Aisles Of The Locust Loading Dock: How to Reach the Final Exit and Finish the Escape

If you're looking for the Aisles of the Locust exit, this is it: the loading dock is the final destination of the entire escape route. The documented walkthrough runs from the parking lot all the way to this one spot, and the run finishes when you slide past the loading dock's closing security gate. Everything before that gate is about getting there safely — the only documented way in is through the scripted chase in the last corridor, with the Locust behind you the whole way.

Where the loading dock is

The loading dock is the ninth and last step of the escape route. In order, the run moves from the parking lot through the store, past the staff back rooms and the maintenance corridors, and ends at the dock. Its identifying landmark is the closing security gate — that gate is the finish line, and it's what you'll recognize when the chase spits you out at the endpoint.

The documented route reaches the dock only at the end: it's the endpoint of the final chase, not a stop you detour to early in the run. For the store's overall geography, the Aisles Of The Locust map covers the locations; the dock's role is simpler — it's where the escape ends.

How to reach the loading dock

The late route that leads to the dock breaks down like this:

1. Find the locked staff entrance in the deep aisles. It needs a specific item to open and becomes your objective once the Locust shows up.
2. Grab the access card tucked behind the customer service desk. Time your approach for when the Locust's patrol has moved away from that corridor — forcing the grab while the patrol still covers it is a listed mistake. The Aisles Of The Locust access card page covers the key item in detail.
3. Bring the card back to the staff door to override the electronic lock. That opens the maintenance corridors toward the final stretch — see Aisles Of The Locust maintenance corridors and Aisles Of The Locust staff area.
4. Enter the last corridor. That's what triggers the final chase, which carries you to the loading dock.

If you haven't unlocked the back rooms yet, start from the Aisles Of The Locust walkthrough, which covers every step from spawn.

The final chase to the dock

Entering the last corridor triggers a scripted chase: the Locust pursues you through collapsing hallways, and the encounter assumes you already know where you're running. Hesitating mid-chase to figure out where to turn is the most common way to get caught at the very end — so go in confident in the layout rather than working it out on the fly.

The Locust hunts by sight and light exposure, so keep the flashlight off whenever it's nearby. The Aisles Of The Locust locust guide breaks down how it tracks you, and the Aisles Of The Locust flashlight page covers the battery discipline that matters most in the dark back stretch. The chase route itself lives on the Aisles Of The Locust final chase page.

How the escape completes

The escape ends at the gate. The documented finishing action is to slide past the closing security gate at the loading dock — that action finishes the run. That's the whole completion: survive the chase to the dock, get past the gate as it's closing, and the escape is done.

Last-step mistakes to avoid

• Entering the final corridor before you're confident in the layout. The chase is scripted and fast, and hesitating mid-chase to work out a turn is the most common way to get caught at the very end.
• Leaving your flashlight on by default. It drains in the deep aisles, and it's how the Locust spots you in the first place — it tracks sight and light exposure, so flip it off whenever the Locust is close.
• Sprinting down the main central corridor. It's the most exposed path in the entire store and hands the Locust a clean line of sight.

How long the run takes

Difficulty-wise, the escape sits closer to medium than hardcore. A careful first run should land somewhere around ten minutes once you know the store layout — treat that as a ballpark, not a guaranteed timer. Patience is what gets you to the dock: flashlight discipline, tracking the Locust's patrol before committing, and using the shelving units as cover instead of trying to outrun a sight-based hunter in the open make the ten-minute run to the loading dock very manageable.