Queen's Domain soft lock? The well, Pit of Despair and patch fixes
Quick answer
Below the well, players say there is always a way out: the area's own teleporter, or a fast-travel point by the big collapsed stone tower. Patch 1.01.01 fixed a Pit of Despair soft lock; 1.01.04 (November 6 UTC) fixes the queen's grave statue and a resting soft lock. Save before you jump down, not below.
“How to get out of Forgotten Dungeon QUEEN'S DOMAIN” by Spaced · Oct 31, 2026 · Uploaded October 31, 2026, after patch 1.01.01; build not shown on screen; webcam inset
Kingy has played only the opening (to the first Crystal Monument), not this part of the game. These answers come from the official patch notes and from players' Steam reports, as marked.
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Below the well
Many players drop down the well early, save at the first rest point and then think they are stuck. Several players say there is always a way out: the area has its own teleporter, which one calls so big they didn't recognise it. One player points to a big triangular stone structure in the first area below the well that brings you back. Players also mention a consumable that does the same job.
The enemies down there are far harder than the ones around the beach. One player advises saving before you jump and not saving below.
Look for a crumbling tower you can climb: one player found the teleporter on the cliff above it.
Or head for the big collapsed stone tower: another player found a fast-travel point next to it.
Patch 1.01.01 (October 31 UTC) lists a fix for a soft lock in the Pit of Despair. Players who saved there on launch day before getting the Holy Sword reported being stuck.
For the Forgotten Dungeon beyond it, one player posted this route out and another says it worked. A Spaced video shows the end of it: through a dark opening in the cave wall to a stone table with the Wing Stone Fragment, which you then use from your inventory. One player adds that exploring the area properly takes four wind gems or beating its boss.
From the Pit of Despair save point, run through the first two blocks of cells to the burning brazier, turn left up the slope and keep to the left wall until you reach a hole in the wall.
Jump and dash past the gunner skeleton over the gap, turn right, take the Wing Stone Fragment from the table and use it to leave the area.
“How to get out of Forgotten Dungeon QUEEN'S DOMAIN” by Spaced · Oct 31, 2026 · Uploaded October 31, 2026, after patch 1.01.01; build not shown on screen; webcam inset
1.01.04 also adds options that make some late-game puzzles less frustrating, a screenshake toggle, icons in the status effects guide, the missing Grave Knife throwing weapon (an open chest near the middle of the Tower of Knowledge), and corrects what counts towards the Extensive Armaments, Versatile Volley and Concealed Passages challenges. The notes don't name which puzzles or where the new options sit. 1.01.05 followed the same evening; its notes name neither the late-game enemy nor the midgame weapon.
Patch
Posted (UTC)
Fixes
1.01.01
October 31
Soft lock in Pit of Despair; freeze when weapons evolve; Executioner door stuck; Mimic freeze; missing water return pits around Neasied; Star Lizard bags stuck in mid-air
1.01.02
October 31
dx12 launch option added; Dagoom dying while spinning; a few spots where you could get stuck; accessory stat on load; Black Skeletal Witch Husipo's boss trigger
1.01.03
November 1
Ground wave hit boxes; xp and resource generation on "hempie SVT"; regen on "b33 punch"; stability; Dagoom's death animation
1.01.04
November 6
Stuck behind the statue at the queen's grave; soft lock from resting several times in a row with certain timing; water return points on several moving objects; Steam Cloud saves not restoring on a new device after a crash; Herald of Okbujo's death animation blocking the talk after the fight; shopkeeper counter dialog getting stuck; Dagoom's poison ring staying forever
1.01.05
November 6
A late-game enemy's attacks being invisible; a midgame weapon making a loud noise at the wrong times; the play time display clipping above 99 hours
One player on Switch 2 thinks they are soft-locked: the fourth Triangular Slate wasn't on its platform next to the torch, which blocks Obmuer Temple. No patch note mentions it yet, and no one else in that thread reports the same.
Sources · 11Official · Walkthrough · Reported · checked 7 Nov 2026 · Research checked 7 Nov 2026
Queen's Domain version 1.01.01 patch ↗Posted 04:13 UTC October 31 (October 30 in the Americas). Fixes a soft lock in Pit of Despair, a freeze when weapons evolve, the Executioner door getting stuck, a Mimic freeze, missing water return pits around Neasied, and Star Lizard bags stuck in mid-air.Official ·
Queen's Domain version 1.01.02 patch ↗Adds a dx12 launch option. Fixes Dagoom the Sea King dying while spinning, a few spots where you could get stuck, an accessory stat on loading a game, and the boss trigger for Black Skeletal Witch Husipo; ground wave hit boxes adjusted.Official ·
Queen's Domain version 1.01.03 patch ↗Posted 06:31 UTC November 1 (October 31 in the Americas). Ground wave hit boxes adjusted again, xp and resource generation on "hempie SVT" and regen on "b33 punch" fixed, stability improvements, and a fix for Dagoom the Sea King's death animation.Official ·
Queen's Domain version 1.01.05 patch ↗Posted 23:02 UTC November 6. Three fixes: a late-game enemy's attacks being invisible, a midgame weapon making a loud noise at the wrong times, and the play time display clipping above 99 hours. The notes name neither the enemy nor the weapon.Official ·
Queen's Domain version 1.01.04 patch ↗Posted 05:50 UTC November 6. Fixes getting stuck behind the statue at the queen's grave, a soft lock from resting several times in a row, water return points on moving objects, Steam Cloud saves not restoring after a crash on another device, the Herald of Okbujo's death animation, a stuck shopkeeper dialog and Dagoom's poison ring staying forever. Adds the Grave Knife throwing weapon, a screenshake toggle, options to ease some late-game puzzles, status effect icons and page-at-a-time list scrolling; corrects three challenge counts.Official ·
How to get out of Forgotten Dungeon QUEEN'S DOMAIN (Spaced, YouTube) ↗1:39. Frames checked November 2: the Pit of Despair save point, a burning brazier, then a dark opening in the cave wall and a stone table labelled Wing Stone Fragment, used from the inventory. The gunner skeleton isn't seen in the checked frames.Walkthrough ·
80min in, already soft locked ↗27 posts about saving after dropping down the well. Several players say it is not a soft lock: the area has its own teleporter, which one calls very large. Piercetopher puts a teleporter on the cliff above a crumbling tower you can climb; steven1392 found a fast-travel point next to the big collapsed stone tower.Reported ·
Note - Difficulty Ramp warning. DO NOT JUMP IN THE WELL ↗16 posts. The enemies below are hard at a low level; players found a save point and a fast-travel point down there, and one advises saving before the jump and not saving below.Reported ·
Stuck at Pit of Despair very early ↗19 posts from players who saved in the Pit of Despair before getting the Holy Sword. One points to a big triangular stone structure in the first area below the well that takes you back.Reported ·
MINOR SPOILERS - Stuck in Forgotten Dungeon ↗9 posts. One player's route out from the Pit of Despair save point, past the burning brazier to a Wing Stone Fragment that takes you out; another player says it worked for them. One adds that exploring the area properly takes four wind gems or beating its boss.Reported ·
Triangle pieces in the water area ↗15 posts. Two slates get missed: one on a round platform with skeletons, reached by jumping and dashing from where you find the Trident, and one tucked between a tower and a wall near where the star lizard was. One Switch 2 player thinks they are soft-locked: the fourth slate wasn't on its platform next to the torch.Reported ·
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