Sources, updates and coverage.
Current edition
Released · Steam r67271 · PS5 and Switch 2 physical editions planned for 2027 · official sources checked October 23, 2026 UTC · gameplay untested. 40 guides and 39 connected entries. Research checked 23 Oct 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- Written from linked official material and observed community gameplay. Kingy has not independently played or benchmarked the native demo.
- Puzzle guides identify their recorded demo layout; the exact native build number is not shown. Release targets and layouts can change.
- The atlas covers 23 Mirror Isles rooms from Joric’s June 17 recording and eight Heroes rooms from Cappa Games’ recording published June 23. Only Mirror Isles routes 9, 10, 12 and 23 were manually completed in a separate community recreation. Current native-demo and full-game completion are unconfirmed.
- The Promise guide covers the recorded southwest two-gem route, eastern and southern crossings, and lower-room gem reassignment. Its western arrival is a video checkpoint; the rock-removal input and full-world completion remain unconfirmed.
- October 8 post-unlock check: Steam shows purchase controls after the announced 17:00 UTC launch. Chinese text is available; Chinese voices are estimated to follow in about one month. Current demo download access, console unlocks, release build, launch-day patch and completed save transfer are unconfirmed. October 8 source rechecks do not repeat the historical gameplay reviews.
How updates are reviewed
Sources are linked to the guides that depend on them in Kingy’s review pipeline. A source change requests an editorial review; it does not automatically rewrite the guide or advance its edit date. Automated source checks are separate from a substantive guide review.
Source ledger
Accolades & Physical Edition Announcement ↗Current official patch/news notice; publisher statements, not a Kingy gameplay test.Official · checked · published 22 Oct 2026
Steam full-game store and PC requirements ↗Fetched October 8, 2026 at 08:12 UTC: Steam says the game is not yet available and lists October 8 as its planned release date. The minimum graphics entry is now GTX 1050 Ti. Recommended GTX 2070 Ti and Intel Arc B5700 remain publisher-listed names needing clarification. No demo download link, Early Access designation or numeric native build was observed. Requirements are publisher listings, not measured performance.Official · checked
Official developer announcements ↗Official Steam announcement feed checked October 12, 2026. Latest full-game notes are the two October 12 updates; latest demo technical post remains July 10 and content update June 19. Numeric game version, current demo access and native gameplay recovery remain unconfirmed.Official · checked
Order of the Sinking Star Releases on October 8! ↗Dated announcement; later patches take precedence. Steam announcement 1840944183788736.Official · checked · published 18 Aug 2026
We Are Steam Deck Verified! ↗Publisher announcement of Steam Deck Verified status and handheld UI/control work. Kingy did not test the prerelease game or measure handheld performance.Official · checked · published 15 Sep 2026
Price & Bundles ↗Publisher announces a $29.99 launch price and three 10%-off bundles for October 8. Final regional prices, taxes, storefront availability and actual launch transactions are not verified.Official · checked · published 24 Sep 2026
Technical Update on a Beta Branch ↗July 10 historical demo-only beta announcement, fetched October 8. Describes public-testing and its settings; present branch availability and full-game support are unconfirmed. No later technical patch appears in the fetched official feed.Official · checked · published 10 Jul 2026
Demo Content Update Now Live ↗June 19 demo content expansion, fetched October 8. Bard, Druid, over 100 puzzles and more combined-world content. Its June 22 availability deadline was superseded by the June 22 extension to June 26. These dates are historical, not current download availability.Official · checked · published 19 Jun 2026
Play The Demo Now! ↗June 15 demo announcement, fetched October 8. Three base worlds, controller support and promised transfer into the full Steam release. Historical Next Fest access window; the later extension ended June 26. The current store check does not establish demo access or completed save transfer.Official · checked · published 15 Jun 2026
Mirror Isles: 23 demo puzzle solutions ↗Original demo gameplay; starting, intermediate and exit states visually checked at each guide’s cited timestamps. Exact native build is not displayed. Video chapter numbers are the creator’s sequence. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked · published 17 Jun 2026
Demo map and community-reported level identifiers ↗Community map labeled June 19, 2026. Native file identifiers are reported by the creator; the companion PuzzleScript player is a separate implementation, not a native-game playtest.Reported · checked
How the demo level identifiers were recorded ↗Creator’s account of observing native level-file names. The names are not official display titles.Reported · checked
Mirror Isles 12 in the community recreation ↗Separate PuzzleScript implementation. Kingy manually completed the guide’s derived two-trader route here after reviewing native-video checkpoints. This corroborates the route in the recreation; it is not a native or current-build playtest. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Reported · checked
