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Maze Chase

Eat every dot in a fresh wrap-around maze while ghosts give chase; power pills turn the tables.

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At a glance

OutputLiveRendered by the engine and streamed over Bluetooth as its data changes (about 5–9 frames a second).

Settings15every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings

ButtonsRestart · Autoplaystudio buttons, or app_action over MCP

Sourcegames_action.pysrc/deskdot/apps/games_action.py

Game

Players1–4seat 1 on the keyboard or studio, the rest on phones over your Wi-Fi; empty seats are played by the AI

Controllers

D-padSwipeAnalog stickGamepad

Modes

Mode	Players	Play
Solo default	1	Solo
Co-op	2	Co-op
Hunt	2–4	Free-for-all

Maps

RandomMirrorOpenBoxed

Themes

ClassicNeonRetroMonoHauntedHedge Maze

Settings

Settings
Setting	Type	Default	Options / range
General
Speed`speed`	whole number	5	1 – 10
Theme`theme`	choice	Haunted	ClassicNeonRetroMonoHauntedHedge Maze
AI skill`skill`How well the demo AI plays	number	0.8	0.0 – 1.0
Show score`show_score`	on/off	On	on / off
Graphics
Effects`effects`	choice	Full (particles, shake, flashes)	Full (particles, shake, flashes)Calm (no shake or flashes)Minimal
Game flow
Intro & results screens`intro_outro`	on/off	On	on / off
Play itself when idle`attract`The AI plays while nobody does (great in a playlist)	on/off	On	on / off
Plays itself with`pilot`	choice	Built-in AI	Built-in AIFruit-fly brain (sees only the pixels; docs/FLY_BRAIN.md)
Game
Ghosts`ghosts`	whole number	3	1 – 4
Lives`lives`	whole number	3	1 – 5
Hunt round (s)`hunt_time`Seconds the runner must survive in Hunt mode	whole number	40	15 – 90
Power pill (s)`fright`	number	6.0	2.0 – 10.0
Mode`mode`	choice	Solo	SoloCo-opHunt
Map`map`	choice	Random	RandomMirrorOpenBoxed
Players`players`	whole number	1	1 – 4

Try it

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)

$ uv run deskdot preview maze --settings '{"theme":"classic"}' --out maze.png

show it on your panel (engine running)

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/maze/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show Maze Chase on my panel”. It calls show_app with "maze". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

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