touse theAnimal Flute. Play the notes→ → ← ← ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑in order tofast travel to the warp hub.

Then,go through the Squirrel headon the lower left. This will take you back to your initial spawn point.

How To Get The Remote

Once you’ve opened up the next area after placing the S medal in the slot,head east. You’ll see a puzzle below you and two ladders that can take you to a lower level.

Go down the ladders, and you’ll find yourself in a large room with a large Snake lurking around. The Snake can go across the entire room, andit will go after you when it sees you.

The Snake will not eat youwhen it reaches you. It will push you, andit has the ability to crush youif you get stuck in between its head and a solid surface.

The Remote can be found through theentrance at the opposite end of the room. There’s a lantern on the left, illuminating the exact spot.

You’ll need tohop down to the ground, thenlead the Snake to the left. Once you get underneath the ledge,hop on top of the Snake’s head when it comes close to you. It will push you upward, and you’ll be able to hop onto the ledge.

Make sure that youdon’t lead the Snake into hitting its own body. This will cause it to die, but it will pop up from the ground again after a short time.

Go west, and you’ll find yourself in a room with a chest. There’s a hummingbird here, and it’ll peck at your bubbles made with the Bubble Wand. You won’t be able to use it to get around in this room.

Go all the way to where the chest is, thenopen it. You’ll find theRemoteinside.

How To Use The Remote

The Remote can be used toswitch between puzzle blocks. This will allow you to get to previously unreachable areas. You can alsouse it to make platformsthat you can hop on to make it across different obstacles.

To equip it,scroll through your tools using ‘L1’ or ‘R1’. You can alsoopen your inventory and select itfrom that menu.

The Remote doesn’t work on all puzzle blocks.You may need to use a lever if your Remote does not activateor deactivate anything in the area.

How To Solve The Snake Puzzle

The Snake room beside the Remote’s location is actually a puzzlewhere you need the Remote.

In the upper left corner of the room,there is a chest sitting behind a barrier. To open the barrier,the Snake needs to eat the four fruitsfound in four different spots of the room.

You cantake control of the Snake’s movements using the Remote. Activate it bypressing your tool key, thenyou’ll hear a sound cueindicating that the Snake is in your control.

The eyes of the Snake will turn redwhen you are able to control it. Otherwise,its eyes will be white.

Use your directional buttons or your joystick to direct the Snakewhere you want it to go.Make sure its head is pointing towards the fruityou’d like for it to eat, then have it head in that direction.

Avoid leading the Snake to a solid surfacewhere it cannot turn away. It will end up dying if you don’t leave it any room.

Once you solve the puzzle, the barrier will unlock.Open the chest behind itto find anIridescent Egginside.

How To Solve The Remote Puzzle

Above the Snake room is another room that requires the Remote. On the ground below you are shadow monsters that will damage you should you fall into them.

You canuse yourLanternto dispel the darknesscaused by the shadow monsters, and they won’t be able to damage you.

You’ll need totime the activation of your Remote so that you may make it acrossfrom platform to platform. Most of your movement will require you tohop towards the next platform, then instantly activate your Remote.

The only time this is different is whenyou face the vertical pillar in the upper sectionof the room.

You’ll need tohop to the next platform, and theninstantly activate your Remote twice. This will cause the pillar to disappear, and then the next platform to reappear right away.

Go towards the ladderin the upper left corner of the room, thenhead up.

The next area has another puzzle requiring your Remote.You’ll need to get on the moving platforms, and thenuse your Remote to unblock the pathahead of you as you near them.

The highest moving platform will require you tohop between the two pillars on the left constantly, until the platform can make it to the left section of the room. Once you can reach it,hop onto it and let it take you to the cheston the right.