All Secret Hideout Locations and Puzzle Solutions in Control Resonant

Last updated 2026-09-29 · Verified against Two full six-hideout runs, cross-checked chapter by chapter · 9 min read

Where are all the Secret Hideouts in Control Resonant?

There are six Secret Hideouts — one each in Downtown (Atlantis Cafe appliance order), Central (the laundry lines), the Evacuation Zone (the Könstig gallery paintings), the West Incursion Zone (Urban Fresh Mart register code 1213), The Park (Atlantis Cafe register code BDAC) and the Unknown (Pulse Fitness workout order). The Underpass has none. Each hideout chest holds one Health Upgrade Point — three points raise maximum health — and solving all six unlocks the Backroom Espionage trophy.
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Quick Facts

Quick Facts

Hideouts
Six — none in the Underpass[4]
Per hideout
One shop puzzle + one Health Upgrade Point[1]
Health
Three points raise maximum health[1]
Trophy
Backroom Espionage — all six solved[1]

Six shops across the city hide six basements. Each one is a small puzzle — an order, a code, a pattern — and each solved puzzle ends in a chest with a Health Upgrade Point. Solve all six and the Backroom Espionage trophy unlocks.

Backroom Espionage, earned the moment the final hideout puzzle is solved. · PowerPyx · video frame

All six Secret Hideout locations

ZoneShopPuzzle answer
DowntownAtlantis CafeBreaker, then radio → small coffee machine → large coffee brewer → soda machine → microwave → refrigerator
CentralWear'Em & Wash'EmMatch the seven lines on the laundry note: 1 = on, 0 = off
Evacuation ZoneKönstig galleryJourney: middle; Windows: left; Thunder: left; Tides: middle
West Incursion ZoneUrban Fresh Mart1213
The ParkAtlantis CafeBDAC
UnknownPulse FitnessTreadmill 0.5 MPH → bike 15 MPH → vending machine → treadmill 15 MPH → bike 0.5 MPH

Is there a Secret Hideout in the Underpass?

No. The six hideouts are spread across the six zones above — the Underpass has none, so skip it on your sweep.

Downtown: Atlantis Cafe appliance order

Where is the Downtown Atlantis Cafe?

Look for the Atlantis Cafe near the Oldest House — the map marks it with a Secret question mark.

The Downtown Atlantis Cafe on the map, near the Oldest House. · PowerPyx · video frame (annotated)

What is the appliance order at the Downtown Atlantis?

Work seven stations in this order — the breaker always comes first, and the two coffee machines are different sizes:

  1. Turn on the breaker above the sink.
  2. Radio, on the wall between the booths.
  3. Small coffee machine, on the corner counter.
  4. Large coffee brewer, on the back counter.
  5. Soda machine.
  6. Microwave.
  7. Refrigerator.
The Downtown order: breaker, then the six appliances. · Control Resonant Game · sequence diagram (not an in-game screen)
Steps 4, 5 and 7 on the counter — brewer, soda machine, refrigerator. · PowerPyx · video frame (annotated)
The full Downtown sequence, breaker to refrigerator. · PowerPyx · gameplay excerpt

Where does the hidden passage open?

Back at the breaker wall — the panel beside it swings open once the refrigerator is done. Head downstairs and open the chest for the Health Upgrade Point.

The breaker above the sink; the passage opens on the wall beside it. · PowerPyx · video frame (annotated)

Central: Wear'Em & Wash'Em laundry puzzle

How do you get into the laundromat?

If the door is still blocked, follow the red connection leading out of the shop to the target outside, clear it, and come back — the door opens.

What are the seven laundry lines?

The management note sets the machines line by line: 1 = on, 0 = off. Row 1 gets the middle machine, row 2 the middle two, row 3 both ends, rows 4–6 stay off, and row 7 turns on the machine by the divider column. Match the pattern and the hidden passage opens downstairs.

The blue Wear'Em & Wash'Em storefront sign. · 100% Guides · video frame

For the row-by-row layout with photos, see the laundry puzzle guide.

Evacuation Zone: Könstig painting puzzle

The front desk's Paintings Sold note lists Journey, Windows, Thunder, Tides. Leave each group's spotlight on the matching painting — middle, left, left, middle as you face each trio: the road leading to a tree, the branches curling into loops, the lone tree in a green field, the fallen tree over water. When all four are right, every exhibition light turns on.

The Könstig gallery in the Evacuation Zone. · PowerPyx · video frame

Walk back to the Journey wall and face the trio — the passage opens at the wall's right corner, with stairs down to the chest. The full mapping with annotated frames is in the painting puzzle guide.

