In Alan Wake 2 Nursery rhymes are riddles with dolls and drawings that require you to look for figurines and fight monsters. By finding and solving all the puzzles, you will be able to unlock three achievements at once: “Un-Reality”, “Reality Shift” and “I will find you”.
In this guide you will learn where to find all the dolls and nursery rhymes, as well as how to solve the riddles associated with them.
How to Find and Solve Nursery Rhymes in Alan Wake 2
In the territory of Lake Cauldron, Bright Falls and Wateree, you can find 17 similar riddles, and the last one opens only after completing all the others. The pictures below show the approximate location of all the nursery rhymes.
At first glance, these riddles may seem very confusing, but in reality there is nothing complicated about them. They are children's drawings drawn on the ground - they can be seen from afar thanks to a tripod with a camera, which is always standing nearby. In the middle there is a piece of paper with a poem that must be read.
Then you just need to find the dolls you need and place them on one of the pictures. If you do everything correctly, then small changes will occur in reality, and you can go in search of a pendant for a bracelet, which can strengthen the main character, which will make it easier for you to fight monsters.
Note that the same dolls are often used to solve different puzzles, so be sure to pick up these children's toys if you accidentally come across them, as they will likely come in handy in the future. Plus, don't forget to pick them up from the ground after you solve the puzzle. Let us add that after solving the riddle, enemies may attack you, so always be prepared for battle.
Dolls and nursery rhymes can be placed on the Hook Board located in the Mindscape. This way you can reveal more details about the main plot. You can only find and solve these puzzles before the beginning of Return 7: The Ritual, so try to find them all before moving on to it.
Nursery rhyme 1
- Plot: "Return 2: Heart"
- Area: Cauldron Lake
Defeat the boss Nightingale to unlock previously flooded areas. Return to the lamppost to the north next to the Witch's Mark, and then start moving west, taking out the wolf along the way. Turn north and cross the red bridge. Next, immediately turn left towards the camp. Here you will find a tripod with a camera and drawings on the ground.
Where to find a toy crow and how to solve the riddle
Read the poem and then find the doll. Fortunately, it is nearby - just ahead of the rhyme, on a wooden table. Take the toy.
Now go back to the drawings on the ground and visit the crow doll on the sun image as shown in the picture below. Saga will immediately turn the camera forward towards the table from which you can pick up pendant "Hammer". Be careful, as a wolf may attack you from behind.
Thanks to this decoration, Saga will be able to knock down opponents with an attack more often. To activate his bonus, you need to place the pendant in one of the three slots located on the left side of the main inventory.
Nursery rhyme 2
- Plot: "Return 2: Heart"
- Area: Cauldron Lake
After solving the previous riddle, start heading north towards Witchfinder Station by climbing up onto the ledge. Near the house you will find another tripod with a camera and children's drawings on the ground. Study the poem.
Where to find a hero doll and a toy wolf
Luckily, both toys are nearby. Enter the wooden building and then go up to the second floor and look into the game room on the right side. On the floor you will find a hero doll, and on the box there will be a toy wolf.
How to solve the riddle
Go back to the drawings and then start placing the dolls: the hero should be placed on the boat, and the wolf on the tree, as shown in the picture below. As a result, reality will change. Don't forget to pick up the figures from the ground.
Now enter the house again, go up to the second floor and go to the playing area again. Here you will find pendant "Coffee mug", which can save Saga from death once, after which it will break.
Nursery rhyme 3
- Plot: "Return 2: Heart"
- Area: Cauldron Lake
She can be found near the Private Cabin, located southeast of the Witchfinder Station you recently visited. You will need to sneak under the fallen tree, and then immediately turn right to see a riddle with a rhyme.
How to solve a puzzle
You don’t have to look for any dolls here, since you already have all the necessary toys. You will need to place them as follows: place the hero on the heart, the crow on the bird, and the wolf on the house.
Pick up the dolls from the ground, walk under the tree again and start following the black spots on the ground and the crow's cawing. To do this, turn left towards the tree with the red box. Go around it on the right side and start going deeper into the forest. Be careful, as two possessed cops may attack you here.
Move forward until you see a red birdhouse falling to the ground near the tree. Will lie next to him pendant “Knights of Kalevala”, which increases the radius and duration of the flare.
Nursery rhyme 4
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
When you first reach Wateree, head west, talk to the brothers, and then run north along the small path. Having dealt with the knife throwers, turn to the right and on the platform on the left you will find another sheet of paper with a poem.
