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Chapter 1 walkthrough

Spoilers. Hold, Remote, Press, Pump, Laser, vent around 120k, vault 0761, door at 1,000,000.

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1M Clicks To Escape Chapter 1 white room: red button pedestal, vault door, and 1,000,000 clicks to escape display

Chapter 1 walkthrough

White room to 1,000,000 clicks. Full spoilers for tools, stations, vent, and the Chapter 2 door.

White room, big red button, door at 1,000,000 clicks. Tools and stations unlock on the way.

First minutes

Game Master talks, door wants a million clicks. Mash the red button until your combo climbs. Button color shifts once the streak gets going, and you start landing double clicks.

When Tab unlocks the early shop, buy Hold and hold M1. Stop tap-spamming.

Open Codes on the left and redeem CHAPTER2 (printed in the experience description). Join the Click Dat Button group for the free auto clicker. You can lock in with up to three friends.

Hammers, Remote, drinks

First Gem buy is Toy Hammer. Energy Drinks fall from above; pick them with E and get back on the button. Take Hit Power on the hammer early if it shows up.

Walking for a drink, opening upgrades, or chucking a drink wrong can dump your streak. Buy Remote Control next. Early Remote hits land around 4 clicks, and you can use it from anywhere in the room without killing combo.

Fish Hammer hits harder (around 10 early) but you have to stand near the button. Jackhammer is late game for the steel wall. Skip tiny +1 upgrades on a tool you already own if Remote or a station would change the loop more.

Press, Pump, Laser, Golden Button

Unlock Hydraulic Press and install the auto presser. It slams while you click, but it does not hold your streak. Remote still covers movement. Put gems into slam speed and slam power when you can.

Pressure Pump unlocks around 30,000 total clicks. Install is often free. Pump it and stay out of the overheat zone.

Laser unlocks around 100,000. Heat climbs from about 2× to 4×, then cools for roughly 20 seconds. Fire it when buffs are up.

Golden Button fires about every 2 minutes with a short active stretch (around 10 seconds). Start the camera and lights 15 to 30 seconds before it pops so the multipliers stack.

Vent around 120k

Near 120,000 presses the objective opens a vent. Crouch with Ctrl, crawl in, rewire the main lights (check the panel for color order). Play the old tape if you want the lore.

Throw an Energy Drink at the camera for lights-out. That 5× window is shorter than a normal drink (often 30 to 50 seconds) but hits harder. Rewire comes back on cooldown for another pass.

Vault code is 0761. Camera boost and a plain drink can conflict; only one camera boost at a time.

Wall, steel, obby

Break the wall for the prisoners area. Jackhammer drills the steel wall into an obby with mines and checkpoints, then a Golden Buzzer side room. Side paths fill gems between stacks; they do not replace the 1M door.

Game Master deals are short challenges: 40 clicks in 30 seconds, 175 in 30 seconds, stand still. Read them before you accept. Fail one and you can get punished or shoved back. Shop click skips cost Robux; you do not need them for this route.

Push to 1,000,000

Late room is timing. Keep max combo on Remote, leave Press and Pump running, set lights and camera before Golden Button, then dump Laser into that same window. A full stack can cut a large chunk off the counter in one burst.

Hit 1,000,000 and the Chapter 2 door opens. Do not blow streak on tiny upgrades in the last stretch. Grab codes from the left panel again if you want gems before you walk through.

What wastes time

Skipping Remote means every drink kills combo. Missing the camera throw means you never see lights 5×. Dumping gems into +1 tool ticks instead of Press or Laser power stalls you. Robux minus-click packs are a shortcut, not the loop.

Stick to codes, group auto clicker, Remote, stations, then the vent stack. Jackhammer side stuff waits until the main counter is already moving.

FAQ

When does the Chapter 1 door open?

At 1,000,000 clicks.

What is the vault code?

0761.

Do stations keep my streak?

Hydraulic Press does not. Remote Control is how you move without dumping combo.

Is there a best upgrade order with prices?

Buy whatever changes the loop you are running, then compare clicks and gems over the same stretch of time.