What is the Control Center computer password in Alan Wake 2 The Lake House?

Alan Wake 2 The Lake House features a handful of puzzles that Agent Estevez must solve as she makes her way down the facility's sublevels. One type of puzzle features computer codes to decipher and use at terminals. Although some are straightforward, most will require some brainpower to piece together using clues scattered around the vicinity of the computer.

While a little confusing initially, figuring out the code is easier than one would expect. This guide will explain how to find the computer code for the computer in Sublevel 2's Control Center area in Alan Wake 2 The Lake House.

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Alan Wake 2 The Lake House Control Center computer password explored

Control Center area location (Image via Remedy Entertainment)

For starters, players will get the Security Clearance 02 card next to the dead scientist in the Control Center area in Alan Wake 2 The Lake House. Here, the objective of the puzzle is to unlock the computer nearby. However, the solution lies in the adjacent office with another computer, which is already unlocked and features a series of emails that will provide a hint.

In the email titled, "Today's Password," the sender reveals that the password is the anniversary date plus the last number assigned to the Brown Shape With Horns artwork. The anniversary date can be obtained from the calendar on the wall opposite the email computer, while the artwork number is outlined in a notebook next to the locked computer in the Control Center.

Check the calendar to find out the first four digits of the password (Image via Remedy Entertainment)

A note on the table next to the email computer reveals that the anniversary is "a week from this Friday." Since Friday is September 15, a week after that would be September 22. In other words, the first part of the code is "22-09," with "22" being the date and "09" being the month of September. The artwork notebook reveals that the Brown Shape With Horns has "25" at the end of it.

Putting all the clues we have found together, the final password for the Control Center computer is 220925. Alternatively, entering 092225 also works. This will lift the lockdown in the area, unleashing the Taken from their confined rooms in the process. So, Estevez will need to deal with them before she can exit the sublevel.

Both 220925 and 092225 work (Image via Remedy Entertainment)

Alan Wake 2 The Lake House is available as part of the Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.