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Order of the Sinking Star: Heroes and Water Walkthrough (All Puzzles)

Every screen, from the HxM gold room entrance to the final bottom puzzles, with exact moves for each cloak and crystal.

Every screen, from the HxM gold room entrance to the final bottom puzzles, with exact moves for each cloak and crystal.

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Heroes and Water is in the northeast section of Order of the Sinking Star, beyond the HxM gold room. To get there, unlock a golden mirror in The Mirror Isles, make your way through The Hearty Heroes of Hauling, and move a crystal to open a route to the map’s upper-right corner. Four screens of cloak, swap, and crystal challenges lead to the teleporters.

Quick answer: Open the HxM gold room, clear its puzzle series, then push the unlocked crystal left x4, down, right, up, all the way right, up to enter Heroes and Water. Solve Screen 1 through Screen 4 in order, returning to Screen 3’s bottom puzzles last.

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Movement notation used here

  • A plain direction (for example “move left”) means move one square that way.
  • A direction with a number (“left x4”) means move that many squares.
  • “All the way” means keep moving until a wall or barrier stops you.

How to reach Heroes and Water

First open the HxM gold room and finish the puzzle series inside it. A crystal then unlocks to the left of the two-puzzle series.

Push that crystal left x4, down, right, up, all the way right, up. This carves the path to the map in the top-right corner, which opens the way into Heroes and Water.

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Screen 1: red and green cloak puzzles

On Screen 1, the red cloak lets you push, while the green cloak lets you pull. Complete four puzzle series; each finished series makes another overworld crystal available. When instructed to reset the screen during a series, use the reset tile just right of the cloak entrances.

Reaching the right single puzzle

Walk through the top entrance to put on the red cloak.
Place the crystal beside the monster on the central platform, against its right side. Then knock the monster over the platform’s left edge.
Equip green and draw the crystal to the right. Change to red, drive the crystal onto the central platform, and send it off the right edge to open a route to the single puzzle on the right.

Right single puzzle solution

As green, pull crystal #1 down x2, left x3, then move green down.
As red, push crystal #1 left x2 to sink it in the water, then move red right out of the way.
Move green onto the submerged crystal, then move red down into the spot green just left.
As green, pull crystal #2 above red (down x2, left x5). Use red to push it up and sink it, then stand red on this second submerged crystal.
Wearing green, draw crystal #3 below red (down x2, left x6). Change to red and drive it down x2 to close the gap in the wooden path.
Move red into the crystal area, then move green right, down so she sits above the second submerged crystal.
As red, push crystal #4 above green (down x2, left x7). Pull it down x2 with green, then move green right.
As red, push the crystal down. Pull it right with green, move green up, then push the crystal right x2 with red to fill the gap to the right teleporter.
Take red and green to crystal #5’s location.
As green, draw the crystal down x2 and left x7; then move green downward.
Move the crystal left above green with red. Switch to green and draw it down x2, then move green to the right.
With red, position the crystal down and to green’s left. Use green to draw it left, then guide green upward into the alcove.
Send the crystal onto the teleporter on the right with red, then move red left x3.
Move green to the crystal’s left, then place red in the alcove green was using.
Pull the crystal left x3 with green, then move her up.
Drive the crystal left x2 with red to plug the gap beside the left teleporter. Completing the puzzle reveals a second overworld crystal.
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Reaching and solving the top-middle puzzle series

Begin by resetting the screen. As before, use red and the first crystal to take out the central-platform monster, then move that crystal up x2. With green, draw the second crystal to the column that leads to the central platform. Switch to red and push it upward past the submerged crystal to complete the route.

Puzzle #1: Push the right crystal left x3 to drive the right monster into the water. Push the top crystal all the way up to sink the top monster. Push the right crystal above the left monster (up, left x5), then push that crystal-monster column all the way down. Push the left crystal to the right of the bottom monster (up, right x4, down x4, left), then push the monster-crystal row all the way left so the monsters destroy each other and lift the teleporter barrier.

