How to solve the Red Hot Ruins puzzle in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

How to solve the Red Hot Ruins puzzle in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
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Amy Eastland

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4th Sep 2023 15:38

We've got everything you need to complete the Red Hot Ruins puzzle in Mount Hothead in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, so you don’t have to stress over it or halt your progress at all.

You will need to complete this particular puzzle if you want to give Retsuko a Volcanic Guitar in the game., so it is definitely worth powering through - which is much easier with our help right here.

So, make sure to continue reading to find out how to solve the Red Hot Ruins puzzle in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, as we've got all of the answers you'll need to follow below.

How to solve the Red Hot Ruins puzzle

Once you’ve reached friendship level 7 with Retsuko, you’ll be sent into the Red Hot Ruins, where there are multiple puzzles for you to solve. You will have to find five Power Crystals in order to access the Red Hot Ruins and get the Volcanic Guitar. 

  • You will find the first Power Crystal will be on the east path away from Retsuko. It can be found in the grey mountain area. 
  • The second Power Crystal will be found in the middle of the lakes on the east side of the island. To find it, the crystal will be in front of the two waterfalls.
  • The third Power Crystal is found on a rock patio on a lake directly west of Retsuko.

Once you have all three Power Crystals, walk up to the Red Hot Ruins and place the Power Crystals to activate the mechanism, letting now have access to the Red Hot Ruins.

Cotton Candy being made in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
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Now that you have access to the ruins, you will be able to enter alongside Retsuko and Chococat so you can work on getting the Volcanic Guitar from Hothead Mountain, which is one of Retsuko’s favourite gifts. 

That’s everything you need to know about how to solve the Red Hot Ruins puzzle in Hello Kitty Island Adventure.

For more guides like this, check out our Hello Kitty Island Adventure homepage. Alternatively, if you can’t find the Seaside Critter List in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, check out our guide for its location.

Amy Eastland
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Amy Eastland
Amy was a Guides Writer for GGRecon. She has a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and Journalism, and has previously worked for companies such as Gfinity and HITC. Her favourite games include Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, and Crash Bandicoot Warped. When she's not at work, she's hanging out with her black cat, Shelby.
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