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Alone in the Dark Pregzt safe combination

You need to be good at riddles to unlock the safe in the Alone in the Dark Pregzt Shipping Company safe, or just get the solution from us.

The gilded dial on the Alone in the Dark Pregzt office safe.

What is the Alone in the Dark Pregzt safe combination? In Chapter 3, having faced the Dark Man for the first time, you find yourself following Jeremy’s clues to the Pregzt Shipping Company. There, you need to uncover the location of a very special magic show, which can be found in the company’s shabby office.

Alone in the Dark is a typical horror survival game, and, as such, is full to the brim with small but challenging puzzles, giving some respite from its terrifying combat. Some aren’t necessary to completing the game, but most are, including unlocking the safe in the Pregzt Shipping Company office. You might also find the Alone in the Dark combination lock answers useful for your playthrough.

Edward Carnby approaches the safe in the Pregzt Shipping Company office in Alone in the Dark.

How to open the safe in the Pregzt office

To open the safe in Alone in the Dark in the Pregzt Shipping Company office, you need to solve the riddle on the All His Things Clue – so don’t get distracted by the Tommy gun.

Once you pick up the Tommy gun from atop the cabinet, there is another item beneath it, so press your interact button again to collect the ‘All His Things’ clue. The bottom of the note reads: “What is left, Later is right, and Hell is back again.” This is your clue to the safe combination. If you still aren’t sure how, the answer is below, but we’re giving you a spoiler warning here to think about it if you wish.

A note reads "What is left, Later is right, and Hell is back again", which is a hint to the solution for the Alone in the Dark Pregzt safe combination.

This is one of those ‘don’t overthink it moments’, and, if you’re struggling, the solution is probably easier than you think. It simply comes down to how many letters is in each of the words: “what” has four letters, “later” as five, and “hell” also has four. Four-five-four is your safe combination. Start by turning the dial left – or anticlockwise – to four, clockwise to five, then anticlockwise to four again.

And that’s it, the answer to the Pregzt safe combination in Alone in the Dark. You need this one to continue in the horror game, as what you’re looking for here is locked inside. Speaking of looking for things, make sure you collect all of the Alone in the Dark Lagniappes, as some of them unlock special secrets, and look inside our Alone in the Dark review to find out thoughts on the game.