Dungeons of Hinterberg Walkthrough: Progression, Entrances and Puzzle Solutions

After checking in with Theresa, meet Klaus near the tourist area. When enemies are gone but a structure still blocks the route, inspect the ledges around it for supporting tendrils.

1. Beyond the first stairs, climb the ledge on the right for the commemorative coin. A later shop recovery exists, so missing it alone is not a reason to abandon your save.
2. Explore the sides and raised paths to cut the tendrils holding obstacles. Defeating enemies alone does not solve these blockages.
3. At Minor Krampus, use the routes on both sides to cut the statue supports before attacking the exposed enemy.
4. Use the stamp station after the fight, then leave through the exit.

In Doberkogel, speak with Marina and head for the Skill Shrine, where Albert introduces the spells. Wrecking Ball involves both placing the ball and detonating it.

1. Break the rocks beyond the shrine with Wrecking Ball. Follow the Abandoned Mine signs and pull the fallen trunk with Ball and Chain to make a bridge.
2. Pull the mine’s movable ledges with the chain. If the next path is missing, change position and look for another pull target.
3. Where a ramp leads toward a switch, inspect the ball’s rolling route rather than repeatedly trying melee attacks.
4. Activate purple Waystones as you find them; updated PC versions offer these as re-entry starting positions.

Jelly Tunnels is in Doberkogel. Its name does not mean you need the wetland’s Jelly Block spell: use the wrecking ball and chain.

1. In Jelly Tunnels, pull bridges and ledges with Ball and Chain. Roll a ball down a slope to clear rocks.
2. For the upper goo obstruction, place the ball on the ramp, then adjust the pull mechanism so the explosion reaches it.
3. In Giant Cavern, push the large yellow cart toward the ladder, cross over it and move the smaller minecart outside.
4. Reposition the large cart beneath the rocks. Ride the small cart back and place Wrecking Ball on the cart from above to break the obstruction.
5. Reach the upper switch, then align the rotating bridge with the exit elevator before riding back.

After the fight following the first ride, climb above the ramp. Roll Wrecking Ball down to activate the lower switch. In the later platform room, distinguish near and far platforms as well as their colors.

1. Activate the ramp switch with the ball and take the next minecart.
2. Pull the entrance-side green platform, the first blue platform to the left, the far green platform, then the far yellow platform.
3. Revisit the entrance-side green platform for one final chain pull. This fifth move connects the route to the next cart.
4. Against Kobold King, dodge the magic attacks and deal with the accompanying enemies. Do not apply a blanket “ignore all adds” rule to every boss.

Explosive fruit and goo eyes work together. Whirlwind can carry objects through fences. Distinguish transporting fruit from riding the wind yourself.

1. Cross thorns with Whirlwind; use Wind Projectile on rotating targets to turn stairs or bridges.
2. Take fruit and send it into a goo eye. For a high eye, align the platform first so the shot can reach.
3. Send the whirlwind beyond a fence to collect fruit, then bring it back and leave it near the eye.
4. At a rotating bridge, leave fruit on the bridge, release the whirlwind and shoot the target to rotate the fruit toward the obstruction.

Use Whirlwind rather than trying to run across the water or lily chain. Moving lilies also transport fruit into position.

1. Shoot the target on a heart-shaped leaf to drop fruit; use it on a goo eye or the tree blocking the route.
2. Retrieve fruit beyond a fence with Whirlwind and bring it within reach for the next shot.
3. Where lilies pass underneath an eye, change when you load the fruit so it explodes in the right place.
4. Choose Start Ride on the large log boat. Survive the moving encounter and activate the Waystone after disembarking.

If access remains blocked, check A New Pathway and the story’s construction progress. Do not try to bypass the barrier with an unrelated spell.

1. Move large weights with Whirlwind to lower the opposite platform and raise your own.
2. Reposition the weights so the crossing does not drop while you are moving.
3. In the room with four small balls, use Wind Projectile to collect them on one side and lower that platform.
4. Stand on it, then transfer the balls to the opposite side to lift yourself to the opening.

