The adventure of our indomitable Gecko continues. After completing all the challenges at the Volcanic Temple island, it’s time to move towards the Great Desert, meet the Great Desert Gecko, and then return to the Volcanic Temple to awaken all the Gecko Gods and fulfill the prophecy.
This is the final walkthrough of Gecko Gods, and I will provide a complete breakdown of all available puzzles on the Great Desert Island.
Table of contents
Desert Temple Gate
When all the Volcanic Temple puzzles are completed, return to your raft (find an anchor sign on the map) and sail the seas. Head to the northernmost island, and there you will find the Great Desert.
This island has a giant, purple mirror on its back that will be used to unlock the Volcanic Temple gates and solve the final puzzle.
After landing your tiny feet on the island, the Desert Temple Gate objective will be activated. Here, you must activate four mirrors to unlock the island’s gate. Enter the island through a staircase at its southwestern end, and continue moving forward. Enter the lighthouse, and climb it to find two switches above.
Make a path for the light by rotating the platform using the switches at 90 degrees, straight from the first mirror inside the lighthouse. The light will guide you to the first Desert Mirror.
Desert Mirror 1
Follow the light to the giant stone. To unlock the gate below this section, interact with the switch and make space for the light. As the light hits a gem behind the stone, the gate will unlock. Now, head inside the small chamber. Look right to find a switch that controls a small mechanism.
Keep rotating the switch clockwise to release a light ball from its inside. Move the ball to the glowing golden wall to the room’s left to change its gravity. Push the ball until it falls into the right place, and wait for the mirror to rise. The first Desert Mirror is now complete.
Desert Mirror 2
Head outside the chamber and follow the light’s path; it will lead you to the second lighthouse. Reach its top, then rotate the switch clockwise to expose a mirror to reflect the light to a tower. Get to the tower and rotate it to shine light on three blue gems to raise another mirror.
Follow the light to find the next chamber. First, control the mechanism on your right to release the light ball, then interact with the central switch to remove the basement’s left-side fence. Drop into the basement and turn the switch to 6 o’clock; this will create an exit on the right side of the basement to activate the light ball.
Return to the main chamber and rotate the central switch (5 o’ clock) to create an opening on the right side. Drop the ball into the basement, and put it inside the puzzle section. There’s another switch that you must rotate clockwise to 12 o’clock, and then push the ball into the hole to complete Desert Mirror #2.
Desert Mirror 3 and 4
Leave the chamber and follow the new reflected light to a section with multiple switches outside. There, climb the left tower and use the switch to open time-sensitive windows; enter the chamber before they close. Ring the first bell inside, and then use the switch ahead to open the chamber’s exit door.
There are four bells in total. For the second bell, return to the tower with the time-sensitive switch, and look at its lower section to find it. Head to the lowest area of the section, and look adjacent to the tower for the third bell inside a small room. Head to the room’s opposite direction, climb a set of stairs, and turn left into a hole to find the last bell; it unlocks the main chamber.
Rotate the switch inside the chamber to raise the last remaining Desert Mirrors. To complete this section, follow the light to the final lighthouse, and rotate the mirror inside to a giant gem at the island’s far end. However, the wall blocks the light’s path, and to solve it, exit the lighthouse. Turn around and follow a wire to a hub with three switches.
Only two switches are required for the lighthouse to work; the third wire unlocks a secret relic required to 100% the game. To efficiently complete this puzzle, first activate the main power from a switch below the right gecko statue. Here’s the switch rotation placements:
- Right Switch: 11 o’clock
- Middle Switch: Between 5 and 6 o’clock
- Left Switch: Between 4 and 5 o’clock
Additionally, you can check the image above to understand the puzzle’s solution visually. Return to the lighthouse and use the switch to rotate the mirror, and reflect the light on the giant crystal to unlock the island’s temple door. Now, go through the door and descend into the temple using an elevator.
There’s another puzzle inside: Release the final light ball. Rotate the switch anticlockwise, and then clockwise when the ball enters the final circle. Drop the ball into its place to the left side of this room, and go through the door that unlocks after it. After entering the next chamber, two new objectives will be unlocked.
Soul Descent
Go through the door to your right, and use the switch before you to drain the sand. This reveals another switch, which can be used to create a path between two rooms; go through the red-highlighted area on the wheel. Follow the path, drop down, and climb the wall ahead to find another light ball.
Take the ball above by using the patterned wall, and drop it into the hole to unlock a door in the room. Keep moving forward, find the next light ball, and repeat the process. Return to the previous area, rotate the newly unlocked wheel to enter the next room.
Here, defeat the projectile-throwing crabs, and look up to find another switch. This path will lead you to another light ball. Take it to the room, and put it inside the rotating wheel; it’s the opposite situation now. Reach the roof and rotate the switch anticlockwise to drop it inside the main chamber. Put the wall inside its pit, and use the newly unlocked switch to go deeper into the Great Desert Gecko chamber.
Descend the staircase before you to find another switch. Turn it left to find a button. Step on it to expose another switch near the elevator; rotate it clockwise to reflect the light on the blue, glowing gem. Head inside and drop into the hole with a switch. Rotate it anticlockwise to open a path behind you, then drag the ball to the switch area.
Use the patterned wall to move it upward, and use the switch to create a path. Keep doing it until you take it to the previous room, and drop it into its spot. Now, the next area and objective will be available.
Sand of Time
This puzzle section is massive and full of sand. To complete the objective, go through the door before you. Follow the path to find a chamber with three switches, three mirrors, and one blue gem. Here are the switch placements to solve this puzzle:
- Left Switch: 4 o’clock
- Middle Switch: 3 o’clock
- Right Switch: 2 o’clock
Completing the puzzle will drain all the sand in the next room. Go through the small hole and return to the main section, and reflect the lights on the small gem to your left. When the door unlocks, go through it and find a Sliding Pieces puzzle. It can take a while, so stay patient and solve it.
With it, the sand level will be lowered further, and the next light chamber will unlock. Return to the main section, and use the switch on the platform mirror to reflect light at the top mirror. Then, climb up the wall and get to the top mirror. Rotate it to the mirror in the newly unlocked chamber, and use it to shine light on the biggest gem in the main section.
Interact with the slab to open a secret path under the staircase behind you, and descend into the next room to finally have an audience with the Great Desert Gecko. Interact with the statue, and all the lighthouses on the archipelago will shine light on the Volcanic Temple Gate.
And now, it is time to return to the raft and head towards the Volcanic Temple island again.
Volcanic Temple Gate – Continuation
After you reach the Volcanic Temple island, follow the reflected light to the main gate. Inside the main temple, use the elevator to reach the temple’s bottom floor. There, solve the light puzzle: rotate the mirrors, rotate the main wheels to create two holes, and reflect the light twice to the Gecko eyes in the next room.
You are in the endgame now. Avoid the lava, move switches, and jump on the buttons to drain the lava and keep dropping to the bottom floors; one switch is located under a rotating blade. Finally, after crossing through the closing spiked-walls section, you will find the Volcano Gecko Statue. Interact with it and now get ready to escape.
Backtrack through the entire temple while avoiding the lava, make fast turns, and reach the elevator near the Gecko Eyes puzzle statue. Finally, meet all the Gecko Gods to unlock another door, and interact with the Gecko eggs to roll credits.
And with this, our complete walkthrough of Gecko Gods comes to an end. This walkthrough is a part of our complete Gecko Gods Walkthrough Hub; check it out here.
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