# River Drift: Water Puzzle

> Relaxing water puzzle: carve the channels and guide the river to its goal.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.niftdesigns.riverdrift](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.niftdesigns.riverdrift)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.niftdesigns.riverdrift`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nift Designs
- **Category:** GAME\_PUZZLE
- **Downloads:** 9
- **Version:** 1.0.14
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2026-07-27
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 207 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niftdesigns.riverdrift)
- **Website:** [https://niftdesigns.com/](https://niftdesigns.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://niftdesigns.com/privacy/](https://niftdesigns.com/privacy/)

## Description

River Drift is a calm, relaxing puzzle about one quiet thing: helping a river find its way. Shape the current, thread it past rocks and ruins, cacti and cooling lava, and guide it from the source all the way to the goal.<br><br>There is no clock and no score to chase. Sink into soft music, follow the water as it winds through five hand-crafted biomes, each with its own look and hazards, and let a few small puzzles settle your mind after a long day.<br><br>How to play<br>1. Tap a tile to place or turn a piece of the channel.<br>2. Steer the flow around rocks, ruins, logs and other obstacles.<br>3. Link the source to the goal and watch the river run.<br><br>What you will find<br>🌊 50 gentle levels drifting across 5 distinct biomes<br>🪨 Puzzles set across quiet ruins, green groves, deserts and volcanic canyons, with rocks, logs, cacti, lava and even moving hazards to work around<br>🔀 Fresh twists like mirrors, dams and edge portals that carry the water across the board<br>🎧 A slow, soothing soundtrack made for winding down<br>💡 A free hint whenever a level holds you up, so you are never truly stuck<br>🎨 Give your river a new look with skins from the shop<br>✈️ Fully offline, ready whenever you are<br><br>If you enjoy relaxing puzzle games, calm brain teasers, logic and water-flow puzzles, or simply a peaceful way to unwind, River Drift is a slow, pretty place to think. Free to play.

## Rankings

- #2,830,905 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.niftdesigns.riverdrift.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.niftdesigns.riverdrift)