Are Order of the Sinking Star characters RPG classes?
No. Steam and overview copy describe complementary puzzle powers. There is no public weapon, EXP, or class-tree system.
At A Glance
This Order of the Sinking Star characters page is a roster lookup: Steam archetypes versus demo/preview names. Abilities are puzzle verbs, not RPG classes. There is no weapon bar, pet, or rune tree. Buy on Steam Verified October 8, 2026.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform | PC (Steam) · Steam Deck · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Genre | Narrative puzzle adventure · grid exploration |
| Mode | Single-player |
| Price | $29.99 USD (check live store) |
| Release | October 8, 2026 |
| Developer | Thekla, Inc. |
| Publisher | Arc Games, Gamirror Games |
| Steam Deck | Steam Deck support listed on the Steam store page |
| Xbox / Mac | Not listed — ignore those autocompletes |
| Verified | October 8, 2026 |
Which Order of the Sinking Star characters does Steam actually name?
Store copy lists playable identities with complementary abilities, stories told through play and notes. Use this table as the public roster until in-game nameplates overwrite it.
| Steam archetype | What the store implies | Not this |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | A named playable identity with a complementary puzzle power | A faction leader with diplomacy stats |
| Thief | A complementary tool in the party set — often paired with pull / sneak-adjacent grid work in recaps | Stealth combat or a lockpick minigame |
| Warrior | A complementary tool — preview language groups this with the hauling crew | A DPS rotation or shield HP bar |
| Wizard | A complementary tool — overview copy later asks what happens when this identity teleport-swaps through a mirror | A mana meter or spell book |
| Talking Boat | A named playable identity. Trailer dialogue jokes about being asked to “fetch” | A mount, pet, or naval combat unit |
Demo recaps add first names, not extra Steam jobs
Steam store bullets name Queen, Thief, Warrior, Wizard, and Talking Boat. Demo notes add Valens, Tif, Isidore, Bard, and Priestess as TBA HUD strings. Complementary verbs inside one moving-company story are not six RPG classes with EXP. Extra class labels (cleric, druid) that never print on the store or HUD are not roster facts here.
Stories ride on play, not a codex grind
Steam: stories told through play and notes. Voice-cast footage is flavor — a moving company that “ran into trouble,” a trader in an archipelago, an explorer in gem mines, a marooned sailor. Do not paste ASR names (Jack, Conroe, magistrates) into this roster. Next: the demo labels that keep getting treated as gospel.
Which names are demo-only or TBA?
Demo and independent recaps attach first names to North’s crew. Those strings can differ from launch UI. This wiki keeps them marked TBA until a screenshot of the in-game prompt wins.
| Label (TBA) | Reported verb | Likely Steam / overview cousin | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valens | Push objects | Warrior (overview / recap mapping) | Demo / preview — verify HUD |
| Tif (trailer “Tiff”) | Pull objects | Thief (recap mapping) | Demo / preview — spelling TBA |
| Isidore | Swap with a target in line of sight | Wizard (overview teleport-swap tease) | Demo / preview — verify HUD |
| Bard | Charm / confuse a target | Unpublished Steam cousin | Demo / preview — verify HUD |
| Priestess | Hazard immunity + protect adjacent allies | Unpublished Steam cousin | Demo / preview — verify HUD |
| Explorer | West caverns; gems and colored beams | The Promise lead | Preview recap — verify HUD |
| Castaway / marooned sailor | South stones, lily pads, rivers | Skipping Stones lead | Overview sailor — verify HUD |
| Trader | East mirrors; swap with a reflection | Mirror Isles lead | Overview recap — verify HUD |
| Queen | Store-named; world mapping unpublished here | Steam only so far | Confirmed identity, verb TBA |
| Talking Boat | Store-named; fetch-joke in voice footage | Steam + trailer | Confirmed identity, verb TBA |
How to write about them without lying
Public posts: “warrior / thief / wizard.” Private notes: “Valens-push if the demo still shows that.” Discord: do not correct people with a pastebin of first names. If the launch HUD says something else, this table updates — the verbs (push, pull, line-of-sight swap) are the stable layer.
Trailer audio mentions a meeting spot with “Tiff.” That is flavor, not a spelling lock. Next: ignore names and pick a tool from the obstacle.
How do I match a hero to an obstacle?
