Oxenfree 2 General Store puzzle solution – How to break the time loop

Point-and-click narrative adventure Oxenfree 2 doesn’t take long to start delving into the supernatural with a really creepy X-Files vibe from the outset. After you’ve set up the first transmitter, things start to get really weird. You’re somehow back at the bus stop, and Evelyn is talking as if you haven’t met yet. You seem to be in a time loop. After a few climbs up to the General Store, you’ll need to work out the puzzle of how to break the time loop in Oxenfree 2. 

Solved: How to break the time loop at the General Store in Oxenfree 2

Go back up to the General Store once it is entirely on fire. There are now strange machines to both the left and right of the shop that weren’t previously there. To break the time loop, you’re going to need to alter each machine until their frequencies are all lined up. It doesn’t matter which order you do it in, as just complete them independently of each other.

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While each machine needs you to match the frequencies of completely different patterns, the puzzles work in the same way. Walk up to each machine and interact with it. Once you do, you’ll see a pattern in the center and four sliders you can move. You need to alter the sliders so that the fuzzy patterns merge into a single object. Once done, the machines will switch off (see the images for details on how to match the patterns). Once you’re done, you’ll appear back at the bus stop once more, but this time, you’ll be able to progress the storyline. 

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