Ink Reveal

The game

A sumi-e maze on rice paper, and the panel is unlit: it stays blank until you paint it. You are the brush, and every step lays permanent ink, so the corridors reveal themselves exactly where you have walked. But wet ink is a scent — a black brush-Stalker sniffs out your freshest trail and comes hunting, so a safe route is a planned one: lay ink, let it dry, and double back carefully. Close the panel by reaching the vermilion seal before it takes all three of your brushes.

How to play

• Arrow keys or WASD step the brush through the maze; on phones, swipe or use the on-screen pad.
• Every corridor you walk stays drawn — the map is your own ink trail.
• The compass in the corner points at the vermilion seal; standing near it, the seal bleeds red through the paper.
• A Stalker catch costs one brush (three total) and dumps you back down your dried trail; losing the last one ends the run.
• Press Enter, Space, or tap to begin, and P or Esc to pause. Closing a panel scores on time, strokes, brushes left, and panel number, then the next, larger panel begins.
• The Stalker follows the strongest scent: freshly inked cells. Wet ink takes well over ten seconds to dry out, so linger too long or double back over your fresh trail and it closes the gap.