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During one of the main quests of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, you must look for “A New Time Power” sealed behind a gate in the Sacred Archives. To access this item, you must first unlock the gate by solving four Shadow-based puzzles known as the Sacred Archives puzzles. This guide explains how to quickly overcome this challenge and retrieve the Time Power.

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How to Solve the Sacred Archives Puzzles

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To solve the puzzles in the Sacred Archives area, you need to overcome obstacles using your shadows. Each room allows three runs, with each run capturing your moves as a shadow. Employ each run to solve a puzzle piece, unlocking the path to the golden tablet before your final attempt.

Here are step-by-step guides for all four puzzles.

First Gate Puzzle (Bottom Left)

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After interacting with the sacred statue, wall-jump to the right and pull down the lever. Stay there until the time runs out. In the second run, do the same for the lever on the left. Finally, grab the gleaming tablet from the room on the left. (You will have four seconds to complete each run.)

Second Gate Puzzle (Top Left)

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In the second room, use your first run to create a clone near the grappling lever on top. Follow the parkour path and press L1 (LB on Xbox/Switch) just before the time runs out. At the beginning of the second run, press L1 again to appear in the same location. Leap onto the platform in front and stand on the pressure plate to open the gate. Finally, get into the unlocked room and grab the shining tablet.

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Third Gate Puzzle (Bottom Right)

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In your initial try, pull the lever on the right for six seconds. Before the time elapses, leap onto the middle pressure plate and remain there for the remainder of the run. On the second attempt, pull the left lever and stay there. In the final run, navigate the parkour course to reach the top and collect the golden tablet.

Fourth Gate Puzzle (Top Right)

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Start by activating the bottom floor’s pressure plate. Before the time runs out, step off the plate for a second and then step back on it. In the second run, get into the unlocked room in the middle and pull the lever. But before you run out of time, jump down and create a clone on the platform—next to the opened gate.

In the final run, wait for that one-second gap you created in the first run. Once the gate is closed during this window, teleport to your shadow and follow the path to the top to grab the tablet.

How to Solve the Optional Puzzle in the Sacred Archives

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Another Shadow puzzle in the Sacred Archives gives you a Soma Tree Petal. Once you enter the room, follow these steps to solve it:

  • In the initial run, begin from the bottom row. Spend two seconds on each of the first and second pressure plates. Subsequently, pull the lever twice, allowing a two-second interval between each pull. Stand on the third plate for an additional two seconds, and just before time expires, generate a clone beside the last locked gate.
  • In the second run, opt for the top row. Press each of the first, second, third, and fourth plates for two seconds each until you reach the lever. Upon reaching the lever, pull it once and press LB (L1 on PlayStation) to teleport to the bottom floor. Finally, stand on the fifth and final pressure plate on this row and don’t move.
  • In the third run, simply follow the middle path to obtain the tablet. This action will unlock a secret room atop the puzzle entrance, revealing the Soma Tree Petal.