Rank Order of the Sinking Star characters by the tile in front of you. If two heroes could touch the object, try the cheaper verb first, then Undo.
| Obstacle | Try this verb | Hero label to look for | Leave if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate needs to move one tile away from you | Push | Warrior / Valens (TBA) | The crate is scenery, not a crate |
| Crate needs to move toward you | Pull | Thief / Tif (TBA) | You are planning a five-minute haul without Undo |
| Blocked by a body you cannot walk around | Line-of-sight swap | Wizard / Isidore (TBA) | You cannot see the landing tile |
| Hazard tile or a neighbor about to eat a hit | Protect / immunity | Priestess (TBA) | You are treating it as a heal rotation |
| A “monster” that needs to change state, not die | Charm | Bard (TBA) | You opened a weapon menu that does not exist |
| A reflection on glass or water | Swap with reflection | Trader (East) | The landing is a wall or a drowning tile |
| A dark room or a dead gem | Check power, then aim a beam | Explorer (West) | The verb “does nothing” and you keep mashing |
| Open water with no path | Throw a stone / ride a lily pad | Castaway (South) | You are grinding a pet |
| Two verbs in one gold tile | Stop; this is a merge room | Two worlds’ leads | You cannot name either verb yet |
Swap the tool, not the “build”
North is a moving-company crew on one grid. The on-screen prompt swaps who is active. That is a party of puzzle tools, not a raid composition. Consoles print the same swap verb; do not import an Xbox keymap.
One-sentence test
After a swap, say “the crate is now on the button” or Undo. If you cannot name the change, you did not need a different hero — you needed a smaller experiment. Worlds that teach each verb: worlds. Next: the rooms that make a good tool look broken.
Then drill the verb on the grid
Matched by build plan, shared topics, and guide progression — not random related links.
When does a party tool fail?
A muted ability is usually a room rule, not a bug and not an underleveled class.
- Do01The Promise: if a verb does nothing, check whether the room is powered before you swap heroes
- Do02Mirrors: a swap without a landing tile dumps you into walls or water — reset, do not mash
- Do03Hauling: diagonal-looking motion is still two cardinal steps; a neighbor crate can occupy the “empty” look
- Do04Line-of-sight swap: no sight, no swap. Fog, corners, and bodies block the wizard-style tool
- Do05Charm / protect: still placement. You are not farming aggro
- Do06Gold tile + fuzzy verbs: walk out. Dual systems punish the wrong active hero more than a single world does
HUD beats memory
If the prompt shows a different string than this page, trust the prompt. Demo names are a recap aid. Next: the systems this roster will never grow.
What is not on this Order of the Sinking Star characters roster?
Search autocomplete will still offer weapons, pets, and runes. None of those are how this Thekla puzzle is built.
| Thing people search | What exists instead | Where to go |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons / DPS | Nothing. Hazards are placement puzzles | Mechanics |
| RPG classes / EXP | Complementary puzzle powers | This page |
| Pets / mounts | Talking boat is a hero identity; lily pads are rideable terrain | Mechanics |
| Runes / relics | No confirmed rune loadout | Wiki hub |
| Codes / redeem | None. Not Roblox | Beginner guide |
| Xbox / Mac roster | Not listed. Steam, PS5, Switch 2 | Fact table above |
| 1000 character pages | A handful of identities across four worlds | Worlds |
Monsters are still tiles
Voice-cast lines about “dead monsters” and “handle this creature” are story texture. Gameplay recaps treat creatures as objects you charm, protect against, beam, or do not stand in front of. There is no loot table on the corpse. Next: when the roster actually mixes.
When do these characters meet?
Overview copy: at first the campaign looks like four sub-games; then worlds collide, characters meet, and objects from each world interact. That hinge is Gold Rooms, not a town hub with a party select.
| Phase | Who you are using | What “meet” means |
|---|---|---|
| Hour one | One world’s lead or the North crew | Learn two verbs. Do not hunt a full cast |
| Cardinal worlds | That world’s identities | Stay inside one verb family |
| Gold Rooms | Two systems in one space | A wizard-style swap through a mirror; haul crew on water; beams on a creature |
| Overworld | Whatever verb you already earned | Some abilities change how you travel the hub — details TBA, not a mount grind |
What next
Next: list the actual puzzle verbs those heroes use on the mechanics page, then see where each debuts on the worlds map.
FAQ
Should I use Valens, Tif, and Isidore as official names?
Not yet. They are demo / preview labels. In-game UI wins. Steam-safe labels are queen, thief, warrior, wizard, and talking boat.
Is the talking boat a pet?
No. Steam lists it among playable identities. Lily pads in the south are rideable terrain, also not pets.
Who is the trader / explorer / sailor?
Preview language: trader on Mirror Isles, explorer in The Promise, marooned sailor in Skipping Stones. Confirm nameplates in-game.
Do I unlock heroes with loot?
No loot-gacha roster. You sample worlds from the Overworld. Some abilities may change hub travel; that is not a gacha banner.
Why did my ability do nothing?
Check room power in The Promise, line of sight for swaps, and whether you are standing on a legal landing for a mirror. Then Undo.
Is there a character tier list?
No. Rank verbs by obstacle type. A “worst character” list is a combat leftover.
Last verified?
October 8, 2026.
Related pages
Matched by build plan, shared topics, and guide progression — not random related links.