Daily puzzle · New at 00:00 UTC
Daily Maze
Travel from the glowing top-left corner to the bottom-right corner of a freshly generated perfect maze.
New puzzle tomorrow at 00:00 UTC.
How to play
Move the dot with swipes, the on-screen arrows or your keyboard. Walls block the way, and a perfect maze has exactly one route between the start and the goal. Reach the bottom-right cell to finish and record your steps, time and daily streak.
About
Daily Maze presents a new 11x11 perfect maze every day with a single unique solution connecting the top-left entrance to the bottom-right exit. The grid uses a depth-first generation algorithm that ensures no loops or isolated sections exist, meaning every corridor leads somewhere and backtracking is always possible. Players navigate by clicking or tapping adjacent cells to trace a continuous path without lifting their finger or mouse.
The puzzle resets at midnight UTC and stores your completion state locally so you can pause and resume without losing progress. A move counter tracks each step taken, while a timer records elapsed seconds from first input to finish. No account is required; the game runs entirely in the browser using vanilla JavaScript and CSS grid layout for instant loading on desktop or mobile.
Because the maze is perfect, the shortest possible route equals the Manhattan distance plus necessary detours around dead ends. The interface highlights your current position and grays out visited cells to help spatial orientation. A reset button clears the current attempt instantly, letting you retry the same daily layout as many times as you want before the next puzzle arrives.
How your result is scored
Your result consists of two numbers: total moves made and total seconds elapsed. Moves increment each time you enter a new cell; revisiting a cell does not add to the count. Time starts on the first move and stops automatically when you reach the bottom-right cell.
Lower numbers indicate more efficient navigation. Comparing your move count to the theoretical minimum reveals how much backtracking occurred. There is no pass or fail threshold; the metrics simply let you gauge daily improvement or challenge friends to beat your numbers on the same maze.
Tips to improve
- Scan the full grid before moving to spot long corridors and obvious dead ends.
- Follow the right-hand wall rule to guarantee an exit path in any perfect maze.
- Use the grayed visited cells as breadcrumbs to avoid accidental loops.
- Reset early if your move count exceeds the grid size by more than 30 percent.
- Play at the same time daily to build consistent spatial memory.
Related
Frequently asked questions
- Can I play yesterday's maze again?
- No, only the current daily maze is accessible; previous puzzles are replaced at midnight UTC.
- Does the maze ever have multiple solutions?
- Never. The generator creates a perfect maze with exactly one unique path between entrance and exit.
- Why does my move count not increase when I backtrack?
- Moves count only new cells entered; revisiting a cell you already stepped on does not add to the total.
- Is there a way to see the optimal route after finishing?
- The game does not reveal the solution; you can reset and retry to discover a shorter path yourself.