Alan Wake 2: All Nursery Rhyme Locations and Solutions in Cauldron Lake
One of the more unique interactable puzzles is a series of Nursery Rhymes. The Federal Bureau of Control has created these to test Cauldron Lake’s ability to make art real.
You’ll have to determine the answer to each rhyme and place-specific dolls to match that. There arefive Nursery Rhymes in Cauldron Laketo complete throughout Saga’s story.
You won’t be able to begin finding the Nursery Rhymes until after theNightingalefight, as it clears up all the flooding in the forest.
All Cauldron Lake Nursery Rhymes
None of these are missable and can still be found up until the point that you speak to Agent Estevez in Return 6 after fightingScratch, which is the clear Point of No Return.
While there are five total Nursery Rhymes in Cauldron Lake, the fifth won’t be accessible until you have done all the rest in Bright Falls and Watery. If at any point you’re able to’t find these, I recommend going to Watery andpetting the Mayor. This gets you the Mayor Setter Charm, which will vastly increase the range that adds collectible icons to your map.
Minus the Rental Cabin that requires theBolt Cuttersand the fifth Nursery Rhyme, there’s a certain order you need to do these in as they require collecting dolls.
One bird for lightTwo for darknessThree birds for a fightFour for a struggleFive birds for injurySix for miserySeven for the ending,whatever that may be.
As this is likely the first you’ll find,place the Crow Doll on the Sun.
Witchfinder Station
The Hero brave and strongleft home to right a wrongFrom the woods came theWolf so greedy and hungryThat he ate what he foundin the house without a hostThe Hero returned to findshe’d lost the thing sheloved most.
The rhyme directs you toplace the Hero Doll on the Boat and the Wolf on the Tree.
Private Cabin
A mother-Crow sits in her nestGuarding her babies, doing her bestTo protect her home fromthe Beast coming to feastBut only a Hero brave ofheart can keep the two apart
For this one, place theCrow on the Hatched Chick, the Hero on the Heart, and the Wolf on the House.
Rental Cabin
Our Hero courageous and trueStalked by the Monster hatching throughThat clever Crows caw their warningAnd keep an eye on the battle formingWhen the fight is done and overThe Hero and the CrowsReap the rewards left for her.
For the solution,put the Monster on the Hatched Chick, Crow on the Eyeball, and the Hero on the Jewelry.
Witchfinder Station Final Nursery Rhyme
The layout for this final Nursery Rhyme is entirely different than the rest. Instead of a stone circle, the symbols are scattered around the station’s interior. Also, the rhyme is spoken over speakers, so you’ll probably have to pay attention to hear the whole thing.
On our Hero, the faraway Father still kept an eye and told her not to stand out in the light too bright, while the loving Mother and her Hatchling only tried to survive. When a tricky Witch opened a way into the dark lake, our Hero, against all caution, did a bold step take, away from the Sun that would make Her blind to all that she could see.
This is a little more complicated than the normal puzzles due to the locations of the symbols.
Downstairs:
With these placed, someone will begin calling over the walkie-talkie, and you’ll have to talk to them. Once that dialogue is done, there will be a distortion where the walkie-talkie was. You’ll need to clear it with your flashlight. Once you do, there will be a box, and opening it gets youa third Charm slot for Saga.
This should hopefully help you sort out the right path for getting the Cauldron Lake Nursery Rhymes easily. If you’re hunting for all the achievements/trophies, you’ll also need to open all the Cult Stashes. You can find our guides for those in the links below.
