Mirror Isles · Creator’s Room 23

Four red crystals and the western circle island

Compare the four red-pink crystals, the eastern mirror and the rocky circle island to the west. The dark pointed rocks are not moved in this route.

The character starts at the eastern island’s northeast. Four red-pink crystals surround a central mirror: northwest, northeast, east and southwest. A dark pointed rock stands at the southern end. The western gold-circle island has more dark pointed rocks, and the water gap starts without a bridge.
The character starts at the eastern island’s northeast. Four red-pink crystals surround a central mirror: northwest, northeast, east and southwest. A dark pointed rock stands at the southern end. The western gold-circle island has more dark pointed rocks, and the water gap starts without a bridge. Enlarge image

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Hint 1What to notice

Start by arranging two crystals in a north–south queue above the eastern island’s southern pointed rock. Their reflected positions will make the first part of the crossing.

Hint 2What to set up

The next reflected crystal stays upright on the existing stepping stones. A reflection alone does not extend the bridge: the character must reach it from the east.

Hint 3The decisive move

Transfer the character onto the bridge, push the upright crystal west into the next empty water tile, then return for the final crystal and repeat.

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  1. Arrange the first two crystals at the south end

    Go around the northwestern crystal’s north side and push it south to the mirror’s west side. Move the lower crystal farther south towards the dark pointed rock at the island’s end. Use the object mirror interaction at this stage: the recorded checkpoint has one crystal just north of the pointed rock and another west of the mirror. Push that remaining western crystal south, stopping immediately north of the first. Compare the pictured north–south pair; do not try to push both through an occupied tile.

    After the first arranging interaction, two crystals form a north–south queue above the southern pointed rock.
    After the first arranging interaction, two crystals form a north–south queue above the southern pointed rock. Enlarge image
  2. Reflect the pair into the first two stepping stones

    Stand south of the mirror and push it north to the eastern island’s northwest edge. Check the two crystals’ pale positions in the middle water gap: they are side by side east–west. Use the object interaction to send them there. They sink into two low red stepping stones. Leave the mirror in this position for the rest of the crossing.

    The first two crystals have become side-by-side low red stepping stones in the water gap.
    The first two crystals have become side-by-side low red stepping stones in the water gap. Enlarge image
  3. Put the third crystal upright on the bridge

    Move the eastern crystal west into the mirror’s southward light, then south to the position just north of the southern pointed rock. Use the object interaction. The solid crystal arrives upright on an existing stepping stone, rather than sinking into a new tile yet.

    The third crystal is solid and upright on the existing bridge. The character is still on the eastern island.
    The third crystal is solid and upright on the existing bridge. The character is still on the eastern island. Enlarge image
  4. Transfer onto the bridge and push west

    From the southern light, use the character’s reflected landing on the water bridge and transfer there, east of the upright crystal. Push the crystal west across the two existing stones and into the next empty water tile, where it sinks into the third stepping stone. The character is still on the bridge. Use the mirror interaction again to return to the eastern island.

    The character has pushed the third crystal west into empty water, leaving three low stepping stones, and must return for the last crystal.
    The character has pushed the third crystal west into empty water, leaving three low stepping stones, and must return for the last crystal. Enlarge image
  5. Bring the final crystal to the bridge

    Move the remaining northeastern crystal south, then west into the same southward light. Push it down to the position north of the southern pointed rock and use the object interaction to put it upright on the existing bridge. From the southern light, transfer the character back onto the bridge on that crystal’s east side.

  6. Push through the final gap and reach the circle

    Push the final crystal west along the three stepping stones. The pictured checkpoint has it at the last water tile before the western island; continue pushing west so it sinks into the crossing. Walk over the new stone onto the western island and onto its gold circle. The recording shows the character on the circle, then the completion fade.

    From the crystal’s east side, the character pushes the final upright crystal west along the three stones towards the last gap before the circle island.
    From the crystal’s east side, the character pushes the final upright crystal west along the three stones towards the last gap before the circle island. Enlarge image
The character stands on the western gold circle after walking over the extended red-stone bridge. Red light is visible, but the recording still proceeds to completion.
The character stands on the western gold circle after walking over the extended red-stone bridge. Red light is visible, but the recording still proceeds to completion. Enlarge image

Check your result

The crossing reaches the western island. The third and final crystals were each reflected upright onto existing stones, then pushed west by the character to fill the next gap. The character reaches the gold circle.

If your attempt went wrong

If a solid crystal remains upright in the middle of the bridge, sending the object through the mirror was only the first part. Transfer the character onto its east side and push it west into empty water. After the third stone forms, return to the eastern island for the last crystal. If the initial southern pair will not line up, compare the queue checkpoint and retain its earlier object interaction instead of pushing through an occupied tile.

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Source: Gamer Guru’s original Room 23 demonstration. Use directions relative to the board image and your game’s displayed mirror controls. Routes and completion signals were read from this October 2026 recording; its exact patch is unknown, and these are not personal current-build or r67255 tests. Hints and explanations by Sinking Star Hub. Report a layout mismatch.