How to solve Chapter 4’s cave puzzle in Resident Evil 4 remake

Two cave puzzles await you in Resident Evil 4 remake Chapter 4. As soon as you conquer these two fiendishly tricky dial puzzles, you can swoop in and save Ashley. These puzzles can be conquered in any order, but beware: you must overcome both before progressing. These puzzles are a nod to the original Resident Evil 4, but they’ve been updated for this Remake. To obtain the hidden stone heads, you must crack each dial puzzle, then, once you have all the heads, make your way back to the Mural Cave and place them in place to unlock the coveted Insignia. So, shall we solve the secrets of Chapter 4’s cave puzzles in Resident Evil 4 remake?

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How to solve the Small Cave Puzzle | Chapter 4 cave puzzle solution

Nestled in the idyllic northeast area of the lake is the Small Cave Shrine, an oasis of peace with a quaint shack and a perplexing eight-dial puzzle. Mercifully, no adversaries await to mar your puzzle-solving prowess. Instead, keep a lookout for yellow markings on the cave walls, indicating the three symbols you need to manipulate to solve the puzzle.

Following a clockwise rotation from the 12 o’clock dial, you must press symbols number four, six, and seven. Once you’ve deftly pressed the correct dials, the cage door will unlock, and you can lay claim to the first of the two stone heads.

How to solve the Large Cave Puzzle | Chapter 4 cave puzzle solution

Get ready to take on a horde of Ganados en route to the Large Cave Shrine puzzle. Once you do, climb the ladder up to the puzzle area. Don’t worry about any remaining enemies, as entering the puzzle area will hit the pause button on the action.

Start from the 12 o’clock dial, and work your way around. Press the dials on both sides of the top middle dial, then hit the dial at 6 o’clock. Once you’ve hit all three buttons correctly, the door will open, and you can lay your mitts on the other stone head.

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Cande Maldonado

Though Cande started her journey in the video game industry as a localization specialist six years ago, she soon realized that her true calling was to annoy NPCS, smash virtual pottery, and complete every side quest available in RPGs. Throwing that useless degree out of the window, she has been writing professionally for the past three years ever since. Her passion for games dates to 2006, when she mounted a Chocobo for the first time. Under Nintendo and Square Enix's chokehold, she will willingly pour hours upon hours into reaching 100% completion in the longest roleplaying games ever made. But hey, who needs fresh air and sunlight when you can just live in Ivalice?

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