You will discover many beauties in Alan Wake 2. A special type of collectible allows you to unlock chests containing ammunition, utility items, and healing kits. Our guide, including solutions to all the puzzles you'll encounter Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash locations discussing.
All Cult Stash locations and puzzle solutions
If you are playing the chapters of the Saga, you will have the chance to discover all 22 Cult Stash in the game. These usually feature a specific mini-puzzle or task, such as:
- Pressing the buttons in the correct order based on how they light up.
- Finding a missing key based on a clue or simply glowing arrows that appear when you shine your flashlight on surfaces.
- Math problems.
- Deciphering the correct symbols to use.
To be clear, Our Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash locations guide is organized by region(s) you can visit during the scenario. We've also noted the sections where you'll first encounter them. If you miss a container early on, you can always return to the area to solve the puzzle (at least before the point of no return, which the game will warn you about).
How to reveal all CS locations?
At the beginning of the campaign, you won't know where the Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash locations are unless you find them by chance. However, during Return 3: Local Girl you will enter the Kalevala Knights Workshop as part of the main quest. Inside there is a board with several maps. You can interact with these to mark the locations of any Cult Caches you haven't found yet.
Cult Stash points in Cauldron Lake
There are only a few Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash chests in Cauldron Lake. Most of them can be obtained early in the campaign, but the last one Bolt Cutters It requires you to progress further to obtain it.
Cult Stash 1
- Episode Return 1 – Invitation
- Location: In front of the cabin near the murder scene.
- Puzzle/object type: Cult symbols
- Solution:
- 1: Up and down triangle; connected to each other
- 2: Up and down triangle; sand watch
- 3: Left and right triangle; side by side
- 2: Up and down triangle; sand watch
- 1: Up and down triangle; connected to each other
Cult Stash 2
- Episode: Return 2 – The Heart
- Location: The beach where Saga and Casey first met Alan.
- Puzzle/objective type: Button pressing
- Solution: Press the buttons in the correct order.
This Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash item features a satchel that increases Saga's inventory space by one rank. Inventory upgrades in our guide You can learn more about these items.
Cult Stash 3
- Episode: Return 2 – The Heart
- Location: In the lakeside area after completing the first Skirmish encounter to clear the flood.
- Puzzle/objective type: Glowing arrows and lost key
- Solution: Turn on your flashlight to reveal glowing arrows. Follow them to obtain a key.
Cult Stash 4
- Episode: Return 2 – The Heart
- Location: After clearing the flooded area, you can head to the northwestern part of the area. You'll find it on a rocky ledge just below the Private Cabin save point.
- Puzzle/objective type: Math equation and glowing numbers
- Solution: Rock-rock-tree – If you shine your flashlight on certain objects the numbers will glow:
- There is a rock further away (7-2).
- There is also another one closer to the chest (3+3).
- And then there is the tree itself (6+2).
- Code: 6-5-8.
- And then there is the tree itself (6+2).
- There is also another one closer to the chest (3+3).
- There is a rock further away (7-2).
Cult Stash 5
- Episode After Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: This Area is inside the Wake 2 Cult Stash Rental Cabins. You can only unlock the door when you have the Bolt Cutters that you get at the end of the Old Gods chapter.
- Puzzle/object type: Lost key
- Solution: Go through one of the huts to reach the other side. Then shine your flashlight at the tree in the corner of the garden. You should see a glowing symbol. Check the ground behind the tree to find the key needed to open this container.
CS points in Watery area
Almost all of the Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash containers in Watery can be opened during Return 3 – Local Girl. The only exception is the last one, which requires Bolt Cutters.
Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash 1
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: At the end of the narrow valley in the eastern part of the forest.
- Puzzle/objective type: Button pressing
- Solution: Press the buttons in the correct order.
Cult Stash 2 (Crossbow reward)
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: Just outside the cabin/save point in the woodland.
- Puzzle/object type: Key code combination
- Solution: There's a note implying that someone recently used a crossbow, and you'll see some bolts stuck into wooden beams with numbers on them.
- While the written numbers represent the code, the bolts represent their order.
- Solution: 5-2-7.
Weapon locations in our guide You can learn more about Saga and other weapons Alan can obtain.
Cult Stash 3
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: Right next to the Slow Coaster Ferris Wheel in Kahve Dünyası.
- Puzzle/object type: Key code combination
- Solution: The clue simply says “striped glasses only” and implies that you should check the numbers of cars with stripes down the middle. Solution: 1-4-7.
Cult Stash 4
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: In a bush near the Huotari Well in Coffee World.
- Puzzle/object type: Lost key
- Solution: The clue will ask you “what is hidden behind the smile?” he asks. Near this area you will see a smiling mug mascot statue. Check the ground behind the statue to obtain a key.
Cult Stash 5
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: On the cliff near the Lighthouse in the southern part of the area.
- Puzzle/object type: Cult symbols
- Solution: Shine your flashlight on the surfaces near and below the cliff where this chest is located. You should see Roman numeral signs (i.e. I, II and III) next to the cult symbols. Each number relates to the order of symbols.
- 1: Both triangles are below; above and below.
- 2: Both triangles are up; above and below.
- 3: Both triangles are below; side by side.
Cult Stash 6
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: Next to Saga's caravan in the Lighthouse Caravan Park. You can only access this area after clearing the Overlap encounter in Sulu to allow the floods to recede.
