How to unlock every planet and route in Star Fox

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Published Jun 25, 2026, 9:41 AM EDT

Every alternate route and how to find it

Slippy looking at a projection of Solar in Star Fox

The number of planets in Star Fox might look paltry, but unlocking every planet and route is rather more complex than it initially seems. Star Fox, like Star Fox 64 before it, has 14 planets. Each campaign includes seven missions, though your run always starts with Corneria and ends with a variation of Venom. That leaves five missions in between, and which planets you end up on will depend on what you accomplish during the stage.

Below, we list every route in Star Fox and how to unlock each planet.

[Ed. note: If you're viewing this guide on a mobile device, you may have to swipe left and right to see all the information on the tables below.]

How to unlock every planet in Star Fox

Corneria's special challenge objectives in Star Fox

These are the requirements for unlocking every planet and alternate path. Star Fox doesn't show you this information in your first campaign, though once you finish, you can press X on the mission select screen to view achievements for each planet, which lists that stage's challenges and alternate routes.

Planet

Unlock requirements

Corneria	Unlocked by default
Meteo	Complete Corneria without Falco
Sector Y	Save Falco on Corneria, fly through the seven stone arches over the sea, defeat the Attack Carrier boss
Aquas	Earn 100 hits or more in Sector Y
Katina	Complete Sector Y without earning 100 hits OR fly through seven warp gates in Meteo. You can also choose Katina even if you unlock Aquas or Fichina
Zoness	Complete Aquas
Fichina	Complete Meteo without flying through seven warp gates
Sector X	Complete the fight on Fichina after the timer runs out OR destroy Saucerer on Katina after it destroys the base
Solar	Complete the fight on Fichina before the timer runs out OR destroy Saucerer on Katina before it destroys the base
Sector Z	Complete Zoness without being detected by Andross' radar OR take the warp gate out of Sector X
Macbeth	Complete Solar OR complete Sector X without Spyborg knocking Slippy out OR complete Zoness after being discovered by Andross' radar
Titania	Complete Sector X by defeating Spyborg after it knocks Slippy out
Area 6	Complete Macbeth after activating the railroad switches OR destroy the copperhead missiles in Sector Z
Bolse	Complete Macbeth without activating the switches OR let the Great Fox be damaged in Sector Z
Venom	Complete Bolse
Venom 2	Complete Area 6

All routes in Star Fox

There are 25 possible routes, some more challenging than others. The game will usually warn you if one mission is more difficult than another, like how it warns you away from Solar or Area 6 during the first campaign. However, if a planet has an alternate route, you can generally expect the route's unlock requirements to pose a steeper challenge than the standard playthrough, and the planet after it will likely be more difficult as well.

There are no progress blocks for these routes, either. As long as you meet the requirements to unlock a specific planet, you can aim for any route you want at any point.

First mission

Second mission

Third mission

Fourth mission

Fifth mission

Sixth mission

Seventh mission

Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Sector X	Titania	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Solar	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Solar	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Sector X	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Sector X	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Sector X	Sector Z	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Fichina	Sector X	Sector Z	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Sector X	TItania	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Sector X	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Sector X	Sector Z	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Sector X	Sector Z	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Sector X	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Solar	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Meteo	Katina	Solar	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Sector Y	Aquas	Zoness	Sector Z	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Sector Y	Aquas	Zoness	Sector Z	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Sector Y	Aquas	Zoness	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Sector Y	Aquas	Zoness	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Sector X	Titania	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Sector X	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Sector X	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Solar	Macbeth	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Solar	Macbeth	Area 6	Venom 2
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Sector X	Sector Z	Bolse	Venom
Corneria	Sector Y	Katina	Sector X	Sector Z	Area 6	Venom 2