Call of the Sea is a newly-released first-person adventure game where players take on the role of Norah, a woman who is searching for her missing husband. Norah's journey leads her to a mysterious island full of puzzles that players have to solve, with some puzzles proving to be rather challenging. One of the more difficult puzzles in Call of the Sea is the drum puzzle in Chapter 4, but players can complete it easily if they know the sequence.
The idea behind Call of the Sea's drum puzzle is that it's like a game of Simon Says. Players have to listen to the sounds and replicate them in order using three drums. The left drum is the highest-pitched, whereas the middle drum is a medium pitch, and the right drum is the lowest-pitched. The problem is that it is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the middle and right drums, especially when players have to keep the exact order in mind as well.
Not only that, but players have to start the entire puzzle over from the beginning if they fail. This can make this Call of the Sea puzzle rather tedious, so those who just want to get it done and move on with the game's Lovecraft-inspired story can take note of this sequence:
- Middle
- Left, Right
- Middle, Right, Left
- Left, Middle, Left
- Right, Right, Left, Middle
- Left, Right, Right, Middle, Middle, Middle
If inputted correctly, Call of the Sea players will then need to walk over to the hand-activated button to continue the story. This will more or less conclude Call of the Sea Chapter 4, leaving players with two more chapters to complete before they've beaten the game.
Beating Call of the Sea's story doesn't mean that that's all there is to do in the game, however. Completionists will get a bit more time out of it, as Call of the Sea has secret objects to discover and plenty of journal entries to find. Players will have to explore the environment very thoroughly if they hope to fully complete the game and unlock all of its achievements, and that may also mean repeating some of the puzzles they've already completed if they use Chapter Select to do so.
Anyone going back through Call of the Sea to unlock all of its achievements or for any other reason may want to keep this drum sequence handy so they can make short work of the puzzle in subsequent playthroughs.
Call of the Sea is out now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.