There are a variety of intricate and difficult puzzles for players to solve in The Pedestrian, including the wire-based puzzles found in the Alley level. Players will need to connect, disconnect, and move panels around while grabbing items and resetting their character in order to solve every puzzle in the Alley. There are a total of 17 separate panel groups and four main puzzles for players to complete in the Alley.
The Pedestrian starts out with players moving through the Warehouse and each level ends with the character making it to the subway and entering a code to move on. There are a few secrets to find throughout the game as well as increasingly difficult puzzles to solve. Each new level introduces another mechanic. For example, in the Alley level, players will need to use wires and electricity to make certain panels function or open up new paths.
After players ride the subway in The Pedestrian to the Alley level, they will be on a panel with an exit in the bottom left corner. Players can fall through the dotted lines, then use the jump platform on the right side to get over the wall and exit to the left. In the next panel, players will hit the switch causing boxes to fall, then they can use the ladder in the bottom left to get to the next area. The third room is where the electric plugs are introduced. Players can plug in the long panel, then connect the ladders to get to the exit.
Every Alley Puzzle Solution in the Pedestrian
After the first plug-in puzzle, players can expect to use electricity throughout the rest of the Alley level. The next puzzle solution will require players to connect each panel in a series so they line up. There's a coil that players can use to connect the wires in the panel with the exit door. After each wire is connected, the wall blocking the exit will lift and players can move on to the next puzzle to solve.
Using the jumping platform, players can reach the switch on this panel and the gate will open. When the animation is complete, the exit will be accessible. Next, players can push the box off the top ledge to block the lasers. Players will need to use the switch to unblock the jumping platforms, then they can use the box to get under the lasers, use the switch to turn them off, then ride the box up and jump to the exit. The next room is the main area where players will find four separate paths that lead to items they need in order to complete this level in The Pedestrian. The first item players can get is the satellite on the right side.
The Pedestrian: Alley - Satellite Puzzle
There's only one panel to worry about in this puzzle for The Pedestrian, but players will need to be quick about unplugging and plugging it in while the character is in motion. First, players can plug the panel into the bottom port, then jump over the gears, and plug it into the right port before the character hits the laser at the bottom. Next, move the panel to the left before hitting the next laser, then bounce up and use the elevator. Players will need to plug the panel into the left, right, then left port again to get through the walls. The last puzzle to solve in this section is getting past the final laser. Players can use the top port, jump over the key, quickly unplug it, then move the box to block the laser. Now players can go back to the top port, pick up the key, and use it to reach the satellite, then exit this puzzle in The Pedestrian.
The Pedestrian: Alley - Lightning Bolt Puzzle
Players can bring the satellite straight down and plug it into any of the empty slots on the console. Next, players will need to go to the lightning bolt symbol in the bottom left. Players can skip the first panel for now and exit to the left. This room is less complicated than it looks, and players just need to follow the wires to figure out which ones need power. At first, players can connect the wires so that each of the walls on the other two panels opens up. This will give players more coils to bring back to the large main panel.
After getting every coil, players can plug one in to open the door at the bottom, then connect the coil and use the other end to connect to the top right port where the power is coming from. This will shut all the doors, but players should be left with another coil that they can exit right with. There should be power running to the prior room now where players entered the lightning bolt puzzle. Use the extra coil to connect the two ports on the bottom, then go back to the main panel for the Alley. With this difficult puzzle solved, players can jump up and enter the coil puzzle on the left side next.
The Pedestrian: Alley - Coil Puzzle
From the first panel in the lightning bolt puzzle for The Pedestrian, players can connect the door to the large rectangular panel which can be plugged into the left port to open the wall. Players can go through and hit the switch, which blocks the bottom laser with the coil. Next, players will backtrack and use the ladder to get to the bottom portion of the large panel where players can turn off the lasers and grab the coil. Players will need to connect the left door to the small, empty panel, then plug it into the ports in the upper right portion of the room and use the coil to connect them, then head back to the starting panel.
Players will need to connect the bottom left ladder in the starting panel to the ladder on the small panel in the bottom portion of the room. Then, with the door connected to the tall panel in the bottom portion, players can run through and jump up to the dotted line. Next, players will use the window to get to the switch on the starting panel. Players can then climb up the ladder in this panel, grab the coil, and make their way back to the tall panel at the bottom. Finally, players can position the window to line up with where the exit is, then use the jumping platform to go through the window and reach the exit at the top of the large rectangular panel. Once players are back in the main room, they can drop the coil and head for the key.
The Pedestrian: Alley - Key Puzzle
This last section is similar to some of the puzzles in Tandem: A Tale of Shadows. The first panel players need to get through will have a few boxes and lasers. Players can block the lasers with the boxes to reach the next area, then use the coil on the next panel to connect the two ports and go through the door on the left. The next puzzle in The Pedestrian can be a bit tricky, and players will need to reset it a few times. Use the window on the starting panel to reach the room with one coil in it, then connect the coil to the wires in that panel and plug the whole thing into the ports in the bottom left corner. This will open up the top left area, then players can reset the puzzle.
Players will need to use the starting panel window to get the key, then open the path to the right, grab the coil, and use the door to get to the panel with the ladder. Next, players can connect the ladder to the large rectangular panel on the right side of the room, then connect the ports with the coil. Pick up the next coil, and connect the door on the left to the panel that's plugged into the bottom right ports. This opens up the middle so players can reposition the panels on the right side of the room. Players will need to reset the room again to continue solving this puzzle.
From the starting panel, players can use the window to get to the panel with the coil and key. Using the key, players can get the coil and take the path on the left this time. Players can connect the left door to the panel with two right doors and a coil at the bottom. Next, players should connect the ports and grab the next coil, then connect to the panel with the ladder, and use the coil to connect the ports in that area. Players will need to go down the ladder to the room with another coil, then connect the ports in this panel with the coil at the bottom. Finally, players can plug in the panels to create an electrical path and open up the last area with the exit panel.
By resetting the room one last time, players can use the window in the starting panel to get to the exit panel and grab the key before leaving the area. Players can follow the linear path back to the main panel in the alley and use the key to open up the port. With the coil, players can connect the two ports on this panel, then head up to the exit. Players will then go back to the subway and can enter the code '772' using the switches. With the Alley level complete and every puzzle solved, players will move on to the Rooftops level in The Pedestrian.
The Pedestrian is available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC, macOS, and Linux.