CONTROL Resonant packs far more than combat into its Manhattan setting. Scattered across the city's enterable buildings are optional puzzles that reward careful players with Health Upgrades and lore documents. The Art Gallery in the Evacuation Zone is one of the trickiest, because the solution is never spelled out directly. Here's exactly where to find it and how to crack it.
Where is the Art Gallery puzzle in Control Resonant?
The Art Gallery sits inside the Evacuation Zone, one of the many districts you can explore on foot. Control Resonant lets you walk into a wide range of buildings across Manhattan, from coffee shops to gyms, and most of them contain at least a resource crate worth smashing. A select few hide proper puzzles behind their doors, and the Art Gallery is one of them.
Once you step inside, you'll notice four walls, each displaying three paintings alongside a button. The button cycles the lighting across the three paintings on that wall, highlighting one at a time. At first glance it looks decorative, but the room is actually a lock waiting for the right combination.
How do you solve the Art Gallery puzzle in Control Resonant?
Before touching any buttons, find the note on the desk near the entrance. It lists four words:
- Journey
- Windows
- Thunder
- Tides
Control Resonant Guide: Evacuation Zone Art Gallery Puzzle Solution
These words correspond to the four walls, read left to right. Your job is to match each word to the painting on that wall that best represents it visually. Some matches are straightforward, others take a moment, but after testing every combination the confirmed solution is:
Work through each wall in order, pressing the button until the correct painting is lit, then move to the next. You don't need to confirm each selection before moving on, but getting all four right simultaneously is what triggers the reward.
Control Resonant Guide: Evacuation Zone Art Gallery Puzzle Solution
What do you get for solving the Art Gallery puzzle?
Get all four paintings right and a hidden wall at the back left of the room slides open, revealing a Secret Hideout. Inside you'll find in-game documents that add to the wider story, and more importantly, a Health Upgrade. Health Upgrades are worth tracking down throughout the game, so this one is a solid reason to detour into the gallery whenever you pass through the Evacuation Zone.
If you're wondering how much content is left to discover after puzzles like this one, the full game length breakdown for Control Resonant covers exactly how many hours the main story and completionist routes take.
Are there other puzzles like this in Control Resonant?
Yes, and they follow a similar pattern. The game places optional puzzles inside enterable buildings across every zone, each with a different mechanic. Some ask you to crack a code, others require interacting with objects in a specific order. The Art Gallery's lighting system is one of the more original setups, but the reward structure is consistent: solve it, find the hideout, collect the Health Upgrade.
Given how spread out these secrets are, it's worth exploring every building you come across rather than rushing between objectives. Most storefronts take under two minutes to clear, and the ones with puzzles are usually signposted by something slightly out of place.
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