Rules and controls

How to play MazeDay

MazeDay is a route-planning maze game. Read the board, think a few moves ahead, and find a path that covers the required cells without retracing your steps.

Start a puzzle Try the daily maze

Maze puzzle showing a path, a key, and a matching locked door — Look for keys and doors before committing to a route.

The basic objective

Start at the player marker and move to a neighboring cell.
Visit every required cell while avoiding obstacles and closed routes.
Reach the goal after completing the route. You cannot move backward over the path, so plan before you turn.

Move and undo

On a touch screen, tap an adjacent cell or drag along your intended route. On desktop, use the available movement controls shown in the game. If you make a mistake, undo the latest move and choose another direction.

Keys, doors, and special tiles

Collect a key before crossing its matching door. Other levels introduce mechanics such as portals, switches, gates, walls, or cells that need more than one visit. The level board and its instructions show which rules are active, so check them before making your first move.

Begin with a daily maze or explore worlds

The daily puzzle offers a new challenge each day. Adventure mode lets you work through levels grouped into worlds, with new ideas introduced as you progress.

Learn about the daily MazeDay puzzle or read more about MazeDay.