CRACK game walkthrough: Work Orders, upgrades, and both endings

How to use this walkthrough

Read the active Work Order before buying the next upgrade. The table follows the route documented in Whisper’s walkthrough, with changed targets checked against Rafoli’s 1.0.53 notes.

For a shorter introduction, start with the beginner guide.

Main progression route

Stage	Objective or next unlock
Shell	Pickaxe, then Chisel; peel 30 chunks for the Depot.
Intermediate Catalog	Deposit Shell; obtain a Shovel.
Vehicle Bay	Deliver two full Membrane Buckets.
Starter Scaffolding	Complete the next Membrane deposit.
Blight and cart	Deposit Blight; upgrade the Golf Cart.
Deposit Scanner	Find Nodules; process Gristle at the Shredder.
Break Room	Complete the Eggsteroids Work Order.
Workbot Storage	Excavate Tissue; finish its deposit order.
Specialty Catalog	Commission a Workbot; obtain construction equipment.
Custom scaffold	Build the required 10m structure.
Scanner and crystal	Upgrade scanning; reach the marked crystal.
Breakroom Expansion	Burst an Artery Sack.
Executive Catalog	Complete the single-payout slot-machine objective.
Deep deposits	Work through Calcite, Prime Tissue, and Parasites.
Prograde	Complete the Workbot-upgrade objective.
Bone and Hatchite	Complete the remaining deep-material orders.
Containment Plating	Bring Dynamite Mk III and a Blowtorch.
Inner sack	Release and retrieve the specimen.

Specific routes: Toolbox, scaffolding, robots and Drones, Calcite, and Chalazite upgrades.

If the next facility stays locked

• Vehicle Bay: check that both Membrane deliveries were full Buckets. A sale can earn money without satisfying a full-Bucket objective.
• Workbot Storage: reach Tissue with a suitable Shovel, then finish its deposit order. Buying equipment alone does not open the facility.
• Toolbox: look in the later catalog after commissioning a Workbot. The starter scaffold reward is movable platforms.
• Higher catalog: read the active assignment. An arcade score, one slot payout, a resource deposit, and a robot upgrade are different conditions.

The spending-priority guide covers early tool purchases and transport bottlenecks in more detail.

Changed targets in version 1.0.53

The official update lists:

Work Order	Earlier target	1.0.53 target
Slot-machine payout	$100	$50
Calcite deposit	$250	$150
Hatchite deposit	$300	$250
Parasites to shred, solo	2	1
Parasites to shred, four players	4	3

Already-maxed robots and carts should now satisfy their upgrade Work Orders. Follow your own on-screen amount when playing another version or crew configuration.

Finish the egg and choose an ending

The Steam endings guide confirms that normal excavation tools cannot clear the final Containment Plating. Use Dynamite Mk III, then break the inner sack and catch the living chicken.

• Ending 1/2: take it to the Holding Chamber, complete processing, then finish dispatch.
• Ending 2/2: open the boarded Break Room passage, clear the upward route, and bring the living chicken to its marked exit.

Prepare that alternative passage before transporting the specimen. The endings guide covers both destinations; the 40-achievement list covers completion goals.

Sources

Checked October 29, 2026.

• Whisper: Work Orders and progression route
• Rafoli’s official updates, including 1.0.53
• Steam player guide: final excavation and both endings

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