Reconnect
Guide a computer and a mirrored Wi-Fi signal together past firewalls and Ice Walkers in this free puzzle game you play in your browser.
About Reconnect
Your prankster colleague Silly Sam has knocked your work computer offline again, and only you can reconnect it. Every arrow press moves the computer one way and the Wi-Fi signal the opposite way, so you have to steer both at once and bring them onto exactly the same spot without brushing a single green firewall.
Each of the five days adds a new prank. On Day 2 you must collect two keys, and one of them flips your controls. Day 3 brings Ice Walkers that copy your moves and must never touch you, each other, or a wall. Day 4 adds firewalls that slide back and forth, and Day 5 throws everything together. It is a short, tricky puzzle about mirrored movement, careful planning and good timing.
Originally created by AviKKi and Gilbishkosma for js13kGames 2018 as Connect.
How to play
Each move shifts the computer in the direction you press and the Wi-Fi signal in the opposite direction. Bring them onto the same spot to reconnect and clear the day. Touching a firewall ends the attempt, and from Day 3 the Ice Walkers must not touch you, each other, or a firewall. Clear all five days to win.
Controls
- Arrow keys / WASD
- Move (the signal mirrors you)
- Space / Enter
- Continue, start or retry
- R
- Restart the current day
- On-screen D-pad
- Move, OK to continue, ↻ to restart
- Tap
- Continue, start or retry
Tips
- The computer and the signal always meet in the middle of the board, so plan your route around the centre.
- Pushing against the outer border stops one piece while the mirrored one keeps moving, which is how you change their spacing.
- On Day 2, the white key flips your controls and the blue key flips them back.
- On Day 4, wait for the sliding firewalls to move away before you slip past them.
Screenshots
FAQ
Is Reconnect free to play?
Yes. Reconnect is completely free and runs in your browser, with no download or sign-up.
Can I play Reconnect on a phone or tablet?
Yes. On touch screens an on-screen D-pad appears next to the board, and you tap to continue; it works in both portrait and landscape.
Is my progress saved?
Yes. The last day you reached is saved in your browser, so you can pick Continue on the title screen and carry on from there.
