DesertReviewedSeptember 7, 2026

Clockmaker’s Rest Walkthrough

A late-game Fast Travel landmark and the split point between the last Desert stages. It also holds Clock Heart pieces and Star Core Fragments.

Story Purpose

A late-game Fast Travel landmark and the split point between the last Desert stages. It also holds Clock Heart pieces and Star Core Fragments.

This page covers the main route only. Collectible counts and the full post-story sweep stay on the Collectibles page.

Route

  1. Use the Clockmaker’s Rest Fast Travel as your base for the last Desert stages.
  2. Break the orange crystal on the right for the Desert kitten check.
  3. Sweep the surrounding ruins during cleanup.
  4. Continue to Desert of the Last Memory.

Desert Kitten

The Desert kitten is not a boss. It starts The Mask of Pain line: catch it, return to Tick Town, take the Hills path to Tailord, then wear the Despair outfit before talking to Palette.

Missable Checks

  • The Mask of Pain — find the Desert kitten at Clockmaker’s Rest, then use the Despair outfit in Tick Town.
Action-based checks: unlike collectibles, these achievements depend on doing a small action while you are in the stage. Current completion guides still describe the game as zero-missable for collectibles, but these checks are easy to forget if you rush.

Collectibles In This Stage

Late-game region holding Clock Heart pieces and Star Core Fragments. Use the Fast Travel and clear the side ruins.

For exact types and the turn-in list, see All Collectibles.

Ride the grind rail to the upper route, then jump to the platform at the end.
Official Steam screenshot used as a route illustration. Alt text describes the movement action shown, not a confirmed map of this stage.

Next Stage

Continue from Clockmaker’s Rest to the next area on the checklist, or return to the Stage Index.

← Previous: Stonetusk Canyon

→ Next: Desert of the Last Memory

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