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How to investigate the ruins in Crimson Desert: Reunion quest explained

It's simpler than you may think!

Published: Thursday, 19 March 2026 at 10:00 pm

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Early on in Crimson Desert, the Reunion quest will ask you to investigate the ruins at Meandering Hills.

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More specifically, it wants you to "unravel the secrets of the ruins," but it doesn't tell you how.

If you've been stuck inside trying anything and everything to solve this puzzle, here's a quick explainer on how to investigate the ruins in Crimson Desert.

How to investigate the ruins in Crimson Desert: Reunion quest explained

When you first arrive at the Meandering Hills ruins, you'll learn the Nature's Grasp skill. Walk up to the wall marked in blue and press Y+B / Triangle + Circle to lift it up and open the door to the ruins.

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Inside, you can watch the spirit sitting on the floor to learn the Focus skill, which lets you slow down time and restore Spirit.

Now, this is the point at which you're probably stuck. There are three stone wheels on the wall, and a power source leading towards the leftmost one.

Having recently dealt with a couple of puzzles like this, your first bet is likely to use Axiom Force to twist or move the wheels or energy source around, but that won't help here.

Three wheel on a wall in Crimson Desert with 1, 2 and 3 superimposed on them in white.

Use Force Palm on the three wheels in this order. Pearl Abyss

Instead, notice that the middle wheel is sticking out of the wall. Walk up to the centre wheel, charge up your Force Palm and strike it.

This will pop the wheels on either side out of the wall, while pushing the central one in.

Next, Force Palm the left-hand wheel to push it in and pop the middle one back out, and finally, Force Palm the right-hand wheel to push the remaining two wheels back in.

This will let the energy pass through them all, completing the circuit – that's all there is to it!

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Alex Raisbeck is a Gaming Writer at Radio Times, covering everything from AAA giants to indie gems. Alex has written for VideoGamer, GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, PCGamesN and more.

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