Fish Escape

How to Play

A cosy little puzzle with a sneaky bite. Free every fish from the tank — but mind the order, or you’ll box yourself in.

1 The goal

Each round is a tank full of fish. Tap a fish to send it swimming off the board. Clear every last fish and the level is won. Simple? The fish beg to differ.

2 Fish only swim straight

Every fish faces one direction. It can leave only if the straight path in front of it — all the way to the edge — is completely clear: no rocks, no other fish, no seaweed.

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Left fish: clear lane → swims out. Right fish: a rock blocks the way → it can’t move yet. Clear the blocker first.

3 Long fish stretch across the tank

From level 6 the fish grow — some stretch across many cells, and they can be any length that fits. A long fish needs its entire path clear to escape, so the big ones are giant roadblocks for everyone else.

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! The twist: don’t deadlock yourself

When a fish escapes, it leaves a little 🌿 seaweed wake on the edge it swam through — and that lane is now blocked for the rest of the round.

So the order you free fish in matters. There are only a few winning orders. Free them the wrong way and you can reach a deadlock — every remaining fish boxed in, nobody able to move. That’s a loss… but just tap Restart and outsmart the tank.

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The seaweed from the first escape now blocks that lane — plan around it!

4 Hearts & helpers

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You get 3 hearts. Tap a fish whose path is blocked and you lose one. Lose all three and the round ends.

Undo takes back your last move — including the seaweed it left. Great for testing an order.

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Hint reveals one fish that’s safe to tap right now.

Restart resets the tank so you can try a smarter order.

5 Climb to level 100

Levels start gentle and get devilish — bigger tanks, rockier boards, longer fish and tighter escape orders all the way to 100. Build a daily streak, collect awards, and rescue every last guppy.

🐟Tap to rescue
🌿Mind the seaweed
🧠Plan the order
🔥Keep your streak
▶ Play Fish Escape

Tip: when in doubt, free the fish that would block others’ exits last.