One Step Late

What One Step Late is

One Step Late is a daily spatial-logic puzzle where your own past moves become the obstacle. Each turn, you move one cell; one turn later, your shadow repeats that exact move. The goal is to arrive on the sun while the shadow arrives on the moon at the same moment, without letting either of you fall into a hole. The board is shared by all players: three fresh puzzles appear each day, one at each difficulty. Since the shadow always trails one step behind, the path you choose must work for two characters at once. Walls and edges block movement, and the shadow cannot see holes, so you have to think about where you are leading it before you commit. Undo and Restart are available, but they do not refund moves, so the finisher who matches the par earns a star. Earlier days remain playable, and sharing is spoiler-free. No signup is required, and it works with keyboard, touch, or mouse.

How to play

Each board has a sun tile, a moon tile, holes, and walls. Move one cell per turn with arrow keys, WASD, a swipe, or a tap on an adjacent cell. Your shadow copies the move you made one turn earlier, so it follows exactly one step behind. Plan so you step onto the sun at the same moment the shadow steps onto the moon. Watch the shadow carefully: it cannot see holes, and if the move you give it aims into a hole, the game takes that move back but both moves still count. Open today's three shared puzzles with Space or a tap. Use Undo or Restart when needed, knowing moves are not returned. When you finish, press Share or C to copy a spoiler-free result. On the title screen, use comma/period or arrows to revisit earlier days.

Tips

1. Aim your shadow with directions, not positions: whatever direction you choose on one turn is the exact direction the shadow will take on the next turn.
2. Before entering a hole, check where your shadow is heading. It cannot see holes, and if it is aimed into one, the move is taken back but both moves still count.
3. Use Undo and Restart if a plan unravels, but keep in mind they do not give moves back, so they cannot save your par.
4. Revisit older boards from the title screen with comma/period or arrows if you want to finish missed days; they remain playable but do not add to your streak.