Uncharted 4 guide: Chapter 11 puzzle solution

In this Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Chapter 11 puzzle solution guide and walkthrough, we’ll explain how to decipher the secret of the Founders wheel and this puzzle’s associated paintings. This guide will show you how to determine how each square on the Founders wheel needs to be rotated based on several paintings found nearby.

Uncharted 4 Chapter 11 puzzle solution

During Uncharted 4 Chapter 11, you enter a room with a giant wheel inside a clocktower. This large object with the word Founders on it requires you to examine several paintings to figure out how to rotate squares with symbols to progress forward.

The solution to each stage of the Founders wheel puzzle requires you to look at paintings to find star patterns hidden on each piece of art. Using the star patterns as a guide, you’ll need to rotate the panels on the Founders wheel so that the patterns you observed line up properly.

Image: Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment via ThrillUK

You’ll have to solve four versions of this puzzle to complete it. You can use this short video from ThrillUK on YouTube for hints and read our walkthrough below for the solution.

1. The first puzzle with two panels: Rotate the skull to the left and the arm and sword to the right.
2. The second puzzle with three panels: Rotate the two figures to the left, the pegasus once to the right, and the dragon once to the right.
3. The third puzzle with three panels: Rotate the dolphins to the right, the trident to the left, and flip the skeleton hands upside down.
4. The final puzzle with the four panels: Flip the scales upside down, rotate the serpent to the left, flip the monkey upside down, and rotate the tiger to the right.