Recover Hands — Circus Walkthrough

The short version

The Hands sense is recovered in the Circus, reached by riding the striped carriage from Green Hills. It mixes carnival minigames with a stealth section and a steady-hand "operation" puzzle.

One of three sense-recovery areas; do it in any order with Mouth and Eyes.

Step 1: enter the circus

Ride the red-and-white striped carriage to the circus. Walk to the large clown head with a yellow button beside it. Step on the button and press SPACEBAR at the highest point, then step through the center hazard-striped door.

Step 2: the dark room and ropes

Inside, walk toward a hanging rope that appears and disappears. Keep moving and avoid the monster; the exit unlocks. Then go left into the tent with the arrow and take the train.

Step 3: the train ride

Drive the train and use the keys to move along the track, pressing SPACEBAR to jump. Avoid boxes; when the floor lights green, move to that track. Jumping forward is usually the safest option.

Step 4: the doodle maze

After the train you reach a black-and-white room — the invisible maze. The maze itself is unseen; click around the floor and small animations reveal arrows showing the correct direction. Follow those clues to the end to obtain your Hands.

Step 5: whack-a-mole and the scalpel

Back near the crowd, a clown whack-a-mole game opens. Sit in each colored chair in the grey tent and watch the movies; whack the clowns who "died" (Red, Yellow, Pink, Purple) until they turn to graves. From the right whacks you collect the Scalpel.

Take the Scalpel to the Medical Tent and use it on the figure in a steady-hand "Operation" course (like the old game). Clear all three courses to earn the Red Ball.

Extra: across from the Med Tent is a gunslinger cabin — grab the gun and win the shooting minigame for a Skateboard.

After Hands

With Mouth, Eyes, and Hands recovered, the three major chapters open. See the full walkthrough overview for what comes next, and the items and tools guide for what the Red Ball and Scalpel are used for later.