Resident Evil 4 Remake: Level 1,2,3 Keycard Locations

Help Leon in locating all Keycards & freeing Ashley in Resident Evil 4 Remake!

Resident Evil 4 Remake is finally upon us, and with re-imagined puzzles for players to solve, getting items like keycards can become daunting. Therefore, players might need assistance figuring out how to find the Resident Evil 4 Remake Keycard Locations to finally free Ashley from her locked cell. 

Important: In order to finally set Ashley free, players need to gain access to the Level 1 Keycard and upgrade it to Level 2 and Level 3. 

Key Takeaways
  • There is essentially one main keycard that players can get & upgrade it to Level 2 and Level 3

To get the level one keycard, do the following: 

  1. Make your way into the Dissection room
  2. There is a machine that is present at the far end of the room. 
  3. Solve the Calibration puzzle for which players need to let power travel through the various power lines, after which the keycard can be obtained. 

  • To get the level 2 keycard, players need to head to the freezer room, which can be unlocked using the level 1 keycard. 
  • The LE5 weapon is also present in the same area, which can be accessed after solving another calibration puzzle. 

To get the level 3 keycard, players need to go to the Incubation lab, which is present across a hallway from the Facility 1 storage. 

  1. Go to the back of the room to get a Biosensor scope
  2. Players need to mount the scope onto one of their weapons
  3. wrench is required in order to overwrite the terminal, and players can shoot at one of the purple glass tubes
  4. This lets out an enemy that players need to defeat to get the wrench, which is used to overwrite the terminal. 
  5. Players can then overwrite their level 2 keycard to upgrade it to level 3. 

How To Get Level 1 Keycard 

Kicking things off, there are 3 level keycards that players will need to get to let Ashley out of her cell, and the entire process can get pretty daunting. Players need to get their hands on the level 1 keycard to get to the freezer

Dissection Map Location
Dissection Map Location (Image Credits Exputer)
  • Players need to be able to transfer power to Dissection, which is where a massive puzzle awaits them, and for first-time players, it can be quite daunting to solve it. 
Puzzle By The Wall
Puzzle By The Wall (Image Credits Exputer)
  • Heading into the Dissection room, players should be able to note a machine placed towards the far end of the room beside a wall and 4 separators. 
Puzzle
Puzzle (Image Credits Exputer)
  • Walk up to the machine, and players can easily interact with it. 

How To Solve The Calibration Puzzle 

Now, whenever players go to the puzzle, the machine tells them there is insufficient power and that calibration needs to be carried out. The puzzle itself is quite tough. Therefore, this is how players can solve it. 

T Nodes
T Nodes (Image Credits Exputer)
  • There are essentially nodes that are present on the machine. These T nodes allow players to position them so the machine can let power travel through the power lines on both ends
  • As players can see, the dotted lines indicate no power flowing; therefore, players need to position the nodes so that the dotted lines become green lines indicating power is flowing properly. 
Nodes In Corner
Nodes In Corner (Image Credits Exputer)
  • The number on the corner indicates the total nodes that the player has activated. 

Solving Calibration Puzzle 

Now that players know how the calibration puzzles work let’s see how this can be solved. 

First Line
First Line (Image Credits Exputer)
  • From the first green power line, the power starts to flow from the very top, and payers need to turn the T node so that it is facing right, and the power flows through the first right line. 
  • From here, move on to the second line, and follow these 4 symbols
Second Line
Second Line (Image Credits Exputer)

The symbol on the top should be facing right, while the T on the left should be facing right too. The T on the bottom should be facing down, and the symbol on the right side of the line should be facing left. That diverges the power to the bottom left of the node as well.

Third Line
Third Line (Image Credits Exputer)
  • From here, the power in the third line should be as follows.
  • The top T should be facing down to allow power to flow to the final node.
  • The T on the left should be facing the left to connect to the second line.
  • T on the right should be facing the left, and the symbol on the bottom should be connecting the second and third power lines. 
Completed Puzzle
Completed Puzzle (Image Credits Exputer)
  • This completes the puzzle, and the system is restored with the Auxiliary security being deactivated. After that, the level 1 keycard can be obtained. 

Level 2 Keycard 

Freezer Map Location
Freezer Map Location (Image Credits Exputer)

To get your hands on the level 2 card and find the RE4 Remake Keycard Locations, players need to make a detour and start making their way to the Freezer room, which can be accessed by using the level 1 keycard. 

