Mind Maze
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Navigate through increasingly complex mazes that test your logic and spatial reasoning skills.
How to play Mind Maze
Objective: Guide your orb from the top-left start to the glowing EXIT in the bottom-right corner of a fog-covered maze, then press ENTER to confirm and clear the level.
You start in the top-left cell and must reach the glowing EXIT marker in the bottom-right corner. Move with WASD or the arrow keys; diagonal input is normalized, so angled movement is no faster. A fog of war limits your sight to about 3.5 cells around you, so the maze stays dark until you walk it. Reaching the exit is not enough: stand on it and press ENTER or Space to confirm and finish.
Purple gems sit along the longest dead-end paths and add 50 points each. Colored keys (red, blue, green) give 100 points and unlock every door of their matching color at once, so grab a key before backtracking to its locked passage. Teleporter rings come in pairs: touch one to jump to its partner, then wait out the one-second cooldown before either pad fires again.
Red ghost enemies patrol the corridors and cost one of your three lives on contact, sending you back to the start with a brief invincibility flash; lose all three and the run ends. Four power-ups help: speed lifts your pace to 1.8x for five seconds, the eye reveals the whole map for five seconds, freeze halts enemies for five seconds, and shield absorbs one hit. Level 1 has no enemies; later levels add up to five faster ghosts.
Clearing a level awards 200 points plus a time bonus of 10 points for each second you finished under 120. Each level is scored one to three stars: three stars need every gem and a finish under a par of 30 seconds plus 15 per level; two stars need at least 75 percent of the gems. There are ten levels, growing from an 8x8 grid up to 26x18.
Tips and strategy
Confirm at the exit
The exit never triggers by accident; you press ENTER or Space while standing on it, and an [ENTER] prompt appears when you are close. Use that safety to sweep the maze for gems and keys first, then return to the corner when your haul is complete.
Race the time bonus
The time bonus pays 10 points per second under 120, and three stars demand a finish under 30 plus 15 per level. On the small early grids, a fast run outscores hunting one last gem in a far dead end.
Save freeze for chokepoints
Freeze stops every ghost for five seconds. Trigger it when one blocks a narrow corridor between you and a key or the exit, not in open space where you could just route around it and save the power-up.
Teleport to break chases
Diving into a teleporter flings you to its distant partner, so use one when a ghost is closing in. The one-second cooldown on both pads afterward is usually enough of a gap to slip out of sight and shake the pursuit.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to collect every gem to finish a level?
No. You can reach the exit and confirm with any number of gems, including none. Gems only raise your score and star rating: three stars require all of them plus a fast time, two stars need at least 75 percent, and a bare finish earns one star.
Why won't walking into the exit end the level?
The exit needs confirmation. Stand on the glowing bottom-right marker and press ENTER or Space; an [ENTER] prompt shows when you are close enough. This stops accidental finishes while you are still collecting, so you choose the exact moment to leave.
What happens when a ghost catches me?
You lose one of three lives, the screen shakes, and you respawn at the start with a short invincibility window to move away safely. A shield power-up absorbs one hit instead. When lives reach zero the run ends and your final score is saved.
Is my progress saved between sessions?
Yes, in your own browser. Your top five high scores and the best star rating for each of the ten levels are stored locally, and the level-select screen shows those stars. There are no accounts; clearing browser data resets everything.