Resident Evil 4 Remake: The Freezer Power Puzzle

The freezer power puzzle in Resident Evil 4 Remake is one of the most complicated ones in the series. The puzzle is the second one you will find of its kind in the game.

Many players have spent long hours trying to figure out the key to open the panel connected to the puzzle. Lucky for you, we have provided the answer in this article. Here is everything you need to know.

Finding the Freezer Power Puzzle

The freezer power puzzle is the second power puzzle you will encounter in Chapter 13 of Resident Evil 4 Remake. Once you have made your way past Utilities and the Kitchen, you will have a run-in with the Merchant. Proceeding forward will become a bit difficult from here.

You will find that your path ahead is blocked by a locked door that requires a Level 2 Keycard to open. Since this is not a possibility at the moment, you will have to take the only other available route toward the dark and abandoned labs.

To get to the freezer power puzzle, you must have already flipped the power panel once and made your way through Dissection. The puzzle you solved there is very similar to the one you will find in the Freezer, so take note of it. Grab the Level 1 Keycard you find in Dissection and make your exit.

You must now make your way back to the power panel and flip it once more. You will see the lights turn off once more. This is your cue to make your way to the Freezer. Head towards Dissection again but take the path on your left right before entering the lab to find the Freezer.

Once you have found the door to the freezer, use the Level 1 Keycard to open it. You will see what we can presume to be filled body bags all around you. Your concern will be the frozen green terminal to your right. Interact with it to begin solving the freezer power puzzle.

Solving the Freezer Power Puzzle

When the puzzle opens up, you will observe a green electronic screen before you with sixteen square boxes with lines running through them arranged in a ‘plus’ pattern with four boxes representing each of the four lines making up an addition sign.

To solve the puzzle, you must rotate the boxes such that the lines running through them, the ‘power lines’, are arranged correctly. You will be able to see whether you are on the correct path by the counter on the top right corner of the console’s screen, showing how many proper pathways you have found.

The counter will, however, increase and decrease in turns as you make different patterns. If the counter rises at the second box, it may fall at the third, and so on. The red switch at the bottom will also incrementally move to the right as you make the correct patterns.

Solving this puzzle yourself requires quite a bit of trial and error. Luckily, we have the solution for you here if you want to quicken things up a little. From top to bottom, you must arrange the upper four boxes on the console screen as such:

1. An upside-down ‘T’ position.
2. An upside-down ‘L’ position.
3. A mirrored ‘E’ position.
4. A mirrored ‘E’ position.

If you still have trouble with it, here is the solution in more detail:

The first box should take a single power line from the top and split it into two, going in the left and right directions. This position will typically require turning it twice. The second box should connect a single power line from the bottom and the right. This position will typically require turning it twice.

The third box should converge power lines from the top and the bottom and connect them to the left. This position will typically require revolving it three times. The fourth box should mirror the third box’s placement. This position will also usually require rotating it three times.

Once you have arranged the boxes in the correct pattern, the counter at the top will read “5/5,” and the red switch at the bottom will move entirely to the right. The screen will read “System Restored,” and the locked panel to the right of the console will slide open. You will find the LE 5 gun inside.

NOTE: This solution is only valid for the freezer power puzzle in the ‘Assisted’ or ‘Normal’ version of Resident Evil 4 Remake. The game’s ‘Hardcore’ or ‘Professional’ difficulty requires a different solution.

If you are playing the game on ‘Hardcore’ or ‘Professional’ difficulty, the freezer power puzzle will be at the same place but will have a different solution. In this scenario, the four upper boxes on the screen, from top to bottom, will be arranged as such:

1. An ‘E’ position.
2. An ‘L’ position.
3. And upside-down and mirrored ‘L’ position.
4. And ‘E’ position.

If you still have trouble with it, here is the solution in more detail:

The first box should converge the power lines from the top and bottom and connect them as a single power line to the right. This position will typically require revolving it three times. The second box should connect a single power line from the top and the right. This position will typically require rotating it once.

The third box should connect a single power line from the left and the bottom. This position will typically require revolving it three times. The fourth box should converge the power lines from the top and bottom and connect them as a single power line to the right. This position will typically require revolving it three times.

Closing Remarks

That is the complete solution for the freezer power puzzle in Resident Evil 4 Remake. Remember, if you make a mistake, the number of rotations will no longer be accurate. Therefore, be sure to pay attention to the shapes the power line in the boxes should represent described in the article. Happy gaming!

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