Where to find deer and moose dolls
Both toys lie right next to the verse: the deer is on the equipment, and the elk is on a wooden pallet to the right.
How to solve the riddle
Having obtained the dolls, interact with the drawings, and then place the moose on the tree so that it ends up in the “forest”.
When reality changes, return to the path and you will see a large moose statue just ahead that was not there before. At his feet you will find a second pendant "Coffee mug".
Nursery rhyme 5
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
From the previous puzzle, continue north towards the Radio Tower. Then look to the left of it and you will find another piece of paper with a verse on the edge of the cliff.
How to solve a puzzle
You already have the required figure with you, so immediately interact with the sheet, and then place the toy deer on the drawing of the house. After distorting reality, pick up the toy and start following the deer that appears to the right of the puzzle.
Climbing up to the lamppost, deal with the two wolves that run out of the forest. Then go to the body of the tortured animal, near which you will find pendant "Deer" ", increasing resistance to knocking down and interruption.
Nursery rhyme 6
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
First, we advise you to get the dolls, since you will be able to do this a little earlier than you come across the poem.
Where to find wise old man and toy bear dolls
After defeating the Huotari Well boss in the area, head to the Lighthouse Trailer Park in the southwestern part of the area, and then head to the southern border, where the fish processing area is located. Next to the sink on the table you will find a toy bear and a wise old man.
Where to find mother and baby dolls
After finding the previous toys, turn the camera to the left and you will find a wooden platform with a green bench, on which two dolls will stand: a mother and a child.
How to solve the riddle
After collecting all the above dolls, walk along the wooden pier to the very end in a southerly direction. This is where you will discover a new nursery rhyme. You can immediately interact with him.
Place a wise old man doll on the crests of the wave, and a toy bear on the candy. Then start following the trail of dead fish. Near the place where you previously found the bear and the old man, a big man with a sledgehammer will attack you. Deal with him and then take him pendant with a World of Coffee token from the sink. It increases the quantity and quality of resources generated in locations.
Nursery rhyme 7
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
First, we advise you to get a doll, since you will be able to do this a little earlier than you come across the poem.
Where to find a rogue doll
Head to the Wateree Lighthouse, located east of the previous puzzle. Once you reach the structure, go up the stairs and you will find a figurine right next to the entrance to the building.
How to solve the riddle
It is located just a few steps to the right of the lighthouse. You can immediately interact with a piece of paper, since you already have all the necessary dolls.
Now place the rogue on the crests of the wave, and the wise old man on the pupil of the eye. Next, head north from the lighthouse, returning to the main road and then turning right and going down to the shore. Go under the fallen tree, turn left and you will find pendant "Mayak" next to the boat. This decoration increases the maximum amount of health that can be regenerated in a shelter.
Nursery rhyme 8
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
Return to Coffee World and then head to the Latte Lagoon located on the pier. At the end of the wooden pier you will find a board on which there is a piece of paper and pictures drawn - you can immediately interact with this object.
How to solve the riddle
Next, place the elk figurine on the crests of the wave, the deer on the boat, and the rogue on the precious items. Then raise the camera and you will see a boat begin to slowly float to the right. Wait until she gets close to you and then grab her pendant "Mr. Drip", which increases the heroine's damage when she is low on health.
Nursery rhyme 9
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
First, we advise you to get the dolls, since you will be able to do this a little earlier than you come across the poem.
Where to find girl dolls and toy monster
Get to the Ranger's Lodge, located on the northwest side of the area. Open the lock on the door using the Screwdriver, which you probably already found a little earlier in the story. Then enter the house, go up to the second floor and turn right into the bedroom. Here on the chest of drawers you will find both figures.
How to solve a puzzle
Exit the house and go to the back of it. Here you will find a new piece of paper with a verse - you can immediately interact with it.
Next, you will need to place a girl on the picture of a tree, and a toy bear on the picture of a heart. Pick up the figures from the ground, and then run again to the entrance to the house. A monster may attack you here. Having dealt with him, return to the second floor and pick him up from the bed pendant "FBK", which increases damage during hidden attacks.
Nursery rhyme 10
- Plot: "The Return 3: Local"
- Region: Wateree
Return to Main Street in the southeast area of the location and go to the oblong house located in the north of the town. Pick the lock on his door with a screwdriver, and then go into his left room to find a new puzzle.
How to solve a puzzle
To do this, place the figurine of the rogue on the precious items, and the girls on the house. Take your toys and leave the house. Go down the stairs and you will find in the mailbox pendant "Coffee mug".