Puzzle #2, Step 1: Shift the monster facing left two spaces to the left.

Send the monster facing right two squares right, into the same column as the monster facing left.
Send the right-facing monster upward five spaces, taking out every monster on the right and the upper monster on the left.
Move the upward-facing monster four squares right to eliminate the left-facing monster and both right-facing monsters at the top.
Send the left-facing monster to the far left, then all the way down to remove the remaining monsters on that side. Finish by pushing it into the water.
Get the downward-facing monster beneath the upward-facing one. Send it right to eliminate the three monsters at the lower-right, then move it left to take out the last monster on the bottom. Finish by pushing it into the water.
Push the up-facing monster to clear the last top monster, then push it into the water to open the teleporter path. This unlocks a third overworld crystal.
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Reaching and solving the top-right puzzle series

Reset the screen, then use red with the first crystal to defeat the central monster. Draw that crystal right with green, and use red to push it over the right edge, opening the single puzzle there. One at a time, push the other two crystals up to the central platform, across to the right puzzle, and upward to access the top-right series.

Puzzle #1: Move green #1 onto the pink button. Use green #2 to pull the central-platform crystal left to the top of the active pink barrier, then move green #1 off the button to drop the crystal and make a permanent bridge between the first two platforms. Move green #1 onto the blue button. Pull the bottom crystal on the right platform left x5, up with green #2, then pull the remaining crystal to its left side (left x6, down) and move green #2 off the active blue barriers. Move green #1 off the blue button to form a permanent path to the teleporters.

Puzzle #2: Move purple down, left x2, then press down to swap with the crystal. Pull the crystal onto the pink button with green to raise the pink barriers. Move purple onto the yellow button to raise the yellow barriers. Move green one square down-right of the blue button. Move purple onto the blue button and press up to swap with the crystal. Pull the crystal onto the yellow button with green. Move purple onto the blue button and press right to swap with the crystal, which lets both reach the teleporters. This unlocks a fourth overworld crystal.

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Reaching and solving the top-left puzzles

Reset the screen. Use red to move the third crystal in the row of three up the middle wooden path. Take the left wooden path around to its far side, then push it right beneath the left monster. Do the same with the other crystals to create a route to the monster on the central platform. As green, pull the crystal beneath the left monster all the way left. Red can then push it above the middle wooden path; use green to draw it down that path, and red to place it to the right of the right monster. Push the monster-and-crystal row left so the monsters collide and clear the route.

Puzzle #1: Push the top crystal down x2, right x7, down, right x3, up, right. It now sits in the water at the deactivated pink barrier, so never step on the pink button from here on. Cross the submerged crystal, get behind the monster, and push it into the water to the left. Push the remaining crystal up x3, right x3, down, right, down, right x2, up x3, right, down x2, right x3, up, right x4 to drop it into the water and open the teleporter path.

Puzzle #2, Step 1: Move green onto the green button to raise the green barriers.

With red, send the left-facing monster up x7. Move green upward to clear the way, then push that monster up x2 until it is to the crystal’s right.
Move red onto the green button, then move green down to the platform with the blue button without pulling the left-facing monster down.
Move red off the green button, move green right to the teleporter platform, then pull the down-facing monster onto the blue-button platform with green.
Place red on the green button, then have green pull the downward-facing monster up to the platform where the left-facing monster is.
Coordinate green and red to move the downward-facing monster onto the green button.
Pull the crystal down with green, push it left x2 onto the blue barriers with red, then move red down to the blue-button platform without pressing the button.
Pull the left-facing monster down with green, then move green down to the blue-button platform without pulling the monster out of the crystal’s row.
With both red and green on the blue-button platform, press the blue button to destroy the crystal so the left-facing monster destroys the down-facing monster, opening both teleporters. Leave Screen 1 through the exit in its top-right corner.
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Screen 2: swap puzzles

Screen 2 leans on the swap mechanic. You trade places with monsters and crystals to steer them onto buttons and into water. Three puzzles wait here, and each one you clear opens the route to the next.

