Search for the Needle Puzzle Guide: Find Your Solution
Match the Basement puzzle in front of you to its clue. The picture board uses the small reference drawing, the crystal counters use the colors around the room, and the keypad uses a number hidden on a floor paper. Find your interface below to start solving it.
Which puzzle are you looking at?
| What you see | Your next action | Detailed guide |
|---|---|---|
| A 4×4 black-and-white alien picture with a reference paper on its right | Rotate the tiles in place to match the reference. Start by joining the outside circular bands. | Alien / Basement puzzles |
| Red, pink/purple and green crystals above number displays | Count each color around the room and set the number beneath its matching pedestal. | Alien / Basement puzzles |
| A keypad beside scattered floor papers | Flip the papers until one reveals a number, then enter that number on the keypad. | Basement code |
Use the table to match the picture board, crystal counters or paper-code keypad to its guide.
The picture board, colored-crystal counters and paper-code keypad in the Basement.
Use the numbers you find in your own room. The crystal totals go beneath their matching colors; the digits on the paper go into the keypad. Keep those clues separate when moving between the two puzzles.
Check whether the puzzle counted
For the picture, compare the entire board with the small reference, including the symbols at the sides. A tile can still face the wrong way even when the rest of the picture looks complete.
Watch the Solve Puzzles counter to check your progress. If the picture is your first completed puzzle, it changes from 0/3 to 1/3. That finishes one puzzle; continue with the other two interfaces in the table.
If a crystal answer does not complete its puzzle, check each color's total against its display. At the keypad, compare the digits you entered with the numbered paper before trying again.
Still outside the puzzle room?
Three levers open the room's entrance. Follow the Basement door guide to find them. If you need the whole chapter and its escape steps, open the Basement walkthrough.