Puppy Games for Quick Gaming Sessions
Which puppy games suit a five-minute break, how to set a tiny goal for each session, and how to stop cleanly when time is up.
Puppy Maze
A new hedge maze every level and every game. Lead the puppy past the bones and out through the glowing door, and keep an eye out for the bees and beetles in later mazes.
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Controls
Keyboard & mouse
| Arrow keys or W A S D | Move (hold to keep going) |
|---|---|
| Hold a direction early | The puppy turns at the next opening in that direction |
| P or Esc | Pause |
Touch screen
| Swipe on the maze | Run along the path until the next junction |
|---|---|
| D-pad buttons | Move one step at a time, or hold to keep going |
| Pause button below the game | Pause |
How to Play
- Choose Easy, Medium or Hard and press Play.
- Find the glowing door. It is always placed as far along the paths from the puppy's starting mat as the maze allows.
- Pick up bones on the way for bonus points. Many of them are hidden in dead ends.
- From level 3, bees and beetles patrol side paths and poke out into the main routes. Touching one sends the puppy back to the start.
- Reach the door to clear the maze. A quicker finish gives a bigger time bonus.
- Clear all eight mazes, each a little larger than the last, to finish the game.
Game Tips
- Hold the direction you want before you reach a junction. The puppy follows bends in a corridor on its own and turns as soon as that way opens up.
- On a phone, swiping is the quickest way to cross long corridors because the puppy keeps going until it reaches a junction.
- Critters always turn back at the ends of their patrol. Wait one step before the path they cross and go as soon as they head away.
- A detour for a bone costs time, so weigh each one against the time bonus. Collecting every bone in a maze adds 50 points.
- Walls never move, so a quick look at the whole maze before you set off usually beats rushing into the first corridor.
- Being sent back does not cost any bones you already have, so stay calm and try the crossing again.
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About This Game
Puppy Maze builds a new maze for every level using a randomly seeded generator, so no two games are the same. There are eight levels, and the mazes grow from a small 7 by 4 grid to a 19 by 10 labyrinth. From level 3 onward a few extra openings create loops, and moving critters appear.
Scoring: each bone is worth 25 points, clearing a maze gives 100, and collecting every bone in a maze adds 50 more. The time bonus is 10 points for every second you finish under the par time. Par is based on the length of the shortest route and is more generous on Easy.
The critters are placed so the mazes stay fair. A critter patrols a side path without bones and only crosses one square of the routes you need. You can always wait next to that square and slip past. Touching a critter sends you back to the start of the maze but does not take away bones you already hold.
Difficulty
- Easy: the most generous par time and only a few slow critters.
- Medium: a tighter par and more critters, which move a bit faster.
- Hard: the tightest par and the most and fastest critters.
Your best total score is saved in your browser for each difficulty.
Features
- A freshly generated maze for every level and every game
- Eight levels that grow from small to large
- Bones to collect and a time bonus for fast finishes
- Patrolling bees and beetles placed so every maze stays fair
- Smooth tile-to-tile movement with keys, swipes or a D-pad
Frequently asked questions
Are the mazes different every time?
Yes. Each maze is generated from a new random seed when the level starts, so layouts, bones and critter routes change every game.
What happens if a bee or beetle touches me?
The puppy goes back to the start of the current maze. Bones you have already collected stay collected and the timer keeps running.
Is there a way to lose?
No. There are no lives. Every maze can be finished, and your score depends on bones collected and how quickly you reach each door.
Helpful guides
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More Puppy Games
Puppy Maze is part of our Puppy Games collection and also appears in Dog Adventure Games, Dog Collecting Games. You can also go back to the Dog Arcade homepage.
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