How do you save Jacob The Quarry chapter 8?

During Chapter 8, as Laura and Ryan go exploring the old Hackett house and the mine underneath it, you’ll eventually come across Jacob in an electrified cage (if he hadn’t died before this). This guide will explain how to free Jacob from the cage in The Quarry so he can survive until the very end of the game.

This guide will dive into late-game spoilers, particularly regarding Chapter 8, the locals and the potential outcome of Jacob. If you’d like to enjoy the game spoiler-free, we recommend turning back now.

As Jacob rightfully points out, your goal here is to disarm and open his cage door, and the middle cage door, without opening the cage door of the monster on the other side. If you open the monster’s door and either of the other two, you can kill Jacob or Ryan and Laura, so be very careful.

How to Get Jacob Out of the Cage without Killing Him in The Quarry

To disarm the cage doors, you’ll need to use the circuit breakers on the wall across from the cages themselves. When Ryan has the choice to free Jacob or leave him, choose to free him and he’ll walk over to the circuit breaker.

When he turns around, you’ll see numbers above each of the cage doors. Jacob’s cage number is 3, the middle one is 5, and the monster’s cage is 7.

Now you need to pull two circuit breakers that add up to the cage number you want to disarm and open. So, for Jacob’s cage, you want to pull lever 1 and lever 2. Once you do this Jacob’s cage door will swing open.

Next, you need to flick circuit lever 1 and lever 4. These add up to five, and so when you do, the middle cage door will open.

Just like that Jacob is free from the cage, and the monster is still safely stuck in its electrified cell. After this, Jacob will find his way out of the underground and return to the relative safety of the outdoors. Meanwhile, Ryan and Laura will eavesdrop on the conversation the Hackett family is having above them.

What Happens If You Don’t Free Jacob from the Cage?

If you decide that Jacob’s better off in the safety of an electrified cell, then you run the risk of him being killed by the monster in the cage opposite.

Later on, in Chapter 9, Laura will have the option to either run or attack Jedediah. If you choose to run, she’ll hit the circuit board in the room they’re in, cutting the power. Doing so will disarm and open all of the electric cages, resulting in Jacob meeting an untimely end at the hands of the monster.

We’re still pushing through to see how other later decisions can affect not freeing Jacob, and we’ll update this post once we have.

That’s everything you need to know on how to free Jacob from the Cage in The Quarry Chapter 8. For more of our coverage on the game, be sure to check out the links below, or read our full The Quarry Review for the complete Twinfinite verdict.

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The Quarry is a survival horror game where players must go about to save each other as they try to break the Werewolf curse, and run away from the Hackett family as well as other elements in the woods. Once you reach Chapter 8, you will find a caged Jacob and one of the werewolves, Nick. You can either choose to save Jacob or leave him with Nick and hope that he doesn’t die. If you choose to save Jacob, this is how you can solve the fuse box puzzle to get him out of The Quarry.

How to Solve the Cage Puzzle and Save Jacob

How do you save Jacob The Quarry chapter 8?

Assuming that you haven’t shot Jacob already, here is how you can save him from his cage by using the fuse box in the Quarry.

Follow this sequence to save Jake from his cage:

  • First select breakers One and Two
  • Press Continue
  • Now, select breakers Two and Three

Once saved, the group will then go to search and save Emma next.

Make sure that Laura doesn’t go to kill werewolf Nick while you are busy saving Jake. To do this, you will have to break her concentration by using the interruption event. This will stop her from touching the cage.

What Happens if You Don’t Save Jacob?

If you mess up and don’t manage to save him from the cage maze then either Nick will come into Jake’s cage right then itself or in the next chapter.

Spoiler alert: Jacob will die if left in the cage because the electricity goes out in the next chapter. And so, if you don’t get him out, he won’t live to see the next day.

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How do you keep Jacob alive in The Quarry?

To save Jacob, RUN from Chris and complete all the QTEs successfully. Failing at doing so results in Jacob getting torn in half. The Quarry is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

What happens in Chapter 8 of The Quarry?

Chapter 8 in The Quarry starts with Laura asking about Chris Hackett at Hackett's Quarry Summer Camp Poolhouse. Ryan has a hard time trusting Laura, especially since he saw her killing Kaylee Hackett; however, you'll want to play safe as Laura is a partner you'll need.

Is there a way to save the rotor arm The Quarry?

The rotor arm will inevitably fall out of Jacob's pocket when jumping in the lake. If you choose not to dive after it, you'll lose it forever.

What happens if you leave Jacob in the cage The Quarry?

If you were to leave Jacob in the cage or open the wrong side of the cage it would result in Jacob dying later in Chapter 9.