Escape Simulator 2 lobby codes — solving the book, chess, and stack puzzles

If you’ve assembled all three lobby jigsaws, each framed picture points to a different code you’ll enter on the small dial beneath it. Those codes each pop a key; collect all three and use them in the key slots on the cupboard under your lobby photos.

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Escape Simulator 2 Lobby Puzzles

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Book spiral code (puzzle picture 1)

This is the one that trips most players up. The painting shows a swirl of books with symbols; the solution comes from matching those symbols to the real books on the curved shelves around the lobby fireplace.

• Follow the spiral in the painting from outside to inside, noting the symbol on each book in order.
• On the lobby bookcases, find the books that display those exact symbols.
• Read the Roman numerals printed on each matching book. Convert each to a digit in the same spiral order.

Enter the digits you collect as the code:

4-6-9-5-9-3

Note: If the dial rejects the sequence above, try this order instead:

4-6-5-9-3-9

Some lobbies only accept the two middle digits swapped.

Chessboard formula code (puzzle picture 2)

The second painting hides a formula in its signature and shows specific chess pieces on set squares. You’ll translate those into numbers from the lobby’s chessboard and run them through the formula.

• Identify each piece’s color and square exactly as shown in the painting.
• Use the lobby chessboard to read the corresponding numbers for those squares/pieces.
• Apply the formula in the painting’s signature to those values.

The resulting code is:

4.58257

Enter the full decimal value on the dial below the second frame.

Stacked pattern code (puzzle picture 3)

The final painting stacks four familiar lobby objects: a phone, a vase, a chair, and a table. Each of those real objects carries a pattern that, when read in that exact top-to-bottom order, yields a sequence of digits.

• Visit each object in the room that matches the painting’s stack: phone (top), vase, chair, table (bottom).
• On each object, read the pattern that translates to a number. Keep the same top-to-bottom order.

Enter the digits as:

5-3-6-2-7-5

Quick reference

Where to use the keys

Each correct input ejects a key from the dial beneath its corresponding painting. Insert all three keys into the cupboard’s slots under your lobby photos to claim the reward. If a code doesn’t trigger immediately, recheck the object order or piece positions in the painting, then reenter carefully; the dials will accept exact sequences only.

There are additional keys in the lobby beyond these three, including ones tied to tiny red stars found in select scenarios. Those are collected by lining up and focusing on the dots in-level for a few seconds; they’ll confirm on-screen when captured.

Once you’ve secured all the keys, the cupboard tells the rest of the story.