Release date, platforms and full-game scope
Steam purchase availability after October 8’s 17:00 UTC unlock, Chinese text at launch and the delayed Chinese voice track.
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Demo access, content and save transfer
Current download availability is unconfirmed; preserve your June demo save for the promised Steam transfer.
Puzzle systems
Four worlds: directions, heroes and Gold Rooms
Use the announced compass layout to choose a world, then find the demo routes this wiki actually covers.
A spoiler-safe way to approach a stuck puzzle
Use a small observation log without revealing solutions to later rooms.
Technical help
Historical demo performance and the public-testing branch
July 10 demo settings and beta instructions; current branch availability and release performance are unconfirmed.
Updates
Which demo changes are in the current evidence?
Dated June and July demo changes, with the October 12 full-game updates kept separate.
Puzzle atlas
Demo puzzle atlas: Mirror Isles and Heroes
Find 23 Mirror Isles rooms and eight recorded Heroes of Hauling rooms by starting layout, identifier or mechanic; reveal hints and save completion.
Mirror Isles puzzles
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Mirror Isles puzzle 1
Match mirror_1, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for four islands, one mirror.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 2
Match mirror_2, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for three islands, two mirrors.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 3
Match mirror_3, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for five islands, three boulders.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 4
Match mirror_4, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for a long causeway and one boulder.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 5
Match mirror_5, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for four islands, three boulders.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 6
Match mirror_6_alt, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for two long islands, four boulders.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 7
Match mirror_7, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for three islands, two boulders.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 8
Match mirror_8_v5, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo solution for a hooked island and two boulders.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 9
Match mirror_11, reveal two hints and follow the observed demo route for three islands, two exits.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 10
Match mirror_12, reveal two hints and follow the observed demo route for two mirrors, three exits.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 11
Match mirror_13, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 11.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 12
Match mirror_14, reveal two hints and follow a route checked against June footage and the community recreation.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 13
Match mirror_15, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 13.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 14
Match mirror_19, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 14.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 15
Match mirror_17, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 15.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 16
Match mirror_18, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 16.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 17
Match mirror_20, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 17.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 18
Match mirror_sink, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 18.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 19
Match mirror_factory_v2, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 19.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 20
Match mirror_21, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route for Mirror Isles 20.
Demo puzzles
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Mirror Isles puzzle 21
Match mirror_22_v2, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 22
Match mirror_pals, reveal two hints and follow the observed June demo route.
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Mirror Isles puzzle 23
Match walk_it_over, reveal two hints and compare the observed route with a separately tested community movement table.
The Promise
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The Promise: two gems, east passage and southern chamber
Recover both southwest gems, cross east, then reuse an activation gem to power the lower chamber. Reveal the recorded checkpoints as needed.
Heroes of Hauling puzzles
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Two crystals and offset passages (Heroes 1)
Match heroes1_1, reveal two hints and follow the recorded Heroes of Hauling demo route.
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Ten crystals in six chambers (Heroes 2)
Match heroes1_2_v2, reveal two hints and follow the recorded Heroes of Hauling demo route.
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One crystal, a pad and a lower gate (Heroes 3)
Match heroes1_3, reveal two hints and follow the observed Heroes of Hauling demo route.
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Three crystals and three southern pads (Heroes 4)
Match heroes1_4, reveal two hints and follow the observed Heroes of Hauling demo route.
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Green hero and two offset passages (Heroes 5)
Match heroes1_4.5, reveal two hints and follow the observed Heroes of Hauling demo route.
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Seven crystals and a lower-right pad (Heroes 6)
Match heroes1_5_v2, reveal two hints and follow the observed green-hero route through six chambers.
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One crystal and a courtyard pad (Heroes 7)
Match heroes1_7_v2, reveal two hints and follow the recorded green-hero route.
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Three crystals and three lower pads (Heroes 8)
Match heroes1_6, reveal two hints and follow the recorded green-hero route.
Skipping Stones puzzles
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Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes: world route and level guide
Route through the retail Skipping Stones world: hub screens, Level 1 (13 screens), Level 2 (12 screens with two characters) and the screen 5 series.