The short answer
Two small northern islands sit above a larger southwest island. You, a mirror and a boulder begin on the northeast island. Two more boulders are southwest, and the exit is on a separate eastern island.
Before you start
- Start from a reset room matching the diagram. The demo recording was published June 17, 2026; its exact build number is not shown.
Match the starting layout
Joric video entry 5 · Community map identifier: mirror_5. The diagram shows the starting landmarks; use the video for exact tile positions and mirror angles.
Sources for this section
- Joric: Mirror Isles: 23 demo puzzle solutions · Checked 2026-09-13 · Published 2026-06-17
- Joric and contributors: Demo map and community-reported level identifiers · Checked 2026-09-13
- Joric: How the demo level identifiers were recorded · Checked 2026-09-13
- Arc Games Europe: Demo Content Update Now Live · Checked 2026-09-13 · Published 2026-06-19
- Thekla / Arc Games: Official developer announcements · Checked 2026-09-13
Hint 1 — a direction to explore Reveal solution / story details
The northern islands can be joined before you move the mirror.
Sources for this section
- Joric: Mirror Isles: 23 demo puzzle solutions · Checked 2026-09-13 · Published 2026-06-17
Hint 2 — the useful arrangement Reveal solution / story details
All three boulders can form one junction. That lets the mirror travel from the northwest island onto the south island’s narrow neck.
Sources for this section
- Joric: Mirror Isles: 23 demo puzzle solutions · Checked 2026-09-13 · Published 2026-06-17
Full solution and gameplay Reveal solution / story details
The two lower stones must extend the same northward line. Separate, disconnected stepping stones will not give the mirror a usable route.
Joric’s demo recording, published June 17, 2026. Review this room from 1:20; the closing state is at 1:53. Exact build not shown. The video continues into other puzzle solutions.
Gameplay recorded by Joric. Order of the Sinking Star © Thekla / Arc Games.
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- Move the starting boulder to the west edge and push it into the gap between the two northern islands.
- Push the mirror left across that stone onto the eastern edge of the northwest island. Return to the northeast island, move into reflection range and jump down onto the large southwest island.
- Push the eastern of the two lower boulders north along the narrow neck and into the water. Bring the remaining boulder right, then north over that stone to fill the next water space.
- Walk up the completed stone junction. Bring the mirror right onto it, then push it down onto the south island’s northern neck.
- Place the mirror near the top of that neck so its horizontal reflection line meets the northern tip of the eastern exit island. Walk south along the neck, increasing the reflected distance.
- Jump once the projected figure stands on the eastern island, then walk down to its exit.
Sources for this section
- Joric: Mirror Isles: 23 demo puzzle solutions · Checked 2026-09-13 · Published 2026-06-17
Research checked 2026-09-13. This is a source-based guide; Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps in the native game. Evidence and coverage.