Active development · Last updated 2026-09-12
Third game type joins GridPaw. Rotate and fit tetromino-style shapes onto silhouettes.
Removed 200ms delay when placing lights near walls. Feels snappier on mobile.
New entries cover advanced solving techniques like corner squeeze and wall hugging.
Fixed event handler leaking across puzzle resets.
Install from Chrome Web Store. New puzzle every morning, streak tracking included.
Rewrote backtracking solver in TypeScript. Generation for 8x8 grids dropped from 1.2s to 0.4s.
Grid numbers and UI hints now display in English, Chinese, and Japanese.
Boundary check was off-by-one for edge cells.
Share solved puzzles and compare times with other players.
Enter any Akari puzzle and watch the solution unfold move by move.
Added 5 new cat faces: sleepy, surprised, winking, grumpy, and blep.
Second game type on GridPaw. Place light bulbs to illuminate the entire grid.
Same puzzle worldwide every day. Streak tracking and Week Warrior badge added.
Enter any puzzle and get the unique solution using backtracking algorithm.
New 6x6 puzzle every midnight UTC. Track your solve streak.
Cat-themed Shikaku puzzle game. Draw rectangles, match areas, collect cat blocks.