Reaching and solving puzzle #1

Begin at the reset square. Go down, left x2, then press down to exchange places with monster #1. Continue down and press left to switch places with monster #2. Travel up x4, then use right to trade places with monster #1. Go up, left, down, and use left to exchange positions with monster #1. Move down x4, then press right to switch places with monster #2. Go up x2, left x3, up x2, then press down to trade places with monster #2. Move right x2 and press up to exchange places with monster #1. Continue right x2, down x2, left x4, down; then press up to put monster #2 on the left button. Go right x4, down x2, left x2, up, then press down to place monster #1 on the right button and lower the first yellow barrier.

Puzzle #1, Step 1: Go up two spaces, then continue right to the far edge, leaving two spaces between you and the crystal. Press up to switch places with it.

Head left to the edge, then go all the way down and left x3. Press right to swap positions.
Move up, all the way left, down, then press left to swap.
Go down to the edge, right, down x2, and right x2. Press up to switch places.
Travel left x3, down to the edge, right, down x2, and left. Press right to swap.
Go down, left x2, up to the edge, left, then up. Press down to exchange positions.
Move right, go up to the edge, then left to the edge. Continue down, left x3, and up x2; press right to swap.
Move down, all the way left, down, left x3, then press up to swap.
Move right, all the way down, all the way right, up, all the way right, down, then press left to swap.
Move up, right, down, then press right to swap the crystal onto the button, opening the teleporter.
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Reaching and solving puzzle #2

Begin with puzzle #1. Press left to trade places with the monster standing on the right button. Go down, right x2, up, then press right to swap places with the monster and lower the middle barrier.

Move purple up, press left to swap with crystal #1.
Move purple down, right, press up to swap with crystal #2.
Move purple into red’s column and press up to exchange positions.
As red, push crystal #2 right x3 and down x2 to sink it.
Move purple down x2, left x2, then press down to exchange places with the crystal that remains.
Stand purple on the submerged crystal, then press right to switch places with the crystal beside it on the right.
Move purple down x2, left x4, down x2, press left to swap. Then move purple up, right x2 and press down to swap again, pulling the crystal out of the corner so red can reach it.
Move purple into red’s row without any swaps, then press left to swap positions.
Have red push the crystal up, right x6, and into the water.
Move red into purple’s row, then use purple to swap positions.
Move purple onto the newly submerged rock, press up to swap with a crystal on the top-right platform.
Move purple up, right, then press down to swap places with the platform’s other crystal. Keep it in this position for a later step.
Move purple left, press down to swap with the crystal on the bottom-right platform.
Move purple into red’s row, press left to swap, press up to swap to the top-left platform, then press right to swap to the top-right platform.
Move purple into red’s column without swaps, then press down to swap positions.
Use red to push the crystal down, all the way left, sinking it and opening the teleporter platform. Push the crystal on that platform down x4.
Move purple down, press left to swap with the crystal on the bottom-left platform.
Move purple left, all the way up, press right to swap with the crystal on the teleporter platform, opening both teleporters.
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Reaching and solving puzzle #3

Start on puzzle #2. Press left to swap with the monster on the left button. Move up, right x2, up, press right to swap the remaining monster onto the right button. Move to the left button without swaps, then press right to swap with the monster to open puzzle #3.

Move purple into the monster’s row, press right to swap positions.
Pull the monster up with green.
Place purple on the pink button, then guide green along the wooden path to the middle platform.
Move purple into the monster’s row, out of the pink-button column, press left to swap positions.
Put green on the pink button, then move purple to the square immediately to the right of the pink barrier.
Pull the monster into purple’s row with green, then return green to the pink button.
Move purple left onto the pink barrier while it is active, then press right to swap the monster onto the barrier.
Move green off the button to destroy the monster and unlock the teleporters. Then, in the overworld, push the crystal at the top-right up to open the route to Screen 3’s top.
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Screen 3 (top): gold cloak water-walking

With the gold cloak, a character can walk on water as long as a monster is hitting them with its flame. That rule drives every puzzle on the top half of Screen 3, grouped in the top-left, top-right, middle, and bottom-right.

