Order of the Sinking Star Guides
Pick the task in front of you. Release guides and the historical June demo are grouped separately.
Getting started
Order of the Sinking Star Guide: Where to Start
Start at Crossroads, learn the four worlds, and use a simple approach to get unstuck without spoiling a solution.
Order of the Sinking Star Walkthrough: Progression & First Ending
Plan your first ending through combination towers and Antipode endpoints, then follow the Endgame board’s input sequence.
Region walkthroughs
Order of the Sinking Star Skipping Stones Walkthrough
Follow the first lake, current loop, two-character lake, and southern cage routes, with character switches and lily-pad waits.
Order of the Sinking Star Mirror Walkthrough: The Mirror Isles
Work through 27 Mirror Isles boards with exact inputs for reflection, crystal bridges, copied Heroes, and merged characters.
June demo
Order of the Sinking Star Demo Walkthrough: Branches & Route Order
Navigate the June demo’s Heroes, Mirror Isles, and Promise branches, including the expanded Bard and Druid content.
Order of the Sinking Star Demo: How Many Puzzles?
The original June demo had 75 puzzles. The expanded demo has multiple 105-solve completion reports; check which phase you are playing.
Order of the Sinking Star Demo Length: How Much Time to Allow
Allow several sessions for the expanded June demo. Two 105-solve player reports took 7.5 hours and just under 15 hours.
Order of the Sinking Star Demo Map: 105-Solve Checklist
Check the expanded June demo screen by screen using Crossroads coordinates and the reported puzzle counts.
Mechanics & fixes
Order of the Sinking Star: The Mechanics of the Puzzles
Look up Hero abilities, mirrors, skipping stones, lily pads, colored beams, and tools before testing a puzzle idea.
Order of the Sinking Star: R Does Not Completely Reset the Level
If Reset leaves the board in the wrong state, Undo to the start of the puzzle, Reset again, and compare the key object positions.
Treasures & gold zones
Order of the Sinking Star Skipping Stones: All 6 Optional Treasures Route
Plan the six treasure stops in the first Skipping Stones lake and preserve the two early stones needed for the final island.
Order of the Sinking Star Last Two Golden Zones: MxS & MxB
Reach the Mirrors-and-Stones entrance using a sunken landing stone, and locate Mirrors-and-Beamcasters near Reflected Beams.
Order of the Sinking Star Golden Platform: Location & Approach
Identify the large Mirrors-and-Stones gold platform east of Skipping Stones and use the nearby mirror-and-stone crossing.