Shadow Moses is more than a single military base. Its docks, storage buildings, towers, and underground spaces form a route that repeatedly changes how the island feels—and how Snake moves through it.
Eleven area maps follow the route from arrival to departure. Maps may reveal rooms, routes, items, and encounter labels. Open a location below to view its description and map. Every section starts closed; later-area maps include spoilers.
01Cargo Dock
The infiltration begins below the island, among cold water, stacked cargo, and a narrow route toward the elevator. This enclosed opening establishes the relationship between cover, patrols, and careful movement.
Inside this area
Waterfront approach · container aisles · cargo elevator
02Heliport
An open landing area replaces the shelter of the dock. Searchlights cross the pad, snow exposes the approach, and ventilation shafts connect the exterior to the building beyond.
Inside this area
Landing pad · truck · ventilation entrances
03Tank Hangar
A large vehicle bay forms the first major interior hub. Catwalks overlook the floor, while the elevator connects the hangar with holding cells and an armory below. These smaller rooms give the complex a depth the exterior only hints at.
Inside this area
Main bay · upper walkways · Holding Cells B1 · Armory B2
04Canyon
A brief return to the outdoors creates a sharp contrast with the hangar. The exposed, snow-covered passage channels movement between the southern building and the nuclear storage complex.
Inside this area
Outdoor crossing · narrow approach · northern exit
05Nuclear Warhead Storage Building
Industrial storage, offices, and underground research spaces occupy different levels of this building. The route moves from a broad storage floor into tighter rooms and corridors, revealing another side of the facility.
Inside this area
Storage floor · laboratory level · office level · Commander’s Room
06Cave & Underground Passage
Natural rock interrupts the military architecture. The cave opens into a longer underground route, exchanging the clear edges of corridors and stairways for rougher terrain and restricted sightlines.
Inside this area
Cave passages · connecting tunnel · underground route
07Communications Tower
The towers turn the route upward. Stairwells, rooftops, exterior connections, and the second tower create a vertical journey with a very different sense of scale from the lower buildings.
Inside this area
Tower A · roof · connecting bridge · Tower B
08Snowfield
Beyond the towers lies a wide stretch of exposed winter terrain. The snowfield trades enclosed passages for distance and sparse cover, making its open space one of Shadow Moses’s most striking changes of pace.
Inside this area
Open snow · scattered cover · route toward the furnace
09Furnace & Warehouse
The facility’s industrial machinery takes over here. The hot furnace area leads into service passages and a cargo elevator, followed by a colder warehouse farther along the route.
Inside this area
Blast furnace · service routes · cargo elevator · warehouse
10Underground Base
The deepest section of Shadow Moses brings together the base’s largest interior spaces. Platforms, access routes, and connected levels reveal the scale of the installation beneath the island.
Inside this area
Underground complex · raised platforms · interconnected levels
11Escape Route
The final stretch is a departure from the careful approach that opened the mission. This map shows the route out of the complex; keep it closed if you would rather discover that final geography while playing.
Inside this area
Departure route · final-area geography
Read the island, then read the patrols
For the systems behind the routes—radar, enemy searches, equipment, and movement—continue to the gameplay guide.
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