The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds complete walkthrough

To Skull Woods

Back in Hyrule, reenter the woods in the northwest section of the map via the leftmost entrance north of Kakariko Village. Head north to find another column with a rift on its side; move through it to return to Lorule.

Back in Lorule, head directly south. Once out of the woods, move east as far as you can, then head north under the sign. Up here is another woods entrance which leads directly to the dungeon.

For the Skull Woods walkthrough, see our dungeon guide.

To Thieves' Hideout

We've been in and out of Thieves' Town, and now it's time to enter the dungeon there. At the northern end of the town is a statue by a sign. Examining the door here will get you quizzed by a thief inside. To gain entrance, you'll have to provide the lyrics to the thieves' song.

You can speak to the thieves inside the various houses in town to learn the lyrics, but otherwise, the correct choices are:

  • "a narrow path."
  • "really despair."
  • "to thievin'!"

Feed the door guard the right lines, and the dungeon entrance will open.

For the Thieves' Hideout walkthrough, see our dungeon guide.

To the Desert Palace

After completing Thieves' Hideout, you'll be able to rent the Sand Rod from Ravio's Shop. Rent it, then head south to the area where the Swamp Palace is found in Lorule. From here, head west into the winding cliffs near the blocked-off desert. You'll find a rift after a few turns. Merge through it to return to Lorule.

Follow the path south to reach Misery Mire. Head north and drop off the ledge, then merge through the first rift you see.

And now you've in the desert, one of the toughest places in Hyrule to reach. Head south and move up the two sets of staircases to the small pond. Turn west and use the Sand Rod to create a bridge to the column across the gap. Create another bridge to the cliff to the west, then cross over. From here, merge along the southern cliff face to reach a high rift that returns you to Misery Mire.

From here, take the bridges south, then west. Merge into the next rift to return to a cliff in Hyrule's desert. Use the Sand Rod to make bridges across the columns north, east, then north again. This will take you right up against the cliff face. Merge and move left to reach the cliff where the Desert Palace sits.

For the Desert Palace walkthrough, see our dungeon guide.

CATEGORIES
Freelance Writer

Tony lives in Maryland, where he writes about those good old-fashioned video games for GamesRadar+. His words have also appeared on GameSpot and G4, but he currently works for Framework Video, and runs Dungeons and Dragons streams. 

Latest in The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time screenshot showing Link, a young boy with elf-like ears and blond hair, with a surprised expression on his face
"I can't go through [with] this": The weirdest Zelda ad didn't get Nintendo's approval, but it probably happened anyway because the marketing execs were already on-site
Link and Epona
A Zelda movie is finally happening, but Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto used to adamantly oppose the idea even "if Steven Spielberg himself" wanted to do it
A screenshot of the moon in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Despite Zelda: Majora's Mask basically being a horror game, one of its key devs didn't think its creepiest features were scary at all: "People on the team were like 'whoa!'"
The Witcher 3 next-gen
Zelda and Star Fox legend Takaya Imamura would "love" to make a Star Wars game with The Witcher 3's CD Projekt Red – and now I'm desperate to make it happen
Botw
Legendary Zelda dev "wasn't too pleased" about working on A Link to the Past as it robbed his enjoyment of playing the finished game: "I still really don't want to play that game"
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is at the front line of the debate over the Nintendo Switch 2's computing power, because if the Switch 1 can load three worlds at once, imagine what its sequel can do
Latest in Guides
A scary emoji shown in horror game REPO.
Is REPO coming to consoles?
Monster Hunter Wilds Aqua Sac and Flame Sac
Monster Hunter Wilds Aqua Sac and Flame Sac locations
WWE 2K25
WWE 2K25 DLC guide to all Season Pass wrestlers
a creepy tentacle monster called the nu udra
How to find and beat the Monster Hunter Wilds Black Flame, Nu Udra
The player in Monster Hunter Wilds firing a ranged weapon at three large, furry, buffalo-lion hybrid monsters.
The best Monster Hunter Wilds mods and how to install them
Diablo 4 Goblin event
What is the Diablo 4 Goblin event and how to claim rewards