Ruffy and the Riverside Walkthrough – Part 1

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Welcome to the Into Indie Games walkthrough for Ruffy and the Riverside.

For more information on Ruffy and the Riverside beyond this guide, check out the official website here.

Update 25 February 2025: This walkthrough for Ruffy and the Riverside is presently based on the game’s 2024 demo. It will be updated to reflect the full version of the game when it releases.

After the gorgeous hand drawn cutscene. Scan the leaves on your right.

Next aim at the waterfall and change the water to leaves. Watch the next bit of the cutscene. Next Sir Eddler will tell you about Adventure Stars.

Door 1 will now open but before heading in – turn around and speak to the hooded raven, Isenkrach. After the conversation head through the portal in Door 1. Go up the bridge on the left and break the crates.

Jump on the ledge on the left and pick up the coins there and then jump back to the main path and cross under the slamming stone.

Jump across and go round the flaming totem and talk to Eddler. He will hint that you need to copy the leaves and turn the water into leaves. So copy the texture and turn the waterfall into vines.

Climb up the vines and pick up the star. Now go past the waterfall and pick up the coins. Next go past the flaming totem and Multi Swap the wooden boxes on the steel boxes blocking your way.

Create steps to get up to the ledge.

You will find another Adventure Star now. Back to the hub world you can see a butterfly collectible under the bridge on the left. These are for Quintus and Butterfly Bible.

Next, talk to the Hyped Bird and Jobboo. He will tell you the combination needed to take down the tree in the wall painting.

Now run to the back of the town, past the door where you need 10 Stars and you will find a iron wall. Turn the iron boxes into wood ones and go in.

Inside you will find another butterfly. Copy the lava from the tree and turn the river into a lava flow.

Now make your way back to town and climb the roofs to find another butterfly on the green tiled roof.

Next go back down and get to the tiles puzzle on the right side of town. The puzzle is pretty simple, just copy the tile on the furthest left and multi swap every tile to 8.

This will open a portal that will teleport you into the painting behind you. Copy the lava from the river now and turn the water inside the painting into lava.

This should kill the tree. Now copy the water from the bucket and turn the lava back to water so you can cross to the other side. Pick up the Adventure Star. Now head to the busy part of town and talk to the Woodcutter. Solve the puzzle by making the iron blocks into wood blocks and you will be rewarded with another star.

Next pick up the Butterfly in the Stable.

You can talk to Quintus and find about the Butterflies and also check the Bible.

Now head to the north part of town, where the paintings are and swap the paintings for the customers.

Once you swap the paintings you will be rewarded with another Star. Next to the painting gallery, climb the small ladder to find another butterfly.

Go back to the doors and the hub area – run past the area to the right and the pipe marked with a lightning bolt. Go to the right and talk to Henry. He will tell you to solve the puzzle on the shrine. The painting is on the wall behind you. Copy the flat marking from the shrine.

Now turn the bottom three markings flat.

This will lift the shrine and reward you with another Star.

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