mirror_11: community puzzle recreation ↗Kingy’s proposed route manually entered through the community player and every exit visibly occupied. Separate from native-demo footage review; current native build has not yet been tested. Bundled solution playback was not used. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked
mirror_12: community puzzle recreation ↗Kingy’s proposed route manually entered through the community player and every exit visibly occupied. Separate from native-demo footage review; current native build has not yet been tested. Bundled solution playback was not used. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked
Mirror Isles 23 in the community recreation ↗Kingy manually completed a derived route using movement, reflection and trader switching, with both exits visibly occupied. Separate PuzzleScript implementation; no native or current-build playtest. Stored solution playback was not used. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked
The Promise western demo: opening gem route ↗Original demo footage. Opening gem extraction, southwest boulder moves, gem recovery and the eastern crossing were visually reviewed, with a second review of critical states. Native build unknown; only the opening was inspected, not the title’s 20-gem completion. No native playtest. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked · published 16 Jun 2026
The Promise demo: green chamber's southern exit ↗Native-demo paused video frames around 2:00–2:10 visually inspected for the starting supply, activation, movement and next-chamber arrival. Exact build and controls unknown; no native or recreation playtest, complete-video review or general ability rule established. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-20; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked · published 16 Jun 2026
The Promise demo: reuse a gem in the lower chamber ↗Selected paused native frames at 2:10–2:40 show gem reassignment, yellow activation, two removed rocks and western arrival. Build and removal input unknown; no playtest, continuous-video or full-world review. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-21; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked · published 16 Jun 2026
The first eight recorded Heroes of Hauling rooms: native demo gameplay ↗The first eight completed Heroes rooms, approximately 2:15–8:35, were reviewed through starting, critical movement and exit states. The fourth and eighth return to the overworld. Preliminary attempts precede the fifth room’s successful route; the sixth and eighth include visible rewind-style reversals. The eighth guide omits recorded trial loops while preserving the successful placements. Exact native build and physical input bindings are not shown. The full video title’s 105-level claim is not a Kingy completion census. Historical gameplay review retained from 2026-09-13; October 8 fetch checked source availability only.Walkthrough · checked · published 23 Jun 2026
Steam Deck Verified announcement ↗Official Steam announcement says the game is Steam Deck Verified. This is platform certification, not a Kingy performance test or evidence about the separate demo’s console performance.Official · checked · published 15 Sep 2026
New Trailer — Explore the Realm (September 23 announcement) ↗September 23 written announcement, fetched in the complete official feed October 8: world directions, characters and Gold Rooms. Its voice-cast teaser is superseded by the October 1 announcement. No native gameplay test or trailer-frame review.Official · checked · published 23 Sep 2026
SGF hands-on: reversing a puzzle restart ↗Original Summer Game Fest hands-on; platform/build unspecified. Restart recovery reported, not reproduced by Kingy.Reported · checked · published 10 Jun 2026
Demo hands-on: undo and reset ↗Original early-demo Steam Deck hands-on; executable build unspecified. Current controls and undo limits not yet tested by Kingy.Reported · checked · published 12 Jun 2026
Demo Feedback — reply 8 ↗Historical player report; current build, platform and controls unconfirmed.Reported · checked · published 27 Jun 2026
Global Release Times & More! ↗October 5 official announcement fetched October 8: planned October 8/9 global release, PC/Steam Deck/Switch 2/PS5 and October 7 review embargo. The October 5 livestream invitation and October 7 embargo time have passed. This post does not establish actual storefront unlock, completed livestream or a numeric build.Official · checked · published 5 Oct 2026
Official global release-time map — October 8/9 ↗Image linked directly from announcement1845383656393527. Eleven city/date/zone/time labels visually inspected; all map to October8 at17:00UTC. Text transcription only; image is not republished. Planned times do not prove actual storefront unlock or game performance.Official · checked · published 5 Oct 2026
Steam demo listing access check ↗Fetched October 8 at 08:12 UTC. The requested demo URL redirected to the Steam homepage, while the main game listing showed no demo download link. Current demo access is unconfirmed; this does not establish removal in every region or loss of an already installed copy.Official · checked
Surprise! The Demo is Available Longer! ↗Fetched in the complete official feed October 8. Extended the June demo to June 26 at 10 AM PT; this expired invitation does not establish current availability. Repeats the Steam save-transfer promise.Official · checked · published 22 Jun 2026
A Cast of Unlikely Heroes ↗Fetched in the complete official feed October 8. Written announcement identifies six character/actor pairings and a special appearance by Jonathan Blow. Trailer not inspected; October 5 livestream invitation is historical.Official · checked · published 1 Oct 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 official store listing ↗Fetched October 8. Lists Switch 2 and October 8, 2026 release date. Purchase controls remained Loading in fetched text; actual unlock and play were not verified.Official · checked
