How to complete the ritual in Alan Wake 2 and reach the murder site

Oct. 27, 2023

The collapsed tunnel in the Subway blocks you off in Alan Wake 2 - unless you can edit the scene.

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Completing the Alan Wake 2 ritual in the subway to reach the murder site is a pretty involved process that requires you to edit scenes to change the Dark Place. Specifically, you’re looking to clear the collapsed tunnel after reaching the End of the Line scene to reach the murder site, but it’s pretty confusing at points. I managed to complete the ritual only after quite a bit of stumbling around inAlan Wake 2, getting mauled by angry silhouettes, and I wasn’t the only one on the team who had that trouble. Regardless, this guide should help you find your way through the subway and use Alan’s Plot Board to complete the ritual in Alan Wake 2, reaching the murder site behind the collapsed tunnel.

How to complete the Alan Wake 2 ritual in the subway

To complete the ritual in Alan Wake 2 and clear the collapsed tunnel in the subway is a multi-step process, but it’s really only when you reach the End of the Line that it becomes unintuitive about what to do next.Here’s how to complete the ritual in Alan Wake 2:

Once you’re there, you’ll get the next major plot beat and direction about where to go, indicating that it’s time to leave the subway behind, but that doesn’t mean that you have to - there’s still the chance to explore, to findAlan Wake 2 Words of Powerand resources while you’re here.

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