Opening the entrance and solving the dungeon are separate tasks. Visit the islands, sound their Alphorns and return to the central route as the water changes.

1. Cross the water with wind and clear goo using fruit. The first Alphorn turns the water blue and increases the walkable area.
2. At the waterfall, use the left-hand and right-hand tower ziplines to reach the two side routes. Work past their discs and thorns, clear the blockage, then blow that island’s Alphorn.
3. Return to the central island and complete the other side. Searching only the central path before sounding the horns will not finish the mechanism.
4. Once the water has changed, climb the central giant mushroom and use fruit and wind to clear the remaining obstacles.

A block can stop a jet or act as a step. Sending plasma through a lighthouse pipe makes translucent platforms solid.

1. Block the entrance jets. Before the third jet, inspect the raised area on the right for the commemorative coin.
2. From the center, use the routes marked Red Lobster, Blue Swordfish and Golden Dragon.
3. Send Plasma Ball into each lighthouse pipe. Create the platform before trying to move or climb it, and position yourself before operating its switch.
4. A rotating bridge’s fence can also block water. If a block alone does not solve the crossing, inspect the bridge orientation and the jet’s path.

Familiarity 200 is the reference point for the yellow butterfly guidance on the forest approach. Treat it as a way to obtain guidance, not a verified absolute boundary for traversing the route. We have not confirmed passage below 200; the old claim that more than 100 is mandatory is unsupported.

Inside the dungeon, the problem changes. Use Kai’s bonfire as a reference, compare each room with the previous one and select the door near the changed scenery.

1. If lost outside, build Familiarity through activities such as socializing or reading and revisit with the butterfly guidance available.
2. Listen to Kai inside. The first clue points to the flowers; inspect the room before committing to a door.
3. Compare trees, decorations, lights and ground details in the next room. Choose the door beside the difference.
4. Returning to the bonfire means a wrong choice. Recheck the scenery and try again.

Eye targets operate mechanisms; ceiling icicles become platforms when dropped. Both use Light Ray, but their effects are different.

1. For an inactive rail, search for eye targets, including those to the side or above you.
2. In timed multi-target sections, use the board to move between targets and reach the activated ramp.
3. Where a crossing lacks platforms, shoot the ceiling icicles.
4. In the rising-ice room, use mounds and brick areas as safe positions. Lower the ice, move through the narrow path and raise it again from your new position.
5. At the final inactive rail, inspect the ski-flag time trial rather than shooting the rail.

Use the region’s puzzle spells to expose the target instead of repeatedly striking armor. Reassess the mechanism when a phase changes.

Follow the investigation introduced by story letters and Thea’s conversations, checking the current Goo Pipe Mystery objective. Do not schedule it for a fixed numbered day. Toxic Archipelago and Bizarre Towers are separate destinations.

1. Read hotel letters and check investigations such as Private Investigations. Look for updated objectives after talking to Thea.
2. Once Hinterwald West becomes available, take the bus and follow the route beyond the Keep Out sign.
3. In Toxic Archipelago, turn gears to change water levels and use Wind Projectile on black-and-white targets to move the flagged rafts.
4. Where rafts block each other, move the red and yellow rafts aside, then lower the water to clear the blue raft’s route.

Late progression continues toward town after leaving a dungeon. Finish your collection checks and preserve a save before proceeding; do not rely on a shopping break between every encounter. This section avoids describing the ending’s story.

1. At Wassermann’s Arena, stop the bridge weights with blocks, obstruct the jets and send plasma through the pipe.
2. After the boss, follow the objective toward the town square. Available spells change across the route.
3. Against Wagner’s Creature, leave the large attack areas, close distance with the board and attack near its feet.
4. Use Light Ray against Wild Hunt in the air. When it rolls on the ground, stop it with Jelly Block and attack.
5. Do not add an unsupported all-S-ranks or all-friendships requirement to this progression.