Passage 5

Passage 5 is the new entry in a series that has accompanied many of our players for over twenty years. The principle has always been the same — and that's exactly the point: place your tiles so that either color or symbol matches the adjacent ones. Complete rows and columns — the passages — disappear from the board.

Sounds simple. It is. And that's what makes it so good: a puzzle you understand in thirty seconds and that won't let go of you three hours later. Plan ahead and you'll clear several passages at once — play by feel and you'll have to get creative.

With the fifth installment, we've rebuilt the game from the ground up: calmer, cleaner, no frills. Playable with mouse, keyboard, or gamepad.

Four Game Modes

- Clear — Free up marked fields. Over 300 handcrafted levels.
- Continue — Keep placing endlessly, as long as the board allows.
- Classic — Classic high-score chasing.
- Construct (new) — The counterpart to Clear: instead of clearing fields, you have to fill specific fields with tiles. Feels different again from the three classics.

For the First Time Two Players

- Coop — Two players on one screen, two separate cursors, shared score. Look at the board together, plan together, win together.
- Duell — Split board, each player gets their own half. Who clears first? Across several levels, best-of, or as Last Man Playing.
- Devices are assigned FIFA-style: whoever confirms on their input device is in. Keyboard, mouse, multiple gamepads — all in parallel.

More Depth for the Veterans

- Four difficulty levels — new addition: Master, for anyone who finds Hard too easy
- Optional move timer on the higher levels — skip it if you don't want the pressure
- Streak system: how many tiles can you place in a row without a mistake?
- Special tiles: bomb, row and column bomb, joker, and blocker
- Symbol numbers on every tile as a visual aid — no magnifying glass needed

High Scores, Saves, and Events

- Steam achievements and Steam leaderboards — new to the series
- Online leaderboards in addition to local high scores
- Events — time-limited challenges with their own leaderboard
- Multiple save slots with individual player names, switchable any time
- Separate high-score tabs per mode and difficulty

Features at a Glance

- Four game modes: Clear, Continue, Classic, Construct
- Coop and Duell for two players
- Four difficulty levels including Master
- Over 300 levels in Clear mode
- Steam achievements and leaderboards
- Multiple save slots with individual player names
- Special tiles, streak system, optional move timer
- Full control via mouse, keyboard, or gamepad
- Spoken tutorial — no long reading required
- Atmospheric sound effects and background music
- Custom tile designs loadable