Arrow Escape: Tap Arrow Puzzle

Arrow Escape is a calm arrow puzzle game about order. Every arrow on the grid points in a direction. Tap it and it slides away along its own track, but only if nothing stands in the way. Work out which arrows can leave first, and the grid slowly empties.

HOW IT WORKS

• Each tap sends a piece sliding off the grid in the direction it faces
• If another piece blocks it, it cannot leave and you lose one of your three lives
• Arrows come in straight, L, U, Z and C shapes, and the bent shapes turn corners on their own route out
• Get them all out to clear the board and finish the level

EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO PUT DOWN

The opening puzzles are chill and teach the single rule. Then the grids grow from 7x9 to 10x14 and the arrows start to lock each other in. Later on, only a couple of arrows are free to go at a time, so each tap is a real choice of direction and order. There is no timer and no move limit. You can stop, study the grid, think and then act.

It starts out like easy logic games you can pick up in seconds, and turns into a real strategy puzzle once the grids fill up. If you enjoy problem solving games and puzzle games for adults with levels that keep climbing, you should feel at home.

FEATURES

• Hundreds of generated levels, and each is solvable by construction. If a grid looks impossible, you just have not found the right order yet
• Daily Challenge: a new puzzle every day, a star for each day you finish and a trophy for completing the whole month
• Unlimited guide lines that trace where the arrows are headed, so even a crowded arrow maze reads at a glance
• A hint on every puzzle, at no cost
• Perfect runs for finishing with no wrong taps and no hints
• Offline: no wifi needed, no account, no sign-up
• No reading needed: you just tap and watch

PLAN AHEAD

Each grid is an order sequence puzzle hidden inside an arrow escape. You read where everything is pointing, find the path each arrow follows, and decide which has to go first. Think two or three moves ahead and it becomes a relaxing mental workout rather than a race. If you like brain teasers for adults or logic grid puzzles, this scratches the same itch.

It asks for the slow, steady concentration of logic brain games, and it trains your spatial awareness: picturing where shapes will travel before they slide.

A FEW TIPS

• Scan the edges. Arrows that already face open space are usually safe to send away
• Follow the guide lines when things get crowded. They show the exact route out
• Watch for the piece that blocks the most others. Letting it leave often opens up the grid
• Save your free hint for the moment you are truly stuck. You get one on every level

RELAXING, NOT STRESSFUL

There is something satisfying about tapping arrows away and watching a packed grid empty in the right order. It is tap to clear in its calmest form: a chill way to unwind at night, in the spirit of stress relief games. A wrong tap costs a life, never a countdown, so you can move at whatever pace suits you.

WHO IT IS FOR

Anybody who likes a quiet puzzle with a simple rule: commuters, night owls, parents with a spare minute, or anyone who enjoys watching a messy board turn tidy. Beginners ease in gently, and those after a proper test will meet it in the bigger boards later on.

TAKE IT ANYWHERE

Like other offline puzzle games, it needs no signal: a chill, relaxing puzzle for a plane, the subway or anywhere you are cut off. These are arrow games that make you think and ask for nothing but your attention.

Arrow Escape is free to play. A single purchase removes the ads.

Ready? Tap the first arrow with a clear way out and see how far you can climb.

Recent changes:
Puzzles now get harder with every level.

- Far fewer free arrows at a time, so every move takes real thought
- Settings button in game for sounds and vibration
- Fixed tap sounds cutting out after a while
- Sharper arrows, a glowing hint and a nudge when a tap is blocked
- Lower battery use