Nursery Rhymes is a Points of Interest Case in Alan Wake 2, viewable on the Case Board in Saga Anderson's Mind Place. It covers Saga's overarching investigation into the collectible Nursery Rhymes left by the FBC's Department of Parafictional Research, and is available as soon as she finds her first Nursery Rhyme.
In the format below, text in italics is tooltip text that only appears when a relevant clue is hovered over on the case board. Numbers and letters have been assigned unofficially to represent the clue branches on the in-game Case Board.
Cases tab description[]
- Case in progress:
- An FBC researcher was working with nursery rhymes to create a gateway to the Dark Place.
- Case solved:
- An FBC researcher was working with nursery rhymes to create a gateway to the Dark Place. The experiment was a success, but not the way he'd hoped.
NURSERY RHYMES[]
| Image | Description | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| NURSERY RHYMES These mysterious rhymes are scattered around the area. Why are they out here? Who is making them? |
Find your first Nursery Rhyme |
Creepy dolls. Mysterious rhymes. No weirder than anything else going on I guess. 
- ― Saga Anderson, case start (POI_MP_ NR_CASE_BOARD_DEDUCTION_RHYMES_PHOTO_SAGA_24228)
STRANGE DOLLS...?[]
- Unlocked by: any clue below
- Completion text:
- There were 13 dolls scattered around the area.
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle It has a pretty good paint job. Nice detail. |
Collect the Wolf Doll | |
| Mother doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle Holding the belly. A bit on the nose for my taste. |
Collect the Mother Doll | |
| Child doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle Cute. I like the braids. |
Collect the Child Doll | |
| Wise elder doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle What is that, a sledgehammer? Do wise old men usually carry those...? |
Collect the Wise Elder Doll | |
| Maiden doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle It's got a little bag. For all its maidenly needs. |
Collect the Maiden Doll | |
| Moose doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle I love the antlers and its little face, nicely made. |
Collect the Moose Doll | |
| Father doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle The glasses are a nice touch. |
Collect the Father Doll | |
| Deer doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle Kind of hard to tell it's a deer. I suppose clothespins are a limiting medium... |
Collect the Deer Doll | |
| Hero doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle Is that foil lining? Someone put in a lot of effort. |
Collect the Hero Doll | |
| Trickster doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle It has nice details, but it gives me the creeps. |
Collect the Trickster Doll | |
| Crow doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle Kind of reads more like an owl to me. |
Collect the Crow Doll | |
| Monster doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle A monster with long blonde hair. I like it. |
Collect the Monster Doll | |
| Bear doll used to solve the rhyme puzzle What a little cutie. So well painted, too. |
Collect the Bear Doll |
They’re actually kind of cute the longer you look at them. - ― Saga Anderson, section completion (POI_MP_ NR_CASE_BOARD_DEDUCTION_STRANGE_DOLLS_SAGA_24232)
CAULDRON LAKE RHYMES...?[]
- Unlocked by: any clue below
- Completion text:
""Found all the nursery rhymes in the Cauldron Lake area.
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| FBC File listing "Test sites in Cauldron Lake" The locations are Witchfinder's Station, Streamside, and Cauldron Lake Rental Cabins. |
Collect a file on the second floor of Witchfinder's Station | |
| Rhyme found outside the Cauldron Lake ranger cabin The hero of the rhyme left her child unprotected. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at Witchfinder's Station | |
| Rhyme found at the river near Cauldron Lake In the rhyme the mother crow tried to protect its nest, but ultimately failed. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme north of the Private Cabin | |
| Rhyme found near the bridge at Cauldron Lake A rhyme about counting crows. Each number of crows has a different meaning. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme north of the Cauldron Lake Shore | |
| Rhyme found at a rental cabin at Cauldron Lake In the rhyme the hero was aided by two crows. They shared the reward together. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at the Rental Cabins | |
| Rhyme found inside the Cauldron Lake ranger cabin A rhyme about a reckless hero, being watched over by "the far away Father." |
Complete the Final Nursery Rhyme (Witchfinder's Station) |
WATERY RHYMES...?[]
- Unlocked by: any clue below
- Completion text:
- Found all the nursery rhymes in the Watery area.
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| FBC File listing "Test sites in Watery" The locations are Ranger Cabin, Trailer Park, Lighthouse, Downtown, Coffee World, and Watery Woods. |
Collect a file in the trailer behind Suomi Hall | |
| Rhyme found by the radio tower near Watery The rhyme was about a deer being eaten by wolves. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at the Radio Tower | |
| Rhyme found at the shooting range near Watery This rhyme was about a moose, evading hunters. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme on the way to Coffee World | |
| Rhyme found outside the Watery lighthouse A rhyme about an old man who became a monster. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at Watery Lighthouse | |
| Rhyme found at the Latte Lagoon ride in Coffee World A rhyme about a deer and a moose lured by some kind of devil. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at Latte Lagoon | |
| Rhyme found at the dock by the Watery Lighthouse Trailer Park A rhyme about a fisherman who lost their catch to a hungry bear. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at the Trailer Park dock | |
| Rhyme found near the ranger's cabin at Watery A rhyme about a woman who fell in love with a bear. Things probably didn't go the way she hoped... |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at the Ranger Cabin | |
| Rhyme found in a mobile home in downtown Watery A rhyme about a girl who fell for the wrong guy. Why's it always the girl who gets cheated on...? |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme behind Suomi Hall | |
| Rhyme found in a trailer at the Watery Lighthouse Trailer Park A rhyme about an old man who raised a fawn as his child. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme in the locked Trailer Park home |
BRIGHT FALLS RHYMES...?[]
- Unlocked by: any clue below
- Completion text:
- Found all the nursery rhymes in the Bright Falls area.
