Bell towers live in the GLOOM biome (the Caldera variant added in the Final Ascent update), and ringing one does something precious in that mist-choked place: it lights a purple flame and clears the fog around the tower. Ring five in a single expedition and you earn the Bellringer badge and a Frog Hat. Here’s how to actually find them in the murk.
What Bell Towers Do
The Gloom’s defining hazard is its mist, and bell towers are the counterplay: each rung bell burns a clear bubble into the fog, turning a blind biome into a chain of lit waypoints. Even if you don’t care about the badge, ringing bells as you climb is simply how you navigate the Gloom well; the badge just pays you for doing it thoroughly.
The Three Clues
The towers hide in fog, but the biome points at them constantly:
- Grey statues: they face toward the nearest tower. Find a statue, read its gaze, walk that line.
- Crows: the birds congregate around towers; heard or seen, they’re a proximity alarm.
- Sparkle columns: from high ground, towers give off sparkling columns visible above the mist. Climb, spot, plan; the Gloom rewards scouting from altitude like everywhere else in PEAK.
The compound method: get height, mark two or three sparkle columns, then descend and statue-navigate between them.
The Bellringer Badge
Ring 5 bell towers in one expedition for the badge and the Frog Hat. Notes for the attempt:
- All five must happen in a single run; the no-save structure applies, so it’s one sitting.
- The Gloom is a rotation variant of the Caldera, so check the day’s mountain; if the Gloom isn’t in today’s seed, it’s tomorrow’s badge.
- Bring fog-crossing mobility: the jetpack or Glider turns tower-to-tower legs from expeditions into hops.
- Split the team to cover more towers only if everyone can handle the Gloom solo; the biome punishes stragglers, and so does the Scoutmaster if you spread vertically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do bells stay rung if I die and get revived? The expedition’s progress stands while the run lives; protect the run, not just the ringer.
How many towers spawn per Gloom? Enough for the badge with hunting; treat five as a thoroughness test rather than a checklist handed to you.
Can I get the badge solo? Yes, nothing about bells requires co-op; solo is quieter, lonelier, and entirely viable.
Is the Frog Hat worth it? It’s a frog hat. Some questions answer themselves.