Find the locked landmark
Use the objective marker or a visible locked portal as the starting point. The exact region order is not published in the Steam listing.
Map / Progression / checked 2026-08-12
Chop Chop Inc Region Unlocks: Track the Next Area
A region-unlock checklist that keeps gates tied to your active mission and visible map state.
Direct answer
Follow the active mission to the locked landmark, complete its prerequisite, and verify the gate changes before farming the new region.
Complete the prerequisite
Return to the active mission and finish its named delivery, interaction, or build requirement.
Check the gate again
Revisit the landmark after the mission update. A changed lock, marker, or passage is the completion signal.
Map the first useful resource
Once open, harvest one sample and connect it to the machine or furniture page that consumes it.
Failure branch
The region remains locked
Check the last mission update and any required item count. Do not spend time searching for a hidden switch until the objective explicitly points there.
Completion signal
The passage or marker changes
The unlock is complete when the area can be entered and its first resource or station is reachable.
Start over
Recheck the first missing step
Return to the first condition that is not yet true before repeating the final action.