Nursery rhyme 11
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Area: Bright Falls
Located west of the Forest near the bunker. Cross the bridge and then turn off the main road onto a path and up the hill. Next to the tent on the stone you will find another piece of paper with a poem - you can immediately interact with it.
How to solve a puzzle
The mother's doll should be placed in the picture of the house, and the child's doll should be placed in the picture of the tree. Pick up the figures from the ground, and then start following the black goo along the path until you reach a fork. Here, turn right and start going down. Deal with the wolf and soon you will see on the ground pendant "Lantern".
Nursery rhyme 12
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Area: Bright Falls
Get to the Ranger Station, located southeast of the Valhalla Nursing Home. To get there, you need to go through the south gate of the wellness center and then follow the main road to the east. Enter the house and in the back room you will find a riddle.
How to solve a puzzle
Place a figurine of a child in the drawing of a house, and a toy monster - candy. Pick up the toys from the floor, and then follow the tracks to the door and open it. Next, go up to the second floor, turn left and look into the bathroom. Turn around and go to the bedroom, where you will find another one on the bed "Coffee mug".
Nursery rhyme 13
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Area: Bright Falls
From the previous puzzle, continue northeast until you reach the beach. Right next to the water on the stone you will find a new piece of paper with a poem.
How to solve a puzzle
You will need to place a toy monster on the crests of a wave, a mother doll on a boat, and a child on precious items. After this, monsters will emerge from the water, which you will need to kill. Having done this, go to the red box standing on the sand just ahead of the puzzle and pick up pendant "Valhalla Nursing Home".
Nursery rhyme 14
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Area: Bright Falls
Go to Billy's shipyard, located even further to the east. To get there, you'll need a bolt cutter. The puzzle is located in the southeastern part of the docks.
How to solve a puzzle
Place the mother figurine on the image of the wave crests, and the toy monster on the boat. Next, go to the western part of the shipyard and deal with a group of possessed people. Next to the pier and the boat you will find pendant "Anchor".
Nursery rhyme 15
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Region: Wateree
Return to the Lighthouse Trailer Park located in the indicated area and use the bolt cutter you found earlier to open the lattice gate near the 5th house. Go inside the house and look for another puzzle in the back room next to the hay bales.
How to solve the riddle
To do this, you need to place a figurine of a deer on the image of the heart, and the eyes of a wise old man. After this, a possessed cultist will appear in the house, who will need to be killed. Having dealt with him, find pendant "Day of the Deer" on the chest of drawers.
Nursery rhyme 16
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Area: Cauldron Lake
Go to the Rental Cottages location, located in the eastern part of the area. You can get here only after you get a bolt cutter, with which you can cut the lock on the wooden gate. Then go to the 4th house (to do this you will need to go under the fallen tree behind the 3rd house), shown in the pictures below. Right near the entrance you will find a riddle.
How to solve a puzzle
Place the toy monster on the bird drawing, the toy raven on the eye, and the hero doll on the jewelry (ring and necklace). Take the figurines, leave the house and enter the building opposite, or wait until a big guy with a sledgehammer comes out of it. Deal with him, enter the cottage and find pendant "Coffee mug" on the TV stand.
Nursery rhyme 17
- Plot: "Return 5: Old Gods"
- Area: Cauldron Lake
Access to this riddle will only open after completing all the previous poems. First, we advise you to get a doll, since you will be able to do this before you come across the puzzle.
Where to find the father doll
It can be found right next to the previous pendant in the Rental Cottages. After taking the jewelry from the stand on which the TV is located, lower the camera down a little and you will see a case on the floor. Open it and pick up a new figurine.
How to solve a puzzle
Now run to Witchfinder Station and enter the two-story wooden house. Inside you will find many drawings drawn in different rooms. At the same time, the radio will give hints about where to place which figures.
If you are too lazy to look for the right places, then just follow our instructions. The father doll should be placed on the eye drawing located to the right of the desktop and near the radio. Now go to the downstairs bedroom and place the sun figurine between the two beds.
Go to the kitchen and find a drawing of a heart on the floor - place the mother doll on it. Next, go up to the second floor and turn right into the game room. Find a drawing of a hatched chick and place a child figurine on it.
Turn around and go into the bedroom, and then enter the bathroom and find the pattern of wave crests near the toilet - place the rogue doll on it.
Return to the radio on the desk on the ground floor and click on it to get the final reward - additional cell for pendants. Thus, you can now attach 4 pendants to the bracelet at once.
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