Scan the board
Look for tips that already face an open path to the edge. Those are your first safe moves.
◇ Player guide ◇
How to Play
ArrowShift is a path-escape puzzle. Clear every arrow from the board by tapping only when each tip has a free lane to the edge. Plan the order, protect your hearts, and chase clean three-star clears.
THE CORE RULE
One rule drives every board — from tutorials to dense silhouette bosses.
Tip path must be clear
An arrow can leave the board only when the straight lane from its tip to the board edge is empty. If anything sits directly ahead of the tip, that tap is blocked and costs a heart.
- The exit direction is the way the arrowhead points.
- Bent arrows still exit along the tip lane — not along the whole body.
- Side neighbors do not block a bent arrow; only cells ahead of the tip matter.
STEP-BY-STEP
A simple loop you will use on every level.
Preview the exit
Press or hover an arrow to preview its exit lane when the game offers preview. Confirm the tip path before you commit.
Tap clear arrows
Clear open arrows to untangle the ones behind them. Order matters more than speed on dense boards.
Repeat until empty
Keep freeing blocked tips until every arrow is gone. A full clear finishes the level and awards stars based on how cleanly you played.
HEARTS, HINTS & ZOOM
Tools that keep tough boards fair without spoiling the puzzle.
Hearts
You start each level with three hearts. A blocked tap spends one. Lose all three and the board fails — restart for a fresh attempt, or recover with a rewarded ad or gems when those options appear.
Hints
A hint highlights a safe arrow you can clear next. Use them on brutal silhouettes, then buy more from the hint counter when your stock runs low. After spending a hint, clear any successful arrow before the next hint unlocks.
Zoom & pan
Pinch to zoom and drag to pan across large boards. Zoom gestures do not count as arrow taps, so you can inspect tangled paths without risking a heart.
Restart
Use Restart in the top bar anytime for a clean board and three new hearts on the same level. Progress on that attempt resets; your journey unlock stays.
JOURNEY, DAILY & REWARDS
How ArrowShift keeps the challenge fresh after you learn the rule.
Level journey
Levels 1–5 teach the basics on small boards. After that, boards pack longer bent arrows into recognizable silhouettes. Every fifth level after the tutorials is a denser themed boss.
Daily challenges
Each calendar day unlocks a unique seeded puzzle. Come back for Day 1, Day 2, Day 3… and build streaks that reward consistency.
Stars & gems
Clean clears earn better stars and more gems. Spend gems on hints, claim milestone bonuses in your rewards archive, and track how far your journey has reached.
Settings & support
Sound, ads privacy options, and support live in Settings. For help beyond this guide, visit Contact or read the Privacy Policy.
TIPS & COMMON MISTAKES
Small habits that save hearts on late-game boards.
Do this
- Clear outer tips first — they often unlock whole chains inward.
- On dense boards, zoom in before tapping near overlapping arrows.
- Save hints for moments with no obvious safe move, not the first tough-looking arrow.
- If you burn two hearts early, restart and plan a cleaner first sequence.
Avoid this
- Tapping the body of an arrow without checking where the tip points.
- Assuming a side neighbor blocks a bent tip — only the tip lane matters.
- Rushing mid-board when several tips look open; one wrong order can trap the rest.