Heading Into Freezer
Heading Into Freezer (Image Credits Exputer)
  • While players are here, there is also another calibration puzzle that players can do to get their hands on a pretty solid weapon. The puzzle is beside a wall as you turn right into the room. 
Calibration Puzzle
Calibration Puzzle (Image Credits Exputer)
  • 4 power lines need to be lit up. 
First Line
First Line (Image Credits Exputer)
  • In the first line, the T node on the top needs to be facing up, the symbol on the right needs to be facing left, the T node at the bottom should be facing right, and the one on the left should be facing right
Second Line
Second Line (Image Credits Exputer)
  • In the second line, the top symbol should be facing right, the one on the right should be facing right, the one on the bottom should be facing right too, and the T node on the left should be facing down
Third Line
Third Line (Image Credits Exputer)
  • In the third line, the T node on the top should be facing left, the T node on the left should be facing left, and the one on the bottom should face down. 
Fourth Line
Fourth Line (Image Credits Exputer)
  • In the fourth line, the top T node should be facing the left, the one on the left should be facing the right, while the symbols on the right and down don’t need to be connected. 
Completed Puzzle
Completed Puzzle (Image Credits Exputer)
  • This allows players to get their hands on the LE5 weapon while at it. 
Level 2 Keycard
Level 2 Keycard (Image Credits Exputer)

Level 3 Keycard 

Heading Into The Incubation
Heading Into The Incubation (Image Credits Exputer)

Getting Level 3 Keycard in Resident Evil 4 Remake is crucial to allowing Ashley to flee from her cell. 

Map Location
Map Location (Image Credits Exputer)
  • For this keycard, players need to make their way over to the Incubation Lab; it is located after you cross a hallway after you pass by the Facility 1 Storage, turn left, and then you can see the lab. 
  • There may be a few enemies like the Regeneradors that might trail alongside you before you enter the lab, and you may encounter opponents that you need to defeat, but they will be easy. 
Two Purple Glass Tubes
Two Purple Glass Tubes (Image Credits Exputer)
  • Once you’re in the lab, right infront of you, there should be two purple glass tubes
  • Start passing the glass tubes, and run toward the very back of the room
Back Of The Room
Back Of The Room (Image Credits Exputer)
  • There is a broken window that players can approach, and once they do so, you should be able to jump across the window and enter the room. 
Case 2002
Case 2002 (Image Credits Exputer)
  • On the table to the far left, there should be a few items, such as a Case 2002 document that mentions an escaped test subject and a crucial item that players will need to access the RE4 Remake Keycard Locations, which is the Biosensor Scope
Biosensor Scope
Biosensor Scope (Image Credits Exputer)

After you’ve grabbed the Biosensor scope, players should be able to dig into their inventory and see the Biosensor being placed there. The Sensor is a special scope that can highlight biological entities and creatures and can even be mounted onto rifles and other weapons. 

  • Mount it onto one of your weapons from your inventory, and exit the inventory. 

Overwrite Terminal

Needing A Wrench
Needing A Wrench (Image Credits Exputer)

From there, players need to overwrite the terminal, and if you turn right around, there should be a terminal you can interact with. For this, players are not able to overwrite it until they access a wrench, as can be explained by the character. 

Aiming At Glass Tube
Aiming At Glass Tube (Image Credits Exputer)
  • Turn right around, and look outside the window where you are standing. 
  • From here, players want to take hold of their weapon and aim at the purple tube that is present on the left and shoot at it. 
Glass Tube Shattering
Glass Tube Shattering (Image Credits Exputer)
  • If you take a look at the creature inside the cell, the wrench is gutted inside the creature. Therefore, players need to annihilate the creature before they can get the wrench. 
  • After you shoot at the tube, the glass shatters, and the creature falls to the ground before it stands up and starts running toward you. 
Two Aims On Creature
Two Aims At Creature (Image Credits Exputer)

Inside the creature, there are two places where players need to aim and shoot at. One of the places is present towards the left thigh, located towards the bottom end of the wrench

Wrench
Wrench (Image Credits Exputer)
  • Shoot at it, and it ends up staggering the creature, and another place where you need to aim at is at the top of the wrench
  • Aim and shoot at it, and it ends up causing the opponent to explode and fall to its death. 
  • From here, players can grab the wrench that falls out of the creature. 
Terminal
Terminal (Image Credits Exputer)

Go back to the terminal, and use the wrench order to turn the bolt twice before it ends up falling out. 

  • From here, you can overwrite your keycard to get it to a level 3 keycard in Resident Evil 4 Remake

Final Remarks

And there we have it! All that players need to know about the Resident Evil 4 Remake Keycard Locations, and with that out of the way, we will wrap up our guide! While you’re here, you might want to read up on our Resident Evil 4 Remake Game Length guide, which goes into detail about how long it will take to get through it so that players can plan their game time accordingly! In the game, you will also need to know how to parry, and for that, our Resident Evil 4 Remake How To Parry guide can help you through it!

Apart from this, you can also read our Resident Evil 4 Remake Vs Original Comparison guide so that veteran players can know what changes were made to the game! Last but not least, our Resident Evil 4 Remake Voice Actors guide can spill everything that players need to know about each character and their VAs!

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