How to find the next area after fighting Calisto Besatt in Enigma of Fear

Calisto Besatt is a boss in Enigma of Fear, and he might take a few attempts to beat. Once he’s taken down, however, the challenge won’t necessarily end. You may wind up stuck in a loop, fighting him over and over until you give up in frustration. That’s where this guide comes in. Just what are you supposed to do after defeating Calisto?

Caught in a loop after beating Calisto Besatt?

After bringing Calisto Besatt to his knees in Enigma of Fear, a short cutscene plays that provides the clue about what you need to do next. A mysterious figure opens a hidden door in a nearby wall and presumably makes off with Verity’s unconscious body.

When he awakens, you’ll realize that he’s been chained to some kind of altar. You can interact with each chain, but there’s not much else to do. Interact with his torso to return to what looks like the main menu. Don’t worry; it’s not a glitch. Enter the blue three-symbol code that you used at the very beginning of the game, and you’ll wind up back in Mia’s story.

Don’t interact with the paper

Here’s where you might mess up. The note that started all of this is still lying tantalizingly on the floor in the center of the room, but interacting with it again will just take you back to Verity’s timeline. You’ll have to fight Calisto again, wake up on the altar, enter the code… This can happen endlessly in a loop.

Instead, turn around, equip the crowbar, and whack at the wall directly behind Mia. She’ll bust through the stone and uncover the hidden door from the cutscene. This will take you to an intermediate zone dubbed simply the Underground/Underworld. You’ll wind up in the Perimeter, the hub area of Enigma of Fear, fighting more Blood Zombies.