Subliminal Waterworks Puzzle: How To Solve It Step By Step
Waterworks is one of those areas that quietly blocks progress if you miss even one step. Everything looks open, but nothing actually moves forward until the game registers each action as fully complete. Once you follow the right order, the entire area unlocks without any confusion.
What Actually Solves The Waterworks Puzzle
You need to complete the first slide, activate the Erase Switch, fully remove all rot using both water turrets, then unlock and ride the second slide to progress.
If anything is left unfinished, the next path will stay locked. Updated pics coming soon.
Getting The First Slide Working
Opening The Blue Slide Path
Start by moving toward the center area with the palm trees and cross the bridge. You will find the Memory Meter here, which helps track your progress.
Head up the stairs to the blue slide. Stand on the scale until it turns green, then press the green button to open the gate and place the tube.
Once everything is set, ride the blue slide to activate the next part of the area.
Activating The Erase Switch
Finding The Switch After The First Slide
After finishing the first slide, go back down and take a left. Move through the shallow water until you find the Erase Switch on the wall.
Interact with it to activate it. This step is required before the rot can be fully cleared.
Cleaning The Rot Completely
Using Both Water Turrets
Return to the palm tree area where the black rot is spread across the ground. You will see a green water turret nearby.
Start spraying the rot, but do not stop after using just one turret. You need to switch to the second turret and continue cleaning until every dark spot is gone.
Use the first water turret to begin clearing
Move to the second turret to finish the job
Keep spraying until no rot remains
If even a small patch is left, the puzzle will not progress.
Unlocking The Second Slide
Opening The Final Path Forward
Once the rot is fully cleaned, head past the palm trees toward the second set of stairs with the red barriers.
Go up and walk around to the right. Stand on the scale to activate it, then press the green button to place the tube.
Ride the second slide to continue to the next area.
Why The Puzzle Gets Stuck
Most issues come from steps that feel complete but are not fully finished.
Rot was not completely removed
Only one water turret was used
Erase Switch was never activated
Scale was not held long enough to trigger
If something will not open, go back and check the rot area first.
Final Blurb
Waterworks works on a simple rule, everything needs to be fully done, not just started. The game does not give a clear signal when something is only halfway complete, so double check the rot cleanup and switches if you get stuck. Once everything is cleared properly, the path forward opens right away.
FAQ
What do you need to complete the Waterworks puzzle
You need to ride both slides, activate the Erase Switch, and fully clean all rot using both water turrets.
Why is the gate not opening in Waterworks
This usually means the rot is not completely cleared or a scale was not properly activated.
Do you need both water turrets in Waterworks
Yes, both water turrets are required to remove all rot and trigger progression.
What happens after finishing Waterworks
You unlock the second slide, which leads you into the next area of the game.
