The Sanctuary is a hidden location on the map that on the map that only unlocks if the player frees one of the twelve hidden caged friends found throughout the game. The Sanctuary serves as a hub or home for the various characters that make a cameo appearance, while most of the characters are from other indie games two of them are from the company that produces the music, Hyperduck Soundworks. When both Hyperducks are freed, they play a song called "Glick 16" and turn the mansion into a DJ studio.
Inside the mansion with all of the Friends freed
The only treasure in the map is the Purple Resonance Gem, needed to free a friend trapped at Archers' Pass. The Sanctuary is similar to the mansions at The Sorrowing Meadow but is somehow in the Blackmoor Mountains, even though the map location is nowhere near the mountains.
Each rescued friend provides a +5% Health Bonus and by collecting all of them and visiting the Sanctuary after that, you can get the "Baker's Dozen" achievement.
List of friends and their locations[]
- Hyperduck #1 (Hyperduck Soundworks) - Aurora Village
- Difficulty: Medium
- Special item(s) required: None
- Info sheets: A Word of Advice
- The Kid (Bastion) - Archers' Pass
- Difficulty: Easy (Kid himself) / Medium (prerequisites)
- Special item(s) required: All Resonance Gems.
- Info sheets: None
- Super Meat Boy (Super Meat Boy) - The Glade
- Difficulty: Easy
- Special item(s) required: None
- Info sheets: None
- Spelunky Boy (Spelunky) - Cirromon Caverns
- Difficulty: Easy
- Special item(s) required: Slide Dash
- Info sheets: In Too Deep
- Spelunky Girl (Spelunky) - Cirromon Caverns
- Difficulty: Easy
- Special item(s) required: Double Jump, though it is possible (but very difficult) to get her with aerial storm.
- Info sheets: None
- Bandage Girl (Super Meat Boy) - Abadis Forest
- Difficulty: Hard
- Special item(s) required: None
- Info sheets: The Girl
- Hyperduck #2 (Hyperduck Soundworks) - Abadis Forest
- Difficulty: Easy
- Special item(s) required: Slide Dash
- Info sheets: None
- The Dishwasher (The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai) - The Sorrowing Meadow
- Difficulty: Medium
- Special item(s) required: Double Jump
- Info sheets: The Cafe
- Yuki (The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai) - The Sorrowing Meadow
- Difficulty: Hard
- Special item(s) required: None
- Info sheets: The Rose
- Gomez (Fez) - Blackmoor Mountains
- Difficulty: Easy
- Special item(s) required: Double Jump
- Info sheets: Mind Bend
- Tim (Braid) - Blackmoor Mountains
- Difficulty: Hard
- Special item(s) required: Red Orb
- Info sheets: The Cliff
- The Maw (The Maw) - Everdawn Basin
- Difficulty: Easy
- Special item(s) required: Double Jump
- Info sheets: None