Start by choosing the walkthrough for the region you are exploring, then identify the object or ability blocking your next move. This Order of the Sinking Star guide points you to help with trapped heroes, mirror transfers, moving lily pads and gem-powered beams. Watch for crystals still blocking an opened prison, a traveller sent ahead of the stones, or gems recovered before you have a safe exit.
Choose Your Version
Check the Order of the Sinking Star release date, platforms and price before choosing a version. Steam and Nintendo Switch 2 list October 8, 2026, while the US PS5 store lists October 9. All three US storefronts list $29.99 as of October 11, 2026; the release guide also compares Steam bundles and regional launch times.
Get the Game Running
For Order of the Sinking Star Mac support and fixes, start with the Windows version through a compatibility layer. Players report working CrossOver and GameHub configurations. Install the October 9 Steam compatibility update before investigating a Steam initialization error, then match any remaining failure to the game's log. The fixes guide separates released-game settings, demo beta steps, graphics issues and reported crashes.
Solve the Puzzle Blocking Your Route
Open the Order of the Sinking Star walkthrough to choose a regional route by its objects and completion checkpoints. For a specific obstacle, go straight to the matching guide below.
- Free the northern heroes: Order of the Sinking Star Heroes of Hauling explains red's push, green's pull and blue's position swap. In the three-hero prison, crush a blocking crystal with a returning barrier, then relay the remaining crystal out. At the monster gate, arrange all three monsters to attack one another simultaneously.
- Cross the eastern islands: the Order of the Sinking Star Mirror Isles walkthrough covers the four-stone relay, merging two people for one goal and duplicating stones for a bridge. Transfer the required stones before the traveller so the intermediate foothold stays available.
- Follow the southern river: Order of the Sinking Star Skipping Stones covers turning lily pads while they move, diverting the current and coordinating two characters. Keep a usable rock across checkpoints; if a rock was trapped earlier, hold undo to return before that checkpoint.
- Open the western altar and hatch the egg: Order of the Sinking Star The Promise takes you from the 12-gem altar to the Displacer Rod and the 20-gem receptacle. The staff moves objects through walls and needs recoil space behind you.
- Rotate beams and feed the lizard: Order of the Sinking Star Vault of the Beamcasters begins with nine gems for the underground obstruction. Recover them afterward, face the intended direction when rotating emitters, and finish collecting before feeding the lizard until it becomes a dragon.
Keep the beam you need for your exit active until you are safely out. Recover gems from activation slots afterward so they remain available for the next gate or beam setup.
Identify the Creators and Voices
The Order of the Sinking Star developer guide explains Thekla, Inc., Jonathan Blow's direction, the connections to Braid and The Witness, and the puzzle designs underlying the four regions.
For Order of the Sinking Star voice actors, match the six main characters to their performers: Emily O'Brien as The Queen, Liam O'Brien as The Warrior, Darin De Paul as The Wizard, Anjali Bhimani as The Bard, Erica Luttrell as The Sailor, and Matthew Waterson as The Druid.