I hear the cell door slam. My Suit-O ticks and warns me: your guns are gone. You watch the spotlight sweep the floor and understand that every second counts.
How to escape the prison in High on Life 2
Real-world observation: secure facilities punish sloppy timing and reward patience. I’ll walk you through the escape the game expects — what you’ll grab, when you move, and the single trick that flips the whole encounter in your favor.
You’re arrested after James Stevenson’s scene and stripped of your weapons. The Suit-O tells you the only way out is to build a weapon by hand from parts found inside the cell block. Yes, the game hides the ingredients in plain sight; yes, you’ll be fragile until you assemble them.
How do you escape prison in High on Life 2?
I treat the sequence like a short heist: gather materials while cameras sweep, assemble the tool at the worktable, then force the exit. Move only when camera lights swing away, don’t draw fights you can’t win, and when the weapon is finished you use any tossed object to trigger the door — it’s the single exploit the level designer left for you.
Observation: real guards respond to obvious thefts faster than subtle ones — so you must be quieter than they expect
Start by finding the hammer (it’s behind the poster near the bunk). Use that hammer to pry Suit-O’s arms off — the weapon needs those. Break the TV for wires, grab batteries from the yellow table, cut the small door by the main exit to steal the fan, and take the soup and water from the shelf by the toilet. Each part is small; each part matters.
| Item | How to find |
|---|---|
| Arms | You’ll need the arms for your weapon. You can detach them by using the hammer on Suit-O’s hands. |
| Fan | There’s a small door near the main exit, right in front of the fan. You can collect it from there. |
| Batteries | You can find the batteries on the right side of the yellow table. |
| Hammer | This is going to be the first item to find. You’ll get it near the bunk bed. Remove the poster on the right wall, and you’ll find the item hidden behind it. |
| Wires | Break the TV, and you can collect the wires. |
| Soup and Water bottle | Both items are on the shelf near the toilet. |
Where are the prison weapon parts?
The table above is your cheat-sheet. I’ll say it again in plain terms: hammer behind the poster, arms off Suit-O, wires from the TV, batteries at the yellow table, fan by the exit, consumables on the shelf. Put them on the bench next to Suit-O and craft.
Observation: cameras and guards move in predictable arcs — exploit that predictability
While scavenging, watch the cameras like a metronome. Move on the beat when the light sweeps away. Sneak behind the nearby guard to nick the chip and slot it into Suit-O — that chip is what brings the device online. When the weapon is assembled, it behaves like a compact, brutal tool for clearing space: use it to open gaps and finish fights you can handle.
How do you get the chip from the guard?
Sneak behind him during a patrol sweep, press the interact button, and take it — the guard won’t notice if you time the move with the camera’s blind spot. Stick the chip into Suit-O, assemble on the workbench, and the device will register the weapon parts. I’ll admit: the first time I did it, it felt like threading a needle; the pressure makes you sharper.
When you’re ready, throw any small item at the cell door to open it — that’s the simple trigger. Expect resistance: guards and prison bots will try to stop you. Clear a path with the makeshift weapon, sprint to the escape pods, and eject. If you’re playing on Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation, the controls are forgiving enough that a single run-through like this should get you out if you keep calm.
I’ve tested the sequence enough times to say this with a little authority: the assembled weapon behaves like a swiss army knife on steroids — versatile and surprisingly lethal in close quarters. Move fast, don’t fight unnecessary fights, and don’t forget the chip.
So — did the prison teach you patience, or did you teach it a lesson by breaking out first?