{"id":3739,"date":"2026-04-26T10:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:32:03","slug":"tap-to-ping-swipe-to-move-find-exit-avoid-ghost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/tap-to-ping-swipe-to-move-find-exit-avoid-ghost\/","title":{"rendered":"Tap to ping. Swipe to move. Find exit. Avoid ghost."},"content":{"rendered":"

Pitch<\/h2>\n

Dark screen. You are a glowing dot in a procedural maze you can’t see. Every tap emits a sonar ping \u2014 an expanding ring that briefly reveals nearby walls, the exit, and any ghost hunting you. The ping fades in ~2 seconds. Then you’re blind again, except for what your memory holds.<\/p>\n

Every level grows the maze and adds more ghosts. The tension comes from rationing pings: each one gives the ghost time to close in.<\/p>\n

Core loop<\/h2>\n
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  1. Tap \u2014 emit sonar ping at your position.<\/li>\n
  2. Walls within ping radius fade in, then fade out.<\/li>\n
  3. Swipe in a direction \u2014 move one or more tiles that way until you hit a wall.<\/li>\n
  4. Find the green glowing exit tile to advance.<\/li>\n
  5. If the ghost reaches your tile, game over.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Design choices<\/h2>\n