Meet Arena
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Choose a direction
Slide until you reach a stopping point. Collect the shards and find a path to the open core.
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android
A puzzle game
about time.
Slide across the board and turn a run into an echo. It repeats your earlier actions while you take a new path, helping you hold plates, open doors and reach the core.
- Free to play
- Plays offline
- 9 languages
Learn by playing
Your route through 12 chapters.
Every sheet has a solution checked by the game engine and a move target to work towards.
- puzzles
- 126
- chapters
- 12
- languages
- 9
How to play
Your earlier moves become part of the solution.
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Record an echo
Use Fork echo to save your current run as an echo. Start again while that echo repeats its actions.
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Work together
Let your echo hold a plate or stop your slide while you take another route.
Gameplay demo
See how you and your echo work together.
Record an echo, let it hold a plate, then take a new route. This narrated lesson is one of twelve. Open full screen to follow each move.
New to time puzzles? Start with the goal, then learn each control at your own pace.
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A mechanical garden, one puzzle at a time.
The garden home, with Continue, chapters and Arena. An echo holds the door open while you take another path. 
A beam of light blocks the way until someone breaks it. 
Draw your own puzzle in the Workshop and share it.
Inside the game
Learn, experiment and make your own puzzles.
126 puzzles across 12 chapters
Guidance on new mechanics appears inside the sheet. Follow the hand, then practise on your own.
A new sheet every day
A daily sheet with personal records and streaks.
Puzzle workshop
Build a puzzle, let the game verify that it can be solved, then share it with friends.
Undo and timeline preview
Use Undo to reverse a move, Rewind to retry a run while keeping echoes, or Timeline to inspect turns before choosing your next action.
Narrated lessons
Watch-how lessons with a spoken guide: the game plays step by step, then hands the sheet back to you.
Replays and challenges
Share your result, an animated replay or a puzzle code. Invite a friend to find a different solution.
Before you play
Questions players ask.
Is ChronoTrace free?
Yes. The whole game is free to play and is supported by ads. There are no in-app purchases.
Can I play offline?
Yes. Chapters, daily practice, the Workshop and computer matches work offline. Online Arena, ranked boards, ads and puzzle updates need a connection.
Which devices can run it?
iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later, and Android phones and tablets with Android 8.0 or later.
Is it suitable for children?
ChronoTrace is designed for players aged 9 and up. It has no chat or in-app purchases, and ads are limited to content suitable for all ages. Parents can read the dedicated page for details about optional online services and privacy.
Which languages are included?
English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French, including the narrated lessons.
ChronoTrace
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android
Official download links will appear here when the game is available.