Heroes 3: Bard and Druid
Checked 14 October 2026. The third original chapter is The Bard and The Druid. Charm and transmute are the new tools.
What I checked
Community routes from joric/ootss, commit 86e9aa79c31c57a14bda600d7ba93e4d18bce403, checked 14 October 2026. These sequences have not been replay-tested by this guide. Release_v1 is an upstream map-layer label, not a verified game build number. Patches can change checkpoints or invalidate older moves.
Bard and druid
The bard's sourced ability is an area charm. The druid transmutes blocks and can turn a creature into crystal. If a pushing-heroes board adds a song or a conversion, those are the two rules to isolate.
Marker names in this group include druid_and_dragon, compactor_v2, and gatekeeping_v3. A dragon-and-warrior search may be one of those boards. I will not assign the search phrase to a coordinate without a matching label on the board.
Coverage
Exact matching of the community files gives 10 nonempty routes for 25 heroes3 markers. The covered IDs are heroes3_1_v3, heroes3_2_v4, heroes3_3_v2, heroes3_4, heroes3_5, heroes3_10, heroes3_11_v2, heroes3_15_v4, druid_and_dragon and wizard_and_druid_alt_5.
compactor_v2 and gatekeeping_v3 have markers but no route in the source. The dragon-and-warrior keyword cannot be assigned to druid_and_dragon without a board match. The chapter's 15 remaining markers are not claimed solved.
Community puzzle routes and locations
25 locations in this index. The full snapshot contains 920 locations and 106 matching community routes, not a complete solution for every game puzzle.
Data: joric/ootss,Unlicense, captured 14 October 2026 at commit 86e9aa79c31c. Names are community/internal identifiers, not confirmed display names. These routes have not been replay-tested by this site on a named game build.
25 locations
U/D/L/R mean up/down/left/right; a number repeats the preceding move (R2 = right twice). X/C/V are action-key symbols in the community recorder, not a verified console binding chart. Match the exact board and starting state before following a route.
heroes3 (25)
compactor_v2
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 87, 119, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationdruid_and_dragon
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 79, 116, 0
Reveal community route
U2R3CUL3UCUR2DL4ULD2RCUL4D3UR2DR2DCDRUDLDLU2LUR5URD4U4RD4RDLUL2DUR2CRD2LD2URU3L5D5LCU3L6D5Rgatekeeping_v3
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 82, 126, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_10
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 81, 116, 0
Reveal community route
CL2CRL4CL5R6D2LCL2D2R8L4CL4heroes3_11_v2
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 80, 116, 0
Reveal community route
R2D2RDRDRCDR2LUCUL3CDR2URULCR3UR2U2CDRU2DLCLD3CRU2L3UCU3LULUR2CR4LD3LDR3DRUDheroes3_13_v2
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 78, 118, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_14_v3
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 81, 124, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_15_v4
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 79, 118, 0
Reveal community route
URLCL2CUCRULDCLCLURCLUCDLUCLCDLURCUCULDCUCRULCUCURDCUCLURCUCULDCUCRULCUCRU2DLCUCRULDRULCUCDRULDRULCUCDRC2UCLCDLURCUCDLURDRULDR2CLCULDRULDCRLCRULDRULDCRULCRUCRCDCRCRUR2CR2heroes3_16_v4_alt
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 81, 125, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_1_v3
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 76, 125, 0
Reveal community route
U3L2R2UR5D2L4U2R4D5R3U7L11heroes3_21_condensed
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 87, 125, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_2_v4
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 75, 125, 0
Reveal community route
LD2L2U4R6D2U4L6D2R6D6L8U2D2R8U6L6D2U2R5D4Lheroes3_3_v2
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 74, 125, 0
Reveal community route
R7L6DLUR8D4L2R4DUL5R5DUL10Uheroes3_5
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 72, 123, 0
Reveal community route
LD2CULR3CRCR2UCRDheroes3_6_v3
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 72, 121, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_7_v4
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 72, 120, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_8_thief
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 72, 122, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_8_v3_alt3
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 72, 118, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_8_v4_alt
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 72, 119, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_druid_a
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 76, 118, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationheroes3_druid_b_v2
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 77, 118, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationvictory_lap
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 80, 78, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationwizard_and_druid_alt
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 78, 117, 0
Location only: no route in this source snapshot.
Source map locationwizard_and_druid_alt_5
Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 79, 117, 0
Reveal community route
R3UDLCD2R3DUCRCDRDR3CRCLUR2UR2CR5CDCRCDCL4ULU4R4L3CL5ULURCU4CL2CUD2L4DCLD3L4USnapshot files: Locations JSON,Regions JSON,Community routes.
Questions
What does the bard do?
The hands-on describes area charm, and the official demo update also describes moving crystals while playing music.
Is Pushing Heroes 3 a separate game?
It can be a search label for this chapter; the original source game is Heroes of Sokoban III: The Bard and The Druid.
How much is covered?
10 of 25 community markers have a nonempty source route; 15 do not.
Keep reading
Sources
- PlayStation Blog: 21 July 2026 hands-on report
- Publisher and developer announcements on Steam: First-party announcements, including demo, localization and 9/12 October patches; checked 14 October 2026
- joric/ootss marker snapshot: 920 community marker records in 58 areas; internal names, not an official total
- joric/ootss solution snapshot: 114 records, 113 nonempty routes; 106 match map markers, seven are custom/simple and one record is empty; not replay-tested here
- joric/ootss Unlicense: Community code/data license; not permission to reuse game art or publisher media