The story of Atomfall continues in the post-apocalyptic, action-survival game's Wicked Isle DLC, which takes you to the atmospheric and creepy landscape of Midsummer Isle. After reaching there by boat with the help of the local boatsman, Bill Anderson, your quest takes you deep across the Wicked Isle and into a strange Brewery, where you must find the Brewery Cellar Key to progress. Bill tells you he needs your help to find something there after you meet up with him at his cellar hideout in the DLC's first trackable lead, aptly named 'Bill Anderson.'
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However, knowing where to find the Brewery Cellar Key in Atomfall's Wicked Isle DLC can be tricky, especially with the presence of some deadly enemies protecting the area. Like other keys hidden throughout the game, it appears the Brewery Cellar Key is nowhere in sight, so you'll need to do a bit of digging - literally - to get it. This guide details everything you need to know to find the elusive key, plus how to get past the bees to reach the Brewery Cellar.
Brewery Cellar Location in Atomfall Wicked Isle DLC
After speaking with Bill in his Cellar Hideout, which you can find at points 36E, 97.9N on the Midsummer Isle map, you'll need to trek east until you reach the Brewery Orchard (located at points 35.9E, 99.5N). However, before setting off, it's best to make sure you've got a Metal Detector in your inventory. If you don't have one already, you can find a Metal Detector at Midsummer Isle's Abandoned Village inside one of the ruined buildings, close to where you started on the island at points 31.6E, 96.3N, as pictured below:
Once you reach the Brewery Orchard, although you could charge through the front gate, it's best to head for the side entrance at points 35.2E, 99.7N on the map. This way, you can sneak in and avoid the swarm of bees near the main gate and save a potential fight with the Beekeeper till later. Starting at the side entrance, you can find the Brewery Cellar down the steps inside the first building on the left.
After taking out the two druids and looting any weapons or other items they are carrying, squeeze through the gap in the wall to find the locked Brewery Cellar door, which you need to unlock using the Brewery Cellar Key to continue the objective.
Although the game says you can fight the swarm of bees by kicking them while looking at the ground to stomp ground-based swarms, they can quickly bite chunks from your health, and will pursue you. Therefore, it's best to avoid them or run far from their territory to a different area.
Where To Find the Brewery Cellar Key in Atomfall Wicked Isle
Brewery Cellar Key Location
While you won't find the key in the Brewery itself or by looting any corpses, fortunately, a clue on the sign on the wall next to the Brewery Cellar door hints you can locate the Brewery Cellar Key inside the Brewery Orchard, where the clue reads 'The key belongs to the Orchard's Earth.' If you click the map, you'll find it now has a yellow circle marker showing where to search for the key using the metal detector.
Head back upstairs and into the middle of the Brewery Orchard to keep the bees at bay and take out the Beekeeper as necessary. However, there's another crucial step to help you narrow the search, which involves upgrading a critical piece of gear to dig the key up - the metal detector.
Left of the Beekeeper enemy, look for the Scientist corpse slumped against the tree and collect the Detector MK 2 Schematics note on the ground, which is a crafting recipe that gives you the Metal Detector upgrade, similar to upgrading weapons in Atomfall.
To get the Brewery Cellar Key, you'll need to dig it up using the upgraded Metal Detector, which you can do in the crafting menu. You can then use it to find the key located next to the wooden cart, not far from the corpse. As also shown in the video below, all five lights on the detector turn red and beep when you've found the buried cache containing the Brewery Cellar Key:
The precise map location for the Brewery Cellar key is points 36.0E, 99.6N on the map.
Armed with the Brewery Cellar Key, you can now use it to unlock the Brewery Cellar door. Once inside, you'll need to drink the mysterious Angel Essence drink on the far side of the room. Doing so sheds more light on the situation and gives you another lead in the DLC's main story investigation, along with two more Atomfall skills:
- Attunement - Crouching and remaining still for a short time enables you to see the movements of others around you.
- Decomposition - Causes an enemy's body to decompose into fungal spores while performing a takedown when infected, with enemies unable to detect their remains.
Before leaving the Brewery Orchard, it's also worth having a careful look around to find a collectible Druid Manuscript called 'The Bee' and another garden gnome location, both left of the building with the Brewery Cellar. There are also several Druid Baskets and a chest to open around the orchard, among other general collectible resources like Cloth.
Atomfall
- Released
- March 27, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Rebellion Developments
- Publisher(s)
- Rebellion Developments
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
