{"id":1496154,"date":"2026-02-13T14:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/MaNg2DysiHmCoBSuNSrF6g"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:37:14","slug":"how-to-get-past-the-security-guard-in-high-on-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-get-past-the-security-guard-in-high-on-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get past the security guard in High on Life 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Puzzling out how to get past the security guard<\/strong> in High on Life 2 is really your first introduction to how the game handles consequences, which is to say: it doesn’t. Still, you might feel a little tug at your heartstrings when the security guard blocking your path explains it’s his last day before retirement and that he can’t let you through because he takes his job seriously.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can straight up murder him, but I imagine if you’re here, you likely want to know the trick for bypassing him and getting his keycard without brutalising the old alien. Below, I’ll lay out your options so you can decide what you want to do.<\/p>\n

How to get past the security guard in High on Life 2<\/h2>\n
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You can get past if you lure him over to one side of the door then use Sweezy’s time-slow bubble <\/span>(Image credit: Squanch Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There’s one easy way to get past the elderly security guard, and that is <\/strong>to lure him to one side of the doorway and then switch to Sweezy and shoot him with the time-slow bubble<\/strong>. This will let you slip past, but it won’t actually<\/em> solve the overall problem of needing his keycard to open the door in the courtyard behind him.<\/p>\n

You can try hitting the button, but he’ll shoot you with a stun gun before simply refusing to let you through after a few more button pushes.<\/p>\n

How to get the security guard’s keycard in High on Life 2<\/h2>\n
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If you choose either all Sweezy or all Gus dialogue options you can convince him to give you the keycardSquanch Games<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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You can also threaten him into dropping it by shooting next to himSquanch Games<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

There are a few ways to get his keycard and none of them actually require you to use Sweezy’s time-slow to get past him, funnily enough. These are:<\/p>\n