The rooms of the mysterious manor in Blue Prince are filled with puzzles and safes just waiting for you to crack them open. It’s not an easy task, though. If you’re looking to open the Time-Lock safe in Blue Prince, we’ve got you covered.
Blue Prince Shelter Time-Lock safe solution
Like a lot of other puzzles in Blue Prince, the combination to the Time-Lock safe is not a set answer and it’ll likely be different for everyone. In order to open it, you need to figure out the current date in your run, and then set a time for it to open.
How to check the date and time
Your very first run in Blue Prince started on Nov. 7. To figure out the current date, check how many days you’re on, then add that to Nov. 7, and subtract one. So for instance, if you’re currently on day four, your current date would be Nov. 10. You add four to Nov. 7, and subtract one because Nov. 7 was the first day of the expedition.
To check the in-game time, you’ll need to look at the clocks in rooms like the Den, or check the time from the clock tower outside the manor. One in-game hour equates to roughly five minutes in real life, so another way you can estimate it is by tracking how much time has elapsed in your current run, then calculate the time from there. Each day begins at 8 a.m., so if you’ve been playing for 10 minutes, then you’re probably at 10 a.m. at that moment.
The good news is that the safe will stay open for four hours, so even if you’re just a little bit off with the time, you should still be able to check its contents if you wait in the Shelter.
After opening the Time-Lock safe in Blue Prince, you’ll be rewarded with one Gem and Red Letter VII.
How to get to the Shelter
Reaching the Shelter requires you to restore power to the Garage on the west side of the estate. To do this, you’ll first want to head to the West Gate by going as far west as you can from the Entrance Hall, and head outside of the manor.
Once you get the option to draft the Garage, do that. In order to open the Garage Door, you’ll need to have drafted a Utility Closet and completed the Breaker Box puzzle to power it up. This will let you open the Garage Door, taking you out of the estate to the West Gate and West Path.
At the West Path, you’ll be able to draft the Shelter, though you’ll also have a couple other options available to you. The Shelter can only be drafted here though, so do that.