- Puzzle/object type: Lost key
- Solution: The clue mentions that the key is out of reach of flood waters. Check the post next to the wooden ramp and the blue trash can to find the key.
Cult Stash 7
- Episode Return 3 – Local Girl
- Location: By the pier in the southern part of Downtown Watery after the floodwaters have receded.
- Puzzle/objective genre: Math!
- Solution: There's a math puzzle in this Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash (and we all know how everyone hates math). Here is the math problem: “There are three batteries (B1.600, B1, and B2) with a total charge of 3 amps. B2 has 3 amps more than B128. B1, by the way, has twice as much charge as B3. How many amps are in B2?”
- We have: X + 2X + X + 128 = 1,600.
- 4X = 1,600 – 128.
- X = 368.
- Since we are looking for B2, we need to add 128.
- Solution: 4-9-6.
Cult Stash 8
- Chapter 5 After the Return – Old Gods
- Location: In the backyard of the Kalevala Knights Workshop. You can access this area once you have the Bolt Cutters you obtained at the end of Turn 5 – Old Gods.
- Puzzle/object type: Key code combination
- Solution: The tip simply says “spare parts only.” To unlock this Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash, you'll need to look through the funfair contraptions left behind in this backyard area.
- Ferris wheel cups – 5
- Rocket ships – 4
- Plates – 2
- Solution: 5-4-2.
Cult Stash locations in Bright Falls
There are nine Cult Stash locations in Bright Falls, the most of any region. We encountered these later in the campaign, particularly during Return 4 – No Chance, Return 5 – Old Gods, and Return 6 – Scratch.
Cult Stash 1
- Episode: Return 4 – No Chance
- Location: Behind a large rock near the hut/save point.
- Puzzle/object type: Pressing buttons
- Solution: Press the buttons in the correct order
Cult Stash 2
- Episode Return 4 – No Chance
- Location: Behind an abandoned truck.
- Puzzle/objective genre: Math!
- Solution: If you want this Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash, you need to solve this math problem: “There are a total of 200 vehicles in a factory (cars and bikes). Every car has four wheels and every bicycle has two wheels. If there are 754 wheels in total, how many cars are there in the factory?”
- For this we will do some substitution: 4X + 2 (200-X) = 754.
- 4X + 400 – 2X = 754.
- 4X – 2X = 754 – 400.
- 2X = 354.
- Solution: 1-7-7.
Cult Stash 3
- Episode Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: In the forest area after leaving the Valhalla Nursing Home. You'll head here after clearing the Overlap encounter in this area.
- Puzzle/object type: Glowing arrows and lost key
- Solution: Don't bother following the glowing arrows because they will only confuse you. Instead, check the sloping rock just below the chest. You'll find a switch next to a downward-pointing arrow sign.
Cult Stash 4
- Episode: Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: Along the dirt road near the cabin/spare point, but before the Ranger Station.
- Puzzle/lens type: Glowing arrows and cult symbols.
- Solution: Turn on the flashlight: Turn on your flashlight and follow the glowing arrows. The correct order depends on the order in which you see each symbol as you follow the arrows.
- 1: Triangles on the left and right; side by side.
- 2: Both downward triangles; side by side.
- 3: Up and down triangles; elevator button.
Cult Stash 5
- Episode Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: On a hill between Cult Stash #4 and the Ranger Station.
- Puzzle/object type: Lost key
- Solution: There is a hastily scribbled drawing showing the location of the key. On the floor in the fireplace structure outside the Ranger Station.
Cult Stash 6
- Episode Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: Next to a white van parked in front of the Elderwood Palace Lounge. We never really noticed this container in previous episodes. Therefore, we cannot confirm whether you can unlock it before or if it only appears after completing the Old Gods chapter.
- Puzzle/object type: Pressing buttons
- Solution: Press the buttons in the correct order.
Cult Stash 7
- Episode: Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: Inside the shack next to the fresh seafood building. You need the Bolt Cutter to open the locked door.
- Puzzle/object type: Key code combination
- Solution: The clue is about the water level and you will see numbers placed on the poles. We ranked the ships closest to these numbers (from largest to smallest). Solution: 6-9-7.
This Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash features a satchel that increases Saga's inventory space by one rank. Inventory upgrades in our guide You can learn more about these items.
Cult Stash 8
- Episode Return 5 – Old Gods
- Location: Found in the garden opposite Oh Deer Diner.
- Puzzle/object type: Cult symbols
- Solution: The clue is about a painter's work diary. If you have been to the park you will find the cult symbols they painted:
- 1: Satellite dish – Two triangles above; side by side and interconnected.
- 2: Near park benches – Left and right triangles; side by side.
- 3: On the gazebo – Two triangles up; connected at the top and bottom.
Cult Stash 9: Lighthouse Key reward
- Episode Return 6 – Scratch
- Location: During this section, you'll be back in the basement of the Sheriff's Office. However, this time, you will be able to open the door to the evidence room with the Bolt Cutters.
- Puzzle/object type: Key code combination
- Solution: The clue contains lines and polygons, and the combination is based on the number of lines that make up each shape. Solution: 1-4-6.
This container Lighthouse Key Don't forget that it rewards you with. You can use it to open the door to the Lighthouse in Watery and find some Manuscript Pages.
In any case, these are the things we discovered at once Alan Wake 2 Cult Stash locations.
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