Aisles of the Locust Final Chase: How to Survive and Reach the Loading Dock

The final chase is a scripted sprint that ends the run: the moment you enter the last corridor — right after the access card has opened the maintenance corridors — the Locust comes after you through collapsing hallways, and you finish by sliding past the closing security gate at the loading dock. Because the chase is scripted and fast, there are no directions you can read while it happens; the one thing it demands is that you already know where you're running. Hesitating mid-chase to work out your next turn is the most common way to get caught at the very end. So the practical answer here is preparation: know the trigger, know the endpoint, and know your route before you step through.

Where the final chase starts

The trigger chain begins on the retail floor. The access card is hidden behind the customer service desk — grab it during a gap in the Locust's patrol rather than forcing it while its loop still covers that corridor. Take the card back to the staff door to override the electronic lock, and the maintenance corridors open. Entering the last corridor is the chase trigger: step in and the pursuit begins immediately, with the Locust on you through the hallways.

If you need the run up to this point in full detail — where to search, how the staff side is laid out — the complete Aisles of the Locust walkthrough covers it step by step.

How the chase ends

The run finishes at the loading dock. The security gate there is closing as you arrive, and sliding past it is what completes the game — that's the success state, so treat the dock as your single destination from the moment the chase starts. Everything between the last corridor and the dock is collapsing hallways and a fast pursuer behind you.

Prepare before you enter the last corridor

Since the chase can't be navigated on the fly, do the navigation homework earlier in the run. While you're collecting the card and working through the store, make a point of learning the back corridors you'll be sprinting through later — the map and the maintenance corridors page break that area down. The game sits closer to medium than hardcore difficulty, and a careful run should take somewhere around ten minutes once you know the store layout, so a scouting pass through the staff side is cheap insurance for the finale.

How runs fail here

The documented failure at this stage is hesitation: stopping mid-chase to figure out where to turn is the most common way to get caught at the very end. Decide your direction before you enter the last corridor, and once the chase starts, keep moving.

The other mistakes that matter around the finale happen just before it:

• 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 by sight and light exposure, so keep the flashlight off whenever the Locust is nearby. That rule is documented for the run as a whole; whether light matters inside the scripted chase itself is not established. The Locust guide covers its tracking in detail.
• Sprinting down the main central corridor. It's the most exposed path in the entire store and gives the Locust a clean line of sight.
• Grabbing the access card while the patrol still covers that corridor. Wait for the gap in its loop instead of forcing it.

None of these lose the chase directly — they lose the run before the chase starts, which is why players never get to the dock at all.

Movement tips players report

Player comments on Locust chase clips repeat a few consistent habits: cut hard left or right to break the pursuer's line, don't run in a straight line, keep facing forward instead of looking back, and mind the stamina bar, which players say limits how long you can sprint. Treat these as player reports, not confirmed mechanics — they come from viewers rather than the developer, and they aren't verified for the scripted final chase specifically. If the chase keeps catching you, they're the cheapest things to try on your next attempt.

The full sequence, start to finish

1. During a normal run, learn the maintenance corridors so the collapsing hallways hold no surprises.
2. Pick up the access card behind the customer service desk during a gap in the patrol.
3. Use it on the staff door to override the electronic lock and open the maintenance corridors.
4. Enter the last corridor only when you already know where you're running — the chase starts the moment you do.
5. Outrun the Locust through the collapsing hallways without stopping to navigate.
6. Slide past the closing security gate at the loading dock to finish the run.

For the store layout, item locations, and everything before the last corridor, the full Aisles of the Locust walkthrough picks the run up from the start, and the loading dock page covers the escape endpoint in more detail.