There are eight Data Shards in End of Abyss. This guide lists their areas and floors, the access items or switches each route requires, and the directions to reach them. The route details below follow the 100% Guides walkthrough; the Epic Games Store achievement listing independently recognizes finding all Data Shards as the “Shard Collector” achievement.
All eight Data Shards at a glance
| Shard | Area and floor | Key access requirement | Route complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Levels, F1 | Burn a wall | Short |
| 2 | Habitation Sector, F1 | Explosive Charge; Security Guard and Security Chief Keycards | Multi-step |
| 3 | Ventilation Tunnels, F3 | Explosive Charge; Ventilation Maintenance Key | Multi-step |
| 4 | Factory West, F4 | Explosive Charge; Executive Level Access Keycard | Multi-step |
| 5 | Reactor, B1 | Grappling Hook; Explosive Charge; Underbelly Key; water-draining switches and pump | Longest route |
| 6 | Waterworks, B3 | Sewer Workshop Key | Short |
| 7 | Containment Sector, F3 | Explosive Charge; Storage Room Key | Multi-step |
| 8 | Lower Levels, B4 | Burn a wall | Short |
The following directions and access requirements are from the 100% Guides route guide. An iTechGuides summary repeats the locations and identifies that walkthrough as its source.
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Shard 1: Lower Levels, F1
Go to the northern hall on F1. Burn down the wall there to reveal the Data Shard.
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- Find the wall just left of the Containment Sector Fast Travel Shuttle and use an Explosive Charge to open it. Take the Security Guard Keycard.
- Use the card on the door at the right end of the Habitation Sector corridor. Go downstairs and through the left-hand door to find the Security Chief Keycard.
- Return to the main hall and use the Security Chief Keycard on the door on the left.
- Go through the northern door to reach the shard.
Shard 3: Ventilation Tunnels, F3
- Enter the Tunnels through the easternmost Factory East entrance. Use an Explosive Charge on the weak wall to the right.
- Continue to F2, cross the upper catwalk, and pull down the ladder to F3.
- Go right and upstairs. After the ambush, take the Ventilation Maintenance Key.
- Use the key on the northern F3 door to reach the shard.
Shard 4: Factory West, F4
- In the Outer Sector, use an Explosive Charge on the floor just outside the Maintenance safe room.
- Drop down and go left. Find the Executive Level Access Keycard behind the boxes.
- At Factory West, use the card to access the F2 lift and ride it up.
- Look for the shard in the second room with the large table.
Shard 5: Reactor, B1
The walkthrough describes this as the longest route and says it requires the Grappling Hook. It also involves draining water in Waterworks and the Reactor, using an Explosive Charge, and collecting the Underbelly Key.
- Start in Waterworks B3. Press the switch in the room to the left, then press the switch beside the circular structure to drain the water.
- Activate the pump console on the eastern side. Exit to its left, climb down, go north, and use an Explosive Charge on the blockage wall.
- Continue through the upper-right B3 door to the switch that drains the Reactor Pool. The route passes an Energy Node door and an ambush.
- At Reactor B3, climb down into the drained pool. Go left at the bottom and take the Underbelly Key from a locker.
- Go to the Reactor on F1. On its right side, use the Underbelly Key on the door down the short stairs; the shard is inside.
Shard 6: Waterworks, B3
Find the Sewer Workshop Key on the left side of the B3 sewers. Use it to open the small room at the bottom of the sewers, where the Data Shard is located.
Shard 7: Containment Sector, F3
- On B1, use an Explosive Charge to open a wall.
- In the next room, pull down the ladder and take the Storage Room Key.
- Use the key to open the F3 door containing the shard.
Shard 8: Lower Levels, B4
From the B3 safe room, go downstairs into the Tunnels. About halfway through, burn down the wall to reveal the shard.
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What to do after finding all eight
The walkthrough says the shards are not missable and can still be collected after finishing the main story. Once you have all eight, take them to the Mainframe in Lower Levels B3, then defeat the final boss again for the secret ending, according to that guide. The Epic Games Store achievement listing independently confirms the all-shards completion milestone with “Shard Collector,” described as “All Data Shards found”; it does not describe the routes or confirm the secret-ending sequence.
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