Collecting badges will have you interacting with characters and visiting various nooks and crannies that you may miss otherwise. So, if you’re enjoying life as a cat, I certainly recommend collecting all the Badges in Stray. That said, here’s a little help on where to find every Badge across Stray!
How do I get the Outsider Badge in Stray?
You’ll acquire this Badge naturally during Stray’s story. During The Slums Part 2, Seamus will open a gate for you which essentially starts the Dead End chapter. At this point, you’ll automatically acquire the Outsider badge!
How do I get the Cat Badge in Stray?
You can pick up the Cat Badge while in Midtown. Near to the centre of town, look out for the yellow-lit restuarant with a robot wearing a white jacket stood outside ordering. Climb atop the counter and into the back of the shop, and you’ll see a safe in the upper left corner of the room on top of the shelves. You can find a note stuck to a nearby shelf that reads: 2458 :edoC Considering the word ‘code’ is backwards, it’s safe to assume that the code itself is, too. So, the code to unlock the safe and acquire the Cat Badge is 8542.
How do I get the Music Badge in Stray?
Acquiring the Music Badge is relatively straight forward, and you can get your paws on this one during chapters The Slums or The Slums Part Two. All you need to do is collect all eight pieces of Sheet Music around the area and give them to musician, Morusque. If you’re struggling to collect all eight, we’ve got a guide to all Sheet Music locations in Stray.
How do I get the Plant Badge in Stray?
The Plant Badge can be earnt while exploring the Antvillage chapter. After you’ve spoken with Zbaltazar and B-12 is back to their usual self, climb up to the next level to meet with Malo. Malo is a lovely robot watering some plants, and they’ll ask that you find some more plants for them. You’ll need red, purple, and yellow plants. For the yellow plant, collect the bucket by Malo and hop down a level. In front of you, you’ll see a sofa with a pipe beside it. Hope onto the pipe and collect the yellow plant! Next, for the purple plant, hop all the way back down to the bottom level where you’ll find two robots playing Mahjong. By them, but slightly in the distance, is a tree with purple flowers. Jump onto the ledge and then onto the tree trunk and collect the purple plant. Finally, for the red plant, stay where you are. On the same ledge that you jumped up from to collect the purple plant, you’ll also see a bucket. Hop into the bucket and make your way down to the distant island via the barrels in the water. Once there, you can collect the red plant. With all three plants, return to Malo to collect the Plant Badge!
How do I get the Neco Badge in Stray?
For the Neco Badge, you’ll need to have progressed far enough with the Midtown chapter to have given Blazer the worker jacket and helmet. Following this, you’ll be able to infiltrate the Neco Corp factory. Once you make your way past the first area that is packed with Sentinel Drones, you’ll head through a large door, and a construction worker will be to your right looking for their keys. Speak with them, and they’ll ask for your help finding the keys. Advance on into the area where big cages of trash are being disposed of, and make your way to the end of the route where you have to traverse across the barrels. Rather than continue straight, take a right. You’ll be able to interact with the pile of trash here and collect the worker’s keys. Now, return to them and give them their keys to retrieve the Neco Corp badge! Then, you’ll want to go back to where you found the keys, but head straight to continue with Stray’s story!
How do I get the Police Badge in Stray?
The Police Badge is another one that can be picked up while in Midtown. Head to the centre of the city, where the robot hologram is, and with the security station (the yellow lit building ran by a Peacemaker) on your left. Go down the alley that is on your left, just before the security station. At the start of the alley, go about platforming up the ventilators and steel platforms until you reach a small window with two bars over it. You’ll be able to creep inside, interact with the Companion, and claim the Police Badge. That’s all six of the Badges across Stray collected. Don’t forget to go about finding all B-12’s memories during your journey, and be sure to check out our Stray review.
