Super Bear Adventure: All 8 Turtletown Bear Locations and Rescue Guide

Highlights

Turtletown is the first world of Super Bear Adventure and hides 8 caged bears that count toward the 22-bear total needed to unlock Crystalline Lagoon.
Most cages open with keys, but Stéphane's cage opens with 125 coins — no key required.
Dr. Christopher's cage hides the trickiest step: a lever sequence of green-red-blue, wait, green-red-blue.
Barry's key spawns in the well cave only after the Turtle Golem boss is defeated.
Every rescued bear returns to a named spot in Bear Village, so progress is easy to track.

Turtletown is where every Super Bear Adventure save begins, and it hides 8 caged bears behind puzzles that look much harder than they are. This guide lists every bear location and the exact trick for each cage in one place.

The details below follow the current version of the game and the community-maintained Super Bear Adventure wiki. If a cage feels impossible, check the key step first — most stuck players miss one small trigger rather than a whole puzzle.

Quick answer: Turtletown has 8 bears — Barry, Tommy, Blackbeard, Stéphane, Dr. Christopher, DJ Pierre, Bob, and Madeline. Five keys come from short puzzle routes, one cage opens with 125 coins, one key spawns only after the Turtle Golem falls, and all rescued bears return to named spots in Bear Village.

What to Know About Turtletown

Turtletown is the first open world in Super Bear Adventure, the 3D platformer from French studio Earthkwak Games. It was known as "Turtle Village" in earlier versions and is still the tutorial stage in spirit: gentle terrain, tutorial-style parkour, and the game's first boss fight. The story premise is that Purple Honey, a corrupting substance created in a failed experiment, has turned many animals hostile — which is why the residents need rescuing.

Rescuing bears is one of the game's three collectible loops, alongside coins and stickers. Turtletown holds 8 of the 22 bears in the game, and collecting all 22 is a prerequisite for entering the Crystalline Lagoon mole level. Rescuing at least four bears in Turtletown is also what pushes early progress toward unlocking the next world, Snow Valley.

All 8 Bear Locations and Rescue Methods

Bear	Location	How to Open the Cage
Barry	Well cave together with the Turtle Golem	Key spawns only after the golem is defeated
Tommy	Cave below the waterfall, right of the lower village	Short parkour route; key sits beside him
Blackbeard	Underground cave above the vine patch	Find the key along the cave route
Stéphane	Turtle house on a ledge above the water	125 coins — no key needed
Dr. Christopher	Ledge above the DJ Pierre area	Lever sequence: green-red-blue, wait for the purple ball to reach the 2nd green platform, then green-red-blue again
DJ Pierre	Above the spawnpoint	Key is suspended over rotating platforms
Bob	Highest point by the river	Key across a seesaw
Madeline	Hidden corner at the top of the river's right side	Key on a blue platform above

The three cages that stall most players are Barry, Stéphane, and Dr. Christopher. For Barry, remember that the well cave is a boss arena first: the Turtle Golem must go down before his key appears anywhere. For Stéphane, skip the key hunt entirely and bring coins — the cage is a coin lock, not a key lock. Dr. Christopher is the only true puzzle: pull the levers in the order green-red-blue, wait until the purple ball reaches the second green platform, then repeat green-red-blue.

Key Mechanics That Save Time

Every key-based cage follows the same logic: the key exists in the world somewhere near the bear, and it may be gated behind a small condition like a boss kill or a platforming section. Two built-in helpers make this faster. First, the settings menu has a Key Help option that draws an arrow pointing from a cage to its matching key — turn it on before hunting. Second, DJ Pierre's look (DJ headset, Night Bear jacket, flip flops) marks his area visually, so use it as your landmark for the ledge above.

After each rescue, the bear walks back to a named spot in Bear Village, the game's central hub. That makes progress visible: if a named spot is still empty, that bear is still out there. Stickers are the other collectible in Turtletown — they exist in every level except Arcade World and the mole levels, so keep an eye out while doing the rescue route.

Bonus: 2 Blue Emote Chests in Turtletown

Turtletown also hides two blue emote chests, the emote-unlocking collectibles introduced with the chest system. The first sits near the moving platform and contains the "LOL" emote. The second is behind a fallen tree near the hole that leads to the golem arena, and it unlocks an anger emote. Blue chests always hold emotes; red chests hold exclusive cosmetics and appear only in mole levels, so nothing in Turtletown will grant cosmetics.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Hunting a key for Stéphane. His cage is coin-operated — 125 coins, nothing else.
Entering the well unprepared. The Turtle Golem is the first boss; clear it before expecting Barry's key to appear.
Skipping Key Help. The arrow setting exists precisely for these hunts and costs nothing to enable.
Ignoring coins early. Between Stéphane's cage and shop prices, a clean coin route through Turtletown pays off later.
Leaving before stickers. Turtletown stickers are easy to miss on the rescue route and annoying to backtrack for.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. How many bears are in Turtletown?

Eight: Barry, Tommy, Blackbeard, Stéphane, Dr. Christopher, DJ Pierre, Bob, and Madeline. They are part of the 22 bears hidden across the whole game.

2. Which Turtletown cage opens without a key?

Stéphane's cage. It sits on a ledge above the water in a turtle house and opens with 125 coins instead of a key.

3. How do I get Barry's key?

Defeat the Turtle Golem in the well cave first. The key only spawns after the boss fight is over.

4. What is the lever sequence for Dr. Christopher?

Pull the levers green-red-blue, wait until the purple ball reaches the second green platform, then pull green-red-blue again. The key appears once the sequence completes.

5. Where do rescued bears go?

Each rescued bear returns to its own named spot in Bear Village, the central hub. An empty named spot means that bear has not been rescued yet.

Conclusion

Turtletown's 8 bears are a fair introduction to how Super Bear Adventure hides things: in plain sight, behind one small condition. Once you know the rules — one coin cage, one boss-gated key, one lever puzzle — the rest are short platforming routes.

Clear the world in one sweep: rescue the bears, grab the two emote chests, and collect stickers while moving between cages. That leaves Turtletown finished and your Bear Village lively.