If you enjoy puzzles that relax your mind instead of rushing it, LineShot was made for you. LineShot is a calm arrow line puzzle game where a board full of long, winding lines waits for the right order. Every line ends in an arrow, and every arrow is pointing somewhere. Your job is simple to learn and deeply satisfying to master: find the line whose path to the edge is clear, tap it, and watch it slide smoothly off the board. One good move opens the way for the next, and the next, until the whole board is clean and quiet again.

What is LineShot?

LineShot is a sliding arrow puzzle played on boards shaped like pictures. Instead of plain squares filled with single arrows, the boards in LineShot are built from long brown lines that bend and wind across the board, together forming shapes — a heart, a star, a trophy, an anchor, a butterfly, a crown, a rocket, an apple, a cat, a circle, a diamond, and many more. Each line is a small path with an arrowhead at one end. The arrowhead shows the direction the whole line will travel when you tap it. If nothing blocks its way out, the line glides off the board. If another line is in the way, the tap costs you one of your blue drops, so the smart move is always to think before you tap.

This "choose the right order" idea is the heart of the game. A board can look impossible at first glance, with lines crossing and curling over each other, but there is always an order that works. Every level in LineShot is generated and then checked by the game itself before you ever see it, which means every single board is guaranteed to be solvable. You will never meet a broken level or a dead end that is the game's fault. When you finish a board, it is because you found the order the board was hiding.

How to play LineShot

Learning LineShot takes less than a minute:

  • Tap a line with a free path to the edge and it slides off the board in the direction of its arrow.
  • A blocked tap costs a blue drop. You start each level with a small number of drops shown at the top of the screen. Lose them all and the level restarts, so protect them by checking the path first.
  • Hold any line to peek at its path. When you press and hold a line, it turns blue and shows exactly where it would travel. This is the best way to test an idea without paying a drop for it.
  • Use a hint when the board feels tight. The bulb button at the bottom of the screen highlights a line that is safe to move. You get 3 hints per level, and the number left is shown as a small red badge on the bulb.
  • Undo and restart are always there. Changed your mind? Undo brings the last line back. Want a clean run? Restart the level with full drops and hints.

That is all you need to start. The rest is practice, patience, and the pleasure of watching a tangled board untangle itself one line at a time.

1,200 levels that grow with you

LineShot is not a game you finish in an afternoon. It comes with 1,200 levels, and the difficulty grows so gradually that you barely notice it happening — until you look back at the early boards and smile at how simple they were.

The first levels use small boards with a few short lines, perfect for learning how paths block each other. As you go further, the boards get bigger and denser, the lines wind more, and the shapes get more playful. Later in the game, diagonal lines join the fun, travelling corner-to-corner and changing how you read the whole board. Some levels give you extra drops for the bigger boards, so the challenge stays fair without ever becoming frustrating.

Because every level is built from its own seed and verified solvable, the variety is enormous: boards you have never seen, shapes you did not expect, and orders you have to discover fresh each time. A built-in level picker lets you jump straight to any level number in ranges of one hundred, so you can revisit an old favourite or skip ahead to where you left off.

Tips and strategies for perfect runs

Want to clear boards without losing a single drop? These habits help:

  1. Peek before you tap. Holding a line to see its blue path is free. Making it a habit will save most of your drops.
  2. Start from the edges. Lines whose arrows already point off the board with nothing in front of them are almost always safe first moves, and each one you remove opens lanes for others.
  3. Read the arrowheads, not the whole line. A long line only leaves in the direction of its head. Follow that direction to the edge and count what stands in the way.
  4. Work in one area at a time. Clearing a corner or a side completely is usually better than scattering moves across the board, because open space is what trapped lines need.
  5. Save hints for the middle of the level. The first moves are usually visible, and the last moves take care of themselves. Hints earn their keep when the board is half-cleared and the order is hardest to see.
  6. Do not fear the restart. A fresh board with full drops often solves faster than rescuing a messy one, and restarting is always free.

A calm game, designed to feel good

LineShot is built around a soft cream theme with warm brown lines and gentle blue highlights — colours chosen to be easy on the eyes during long sessions. If you prefer a different mood, the game includes three colour themes: Cream, Rose Sand, and Night. Sounds are soft and satisfying, with a quiet whoosh as each line leaves the board, and they can be turned off completely if you play somewhere quiet.

There is no timer pressuring you and no score attack pushing you to hurry. You play at your own pace, whether that is two levels with your morning tea or fifty levels on a long journey. Progress through the levels is kept, so the board you unlocked today is waiting for you tomorrow.

Who is LineShot for?

LineShot is for anyone who likes order appearing out of chaos: puzzle fans, brain-teaser lovers, students taking a study break, travellers with a few quiet minutes, and anyone who finds it relaxing to finish something completely. The rules are simple enough for a child to learn, and the later boards are tangled enough to keep an experienced puzzle player thinking.

Frequently asked questions

How many levels does LineShot have? 1,200 levels, growing gradually from small starter boards to large, dense shapes, with diagonal lines appearing later in the game.

Is every level really solvable? Yes. Each level is generated from a seed and checked to be solvable before it is shown to you.

What happens when I tap a blocked line? You lose one blue drop. When the drops run out, the level restarts. Hold a line first to see its path in blue and avoid blocked taps.

How do hints work? Tap the bulb button and the game highlights a safe line. You have 3 hints per level.

Can I change how the game looks and sounds? Yes. LineShot includes three colour themes (Cream, Rose Sand, Night), and sound can be switched on or off at any time. Undo and restart are always available.

Download LineShot

LineShot is coming soon as an Android app. The download link will be added to this page as soon as the app is available, so bookmark this page and check back. Until then, thank you for visiting — the board is waiting, and the first line is yours to move.