01 STEP
Reach for her when a move has to be exact. Precision positioning is what the North's later levels actually gate on.
The Thief
Available in the North
DOSSIER
What this entry covers
A member of the North's moving crew. The store description singles the Thief out as one of the tale's heroes, and the realm announcement places her among the party whose abilities must be treated as a combined toolkit rather than six separate characters.
PROTOCOL CHAIN
How to work this entry
02 STEP
Check whether the puzzle wants a small displacement or a large one. Using the wrong hero for scale is the most common wasted move.
03 STEP
Combine her with the push hero for setups that neither can complete alone.
04 STEP
Listen to the bead rattle to confirm you actually switched characters. On busy levels the switch is easy to miss.
FIELD NOTES
Reading The Thief in play
FIELD NOTE 01
Reading the board before you move
Reach for her when a move has to be exact. Precision positioning is what the North's later levels actually gate on.
FIELD NOTE 02
Working the chain in order
Check whether the puzzle wants a small displacement or a large one. Using the wrong hero for scale is the most common wasted move.
FIELD NOTE 03
How this entry reads in motion
Combine her with the push hero for setups that neither can complete alone.
PLATE WALL
SOURCES
Where this entry comes from
Each record below backs a specific claim on this page. Tier 1 is the developer or publisher speaking in their own words, tier 2 is established press, and tier 3 is creator coverage. Quotations are rendered in written form; the exact spoken wording from the source is kept underneath each one for verification.
- 01 TIER 1 - OFFICIAL Steam (Thekla, Inc. official store description) VERIFIED 2026-10-11
A member of the North's moving crew. The store description singles the Thief out as one of the tale's heroes, and the realm announcement places her among the party whose abilities
“A queen, a thief, a warrior, a wizard, and a talking boat are just some of the heroes of this tale.”
OPEN SOURCE → - 02 TIER 1 - OFFICIAL Steam store page (Thekla, Inc.) VERIFIED 2026-10-11
Entity identity and official naming for The Thief
“From legendary director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness) comes Order of the Sinking Star, a massive puzzle adventure featuring more than one thousand hand-crafted puzzles designed to put your intellect to the test. You”
OPEN SOURCE → - 03 TIER 2 - PRESS GameSpot (YouTube review) — Order Of The Sinking Star Is Enormous, For Better And Worse - Review VERIFIED 2026-10-11
The thief cannot push objects forward but can drag them behind her, defining her as the pull counterpart to the warrior.
“The thief cannot push objects forward, but she can drag them behind her.”
OPEN SOURCE →Original spoken wording
the thief can't push objects forward but can drag them behind her.
- 04 TIER 2 - PRESS Nintendo Life (YouTube interview) — Order of the Sinking Star - An Interview with Jonathan Blow VERIFIED 2026-10-11
The thief pulls things rather than pushes, described as pulling pathologically.
“The thief pulls things; she pathologically pulls things.”
OPEN SOURCE →Original spoken wording
Uh the thief pulls things, but she pathologically pulls things, right?
GRID RELATIONS
Cross-board links
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OUTBOUND → 3