Quantum Break Walkthrough and Guide

Learn how to use your time abilities as you traverse this branching story world!

This evolving article offers a walkthrough and guide of Quantum Break for the Xbox One and Windows 10. Quantum Break released on April 5, 2016 from Remedy Entertainment, the same development studio that brought you Alan Wake. Quantum Break is a similar title, but the main character has abilities linked to time in an attempt to elevate the gameplay beyond that of a more tradition third-person shooter.

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The choices you make during certain parts of Quantum Break change the outcome of the game and the included live-action show. Integrated into the game at 20 minute live-action videos created almost like a TV show that change based on your choices. During our walkthrough we point out the choices made, but keep in mind your choices may be different than ours, meaning that the events following those choices may also be different.

Quantum Break Tips

  • If you don’t take damage for a short time your health automatically replenishes. When the screen turns red it means your health is low. Stay behind cover until your health replenishes to avoid an untimely death.
  • You can only hold one of each class of gun. That means one shotgun, one rifle, one handgun, etc. Only switch weapons if you find something more powerful within a gun class, or you’re low on ammo and need another weapon with more ammunition to spare.
  • Your time abilities are limited and have a cooldown period. Save the more deadly abilities for the harder enemies so that you can take them down quickly and move on to the easier enemies.
  • Fight near ammunition supply backpacks so you can quickly and easily replenish your ammunition in the middle of a battle.
  • After each battle, search around to find ammunition and new weapons so you’re ready to go for the next battle.
  • When you stop time, think of it as a way to inflict massive damage in a short period. Lay into the frozen enemy and all of the bullets will impact the target once time starts moving again.
  • Use Time Dodge to advance on enemies and as an escape tool. If you’re caught in a sticky situation, Time Dodge away to find cover and replenish your health.
  • During an environmental puzzle, if you have trouble figuring out where to go next look for a yellow item (usually a yellow tarp). This almost always indicates where you should go next.
  • If you have difficulty completing an environmental puzzle, chances are you should be using a time ability to make it easier.

Quantum Break Walkthrough

Act 1: Part 1 – Riverport University Experiment
Meet Paul Serene and escape the lab as you begin your journey through Quantum Break.

Act 1: Part 2 – Escape Campus
Start to use your Time Vision ability and pick up a few guns as you move deeper into Quantum Break.

Act 1: Part 3 – Library Chase
Make your way through the library, fending off Monarch agents at every turn as you protect Will!

Act 2: Part 1 – Industrial
Terrible things have happened and it’s time for Serene to answer. Hunt him down after escaping the warehouse.

Act 2: Part 2 – Ground Zero
Use your time powers to get through the falling ships in the drydock area before you’re crushed!

Act 2: Part 3 – Bradbury Swimming Pool
Find an extremely important item that Will left you in order to solve the mystery and stop time from breaking!

Quantum Break PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x
RAM: 8 GB
VRAM: 2 GB
HDD: 55 GB available space
DX: DirectX 12

Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690, 3.9GHz or AMD equivalent
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390
RAM: 16 GB
VRAM: 4 GB
HDD: 55 GB available space
DX: DirectX 12

Ultra Requirements

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core i7 4790, 4GHz or AMD equivalent
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 980 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
RAM: 16 GB
VRAM: 6 GB
HDD: 55 GB available space
DX: DirectX 12


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Bryan Dawson has an extensive background in the gaming industry, having worked as a journalist for various publications for nearly 20 years and participating in a multitude of competitive fighting game events. He has authored over a dozen strategy guides for Prima Games, worked as a consultant on numerous gaming-related TV and web shows and was the Operations Manager for the fighting game division of the IGN Pro League.