Outlast 2 Walkthrough | Genesis Pt. 6 – Heretic Caves

Take a short detour to the Heretic Caves of Outlast 2 in this quickie section.

There’s not much to do in the Heretic Caves, but there is something cool to see — a giant heretic edifice. This strange statue looms large over a sacrificial altar. You’ll find a note, but no true enemies.

This is just a short connection, sending Blake out of the fields and straight into the Temple Gate Town Square. That’s when things get really hairy.

Survive the opening hours with The Escapist’s Outlast 2 Beginner’s Guide, with 11 tips to help you escape the citizens of Temple Gate.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Genesis

• Genesis Pt. 1: The Nightmare
• Genesis Pt. 2: The Crash
• Genesis Pt. 3: The Compound
• Genesis Pt. 4: Saint Sybil School
• Genesis Pt. 5: The Fields
• Genesis Pt. 6: Heretic Cave
• Genesis Pt. 7: Temple Gate Town Square
• Genesis Pt. 8: Jessica’s Death
• Genesis Pt. 9: The Chapel
• Genesis Pt. 10: The Road to the Mine
• Genesis Pt. 11: Inner Demon

Chapter 2: Job

• Job Pt. 1: The Scalled
• Job Pt. 2: St. Sybils Administration
• Job Pt. 3: Golgotha
• Job Pt. 4: A Call for Help
• Job Pt. 5: The Last Supper
• Job Pt. 6: The School Roof

Chapter 3: Lamentations

• Lamentations Pt. 1: The Lake
• Lamentations Pt. 2: Raining Blood

Chapter 4: Judges

• Judges Pt. 1: Welcome
• Judges Pt. 2: Computer Lab
• Judges Pt. 3: The Ascension
• Judges Pt. 4: The Library
• Judges Pt. 5: Black Against the Machine
• Judges Pt. 6: Murder Before Suicide
• Judges Pt. 7: King of the Hill

Chapter 5: Leviticus

• Leviticus Pt. 1: The Descent
• Leviticus Pt. 2: Vals Rebirth
• Leviticus Pt. 1: Father Loutermilch

Chapter 6: Revelations

• Revelations: The Apocalypse Ending

Genesis Pt. 6: Heretic Caves

Finally free of the cornfields, you’ll reach a short section of safety. Head down the hill path and into the canyon below. On the left, look for bloody handprints and jump up onto the ledge, then shimmy across the narrow path to reach the cavern interior. Crawl through and you’ll reach a very strange altar deep in the caves.

• This is the eponymous “Heretic Caves” — you’ll find bloody corpses strewn about the chamber, and human sacrifice underneath the massive statue. Don’t miss the note in this area. It won’t explain much, but it helps provide context to the heretic ritual.

Grab the battery near the heretic sacrificial altar, next to the most intact corpse, and then hop across the gap. Climb up and exit through the cavern to get a good view of the town in the far distance. Take the mountain path down to the river and enter the open doorway to the cellar passage.

Find the next part of our Outlast 2 walkthrough in the Table of Contents above.