Contents show Bot 1 Bot 2 – Dream Chaser Bot 3 Bot 4 – Desert Wanderer Bot 5 Bot 6 Bot 7 Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2 Puzzle 3
Trapped In Time tasks Astro with ascending a sandy mount encased in a colossal hourglass. Along the way, you’ll pick up a friendly chicken companion that will allow Astro to boost to great heights in this tough desert-themed obstacle course.
We’ll walk you through where to find all 7 bots and 3 puzzle pieces to complete the level. If you’re looking to 100% the Serpent Starway, check out our collectible guides for the Slo-Mo Casino, Bathhouse Battle, and Free Big Brother! levels.
Puzzle 1
This one is during the flying section at the start of the level. Fly past the first coin chest and then the two on the ledge on the left, then you’ll see a gold serpent walking down the sand dune ahead from left to right. Use L2 and R2 to boost and hit the serpent head on, revealing the puzzle piece and chucking it forward for you to grab.
This one is easy to miss and is far less obvious than any puzzle piece so far in the game. If you miss the snake, you can pause and tap restart to quickly get back to the start of the level again for another attempt.
Puzzle 2
After boosting up the first glass bottle, knock out the purple enemy ahead and pull their tail cord to create a pond. Head to the building on the left, defeat the green enemy inside, and pull the cord to get a flower. Boost up the leaves to get to the level above, turn around, then use the flower to hover over the tower (the top of where the green enemy was). Deal with the hard hat enemies then break the glass to get to the puzzle pieces.
Puzzle 3
Reach the indoor section and press on until you hit a section where you need to spin a flower to raise some platforms. Use the platforms to reach the ledge above where you’ll find three electric enemies and a bunch of golden items littering the floor. Break the floor using the laser hover jump and drop down to find the puzzle piece. The floor is partially sand so be careful where you land. But if you do hit the sand, don’t worry the checkpoint is just next to the pit.
