How To Play Lost in the Desert Abu Fanous

Discover how to survive in Lost in the Desert. Follow the lanterns and unravel puzzles while facing a haunting spirit.

Lost in the Desert Abu Fanous Guide (Image via Roblox Corporation)

Lost in the Desert Abu Fanous is a horror survival experience on Roblox. Abu Fanous appears as a white-clad ghostly spirit inspired by the Arabian folklore of the same name. Your objective in the game is to solve some puzzles, avoid the spirit, and escape the maze. The game has one chapter with two parts. The second chapter will be released on July 3, 2025.

This article will guide you on how to play the game with minimal spoilers necessary for the initial puzzle.

Lost in the Desert Abu Fanous Roblox Guide

As the name implies, you wake up lost in the middle of the desert, and your first objective is to follow the lanterns. You will be led to a huge bonfire full of men dancing. The screen fades to block, and you wake up in a cell. Your primary objective is to escape.

Lost in the Desert Abu Fanous sets traps and puzzles in your path, along with supernatural enemies such as jinns and the titular Abu Fanous. Before a walkthrough guide of the first puzzle, let us acquaint ourselves with the controls.

Controls

Movement: Use the WASD keys to move
Interact: E
Inventory: To use items, you can press the corresponding 1, 2, or 3 keys. Or click on the item at the bottom of the screen.
Flashlight: Press F to toggle the flashlight.
Camera: The game is in first person. Use V to toggle, locking the camera to the cursor.

Lost in the Desert Abu Fanous First Puzzle Guide

First Puzzle Map (Image via Roblox Corporation)

Follow these steps to complete the first puzzle.

You wake up in a locked cell with a bed, cupboards, and no door.
Pick up the piece of paper on top of the bedside table. It explains how you are being pursued by a “robe that flies.” And gives you a hint about finding a knife.
Open the left drawer of the cupboard to find the knife.
Use it to cut the vent.
Traverse through the vent to the first puzzle area.
You will see a white door with a red arrow saying, ‘Insert Keycard here’. Your objective is to locate the card.
The keycard is in a safe that has to be opened with a numeric code.
You can find the two halves of the code in the two rooms. Consult the map above for help.
Locate the safe in a room full of dead bodies and open it with the code.
Use the keycard to open the white door and walk through the hallway.
You will have to duck and avoid the traps.
Follow the lanterns to the new area for the second puzzle.

Avoid The Jinn

While doing the first puzzle, you will have to avoid the flying robe as seen in the photo above. It will normally be patrolling the hallway around the rooms. However, it will follow you into the rooms.

To avoid the jinn, you can either run away so that it loses line of sight. You can break the line of sight by entering the metal lockers that can be found around the map. Open its doors, get inside, and close the door. You can see if the coast is clear by peering through the grills.

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