Direct Water Puzzle
By Xenolia
Direct Water Puzzle asks one simple question over and over: how do you get water from a tap into a cup that is nowhere near it? You draw the path yourself, sketching lines with the mouse so the stream slides, bounces and pours where you want. It is a free browser puzzle game with a pencil-on-graph-paper look and a cup with a very sad face.
Game info
- Developer
- Xenolia
- Rating
- Not yet rated
- Release date
- Jun 30, 2023
- Last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Technology
- Unity WebGL
- Platforms
- Web Browser (Desktop)
Controls
- Hold left mouse button and drag — draw a line
- Left click Hint — get help on the current level
- Left click the reset arrow — clear your drawing and restart the level
- Left click the home icon — return to the menu
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How to Play Direct Water Puzzle
Each level opens with a blue tap somewhere above and a cartoon cup standing on the ground below, usually blocked by grey walls or ledges. Hold the left mouse button and drag to draw a pencil line. Your ink behaves like a solid surface, so water that hits it runs downhill along the shape you made.
The aim is to funnel the stream into the cup. A fill meter at the top of the screen shows the percentage of water you managed to collect, and stars sit beside it as your score for the level. Frames show fills like 55%, 80%, 89% and 100%, so how neatly you channel the water matters.
Messy attempt? Press the reset arrow at the top to wipe the drawing and try a fresh angle. A Hint button is also available if a level has you stuck. Levels are numbered and run through many stages, each with new walls and gaps to work around.
Tips
- Draw a gentle slope instead of a steep drop — water that falls too fast tends to shoot past the cup's rim.
- Start your line right under the tap so no water spills before it reaches your ramp.
- Use the grey walls and ledges as free surfaces; a short line bridging a gap often beats a long one.
- If a level looks impossible, check the tap's exact position first — in some stages it sits against a side wall, so the stream needs deflecting outward before it can run down.
- Watch the percentage meter, not just whether the cup gets wet; a tidier path collects more of the stream.
- Hit reset early rather than adding more lines on top of a bad shape.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Direct Water Puzzle free to play?
Yes, it is completely free and runs in your web browser with no download or install.
Can I play Direct Water Puzzle on my phone?
No, it is listed for desktop only. The game is built in Unity WebGL and needs a mouse for drawing, so play it on a computer.
Who made Direct Water Puzzle?
It was developed by Xenolia and released in 2023.
How do the stars work?
Stars appear next to the fill meter at the top of the screen as your rating for each level, alongside the percentage of water you got into the cup.
What do I do if a level is too hard?
Tap the Hint button in the top-right corner for help, or press the reset arrow to erase your lines and draw a different path from scratch.