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| FBC File listing "Test sites in Bright Falls" The locations are Rangers Station, Bunker Woods, and Boatyard. |
Collect a file in the Ranger Station | |
| Rhyme found at a campsite in the woods near Bright Falls By trying to protect against one danger, she exposed her child to another danger. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme in Bunker Woods | |
| Rhyme found near the shoreline in the woods near Bright Falls I'm not loving the depiction of the mom as "a horrible beast with a pointy nose." Kids can be cruel, I guess. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme on the beach west of Bright Falls | |
| Rhyme found at the Bright Falls pier A cautionary rhyme about a child who fell out of a boat and drowned. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme at Billie's Boat Yard | |
| Rhyme found inside a ranger cabin near Bright Falls Is the moral of the story here to feed anyone who rings your doorbell? This was very odd. |
Complete the Nursery Rhyme in the Ranger Station |
WHAT ARE THESE? WHO MADE THEM...?[]
- Unlocked by: any clue below
- Completion text:
- FBC created the rhymes. Research to see if nursery rhymes have power to affect future...? Weird.
- Note: Can be triggered by viewing the 2nd email on the locked computer in Witchfinder's Station
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| A charm appeared at the site of the rhyme A charm appeared. Where did it come from? I wonder if there are others... |
Pick up your first charm reward | |
| I found a strange rhyme on a sheet of paper with children's drawings What is this setup? Why the tripod? Some kind of experiment? |
Find your first Nursery Rhyme | |
| Re-enacting the rhyme made the environment change Completing the puzzle made the world change? What's going on here? |
Complete your first Nursery Rhyme | |
| A dark substance appeared when the rhyme was completed It looks like a trail, does it want me to follow? |
Complete your first Nursery Rhyme | |
| Fake correspondence between nursery rhyme characters These letters are part of an FBC file, written in the style of fictional characters. |
Examine the files on the counter in the trailer behind Suomi Hall | |
| Field notes about the environment for the nursery rhymes According to this, the FBC's goal here is to create some kind of "dimensional opening." |
Collect clue from a file on the second floor of the Ranger Cabin in Watery | |
| FBC file on the reality-altering effects of the nursery rhymes So, the FBC is researching how fiction affects reality. Sounds familiar. |
Collect clue from a file on the second floor of Witchfinder's Station | |
| An email exchange between FBC researchers about the nursery rhymes The emails indicate the FBC is authoring these rhymes. But why? |
Read the emails on the computer in the trailer behind Suomi Hall | |
| An email from the author of the rhymes: Dr. Eugene Campbell "Parafictional research?" Who is funding these people...? |
View the 2nd email on the locked computer in Witchfinder's Station | |
| A note about the style and content of the rhymes Seems to be left by the author of the rhymes. Workshopping the style. |
Collect clue from a file in cabin 4 at the Cauldron Lake Rental Cabins |
- The FBC is definitely playing with things they don’t fully understand. And that always goes well.
- ― Saga Anderson, section completion (POI_MP_ NR_CASE_BOARD_DEDUCTION_WHO_MADE_SAGA_24231)
WITCHFINDER'S STATION[]
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| NURSERY RHYMES The file says NOT to bring the doll to the Witchfinder's station in Cauldron Lake. Must admit, I'm a little curious... |
Find the Father Doll |
- What if I take the weird doll to the place it’s NOT supposed to go. What’s the worst that could happen?
- ― Saga Anderson, section start (POI_MP_ NR_CASE_BOARD_DEDUCTION_HUT_PHOTO_SAGA_24229)
DOLL + WITCHFINDER'S STATION?[]
- Unlocked by: any clue below
- Completion text:
- FBC researcher tried to send me to the Dark Place. He was sent instead. Karma.
| Image | Description and Tooltip | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Campbell thought the experiment would send me to the Dark Place That asshole tried to trick me into the Dark Place. Joke's on him, I guess. |
Complete the final rhyme and talk to Dr. Campbell |
- There’s a lesson here. Probably something about hubris.
- ― Saga Anderson, section completion (POI_MP_ NR_CASE_BOARD_DEDUCTION_WHAT_HAPPEN_SAGA_24230)
CASE: CLOSED[]
| Image | Description | How To Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| NURSERY RHYMES An FBC researcher was working with nursery rhymes to create a gateway to the Dark Place. The experiment was a success, but not the way he'd hoped. |
Place the "Dr. Campbell" clue |
- Man in a lab coat messes around and finds out. Called it.
- ― Saga Anderson, case completion (POI_MP_ NR_CASE_BOARD_DEDUCTION_RHYMES_CASE_CLOSED_SAGA_24233)