Top-left series

Puzzle #1: Walk straight to the teleporter. This one only shows that gold can cross water while taking a monster’s hit.

Puzzle #2: Reach the teleporter with this route: right x6, up x2, right, up, right x3, down, right x2, down, right x2, up, right x5, up x4, left x5, up x2, left x4, down, left x4, up, left, up, left x8, down x2, right x7, down, right.

Puzzle #3, Step 1: Get gold around to the monster’s right-hand side.

Use red to push the monster down.
Move gold to the right side of the monster again, leaving one space between.
Move red between the monster and gold, then push gold right x6 so red reaches the teleporters.
Move gold all the way right, move green to gold’s left, pull gold left x5 so green reaches the teleporters, then move gold onto a teleporter.

Puzzle #4, Step 1: Move gold into the monster’s column, then up x6.

Push the monster left x2 with red, then move gold left x3.
Push the monster left with red, then move gold down x6, left x2.
Push the monster left x3 with red, then move gold left, up x3, left.
Push the monster left x2 with red, then move gold left, up x4, left onto red’s platform.
Push the monster left x2 with red, then move gold below the monster leaving one square between.
Move red between the monster and gold, push gold down x6, move left onto the top teleporter, then move gold down to the bottom teleporter.
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Top-right series

Puzzle #1: Move purple to the bottom-right of his platform, press left to swap with the monster. Move purple to the top-right, press up to swap with gold. Move gold to the monster’s left side. As purple, press down to swap with the monster, then left to swap with gold. Move gold all the way up through the monster’s fire to the monster’s left side. Swap purple with gold, then move gold back up the fire so both stand on the top platform. Move purple to the monster’s right with two spaces between, press left to swap. Move gold to the bottom-right platform through the fire. Swap purple with gold, then move gold back down the fire to purple’s left. As purple, press left to swap with gold, then up to swap with the monster, sinking it, clearing the barriers, and opening the teleporters.

Puzzle #2, Step 1: Pull the bottom monster all the way right with green.

Move gold above the bottom monster with one space between so green can leave the bottom-right corner.
Pull the top monster down x2 with green, then move gold to the top monster’s left.
Move green left into the fire, then all the way down, left, down to the bottom monster’s left.
Pull the bottom monster all the way left with green, then down.
Move gold above the bottom monster with one space between so green can escape the bottom-left alcove.
Move green to the end of the left-teleporter path, move gold to her right, then move green left onto the teleporter, pulling gold. Move gold to the top teleporter.
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Middle series

Puzzle #1, Step 1: Move green all the way left, pulling gold.

Move gold right x2 into the monster’s fire, then up x3.
Move green directly below gold, then pull all the way down.
Move green right, down, then move gold down, right.
Pull the monster right x2 with green, then move gold right into the fire and follow it to the left teleporter.
Pull the monster right x2 with green, then move gold directly above the monster.
Move green above gold, pull up to the teleporters, place green on the left teleporter, and move gold up to the right teleporter.

Puzzle #2, Step 1: Move gold right x2, down, right x2, up, right onto the right platform.

Move gold below the right monster, push the gold-monster column up x3 with red.
Move gold to the right monster’s right, push the gold-monster row left with red.
Move gold down, push gold left x4 with red to bring both to the middle platform.
Move gold above the middle monster, push the gold-monster column down x2 with red.
Move gold to the middle monster’s right, push the gold-monster row left x3 with red.
Move gold up, push gold left x3 with red to the left platform.
Move gold below the left monster, push the gold-monster column up x2 with red.
Move gold to the left monster’s left, push the gold-monster row right with red.
Move gold down, push gold right x3 with red back to the middle platform, pushing the middle monster right.
Move gold to the middle monster’s right, push the gold-monster column left x2 with red.
Move gold up, push gold left x4 with red back to the left platform, pushing the left monster left.
Move gold under the left monster, push the gold-monster column up x2 with red.
Move gold above the left monster, push gold left x2 with red to open both teleporters.
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Bottom-right series

Puzzle #1, Step 1: Pull the left-facing monster down x2 with green.

