In Alan Wake 2, weapons and other valuables can be tucked away in safes, shelters, and other closed spots. Players often spot nearby hints that guide them toward the correct number or symbol sequence, but unlocking some puzzles can still be tricky. This guide consolidates all passwords and lock codes for Alan Wake 2 to help players progress with ease.
All passwords in this guide are organized by chapter, location, and whether they relate to Alan or Saga. Alan Wake 2 offers a distinctive structure: each character has their own chapter set. In Saga these chapters are called “Return,” while in Alan they appear as “Initiation.”
Alan Wake 2 Guides
- Alan Wake 2 Walkthrough – All Evidence, Pages, Hideouts, Weapons and Lunchboxes (Updated)
- All passwords and codes for locks in Alan Wake 2: locked doors, combinations for safes, weapon chests and terminals
Each set contains nine chapters. After finishing the first five chapters, spanning “Return” 1-2 and “Initiation” 1-3, players can switch between characters and continue the story in any order. In this guide, chapter titles mirror those in the save files, though achievements or trophies lists may label them differently.
Short list of codes
- Saga – Ketelmeer – Cultist Cache at Murder Site (Chest): Enter the three characters from the trailer, in the order shown on the chest note;
- Saga – Ketelmeer — Case of weapons from the General Store: 739;
- Saga – Ketelmeer – Cult Stash in the Witch’s Dipper: Open with the Streamside Stash Key;
- Saga – Ketelmeer — Evidence computer code: 2547
- Saga – Ketelmeer – Cultist cache in a private house on the river bank: 658;
- Alan — Door lock talk show studio: 665 and 565;
- Saga-Wateree — Cultist cache with a crossbow: 527;
- Saga-Wateree — Cultist cache in the “World of Coffee”: 147;
- Saga-Wateree — Cultist cache in the “World of Coffee” No. 2: opens with the key to the “World of Coffee” cache;
- Saga-Wateree — Safe at Mira Coffee Gift Shop (Trailer Park Key): 146;
- Saga-Wateree – Door lock in Kalevala Knights’ workshop: enter the symbols on Mr. Drippy’s coffee mug;
- Saga-Wateree — Cultist cache at the lighthouse: enter three characters from the screenshot below;
- Saga-Wateree — Cultist cache in the city center harbor: 496;
- Alan — Oceanview Hotel door code: 2550;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls — Cultist cache in Bunker Woods: 177;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls — Computer in the health center security room: 170823;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls – Cultist cache south of the nursing home: enter the symbols by following the arrows;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls — Cultist Cache No. 1: 697;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls – Cultist Cache #2: Enter the symbols you see in the park;
- Saga-Wateree — Cultist Cache in the Kalevala Knights Workshop: 542;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls — Gun case in the Sheriff’s Office containing a pump-action shotgun: 723;
- Saga – Clear waterfalls – Cultist cache in the Sheriff’s Office: 146.
Return 1: Invitation
In the opening chapter, a single locked chest can be found. Even if it isn’t opened immediately, it remains accessible later as Saga chapters unfold.
How to open the cult members’ cache at the murder site (chest)
This cache sits beside the crime scene near a small trailer. Cult symbols in the house hint at the correct combination to unlock the chest on the street in front of the trailer. The combination is depicted in the image below; the walkthrough guide provides additional context.
Return 2: Heart
In the next segment, several chests, a weapons locker, and a computer become accessible for interaction.
How to open a gun safe in a store
Inside the Witch’s Hut, locate Alan’s fuse and proceed to the shop. After defeating an attacker, explore the newly unlocked room. A wall cabinet on the right hides a sawed-off shotgun. The code is 739.
How to open the sect members’ cache on the lake shore
Walk along the water, squeeze through the second fallen lake on the right, and locate a box. Activate the previously lit buttons in the shown order to open it. Inside you’ll find supplies and an inventory upgrade. Read the note on the lid for clues.
How to find the key and open the cult members’ cache in the Witch’s Bucket
Returning through the large tree to the explored area brings you to a clearing with a table and a locked cache nearby. Use the key on the adjacent stone and follow arrows painted on trees to reach it.
