Sinking Star HubIndependent puzzle guides

South world

Skipping Stones
to Lonely Homes

Stones build crossings, lily pads carry you, and a second sailor changes what you can do with both.

Start by matching your boat and nearby islands. If you are inside a level, use its visual directory; the outdoor screens and the level boards have separate numbering.

Level 115 guides · One sailor, skipping stones and moving lily pads. Find your board before opening a hint.Level 212 guides · Two sailors turn throwing, catching and timing into a shared route.Left branch6 guides · The six-puzzle branch reached from the lower South-world dock after Level 2.Outdoor routes4 guides · The entrance, routes after Levels 1 and 2, and the optional three-pad teleporter. Outdoor landmarks have their own sequence.

Pick a local objective

A red-sailed boat on the left, two green lily pads above the islands, and a bright vertical current separating you from the purple checkpoint on the right.Level 1 · Board 1

The boat and the first crossing

Bring the two lily pads together in the right-hand current so they form your crossing.

Start on board 7 beside the gold square, with the stone brought from board 6 available on the right-hand approach.Level 1 · Treasure 1

The treasure beyond board 7

Open the short southern treasure detour without losing the stone needed for board 7.

From board 11’s eastern checkpoint, a side route leads to a pale island with two stones, facing a red island across a vertical current.Level 1 · Treasure 2

The second treasure and the return pad

Ride one pad to the treasure and use the second to return, then restore the main route.

Two long horizontal banks, a red-sailed boat below the left edge and a pink stone on the lower bank. Two lily pads wait at the banks’ left ends.Level 2 · Board 1

The first two-sailor exchange

Trade one stone between the two banks, then send each sailor away on a different pad.

Two long horizontal strips of land with a wooden jetty at the upper right, two lily pads at its tip and one round stone on the lower bank.Left branch · Board 1

Two banks, two departure currents

Pass the stone to the upper bank and use a single throw to release both pads.

The words “Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes” are written across the ground. Two large stones sit on opposite ends of a narrow water gap.Outdoor routes · Entrance

Enter Skipping Stones Level 1

Open the first outdoor crossing and enter the first puzzle sequence.

The Level 1 entrance is behind you on the named island. A large stone is now accessible just below its lower-left side.Outdoor routes · After Level 1

Carry the stone out of the Level 1 entrance

Use the stone unlocked by Level 1 to reach the next outdoor island.

Three small islands sit inside nested square currents. The middle island holds two round stones; a yellow teleporter is on the island to the right.Outdoor routes · Side teleporter

Reach the side teleporter across three pads

Move the right-hand pads into a crossable arrangement without losing the outer bridge pad.

Below the Level 2 entrance, two large stones flank a straight wooden walkway. The path below has a gap on either side.Outdoor routes · After Level 2

Open the lower dock and find the left branch

Bridge both gaps and follow the lower route to the left-hand puzzle branch.

Before a timing puzzle

Let the water move for a moment before acting. A pad can change direction during its journey, so the position at the instant of impact matters. Set up the stones first; then focus on a single timing cue.

The October 9 PC update fixes some Skipping Stones checkpoints and a time-speed control issue. Update the game if those controls or checkpoints misbehave; use the bindings shown by your current version.

Read the developer's October 9 update