Move gold under the down-facing monster to block its flame.
Pull the up-facing monster left x3 with green.
Use the druid to turn the down-facing monster into a crystal.
Move gold to the square where the two flames intersect.
Pull the crystal left with green, then down x3 into the water.
Use the druid to turn the left-facing monster into a crystal.
Move gold up, then pull the crystal left x6 into the water with green to finish the teleporter path.
Use the druid to turn the last monster into a crystal, dropping the barriers so all three characters reach the teleporters.

Puzzle #2, Step 1: Push the left-facing monster down the central blue-green path with red, stopping it in the row with the bottom blue barriers that trap the gold characters.

Move gold #1 onto the blue button to drop the blue barriers.
Move gold #2 down to the lowered blue barriers and follow the monster’s fire out.
Push the left-facing monster down x2 with red to clear it out of the way.
Move gold #1 off the blue button.
Move gold #2 to the right-facing monster’s right, push the monster-gold row left with red.
Push the right-facing monster down to the row with the bottom blue barriers with red, as before.
Move gold #2 to the right-facing monster’s right, return gold #1 to the blue button, then use the fire to send gold #2 onto the green button and leave them there.
Push the right-facing monster up with red, move gold #1 to its right, then push the row left until the monster is below the blue button.
Move red to the monster’s left, move gold #1 onto the blue button, push the monster up with red, move gold #1 off the blue button, then push the monster onto the blue button.
Move red and gold #1 out of the blue-button cell.
Push the left-facing monster to the top row of the bottom platform with red.
Move gold #1 to the left-facing monster’s left, push the gold-monster row right with red until the monster is below the green button.
Move gold #2 to the green button’s left, push the monster onto the green button with red.
Move gold #2 left along the fire onto the central blue-green path.
Move gold #1 and red out of the green-button cell, then move gold #2 up so the monsters destroy each other, activating the central path and opening all teleporters.

Puzzle #3, Step 1: Move purple right, up x2, all the way right, press down to swap with monster #1, then right to swap with monster #2.

Move purple up x2, left x2, press down to swap with monster #2.
Move purple right x2, up x2, press left to swap with monster #2.
Move purple down x2, all the way right, up x4, all the way left, press down to swap with monster #2.
Move green to the bottom row of her platform, move purple into that row, press left to swap positions.
Move gold below monster #1, move red to gold’s left, push right.
Move green to gold’s right, move red left, pull gold all the way right onto the right platform with green.
Move gold down into purple’s row, use purple to swap positions.
Move gold below monster #1, move red to gold’s left, push right.
Move purple into red’s column, press up to swap positions.
Move green to gold’s right, move purple left, pull gold all the way right onto the right platform with green.
Move purple down to monster #2’s row and swap positions so all four characters reach the teleporters. Then return to Screen 2 and head right to Screen 4.
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Screen 4: bard aura crystal puzzles

Screen 4 revolves around the bard, whose aura carries a crystal in whichever corner or side you position it, letting you drop it into gaps to cross water. Two puzzles sit here, and finishing the second unlocks a crystal that opens the way down to the bottom of Screen 3.

Reaching and solving puzzle #1

Enter through the bottom gate in the crystal’s row. Exit through the middle gate, leaving the crystal in the middle row. Enter again through the bottom gate so the crystal is above you, opening puzzle #1.

