Alan Wake 2 contains 21 Lunch Box Locations. All Lunch Boxes are needed in conjunction with the Cult Stashes for the Hidden by the Trees trophy/achievement. All of them can still be found before Saga’s Point of No Return at the end of Chapter “Return 6: Scratch”. Before this point you can still backtrack and open any Lunch Boxes you have left.
Lunch Boxes are small red boxes that are surrounded by colourful knitting to indicate their location. Opening them rewards you with Manuscript Fragments which are used to upgrade Saga’s weapons, so they are very beneficial to open outside of the trophy/achievement.
This guide uses the in-game chapter names as displayed on the save game (which are different from the chapter names in trophy/achievement list). They are exclusively found in Saga’s story sections. None of them are in Alan’s story sections.
Collectible Overview:
Return 1: Invitation
Lunch Box 1 – 2 Manuscript Fragments
After talking to Deputy Mulligan at the start, crawl through the hole in the fence and follow the path. After going downhill, instead of following Casey on the left path, take the optional right path to reach a viewing platform. The Lunch Box is in the bushes, on the ground.
Lunch Box 2 – 1 Manuscript Fragment
Northeast from the General Store, at the end of the blocked path.
Lunch Box 3 – 3 Manuscript Fragments
Southwest of the Murder Site, at the campsite in the opening.
Lunch Box 4 – 1 Manuscript Fragment
Go to Witch’s Hut, then left across the bridge to find a camping chair. Go around the cliffside to find this Lunch Box.
Lunch Box 5 – 2 Manuscript Fragments
After the Deputy gives you the Shortcut Key (story related), you will need to follow Casey back uphill to the car where the chapter started. Halfway up the shortcut path, there is a little building (FBC station), behind it climb up the ledge to find the Lunch Box.
Lunch Box 6 – 5 Manuscript Fragments
Back in Bright Falls, in the park to the right of the diner (east on the map), at the base of a tree in the back right of the park, next to the gazebo.
Return 2: The Heart
Lunch Box 7 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
After the flooding has disappeared. Found in the bushes north-east of Witchfinder Station, left of a small path leading downhill to Streamside.
Lunch Box 8 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
Follow the river up and all the way to the end to find this Lunch Box.
Return 3: Local Girl
Lunch Box 9 – 7 Manuscript Fragments
When you’re heading to Coffee World, go behind the Radio Tower on the northern ledge.
Lunch Box 10 – 5 Manuscript Fragments
Across the bridge to the west, in the small campsite before entering Coffee World.
Lunch Box 11 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
Leave Coffee World through the southern exit and turn around. Enter the right coffee jug and this will be on the ground.
Lunch Box 12 – 7 Manuscript Fragments
Head south to the Lighthouse Trailer Park and use the Trailer Park Key to enter. Turn right and go behind the swing set to find this lunch box.
Lunch Box 13 – 6 Manuscript Fragments
Head up to the Kalevala Knights Workshop, go behind it to find this between two boats.
Lunch Box 14 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
Outside the Break Room north of the Lighthouse, on the ledge next to the stairs heading down.
Return 5: Old Gods
Lunch Box 15 – 7 Manuscript Fragments
On the hill south of the path that leads to the manor.
Lunch Box 16 – 5 Manuscript Fragments
Inside the manor, in the first room on the right.
Lunch Box 17 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
After defeating the boss of the area, the flooding to the south will disappear. Leave through the southern gate to find this in amongst the trees between the two paths leading west from the Nursing Home.
Lunch Box 18 – 8 Manuscript Fragments
Northeast of the Ranger Station, on the lower of the two tracks.
Lunch Box 19 – 6 Manuscript Fragments
Amongst the trees right next to the beach.
Lunch Box 20 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
Head across the bridge to find this just south of the entrance to the boat yard, by a tree.
Lunch Box 21 – 9 Manuscript Fragments
Head back to Cauldron Lake and use the Boltcutters to access the Rental Cabins to the north. This lunch box is inside Cabin 2, you must go through Cabin 3 to reach it.
That’s all of the Lunch Boxes in Alan Wake II. For all other Collectible Types refer to Alan Wake 2 Collectible Guide.
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