3008 Guide: Your first few minutes in the store
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Overview3008 drops you into an endlessly large furniture store where the only goal is to stay alive. You build a base from scattered furniture, scavenge for supplies, and avoid the roaming Employees who get more dangerous after dark. This guide covers how to survive your first night, work with teammates, and find the game's hidden rewards.
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Your first few minutes in the store
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You appear somewhere inside the vast store floor with no introduction. Night raises the danger level significantly, so your first priority is finding a location you can actually defend before darkness hits.
- Scan your surroundings look for a corner, alcove, or cluster of furniture that gives you walls on at least two sides.
- Move toward your teammates splitting up immediately leaves everyone weaker, so close the gap first.
- Pick a base site choose somewhere with existing furniture nearby so you are not hauling materials from far away.
- Watch the time the day-night cycle keeps moving, so do not explore far before you have somewhere safe to return to.
Building and sealing your base
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Furniture scattered around the store floor is your main building material. Collect it and use it to wall off your chosen area, then seal the entrance so Employees cannot walk straight in. Splitting jobs between teammates — one person gathering, another building — speeds this up considerably.
- Walls are closed on all sides with no gaps, even small ones
- The entrance can be blocked or controlled so you choose when to open it
- Enough furniture is stored nearby to patch damage or expand later
- At least one person stays at the base while others go out to gather
- Newcomers who join your server have been told where the base is
How Employees behave
SummaryThe Employees are the human-looking NPCs that patrol the store. They wander during the day and become more aggressive at night, so the same open area that feels manageable in daylight can turn lethal after dark.
- Daytime Employees are active but less aggressive, making it the safer window for gathering runs
- Nighttime aggression increases sharply, so staying inside your base is strongly recommended
- Base gaps even a small hole in your walls is enough for an Employee to get through
Splitting roles in co-op
Tips
When everyone wanders off to do whatever they feel like, the base gets neglected and no one is watching for danger.
- Assign a gatherer to collect furniture from the surrounding store floor while others stay back.
- Keep at least one person at the base at all times to patch gaps and warn of approaching Employees.
- A lookout positioned near the base perimeter can buy the team extra seconds to react.
- Use the in-game chat to share what you are doing so teammates are not duplicating effort.
- If your base gets overrun, regroup and build a new one — the store is large enough that space is not the problem.
Badges worth going after
Tips
There are five badges in the game, and most of them come from doing ordinary things carefully rather than rushing. A few require finding specific rare things deep in the store.
- Let furniture break a fall that would have killed you to earn Close Call!
- DJUNGELSKOG is a specific item that can save you from a lethal fall, earning you the Saved by DJUNGELSKOG! badge.
- For Time Well Spent, pick up the heavy wooden box and take your time doing it — do not rush the action.
- Chocolate is described as the rarest food in the game; finding it earns The Sacred Chocolate badge, so search the store floor thoroughly.
- A pillar connected to the incident of 4121 holds the King's Remains badge — it is located somewhere in the store and requires deep exploration to find.
Common reasons players die early
WarnThese are the mistakes that end runs before they get interesting.
Glossary
Glossary- Employee
- The human-looking NPCs that patrol the store and attack players, becoming more aggressive at night.
- Base
- The fortified area players build from store furniture to shelter from Employees.
- Day-night cycle
- The in-game passage of time that controls how dangerous the Employees are, with night being the more lethal period.
- DJUNGELSKOG
- An item in the store that can save a player from a fall that would otherwise be fatal.
- Chocolate
- The rarest food item in the game, finding which earns the Sacred Chocolate badge.
- 3008-1
- The name used in the game for the interior of the enormous furniture store where the game takes place.
Common questions
FAQCan I play this alone?
Yes, solo play is possible.
What do I do if my base gets destroyed?
Move to a new area of the store and start again. The store floor is enormous, so there is always another defensible spot to find. Regroup with any surviving teammates before you start building so you are not working alone.
Is there an ending or a way to win?
There is no clear finish line — the game is about surviving as long as possible.
Is it safe to explore during the day?
Employees are still present and active during the day and become more aggressive at night.
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