Ghost Escape Mode
The ball traps itself inside a maze built from its own past path, then has to break out. (Pro)
What Ghost Escape Does
Ghost Escape is a self-trapping puzzle format. Every time the ball bounces, it leaves a solid block behind where it was. As the run continues, those blocks accumulate into a maze that slowly boxes the ball in — and the ball has to navigate around or break through its own past path to keep moving and escape. It is a highly viral "the ball traps itself" format. Ghost Escape is a Pro feature.
Ghost Escape — each bounce drops a block, slowly trapping the ball.
How the Self-Trapping Works
Each bounce drops a persistent block. You tune how durable those blocks are, how tightly the collision tolerances trap the ball, and the timing controls that pace the run. The interplay between the ball's speed and the growing wall of blocks is what creates the tension.
- Blocks are left behind on each bounce (drawer-style trail of solids)
- Block durability — whether the ball can break back through
- Collision tolerance — how easily the ball gets trapped
- Time controls — pacing of the run
Building Suspense
The best Ghost Escape runs feel like the ball is genuinely running out of room. Set block durability so the ball can occasionally break through at the last second, and pace the run so the maze closes in gradually rather than instantly. The near-escape is the moment viewers rewind for.