ReThink 2 Beginner Tips and Tricks - Light Puzzle Guide

ReThink 2 by Yaeko (YaekoGames) is a first-person puzzle game about redirecting light and lasers, using cube interactions, reading color logic, and solving multi-step puzzle rooms. Steam is its primary platform, with an active community and existing guides.

This guide covers beginner puzzle habits rather than room-by-room solutions, exact puzzle count claims, achievement routes, cube-specific solution tables, or discount/storefront details.

A note on difficulty: this guide is beginner-focused, but the game describes ReThink 2 as a challenging light and laser puzzle game with many intricate rooms. Expect to spend time observing each puzzle before touching every object.

Essential Tips

1. Observe the Whole Room First

Light puzzles are about systems, not single switches.

Before moving cubes, identify emitters, receivers, forcefields, doors, and any color-dependent elements.

2. Trace Beams Backward

The target often explains the path.

Start from the receiver or locked mechanism and work backward to see what kind of light path it needs.

3. Move One Cube at a Time

Multiple changes make mistakes harder to diagnose.

Adjust one object, check what changed, then decide the next step.

4. Watch Color Rules Carefully

Color-selectable pieces can change the entire solution.

If a beam reaches the right place but nothing opens, reconsider the color or cube state.

5. Treat Forcefields as Logic Gates

Barriers often indicate sequence or permission.

Ask what must happen before the forcefield becomes useful, instead of trying to force your way around it.

6. Use Failed Attempts as Notes

A wrong beam still teaches the puzzle.

Remember which paths almost worked and what blocked them.

7. Reset Mentally Before Resetting the Room

You may be closer than it feels.

Step back, redraw the beam route in your head, then decide whether a full reset is needed.

8. Avoid Solution Guides Too Early

The game’s reward is understanding the mechanism.

Use outside help only after you can explain what part of the logic is blocking you.

Light Puzzle Tips

1. Map inputs and outputs: Know what each beam source and receiver wants.
2. Change one variable: Move or recolor one cube before testing again.
3. Read colors as rules: A correct path with the wrong color is still wrong.
4. Check forcefields last and first: They reveal both obstacles and sequence.
5. Take breaks on hard rooms: Fresh eyes catch simple alignment mistakes.

Resource Management

1. Attention: Spend it on beam paths, colors, and blockers.
2. Movement: Walk the room to inspect angles before moving cubes.
3. Memory: Keep track of near-solutions.
4. Patience: Pause before resetting progress.
5. Spoiler tolerance: Save walkthroughs for true blockers.

Hidden Mechanics

Mechanic	What It Does	How to Use
Laser and light paths	Carry puzzle logic through the room	Trace from source and target
Bi-directional toggle cubes	Change how puzzle objects behave	Test one state at a time
Color-selectable cubes	Adjust color logic	Match receiver needs before assuming alignment is wrong
Forcefields	Gate movement or beam access	Treat them as sequence clues
First-person perspective	Lets you inspect angles and placement	Walk around before changing objects

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Moving cubes before reading the room.
• Changing several objects and losing track of cause and effect.
• Ignoring color when the beam path looks correct.
• Resetting a puzzle without understanding what failed.
• Opening a walkthrough before identifying the specific blocker.

Summary

ReThink 2 is easier when you approach every room as a logic system. Observe first, trace beams backward, change one cube at a time, and use colors and forcefields as clues instead of obstacles to brute-force.