Move up x2, left x2 so the crystal is directly above you, then cross the water.
Move up x3, right x5, down x4 to cross back.
Move right, down, left, right, up, down, left, up x2 to bring the crystal to your right, then move down x2, all the way right to cross.
Move all the way down, up, left to get the crystal above you, then move down, left, up x3 to cross.
Move left x2, then down x2 to cross the water.
Move left x4, down to put the crystal in the top-right of your aura, then move up, right x2 to get it above you.
Move left, up x3 to cross.
Move right, up, right, left, down, left x2, up x2, right x2, down x2, left x2, up x2, right x2, down x2, left x2, up x2, right x2, down x2, left x2, down, right x2, up x2, left x2, down x2 to put the crystal directly to your left and cross.
Move all the way left, down, right, up, left, down, right to get the crystal in the top-right of your aura.
Move up x3, left to drop the crystal in a gap, then move up x2, all the way right to cross it.
Move left x2, up, right, down, left, up, right x5, down to get the crystal in the top-left of your aura.
Move up, left x3, down, left x2, up, right, down, right, up to get the crystal directly above you, then go all the way right to cross to the teleporter.
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Puzzle #2 solution

Move bard all the way right, down to grab the bottom crystal with the bottom of her aura.
Move bard all the way left, down to drop the crystal in the water to red’s right.
Push bard up x2 with red, then move red down x2.
Move the remaining crystal to the left of the top teleporter with bard (all the way right, up).
Push bard all the way down with red, then move red up x2.
Move bard all the way left, then push her down onto the submerged crystal with red.
Move red to the top teleporter and bard to the bottom teleporter. This unlocks a crystal to the right of the puzzle in the overworld.

Reaching the bottom of Screen 3

Push the newly unlocked crystal all the way left. Move left through the gate directly right of the crystal you moved on the way to puzzle #1, so that crystal sits on your left. Move all the way down to pull the new crystal into your row within your aura.

Move all the way up, left to drop the new crystal. Move down x2, right to grab it in the top-right of your aura. Move up, right through the gate, dropping the crystal directly below the water square blocking the way up, then push that crystal up to continue to the bottom puzzles of Screen 3.

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Screen 3 (bottom): final puzzles

The bottom of Screen 3 mixes the bard’s aura with gold’s water-walking and monster fire. Three puzzles close out Heroes and Water.

Puzzle #1 solution

Move bard to the top row of her platform.
Move purple into the same row, press right to swap positions with bard.
Move bard up to the crystal to grab it in her aura, then move her all the way down.
As purple, press left to swap with bard. Then move bard to the crystal’s right with one space between, using no swaps (left, up x3, all the way right, down), and press left to swap with the crystal.
Move purple all the way down, all the way left, press right to swap with bard.
Grab the crystal in the bottom-right of bard’s aura (right x2, up x4, right), then move all the way down, all the way right to drop the crystal in the water between the platforms.
As purple, press left to swap with bard.
Grab the crystal in the top-left of bard’s aura, then move right x4, up x3, right x2, down x2 to release it.
Move bard left x3, up to grab the crystal again, then move right, up, right, down, left, up, right x2, down x2, left x2 to drop it left of the right teleporter.
Move bard up x2, all the way right to the right teleporter, and move purple to the left teleporter.

Puzzle #2 solution

Move bard all the way left, all the way down, right to grab the monster in her aura.
Move bard all the way up and right until the monster touches the wall.
Move gold under the monster (up, left).
Move bard left x4 to shift the monster and gold left, then all the way down to push the monster into the row above bard.
Move bard up, move gold down to open a space, then move bard into that space.
Move bard all the way up, all the way right to put both characters on the teleporters.
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Puzzle #3 solution

Move gold below bard.
Move bard up in the right-facing monster’s fire, following it until it meets the down-facing monster’s fire.
Follow the down-facing monster’s fire to the left-facing monster’s fire, follow that to the single-square platform, and move bard onto it.
Move gold to bard’s left, then move bard left into the up-facing monster’s fire, following it up until you grab the right-facing monster in your aura.
Move bard back down to the single-square platform, then move her right into the fire of the monster you just made face downward.
Move bard down until you grab the up-facing monster in her aura, move up to drop it off the teleporter, then move down and left to place both characters on the teleporters.

With all three bottom puzzles cleared, every teleporter in Heroes and Water is open and the northeast gold-room region is complete. You know each stage is done when its barriers drop and both or all characters can step onto their teleporters.

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