Gawr Gura: Quest for Bread Walkthrough

Short answer: Quest for Bread is a short, linear 3D platformer — Steam lists roughly 2 hours of campaign. The route runs Gura's Home → Fish Town → Ice Caves → Calli's Fortress → Island → Watson Industries. On a first run, grab each zone's hats as you pass (mind the one confirmed missable hat), then do no-damage bosses, the secret ending and the sub-35-minute run in cleanup.

Before you start

The game supports Save Anytime and Steam Cloud — save before every boss and before risky platforming.
When Chief Fish starts the combat tutorial, you can skip it by attacking him instead — that unlocks Quiet, Old Man! and costs nothing.
There is an in-game clock tied to Ride on Time; it only matters on a dedicated fast run, not your first one.

Zone-by-zone route

Zone order and contents below are cross-checked from two independent community guides; per-step screenshots are being captured.

1. Gura's Home

The hub where the story starts. Two things matter here: the Apple Hat sits in Gura's bedroom, and the secret-ending bread is hidden under the couch — push the couch aside and pick the bread up (full steps). Doing this now means one less thing to backtrack for.

2. Fish Town

First platforming zone. The Propeller Hat is on a high ledge near the start — bounce off the mushrooms to reach it.

3. Ice Caves

Breakable platforms and a falling-pillar section. Three hats: Ice Cream Hat (tall cylinder platform mid-zone), Fish Hat (defeat Chief Fish in his rematch without taking damage), and Block Hat (ride the third falling pillar down and jump to the mushroom).

4. Calli's Fortress

The densest zone. Rising-lava room with a skeleton that drops Cat Ears; Top Hat from a no-damage Lost Shrimp kill; the missable Pizza Hat in the break room before the circular door; and Crown Hat from beating Calli without damage.

5. Island

Open coastal area. Shark Hat on the ocean rocks (jump down from the platform near the chicken box), Cowboy Hat at the bottom of the waterfall, and the Drill Hat from a no-damage Drillby kill.

6. Watson Industries

The final zone. Dino Hat at the top of the red/blue spiral room; Smolest Ame at the end of the dark hallway after the laser-eyed miniboss (mind the hole); then the final boss, Doctor Watson, whose no-damage kill drops Ame's Hat. Finishing the game awards Quest for Bread and the Bread Hat.

Post-game cleanup

After the credits, work through whatever remains using the dedicated pages: hat locations, the five no-damage boss fights, the secret ending (if skipped earlier), Brain is Jelly, and finally the speedrun for Ride on Time.

100% completion guide — everything in one checklist.
All hat locations — the full table with missable flags.