Chest drops appearing where the player cannot reach them on Gallowdark and Imperial Bastion are a documented launch issue fixed in Steam hotfix v2.1.6. The patch does not give a retroactive recovery route for every chest already dropped in an earlier run.
Identify the same problem
Check that the chest is genuinely outside reachable space rather than hidden behind a route you have not taken. Record the stage, position visible on screen, platform and build. This preserves useful evidence if the problem recurs after updating.
A practical first response is to finish or leave the run through the normal game flow, keep the save and install the available official update. This is cautious troubleshooting advice, not a claim that restarting guarantees recovery of a particular lost reward.
Why platform matters
Steam received v2.1.6 first. The developer scheduled GOG, console and mobile changes for the following week, so November 12 behavior can differ. The full patch guide lists related launch fixes.
Separate reachability from evolution
A reachable chest that awards a regular upgrade is a different issue from an inaccessible drop. For a missing evolved weapon, check the weapon level, companion and eligible reward. Do not use an inaccessible-chest bug as a universal explanation for every evolution failure.
The sources inspected here do not establish a teleport command, hidden wall bypass or safe save-file edit. No such workaround is invented, and no playtesting of a recovery method is claimed.
Sources & version notes
Official announcements and dated community references are distinguished below. Exact unpublished values are not inferred.
- Auroch Digital — Hotfix v2.1.6 (2026-11-11)
- Auroch Digital — official FAQ and known issues (checked 2026-11-12)
Compiled from public sources. We have not personally played or tested these procedures. Check your installed build and its tooltips when details differ.