The puzzle in Perosi's Room in Alone in the Dark

How to Unlock Perosi’s Desk in Alone in the Dark (2024)

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The Alone in the Dark 2024 remake has many puzzles to solve, one of which is the Perosi’s room puzzle. Which has players solving several other puzzles in order to get the lock’s combination. In this guide, I’ll show you how to solve every step of Perosi’s puzzle to get her room done easily.

How to Solve Perosi’s Room Puzzle in Alone in the Dark 2024

To help you solve this puzzle, I’ll first explain how to get into Perosi’s room. Afterward, I’ll go through each step of the puzzle.

How to Unlock Perosi’s Room

To unlock Perosi’s room, you’ll need to find “Room Key #6”. This can be found in the Clerk’s Office after meeting Batiste. Use the set of keys given to you by Batiste to unlock the office, then head to the right side of the room. Open the desk drawer to get the key.

The location of Room Key

Once the key is in your possession, exit the Reception room into the main hall. Climb the stairs and enter the door on the left to see a hall with three accessible rooms. Perosi’s room will be the final door on the left. Use “Room Key #6” on the door to enter it.

How to Solve the Painting Puzzle in Perosi’s Room

The lock on the desk has a lock consisting of three zodiac symbols. To find the combination, you’ll need to first solve the painting puzzle in one corner of the room.

In this puzzle, you’ll see six paintings atop a mysterious line of rot. To solve this puzzle, you’ll need to flip several of the paintings to align with the areas of rot on their sides. Specifically, you’ll need to flip the second, third, and sixth paintings.

Flipping the paintings in Perosi's room.

These paintings will give you three names in the following order:

  • First – William Arges
  • Second – Franklyn Mosig
  • Third – Norah Keith

Using Perosi’s Paintings to Get the Combination for Perosi’s Desk

After completing the painting puzzle, turn to the portrait of all of the members of the Pontchartrain. Each member is associated with a specific number.

While keeping them in order, match the names from the paintings with the corresponding number above their portrait.

  • William Arges – 2
  • Franklyn Mosig – 9
  • Norah Keith – 4

This gives you the code “294”. The last step in the process is to convert the numbers into their respective zodiac symbols. This is done using Perosi’s Journal, which can be grabbed from the sofa in her room.

Perosi's journal location in Alone in the Dark

The journal shows you which symbols are numbers 1, 10, and 11. From there, you are able to find the symbols for “294” by counting the symbols between to give them their numbers. The combination “294” directly translates to “Pisces”, “Libra”, and “Taurus”.

The final solution to Perosi's puzz

Insert this combination into the lock at the desk to get a “Broken Plate” piece. You will need this later for the Astronomical Clock puzzle.

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