Drain the Lake game iconDrain the Lake

Starter route

Drain the Lake Beginner Guide

Use this as a clean first-session route. The goal is to build a fast token loop before chasing deeper sections or the lost phone objective.

Fill

Start by timing how long it takes to fill your current bucket.

Drain

Return to the drain point and record tokens earned per completed loop.

Upgrade

Spend early tokens on the bottleneck: capacity if trips are too frequent, collection if filling is slow.

Measure

Use the calculator to compare current-loop tokens per hour against a deeper route.

Go deeper

Push depth only when the longer route improves total tokens per hour.

Find the phone

Save late objective hunting for after your Skill Tree makes deep runs comfortable.

Gameplay example

Beginner tips video

Watch a public YouTube guide before planning your first token route. The video is embedded through YouTube's official player and is not downloaded, rehosted, or republished by this site.

Video by Ricoko Tutorial & Showcase. Playback, ads, captions, and rights controls stay on YouTube.

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