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Mirror Maze

Bend a beam of light with mirrors to light up every crystal — in the right order.

Grades
3–8
Levels
48 in 2 tracks
Free
20 levels
Session
3–12 minutes

What it is

A lamp shines a straight beam across a room of walls and crystals. You have just enough mirrors (/ and \) to steer it. Light one crystal at first, then several in number order, with fixed mirrors you have to work around. Each room's mirror count is the true minimum, found by searching every possibility, and any placement that works is accepted.

What children learn

Builds spatial reasoning and planning: predicting how a ray reflects, working backwards from a target, and ordering several goals along one path.

What it teaches

  • Spatial reasoning
  • State and sequencing

How to play

Tap an empty square to place a / mirror, tap again for \, and a third time to remove it. Keyboard: arrow keys move the cursor, Enter or Space cycles the mirror, Delete removes it, and T traces the beam. Press Fire to check.

Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard

Accessibility

  • Read-aloud on request
  • Fully playable with a keyboard
  • Calm mode with reduced motion
  • No timers or time pressure
  • Never relies on color alone
  • Quiet mode turns off sound effects

Level maps

Tracks and levels

Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.

Light Lab

5×5 to 7×7 rooms with one to three mirrors, then two crystals in order.
3–5 24 levels · 10 free

Light Lab

5×5 to 7×7 rooms with one to three mirrors, then two crystals in order. · 3–5

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Light Lab 1 ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Light Lab 2 ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Light Lab 3 ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Light Lab 4 ☆☆☆
  5. 5 Light Lab 5 ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Light Lab 6 ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Prism Room 1 ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Prism Room 2 ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Prism Room 3 ☆☆☆
  10. 10 Prism Room 4 ☆☆☆
  11. 11 Prism Room 5 Plan level
  12. 12 Prism Room 6 Plan level
  13. 13 Beam Hall 1 Plan level
  14. 14 Beam Hall 2 Plan level
  15. 15 Beam Hall 3 Plan level
  16. 16 Beam Hall 4 Plan level
  17. 17 Beam Hall 5 Plan level
  18. 18 Beam Hall 6 Plan level
  19. 19 Crystal Cave 1 Plan level
  20. 20 Crystal Cave 2 Plan level
  21. 21 Crystal Cave 3 Plan level
  22. 22 Crystal Cave 4 Plan level
  23. 23 Crystal Cave 5 Plan level
  24. 24 Crystal Cave 6 Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start Light Lab

Laser Labyrinth

Bigger rooms with fixed mirrors and up to three crystals in order.
6–8 24 levels · 10 free

Laser Labyrinth

Bigger rooms with fixed mirrors and up to three crystals in order. · 6–8

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Laser Lab 1 ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Laser Lab 2 ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Laser Lab 3 ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Laser Lab 4 ☆☆☆
  5. 5 Laser Lab 5 ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Laser Lab 6 ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Mirror Hall 1 ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Mirror Hall 2 ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Mirror Hall 3 ☆☆☆
  10. 10 Mirror Hall 4 ☆☆☆
  11. 11 Mirror Hall 5 Plan level
  12. 12 Mirror Hall 6 Plan level
  13. 13 Labyrinth 1 Plan level
  14. 14 Labyrinth 2 Plan level
  15. 15 Labyrinth 3 Plan level
  16. 16 Labyrinth 4 Plan level
  17. 17 Labyrinth 5 Plan level
  18. 18 Labyrinth 6 Plan level
  19. 19 Observatory 1 Plan level
  20. 20 Observatory 2 Plan level
  21. 21 Observatory 3 Plan level
  22. 22 Observatory 4 Plan level
  23. 23 Observatory 5 Plan level
  24. 24 Observatory 6 Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start Laser Labyrinth

Off screen

Print & play

Paper activities that go with this game.

All printables
Little maze: lead the rocket home Creative Arts · Preschool · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Little maze: race through the castle halls Logic & Puzzles · Preschool · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Olly's first maze Logic & Puzzles · PS–K · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Garden maze: help Olly fly home Creative Arts · Pre-K · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Little maze: help Olly fly home Logic & Puzzles · Pre-K · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Garden maze Logic & Puzzles · K–2 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Garden maze: help Olly fly home Coding · Kindergarten · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Little maze: race through the castle halls Logic & Puzzles · Kindergarten · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Little maze: race through the castle halls (warm-up) Creative Arts · Kindergarten · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Big maze: cross the coral reef Creative Arts · Grade 1 · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Garden maze: find the way through the hedge maze Coding · Grade 1 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Garden maze: help Olly fly home Logic & Puzzles · Grade 1 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Big castle maze Logic & Puzzles · 2–5 · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Big maze: help Olly fly home Creative Arts · Grade 2 · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Garden maze: find the way through the hedge maze Logic & Puzzles · Grade 2 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Garden maze: find the way through the hedge maze (practice) Coding · Grade 2 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Garden maze: get the robot to its charger Logic & Puzzles · Grade 3 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Garden maze: guide the explorer out of the cave Coding · Grade 3 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Big maze: get the robot to its charger Coding · Grade 4 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Big maze: race through the castle halls Logic & Puzzles · Grade 4 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Big maze: cross the coral reef Logic & Puzzles · Grade 5 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Big maze: get the robot to its charger Coding · Grade 5 · Logic · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Giant maze: get the robot to its charger Logic & Puzzles · Grade 6 · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Giant maze: find the way through the hedge maze Logic & Puzzles · Grade 7 · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Giant maze: lead the rocket home Logic & Puzzles · Grade 8 · Logic · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Big maze: race through the castle halls Logic & Puzzles · Grade 9 · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Big maze: race through the castle halls Logic & Puzzles · Grade 10 · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Giant maze: help Olly fly home Logic & Puzzles · Grade 11 · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Giant maze: help Olly fly home Logic & Puzzles · Grade 12 · Logic · 1 page Easy Free Answer key

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