INDIE GAME / PLAY GUIDE
Tangle Tower's 13 Puzzles | Boxes, Clocks, Doors, and the Harp
Added separate evidence, suspicion, puzzle, and finale guides · Updated 2026-10-12
This page contains puzzle solutions. Choose the location and number from the contents, and consider leaving later mechanisms unopened until you reach them.
01 | Jeweled egg
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Read the connected color pairs on the back of the egg and match them to the front's lines. Use line shapes and connections as clues, rather than searching only for the same color sequence.
| Starting point / direction | Completed jewel arrangement |
|---|---|
| Clockwise from the top | Red, pink, green, blue, green, yellow, pink, yellow, blue, purple, red, purple |
Press the keyhole to confirm, then check that it is recorded as the empty egg.
02 | Workshop treasure chest
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Match the X where you stand in the picture to the map. The direction is the view from the X, rather than north on the map.
- Select the X in column H, row 6 of the map.
- The picture looks west, so use W.
- Confirm H6W and examine the multiple models.
03 | Freya's brush box
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Assemble the paper scraps into a square, then read the height, paint, tip, and handle in all six columns. Matching just one color is insufficient.
| From the left | Brush selection criteria |
|---|---|
| 1 | Short brush, pink paint |
| 2 | Thin green brush |
| 3 | Medium-height green brush |
| 4 | Short blue brush |
| 5 | Tall blue brush |
| 6 | Tall pink brush |
Match the tip shapes and handle colors to their paper columns, too, then confirm. The reward is Freya's half of the ripped photo.
04 | Fifi's microscope
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Move the four magnifying lenses sideways to form an unbroken image matching the key below. Check overlapping sections between adjacent lenses to remove gaps.
| Lens from the left | Completed order |
|---|---|
| 1〜4 | +++ / + / ++ / − |
Obtaining the secret diary and confronting its owner to open it are separate actions.
05 | Four clocks in the stone square
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Moving a hand affects other clocks. From the initial layout, set the upper-left to 3 o'clock and lower-right to 6 o'clock to align the middle two as well.
- Move the upper-left hand to 3 o'clock.
- Move the lower-right hand to 6 o'clock.
- Check the remaining clocks' target displays, then take the small lens.
Do not add moves intended for the initial layout unchanged to an already altered state.
06 | Penny's bird family
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Arrange offspring combining both parents' colors and expressions on the branch below. Color combinations include yellow and blue making green, green and white making light green, and red and green making brown.
| Row | Color order |
|---|---|
| Top | Yellow, blue |
| Middle | Red, dark green, white |
| Bottom | Brown, light green |
Check inherited facial features such as eyes and mouths as well as colors. When finished, take the crumpled paper inside.
07 | Poppy's metronome
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Move the four circles' symbols into the golden ring above. Overlap them into two pairs so the corresponding buttons move them upward together.
One PC/initial-layout example is button 3 twice and button 4 four times. PlayStation guides report different starting positions, so this is not treated as a fixed sequence for every version.
- Check which symbols each button moves.
- Overlap the symbols into two pairs and use the corresponding buttons to align them at the top.
- Confirm every symbol is inside the ring and Poppy's photo appears.
08 | Astronomy tower solar system
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Read the outer markings like a clock face, then align shadows with the stand's five divisions. Sun and moon positions affect the result as well as planet colors.
| Object | Clock-face position |
|---|---|
| Moon | 1 o'clock |
| Sun | 5 o'clock |
| Gray / purple planets | 9 o'clock |
| Green | 1 o'clock |
| Pink | 5 o'clock |
| Orange | 3 o'clock |
After obtaining the Golden Beetle research, remember Percival's questions and the telescope.
09 | Fitz's leaf box
Open answer (contains spoilers)
The three paper scraps fit together in four ways. Match each completed outline to a leaf shape on the box and use them for its four inputs.
| From the left | Input shape landmarks |
|---|---|
| 1 | Downward arrow |
| 2 | Thick teardrop with a pointed tip |
| 3 | Rectangular leaf with a pointed tip |
| 4 | Leaf with triangular notches on both sides |
Match the leaf symbols to the object and confirm to reveal the trowel.
10 | Both rooms' doors: use the opposite side's marks
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Poppy's and Fitz's doors form one pair. Move one side to read the hidden sun/moon positions, then copy them to the other. You cannot solve a door by looking only at its own arrangement.
- Open Poppy's lid, move the moon pieces aside, and record the sun positions.
- On Fitz's side, move the sun pieces aside and record the moon positions.
- Align Fitz's suns with Poppy's marks, and Poppy's moons with Fitz's marks.
- Solve both sides before going out into the rooftop garden.
Even if one side is solved, the passage is incomplete while the other remains closed.
11 | The harp statue's four sounds
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Record four sounds after obtaining the crab toy in the garden. Do not assume hearing a sound before obtaining the toy has already registered its pattern.
- Match the toy's four patterns to the statue's sections.
- Open the statue. Underground access separately requires 32 pieces of evidence, eight suspicions, and two conversations with Sally.
- Finish missable achievements before entering.
| Statue symbol | Where / how to record the sound |
|---|---|
| Bell | Ring the bell at the front entrance |
| Mouth | Play Damaged Tape in Flora's tower |
| Keyboard | Show Sheet Music to Poppy and ask her to play |
| Bird | Examine the bird at the lakeside water basin |
12 | Underground laboratory's nine drawers
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Connect the drawer patterns into an unbroken path from key to lock. Rather than following only one line, check in turn whether the path connects to another drawer's edge.
- Extend possible paths one at a time from the key-side endpoint.
- Keep combinations whose lines continue across drawers horizontally or vertically.
- Complete the path to the lock and obtain Secret Research.
Final extension values for the nine drawers are not listed as universal across platforms. This solution checks the path on the actual mechanism.
13 | Study crab mechanism
Open answer (contains spoilers)
Open Soulbearer in the children's book obtained on the lowest level and match its arm and claw positions to the study crab. This is separate from the garden toy that records sounds.
| Part | Shape alignment |
|---|---|
| Large left claw | Point up and right; open |
| Small left arm | Point upward |
| Right claw | Point right; open |
When the crossbow appears, examine it and use Sally's conversation to combine its missing upper, lower, and front components.
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