Even the controls in Contempt can be a bit of a headache at times, especially when it comes to working out how to heal.
Even if you know the correct button to do it on PC and Xbox, you still need to find a specific item in order to gain the ability to heal in Scorn.
We’ve detailed exactly what act you heal with the item, as well as how to heal once you get it. If you need help with the main Scorn puzzles, we have pages on the Act 1 Egg Puzzle, the Act 2 Spinning Circle Puzzle, the Act 3 Yellow Lights Puzzle and a boss guide for Act 5.
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How to get more health in Scorn
You can’t heal until you solve the spinning circle puzzles in Scorn’s Act 2, then enter the next part of the building using your new one-light key.
After entering this building you will pass through the same area in Act 1, only the place appears to be falling apart. Follow the path until you find another door locked with a light and use your key on it.
Keep exploring and when you go down an elevator look directly opposite at a station with a traffic light and three red tubes above it – it’s a healing station.
When you interact with the healing station, you insert a crab-like device into it, and the station injects what looks like blood into its holes. Each red orb that forms on this crab-like device represents a health bar that you can recover by using it.
By holding down the correct button, you can now heal yourself in Scorn.
Need help surviving the horrific alien world of Scorn? We have pages on how to heal, as well as solutions for the egg puzzle in act 1, spinning circle puzzles in act 2, yellow light puzzles in act 3, and the best strategy to defeat the grenade launcher boss in Act 5.
How to Heal in Scorn
Once you’ve found your first healing station and have at least one red orb on your crab-shaped healing device, all you need to do is hold RB on Xbox controllers or ‘E’ on PC to heal in Scorn. Typing won’t work, so be sure to hold down the button.
Your character will then transfer the blood from the crab-like device into your own arm, recovering a maximum of two health bars at a time.
You can see how much life you and your crab have left in the top left of the screen while healing. Your health is represented by the bars and the red circles indicate the number of red healing orbs on your healing crab.
If you ever forget any of Scorn’s commands, you can always pause the game for a quick reminder.
Also, if you run out of red healing orbs, you’ll need to find more healing stations to refill your crab. These tend to be hidden in option rooms, so be sure to try to fully explore an area if you find yourself at low health.
Good luck with the rest of Scorn!
