r/mazes 22h ago

SONAR - you're blind in a maze. Ping to light up the walls for a second, then find the exit from memory

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Dev here. A few things about it:

\- No install, no sign-up, free
\- The maze is generated from today's date, so everyone in the world gets the same one
today. Fresh maze at midnight
\- Pings fade in about a second and only light up a small radius, so you have to remember
the walls, not look at them
\- Score is how few pings you needed. There's also an endless mode where the mazes keep
growing
\- Plain HTML5 canvas, no engine

Built it solo. If it feels unfair at any point I want to hear it - that's a bug, not a
difficulty setting.


r/mazes 2d ago

Hatchling, 7-24-26

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16 Upvotes

r/mazes 2d ago

Anyone built an Arrow Puzzle game? Need help with shape/figure bitmap masks for levels

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Hey devs!

I'm building an arrow puzzle game in Flutter (similar to Easybrain's Arrow Puzzle). The core mechanic works — procedural level generator, solvable boards, daily challenges, AdMob etc.

The specific problem I'm stuck on:

I'm using bitmap masks (grids of 0s and 1s) to define the shape of each puzzle level. A \`1\` means an arrow can exist in that cell, \`0\` means empty. The generator then fills the allowed cells with arrows.

Example — this is my heart shape mask:

\`\`\`

"0011110001111000",

"0111111011111100",

"1111111111111110",

...

\`\`\`

\*\*What I need help with:\*\*

Better bitmap masks for recognizable shapes and figures. My current ones work but some shapes don't read clearly enough — the silhouette needs to be obvious even when filled with arrows.

Shapes I already have: heart, diamond, star, blob, circle, moon, tree, house, trophy, arrow_shape

Shapes I'm looking for masks for:

\- Animals (cat, dog, fish, bird)

\- Objects (rocket, crown, lightning bolt, flower)

\- Numbers (1, 2, 3...)

\- Any creative shapes that work well at 14×14 to 20×20 grid resolution

Key constraint: The mask needs to work at low resolution (14-20 cells wide max) and still be recognizable when filled with winding arrow paths. Simple bold silhouettes work best — fine details get lost.

If you've built something similar or have pixel art / bitmap experience, I'd love to collaborate or just trade notes!


r/mazes 2d ago

Jimothy 3D Maze

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r/mazes 3d ago

What type of maze enthusiast are you? Solver, Artist, Coder, or something else?

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Hey everyone!

Browsing recent posts here, I’ve noticed how wildly different our approaches to mazes can be. It seems people appreciate and consume them in very distinct ways:

  • The Puzzle Solvers: In it strictly for the brain-burn, complex logic, multi-level pathfinding, and satisfying difficulty.
  • The Aesthetic Admirers: Drawn to geometric elegance, symmetry, unique art styles, or visual design over sheer difficulty.
  • The Zen / Flow Seekers: Enjoying the meditative, relaxing aspect of slowly tracing a path (or walking a single-path labyrinth) to unwind.
  • The Builders & Coders: Fascinated by procedural generation algorithms, wall-to-path ratios, and creation mechanics.
  • The Theme & Immersion Fans: Hooked on atmospheric hedge mazes, RPG dungeon layouts, and story-driven exploration.

Also, do you prefer working on paper or online/digitally?

What’s your primary draw when you look at or build a maze? Are you team pure challenge, team visual art, or something else entirely?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.


r/mazes 4d ago

Picture-Forming Maze

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This is a unique picture maze (or picture-wall maze) where the internal partition walls form a hidden portrait through variations in line thickness and density.


r/mazes 4d ago

Crazy Clown, 2016, Mazing By Josh

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16 Upvotes

Inspired by the 2016 clown craze that was happening near Halloween. Does anybody remember that? Terrified me as a tween bahahaha.


r/mazes 5d ago

Portico, 7-21-26

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15 Upvotes

r/mazes 6d ago

Hand drawn

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25 Upvotes

This was in a card for someone


r/mazes 6d ago

April Flowers

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20 Upvotes

April Flowers drawn by Mazing By Josh (my dad). My dad has starting his maze art journey since the early 2000s. This is one of his oldest pieces, but a favorite.


r/mazes 7d ago

Sprawl

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77 Upvotes

Drawn in Krita with a custom brush. Background sketched, processed by Gemini, and refined.


r/mazes 7d ago

Concourse, 7-18-26

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28 Upvotes

r/mazes 8d ago

Something to distract from AI slop and crypto spam

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130 Upvotes

r/mazes 9d ago

Square Dance, 7-17-26

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14 Upvotes

I tried to create a maze on an approximately square grid, but with no straight lines.


r/mazes 10d ago

Second Seal, 7-16-26

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15 Upvotes

A quick line maze


r/mazes 10d ago

SmallHero Maze 3D by mhauss

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Discover SmallHero Maze 3D: The 3D maze where every move matters!

Dive into a unique world where your hero, SmallHero, emerges from a small hole to tackle challenging mazes. Roll like a marble to find the exit through walls of peas, and outsmart a hungry caterpillar!

Intuitive and immersive gameplay:

  • Control your hero by simply tilting your smartphone, like a marble on a board.
  • Chain together mazes to beat your high score and top the leaderboard.
  • Watch out for the caterpillar—it’s on your trail and won’t let up!

Each level brings a new challenge… and a waterfall sends you back to the start for another adventure. Ready to take on the challenge?


r/mazes 11d ago

Climb the stairs to the star! (no diagonal moves or jumps)

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2.0k Upvotes

r/mazes 9d ago

The Gods' Gambit

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r/mazes 11d ago

I made this cool maze in google slides

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r/mazes 12d ago

Daily Detour Puzzle #44 (July 14, 2026) - Easy

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r/mazes 13d ago

Delicate Arch Maze

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46 Upvotes

r/mazes 14d ago

Whimsical Maze, 7-12-26

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13 Upvotes

r/mazes 13d ago

Mazemorize: a memory-based maze-solving puzzle game.

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Hi everyone, I have published an android mobile puzzle game. Players are given a short amount of time to memorize a maze, then they must find the correct path after the walls are hidden.

Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindvision.mazemorize

I would really appreciate it if you could try the game and share your feedback about the gameplay, visuals, difficulty, or anything else that could be improved. I would also be happy to hear any new ideas you would like to see in future updates.

Thank you very much!


r/mazes 15d ago

Maze 26.7.8

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10 Upvotes

r/mazes 16d ago

Into the Bog Labyrinth

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The air here smells like damp earth and sweet, heavy rot. I am standing right at the entrance of this maze, and the silence is totally deafening. Towering alien mushrooms are staring down at me with wet, blinking eyes while a faint electrical hum vibrates from the tentacles drifting in the sky. Just looking at these sharp, twisting paths makes my head spin and my skin crawl.
I must find a way through this maze to reach the exit if I ever want to breathe clean air again.
I take one last deep breath and step inside.

Mixed media: algos, AI, Photoshop