About Maze Runner
Maze Runner is a free maze game for kids. Bunny starts in the top-left corner, home is the house in the bottom-right, and your child swipes Bunny through the corridors to reach it. There are 10 mazes that grow from a tiny 3×3 grid up to a dense 10×10 — with carrots to scoop up along the way if your child wants to.
Every maze is drawn so that exactly one route connects any two cells. There are no loops and no unfair dead-ends that strand you, which means finding home is always about reading the path ahead. The signature move is the swipe itself: Bunny slides one cell per swipe, so the whole game happens on a single gesture a pre-reader can manage.
How to play
- Tap Let's play to open your current level.
- Swipe up, down, left, or right to move Bunny one cell (arrow keys on a computer).
- Scoop up carrots along the corridors if you like — they are optional.
- Reach the house to finish the level; the next one loads on its own.
What it teaches
Underneath the swiping, your child is practising spatial reasoning and path-planning. Because each maze has a single route home, the real skill is looking ahead — reading the corridors and choosing a turn before committing, rather than charging forward and backtracking. If your child keeps running into walls, suggest tracing the path with a finger first; that pre-planning is the actual skill the maze is teaching. It is the same route-in-your-head habit that map-reading and multi-step maths quietly lean on. For more of the same brain, try Find the Way or the number-logic puzzle Sudoku.
Frequently asked questions
What is Maze Runner?
A free maze game for kids. Bunny starts in the top-left corner and your child finds the one path home to the house in the bottom-right. There are 10 mazes, growing from a tiny 3×3 grid up to a dense 10×10. Every maze is built so exactly one route connects any two cells — there are no loops and no dead-end tricks that trap you, so getting home is always about planning the path ahead.
How do you play Maze Runner?
Swipe up, down, left, or right on the maze to move Bunny one cell at a time. On a computer the arrow keys do the same thing. Carrots sit along some of the corridors — a little counter tracks how many your child scoops up on the way home, but collecting them is optional and does not gate the level. When Bunny reaches the house, the level is done and the next one loads on its own.
What age is Maze Runner for?
Best for ages 4 to 8. Level 1 is a 3×3 grid with a single carrot and a very relaxed timer, so a 4-year-old can learn the swipe on an easy board. The mazes and the pace both step up from there, so a 7 or 8-year-old still gets a real challenge by the 10×10 levels near the end.
Is there a timer?
Yes, but it is gentle where it counts. Every level has a countdown ring around the level number. The first three levels give a very generous window, so it reads as plenty of time, and from level 4 the clock tightens a little at each step. If the timer runs out, nothing harsh happens — the same level rebuilds so your child can try it again from the start.
What does Maze Runner teach?
It builds planning and working memory. Before each move your child reads the corridors, decides where a turn leads, then holds that plan in mind while Bunny travels — a 4-year-old learns to pause and choose with intent, while a 7 or 8-year-old maps two or three turns ahead. That is the thinking-before-acting habit that carries straight into schoolwork.
What happens if my child hits a wall or runs out of time?
Neither one is punished. Swipe into a wall and Bunny just stays put with a soft buzz — no penalty, no scary sound. Run out of time and an amber 'Almost! Try again.' card appears and the same level rebuilds fresh. Mistakes are cheap on purpose, so a child feels safe to try a route and adjust as they go.
Do the mazes get harder?
Yes. The grid grows from 3×3 up to 10×10 across the 10 levels, more carrots appear, and the countdown shortens on the later boards. Stars are awarded for reaching home quickly and in few moves, so a careful run on a level earns more of them. Progress saves in the browser, so your child picks up at the level they had reached and carries on from there.
Is Maze Runner free? Any ads or sign-up?
Yes, completely free. No ads, no account, no sign-up, and nothing about your child's play leaves the device. It runs in any browser and can be added to the home screen to play offline — handy for a quiet maze on a shared family phone with no signal.
Want more thinking games? Play Find the Way, read our guide to Sudoku for kids, or see the list of what each game teaches.