West Incursion Zone: Urban Fresh Mart code

Where is the Urban Fresh Mart?

The mart sits in the West Incursion Zone, just south of the House of Mirrors — the map marks it with a Secret question mark.

The Urban Fresh Mart on the WIZ map, south of the House of Mirrors. · PowerPyx · video frame

What is the Urban Fresh Mart register code?

1213. The Thirst Station machine in the mart flashes 3-1-2-1, and the Reversed Drink Order note from Management flips the order — so the register takes 1213. Enter it and the hidden room opens behind the counter.

The register inside the Urban Fresh Mart, West Incursion Zone. · PowerPyx · video frame

For the flashing sequence and the note, see the soda puzzle guide.

The Park: Atlantis Cafe BDAC code

Where is the Park Atlantis Cafe?

The second Atlantis Cafe sits near Research Site in The Park — same chain, different puzzle from the Downtown one.

The Park Atlantis Cafe on the map, near Research Site. · PowerPyx · video frame (annotated)

How do you get the BDAC code?

Read the reservation list at the counter, then look up each reserved table's drink on the menu — each drink carries a letter:

TableDrinkLetter
1Iced CoffeeB
5The Spiciest ChaiD
4EspressoA
2Caramel LatteC

Reservation order 1 → 5 → 4 → 2 spells BDAC.

Tables 1, 5, 4 and 2 to their menu letters: BDAC. · Control Resonant Game · sequence diagram (not an in-game screen)
From the reservation note and the menu to the code. · 100% Guides · gameplay excerpt

Where do you enter BDAC?

At the register on the counter — punch in BDAC and the hidden passage opens. Downstairs waits the chest.

Enter BDAC at this register. · PowerPyx · video frame (annotated)
BDAC in, passage open. · PowerPyx · gameplay excerpt

Unknown: Pulse Fitness workout order

Where is Pulse Fitness?

The gym hides in the Unknown — find the Secret marker on the map and look for the purple Pulse Fitness storefront with the open door.

  • Map marking the Pulse Fitness Secret Hideout in the Unknown
  • Arrow pointing to the open entrance of Pulse Fitness

What is the treadmill and bike order?

Five interactions, and the screen confirms the speed each time:

  1. Treadmill: 0.5 MPH.
  2. Bike: 15 MPH.
  3. Vending machine.
  4. Treadmill: 15 MPH.
  5. Bike: 0.5 MPH.
The Pulse Fitness five: treadmill, bike, vending machine, treadmill, bike. · Control Resonant Game · sequence diagram (not an in-game screen)
Step 2 — the bike prompt reading 15 MPH. · PowerPyx · video frame (annotated)
All five interactions — and the trophy that follows. · PowerPyx · gameplay excerpt

Health Upgrade Points and Backroom Espionage

How many Health Upgrade Points do the six hideouts give?

One per hideout, six in total — the chest sits downstairs after each puzzle. Three points combine into one maximum-health increase, so the full set is worth two increases.

A Health Upgrade Point from a hideout chest. · 100% Guides · video frame

When does Backroom Espionage unlock?

The trophy pops the moment the final hideout puzzle is solved — before you head downstairs for the last chest. Finishing the last puzzle is the trigger; the chest is just the reward.

If the hidden door will not open

Work the zone you are stuck on:

  1. Downtown appliances dead? Check the breaker first — nothing responds until the power is on.
  2. Central door blocked? Clear the target at the end of the red connection outside; inside, re-check the machines that should stay off.
  3. Gallery door shut? Re-check each trio — all four spotlights must sit on the target paintings at the same time.
  4. Mart register rejects the code? Enter 1213 — the reverse of the machine's 3-1-2-1 flash.
  5. Park register rejects the code? Re-derive it: tables 1, 5, 4, 2 on the reservation list, menu letters, BDAC.
  6. Gym door shut? Re-run the five interactions and confirm the MPH on each screen — 0.5, 15, vending, 15, 0.5.

FAQ

Sources

  1. [1]All Secret Hideout Locations — Backroom Espionage trophy run · PowerPyx
  2. [2]All Secret Hideouts recording · 100% Guides
  3. [3]Downtown Atlantis Cafe Appliances Puzzle · PerfectParadox
  4. [4]All Secret Hideouts guide · 100% Guides
  5. [5]All Secret Hideouts Locations · GameRant
  6. [6]Every Secret Hideout Location and How to Unlock It · AllThingsHow

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