How to play
- Goal
- Collect every spirit stone on the chart.
- How it ends
- The chart is won when all stones have been collected; there is no loss, and Undo lets you repair a blocked route.
- Record
- Your first unassisted solve of each chart earns a fastest-time record; replays are practice.
- Start at any stone. Move along its row or column to the nearest remaining stone and collect it. Never skip an uncollected stone.
- At each newly collected stone, continue straight or turn ninety degrees. Never reverse the direction you arrived from. Empty and collected positions may be crossed, but cannot be used to turn.
- Tap an earlier collected stone to trim the route back to it. Undo and Redo repair decisions. Collect every stone to finish; Restart clears the route while the original first clock continues.
Controls
| Tap / click a stone | Start anywhere, collect a reachable nearest stone, or trim at an earlier collection |
|---|---|
| Arrows; Enter / Space | Move the cursor; collect or trim |
| Delete / Backspace | Remove the latest collection, including the starting stone |
| Z / Y; Undo / Redo | Reverse or restore a route change |
| Escape | Close a dialog or return to the atlas |
| Restart | Clear the route after confirmation; keep the first clock |
| Gamepad | D-pad moves, A collects or trims, X removes latest, shoulders undo/redo, B returns and Start opens Settings |
Tips for Hiroimono
- Look for ends A stone with only one possible neighbour may need to be a route end.
- Plan the last stones A locally legal turn can strand stones later. Undo lets you repair it.
- Remember removed stones Old positions are empty: cross them straight, and turn only at a new collection.
Questions about this game
Can I start anywhere?
Yes. Choose any stone for your first collection.
Must I find one hidden route?
No. Every route following the rules and collecting all stones wins.
Does tapping a collected stone reverse the route?
It edits the route by trimming back to that collection. This is Undo, not a forward move.
Can replay improve my first time?
No. Your first completed time remains saved; replay is untimed practice.
All charts are open. Progress saves in this browser; a reloaded attempt finishes locally on its original clock.
Watch how to play
About Hiroimono
Follow a luminous cord through a dusk wayshrine, collecting spirit stones along straight grid lines. Turn only when collecting a stone, and never reverse.
All 160 original charts are open. Multiple routes can work; every legal route collecting all stones is accepted.
Your first completed time stays with each chart. An uninterrupted first solve on the game page can claim the named best; replay is untimed practice.
