A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead – How to Solve the Train Track and Plank Puzzles

While A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead may not be filled with puzzles, the few it presents are deceptively challenging. The true test lies not in solving the puzzle itself but in maintaining absolute silence while doing so.

One wrong move can prove disastrous, but with this guide, you’ll learn to avoid danger. We’ll break down the solutions to two important puzzles: the forest’s train track puzzle and the plank puzzle.

1. Train Track & Plank Puzzles – A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

To solve the train track puzzle in “A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead,” you must bridge a gap between train tracks using a wooden plank within 3.5 minutes. Similarly, for the plank puzzle, you must manage Alex’s asthma while carrying a plank to bridge gaps.

• Solve the Train Track Puzzle by locating the plank, unlocking the gate, and bridging the gap without making noise.
• Overcome the Forest Plank Puzzle by retrieving the key, unlocking the gate, and managing Alex’s asthma while avoiding noise-inducing obstacles.

Managing Alex’s asthma is a critical aspect of the game. Carrying planks increases her stress, leading to heavier breathing and wheezing noise.

To avoid deadly encounters, monitoring her condition closely and using the inhaler when she starts slowing down is essential, as waiting until exhaustion sets in can cause excessive noise and alert the monster.

2. Train Track Puzzle

In A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, the forest level presents an intense puzzle challenge: bridging a gap between train tracks using a wooden plank.

While the objective is straightforward, the execution demands precision and stealth. You must complete the puzzle within 3 minutes and 30 seconds while maintaining absolute silence to avoid attracting the terrifying monsters.

Solution

Navigate the forest section until you reach the red train signal and the gap between tracks.

• Head to the nearby garden house and enter through a hole in the back wall.
• Unlock the entrance door for a future shortcut.
• Climb the wall to the left and retrieve keys from the table.
• Use keys to unlock the chain-linked gate.
• Head right, climb boxes, and re-enter the house.
• Find the plank beside a wall, use an inhaler if needed, and pick it up.
• Return to the train track, approach the gap, and carefully place the plank between the tracks.
• Cross over, avoiding noisy surfaces and objects.

Complete within 3 minutes and 30 seconds to unlock the “A Jump From The Window” trophy.

3. Plank Puzzle

A challenging plank puzzle in the forest’s depths demands careful handling, complicated by Alex’s worsening asthma. To overcome this, you must manage her inhaler use to prevent loud wheezing that could attract nearby monsters.

Solution

Carefully enter the building with the red strobing light, avoiding dust that triggers Alex’s asthma. Complete the puzzle to progress through the forest level.

• Enter through the broken wall on the left.
• Unlock the door, jump over yellow markers, find the key on a table, and exit through the broken wall.
• Use the key to unlock the gate, then head to unlock the other gate on the right.
• Jump into the building from the back using crates.
• Grab the plank from the corner of the room.
• Manage Alex’s asthma while carrying the plank. Use the inhaler at the right moment to avoid slowing down.
• Place the plank in the marked position, cross it, and retrieve it.
• Create a bridge at the broken road gap, avoiding noisy cans on the porch.

You’ve made it through the puzzles, but the journey doesn’t end here. Remember, silence is survival, so stay quiet, and good luck!

4. About A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a scary game made by Stormind Games and published by Saber Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. It’s based on the A Quiet Place movies and has a new story. It was released on October 17, 2024.

 

In the game, you play alone and have to be sneaky and smart to survive. You control a character from a first-person view and have to find your way in a world that’s been destroyed by scary aliens. These aliens are blind but can hear really well. The game has cool features, like using a microphone so the aliens can hear you if you make a sound, or show you how loud you are.