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When you can’t move, the exit takes your step.
Meet the blue dot with the coral exit
How to play ↓
A new puzzle arrives every day, and your progress remembers where you left off.
How to play
- 1
Use arrow keys, WASD, the direction buttons, or swipe the board. The blue dot moves one white tile at a time.
- 2
If a wall or the edge stops the dot, the exit tries to move one tile in the same direction. The exit normally travels on gray tiles.
- 3
Win when the dot enters the exit, or the exit reaches the dot. Meeting is the exception to the tile-color rule.
- 4
Every level has a limited number of steps. If they run out before the two meet, undo or restart — so think before you move.
A little about this puzzle
There are two maps in the same space. You walk on white tiles; the exit moves on gray ones. A direction can move either the dot or the exit. The puzzle is learning how their two routes work together.
The levels begin with a simple introduction, then tighten the step limit while building through repositioning, detours and juggling several walls into genuinely tricky puzzles. Later boards are larger and leave almost no spare steps, so they reward slow planning. There is no countdown. The timer only records your session, and you can undo or restart whenever you like.
A few good questions
What counts as a win?
The solid blue dot and coral exit must meet on the same tile. You do not need to reach a particular corner.
Why did the exit move instead of me?
That is the central rule: a step you cannot take is handed to the exit. If neither can move, it does not count as a move.
Where is my progress saved?
Progress, favorites and best move counts stay in this browser. Clearing browser data removes them; they do not sync between devices.
Will sharing reveal the solution?
No. The message shows the game, level and your result. The link opens that level without a solution path.
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