Arrow Slide Puzzle
New
- Genre Puzzle games
- Players 1
- Session 5 min
- Price Free
- Updated
Picture a tangle of neon pipes on a deep purple background, each pipe ending in an arrowhead. That is a level of Arrow Slide Puzzle. The pieces are not straight tiles but bent lines that zigzag around one another, pink folded over yellow, blue curled inside both, and every one of them wants to leave the board in the direction its head points.
A tap sets an arrow moving. It travels head first, its whole body following the same route like a train on rails, and if the path ahead is clear it slides off the edge and vanishes. If any part of another arrow sits on that route, it stops dead and flashes red, and you lose one of your three hit points. Lose all three and the level starts over. The tutorial, presented by a cheerful grandmother with a pen and a clipboard, shows it on three arrows: the blue one is boxed in, so you must free the others first.
That is the entire rule set, and the difficulty comes purely from the layout. Early boards hold a handful of lines; later ones cover the screen in a dense knot where almost nothing can move at first. Solving them means working backwards: find the one or two arrows whose exit is already open, remove them, and see which new routes that opens up. Because a mistaken tap costs health rather than just time, guessing gets expensive quickly, and tracing a path with your eye before touching it becomes a habit.
Clearing a board reveals a background picture and gradually unlocks new colour themes. There is no clock, so a level can take ten seconds or five minutes. Hit points refill at the start of every board, which means a costly mistake on one level never follows you into the next, and restarting a failed board puts the same layout back in front of you to try again.
| Click / Tap an arrow | Slide it along its path toward the edge |
|---|---|
| Play button | Start or continue from the title screen |
How to play Arrow Slide Puzzle
- Press Play and wait for the board to load.
- Follow each arrow from its head forward and check whether anything lies on that route.
- Tap an arrow with a completely clear path; it slides off the board.
- Use the space it leaves to free the arrows that were blocked behind it.
- Avoid blocked taps: each one costs one of your three hit points.
- Remove every arrow to finish the level and uncover the picture underneath.
Tips
- Start from the edges: arrows pointing outward from the rim are the most likely to be free.
- Remember that the whole body follows the head, so a bend can still hit something far from the arrowhead.
- When stuck, look for the arrow that blocks the most others and work out how to free that one first.
Questions about Arrow Slide Puzzle
How do the arrows move?
Each arrow slides head first along its own bent shape until it leaves the board, as long as nothing blocks the route.
What happens if I tap a blocked arrow?
It stops, turns red, and you lose one of three hit points for that level.
Is there a time limit?
No. The only limit is the three mistakes you are allowed per board.
Why is there a test ad under the board?
The game comes with its distributor's ad slots; in the embedded copy one of them shows a placeholder banner.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes, every move is one tap, so it works well on a touchscreen.