Computer code with proof
Progressing through the chapter, a password-protected computer and a ground-floor supply box appear. The password is visible on a monitor sticker but can be hard to read due to lighting. The computer code is 2547.
What is the code for the cult members’ cache in the private house on the riverbank
Run from the two-story station toward the riverbank. A small house sits on the hill to the right—start the generator. Behind the gate on the far side lies the cult hideout locked with a combination. The password is written on a tree and a large river stone: 658.
Dedication 1: Late Night
The opening part of this chapter reveals a single closed door.
How to open the door in a talk show studio
After watching the video, exit the studio. The code appears on the wall in the first open room—665. Later, when revisited, the wall flickers and the correct combination becomes 565.
Return 3: Local girl. How to open a cultist’s cache with a crossbow
Outside the Hunting Lodge, the recreation room holds a cache with a crossbow. The code is 527.
What is the code for the cult members’ cache in the “World of Coffee”
The code is found at the bottom of the Slow Roaster ride: 147.
What is the code for the cult members’ cache in “World of Coffee” #2
This cache requires a key rather than a code. It sits behind the Houtari Well in the World of Coffee theme park, near a tree. To obtain the key, go east to the Mr. Drippy statue and locate the key on the ground behind it.
How to open a safe in Mira Coffee Gift Shop. Where can you find the caravan parking key?
The safe code comes from the note on the safe. It lists words: Watchman, observer, cleaner. The staff board to the left names nine employees whose functions align with the safe’s nine buttons. Lost and Found Officer = 1, Security Guard = 4, Concierge = 6.
How to open a lock in the Knights of Kalevala workshop
This is a symbolic code. During the tour, the combination is found behind Mr. Drippy’s large coffee mug on the workshop’s southwest side, showing three red icons. The correct sequence is shown in the screenshot below.
How to find and open the cultists’ cache at the lighthouse
The cache sits on a ledge northwest of the lighthouse. The lock combination is shown in the screenshot. Read the symbols and test numbers to unlock it.
What is the code for the cult members’ cache in the city center harbor?
The code is 496.
Initiation 5: Room 665. What is the hotel door code
In this chapter, players control Alan. There is a single closed door with the code 2550.
Return 5: Old Gods
Several cultist caches appear here, along with a blocked terminal. All passwords are listed below for quick reference.
How to open the cult cache in Bunker Woods
The cache sits at the back of a pickup truck, south of the break room. The code is 177.
What is the code for the computer in the health center security room?
In the security room, input 170823 to unlock the doors. Move north to the staff canteen, examine the chest behind the reception, then return to the door next to the security room to find a gun.
How to open the cult cache south of the nursing home
North of the main trail and just before the fork, the code is carved on a stone and is revealed by following the arrows.
How to open cult cache #1 in Bright Falls
At the pier south of the Sheriff’s Office, use bolt cutters to enter a shed. The cache contains the code 697 and an inventory upgrade.
How to open Cultist Cache #2 in Bright Falls
The cache sits behind a gate near the snack bar and station, opened with bolt cutters. The symbols in the park reveal the code when read: one on the radar antenna, one in the gazebo, one on the benches.
What is the code for the cultists cache in the Kalevala Knights Workshop
The gate beside the Kalevala Knights Workshop opens with 542.
Return 6: Clear
The final story chapter offers two locked boxes: one contains a weapon for the protagonist, the other a cult cache.
How to open a gun case with a pump action shotgun at the Sheriff’s Office
In Sheriff Tim Breaker’s office, the display case holds the code 723. Access requires eliminating the Taken and retrieving the station keys from the FBI agent in the closet.
How to open the cult members cache in the Sheriff’s Office
In the evidence room, the code is 146. If that cache is the last one, the Lighthouse Key appears in Wateree. A visit to the lighthouse yields materials and pages inside.
Other guides
- Alan Wake 2 Walkthrough – All Evidence, Pages, Hideouts, Weapons & Lunchboxes (Updated)
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