Quick answer

Flags and surveys can supplement your early Dust sales. GAMES.GG reports $100 flag rewards and $250 survey rewards, while Destructoid recommends exploring for flags and resources. Check the interaction and reward shown in your game. The available sources do not provide a verified coordinate set for this site to publish a location map. S22S34

Make an exploration trip useful

  1. Note the nearby station and your intended return route.
  2. Explore outward while checking the game's map, markers and actual interaction prompts.
  3. At a flag or survey opportunity, complete the displayed interaction and record the balance change.
  4. Note its position relative to a station or landmark so you can distinguish a visited location from another candidate.
  5. Return to your cleaning and delivery route when the travel time outweighs the useful rewards.

These are suggested observation steps. They do not assert a particular marker icon, key binding or hidden-location total that the sources have not established.

Relate the reward to your next purchase

At the reported prices, a $100 flag reward covers a $25 Household Broom with $75 remaining, or a $100 Packager alone. The Packager still needs the Building Tool and transport if you do not own them. A new 20 m route is $160 at the current guide defaults. S12S07S22

A $250 survey reward is below the $500 Garage-and-Push-Sweeper pair; the from-scratch total is $550 with the Building Tool. These comparisons are conditional on the menu prices and credited rewards, not guaranteed results from one exploration trip.

Compare rewards with ongoing income

Do not count a reward already collected as income you can repeat at that location. Record what the game actually permits rather than assuming flags or surveys respawn. The sources here do not establish their repeatability.

If distant exploration lets your robots continue supplying a working route, compare the balance while away. Only J.O.O.N.A.S. has the cited official far-away cleaning statement; the same guarantee is not established for Mk I/Mk II. Use the robot-distance guide for that distinction.

What a future location map would need

A usable map needs verified location references or coordinates, the applicable game build, the correct interaction and a clear route from recognizable landmarks. Those materials are not yet available here. This page therefore supplies rewards and trip-planning guidance; it does not list invented flag positions.

Continue with money and purchase choices or the beginner guide before committing your opening budget.

Source references

Sources checked . Source types describe the evidence; they do not imply gameplay testing by this site.

  1. S07 · Reported guideGAMES.GG — Auto-Sell Dust ↗
  2. S12 · Reported guideGAMES.GG — Upgrades ↗
  3. S22 · Reported guideGAMES.GG — Money guide, updated 2 November 2026 ↗
  4. S34 · Reported guideDestructoid — Cleaning and exploration ↗