The Witness: How to solve the ship’s red door, the puzzle that’s stumped the Internet

The Witness is brutally difficult at times (read our review), but it is also fair. And now that it’s out on Xbox One, a lot more of you are going to learn about that. If you don’t understand something, it’s probably because you haven’t fully explored the island — or read our tips or full guide.

Off the coast of The Witness’s gorgeous island (through the back of the castle/hedge tower) is a shipwreck that contains a puzzle that is stumping a ton of people exactly because this mindbending adventure contains so many different ideas and rulesets. Well, if you want the answer now, we’ve figured it out. And we’re going to share it with you.