Connect the Dots: Pathtide

Pathtide is a calm connect the dots puzzle game that plays offline, and every puzzle has exactly one true solution. Join each pair of dots of the same color, never cross a line and fill every cell; a second mode adds a pipe puzzle.

Some dot puzzles allow several answers or hand out hints that fight your own lines; in Pathtide a solver checked every level, so exactly one path exists and a hint never contradicts a line you drew correctly.

How to play connect the dots
1. Drag from one dot (a buoy) to its matching partner to draw a stream of water between them. Every pair also carries its own symbol, so you are never reading colour alone.
2. Streams cannot cross or branch. Plan the route so every colour reaches its partner without boxing another pair out.
3. The board is solved only when every pair is joined and every single cell on the grid is filled.
4. Undo, which always costs nothing, pulls a stream back at any time, so trying another route never costs you the puzzle.

A second mode: Pipes
Switch to Pipes for a different pipe puzzle. Tap a pipe tile to rotate it, and keep tapping around the board until every pipe locks into one network fed by the spring, with no open ends. Water fills the pipes as the network comes together.

What is inside this connect the dots game
Everything a dot connect fan could want, in one calm app:
• Dots Journey: 300 levels with up to three stars each: one for solving, one for using no hint, one for drawing every stream in one unbroken drag
• Pipes: a 150-level pipe game track with its own three stars: one for solving, one for using no hint, one for finishing within par
• Daily Tide: one board a day, the same for everyone, with a calendar for days you missed, a streak and a trophy for a full month
• Quick play in five tiers, easy to extreme, from a compact 5x5 up to dense 12x12 boards, with a bar showing how much of each tier you have solved
• Time Trial: an optional race against the clock, 1, 2 or 3 minutes, with a record for each
• Round the Bend: 60 boards whose left and right edges meet
• Touch and sight settings: line thickness, larger buoys, symbol size, drag assist and a high-contrast pool
• Diwali Lights, 1-10 November: ten festival boards, one lamp each
• A symbol on every pair of dots, so colour is never the only clue
• A small download that plays fully offline, interface in 13 languages, in portrait or landscape

Fair hints
A hint reveals one whole correct stream, never a vague nudge, though on a level it costs that board one star. The first hint on every board costs nothing, and there is one more hint at no cost every day. After that, a hint costs a few coins, and the game always asks first. Undo never costs anything, on any board.

PERFECT FOR
- On a flight or anywhere without Wi-Fi: Pathtide plays fully offline
- A quick break between tasks: pick up Pathtide for a few minutes
- A calm evening at your own pace
- Players who mix up colors: every pair of dots also carries its own symbol

FAQ
Does Pathtide work offline?
Yes. Pathtide plays fully offline, so you need no Wi-Fi or mobile data.

Does every level have exactly one solution?
Yes. A solver checked every level before it shipped, so exactly one path through the grid exists.

Is there a pipe puzzle too?
Yes. Pipes mode has its own 150-level track: tap a pipe tile to rotate it until every pipe joins one network fed by the spring, with no open ends.

Is Pathtide free to play?
Yes, Pathtide is free to play, with optional coin packs. The first hint on every board is free; later hints cost coins, and the game always asks first.

Pathtide costs nothing to play, with optional coin packs.

Looking for a relaxing connect the dots game, an offline pipe puzzle for the commute, or a line puzzle where every board has exactly one solution? Install Pathtide and connect today's dots.