PlayStation 5 official store listing ↗Fetched October 8. US listing says Announced, Add to Wishlist and Release date to be determined, despite the publisher announcing October 8. PS5 purchase/unlock remains unconfirmed; no revised publisher release date is inferred.Official · checked
Chinese audio delayed by approximately one month ↗Chinese text fully localized; Chinese voice production needs about one additional month, an estimate rather than a fixed date.Official · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Steam storefront after the scheduled unlock ↗Fetched after 17:00 UTC on October 8: Buy/Add to Cart controls and October 8 release date; Simplified/Traditional Chinese interface and subtitles, English Full Audio. No purchase or gameplay test.Official · checked
Order of the Sinking Star Update ↗Steam SDK downgrade requires SteamClient021 or Proton v9+. Publisher fixes include R2 speedup, Rover undo and Skipping Stone checkpoints. No numeric game version or native puzzle-route testing is supplied.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Update notes for October 12 part 2 ↗October 12 full-game patch notes. Developer-reported fixes; numeric game version and Kingy recovery tests remain unconfirmed.Official · checked · published 12 Oct 2026
Update notes for 12th October [1] ↗October 12 full-game patch notes. Developer-reported fixes; numeric game version and Kingy recovery tests remain unconfirmed.Official · checked · published 12 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes Walkthrough (South World) ↗Retail world route: hub screens 1–5, Level 1 and Level 2 entrances, and a six-puzzle left series on screen 5. Screen 4 is not covered.Guide · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones Level 1 Puzzle Solutions (All 13 Screens) ↗Retail Level 1: 13 screens, two treasures, Screen 10 revisited; layouts shown only in screenshots.Guide · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones Level 2: All 12 Puzzle Solutions ↗Retail Level 2: 12 screens with two characters (C1, C2); screen 12 needs the Level 1 character as C1.Guide · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes : soluce ↗French retail world overview: progression order, Level 1 (13 puzzles), Level 2 (12 puzzles), notation and common mistakes. No move lists for the screen 5 series.Guide · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones niveau 2 ↗French retail Level 2 overview: 12 screens, C1/C2 roles and the screen 12 role rule. No per-screen move lists.Guide · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones 1 Walkthrough – All 13 Puzzle Solutions ↗Retail PS5 Pro recording of every Level 1 screen, no commentary.Video · checked · published 10 Oct 2026
Skipping Stones 2 Walkthrough – All 12 Puzzle Solutions ↗Retail PS5 Pro recording of every Level 2 screen, no commentary; ends with the first character sent back on a lily pad.Video · checked · published 10 Oct 2026
Order of the Sinking Star — October 14 update ↗Graphics-mode command-line override, checkpoint and puzzle exploit fixes, overworld, audio/subtitle and endgame readability fixes. No exact argument values or guaranteed recovery supplied.Official · checked · published 14 Oct 2026
The Mirror Isles – All Puzzle Solutions ↗Retail gameplay of 27 Mirror Isles puzzles with creator chapters. Layouts were matched to our demo rooms on 2026-10-13; on 2026-10-15 the start, middle and closing frames of puzzles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23 and 26 were checked against the routes on Mirror Isles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 18, 17, 16, 11, 22 and 20. Exact build not shown.Walkthrough · checked · published 12 Oct 2026
Heroes of Hauling – All Puzzle Solutions – Order of The Sinking Star ↗Retail gameplay of the first Heroes of Hauling screen, with creator chapters and an on-screen input strip. On 2026-10-16 the start, middle and closing frames of its first, second, third, fifth and sixth rooms were checked against Heroes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, and on 2026-10-17 its seventh room against Heroes 7. Exact build not shown.Walkthrough · checked · published 12 Oct 2026
The Hearty Heroes of Hauling Walkthrough: Order of the Sinking Star North World ↗Retail written solutions for both north-world screens, by hero colour: red pushes, green pulls, purple swaps. The red series puzzles 1, 2 and 3 and green series puzzles 1, 2 and 3 are Heroes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 here.Guide · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Updates notes for October 17 (r67271) ↗Full-game update and remaining known issues; no guaranteed save recovery or retested demo routes.Official · checked · published 17 Oct 2026
Update notes for October 16 (r67255) ↗Full-game update and remaining known issues; no guaranteed save recovery or retested demo routes.Official · checked · published 16 Oct 2026
A Thank You from Thekla, Inc. & Arc Games ↗Full-game update and remaining known issues; no guaranteed save recovery or retested demo routes.Official · checked · published 16 Oct 2026
Update notes for October 15 ↗Necessary loss of partial progress only within the first Skipping Stones level after level-version bump. Completed or unstarted first levels and other game progress unaffected, per developer; no recovery promise.Official · checked · published 15 Oct 2026