Heist Grid
Play Heist Grid free online. Every time you take a step, every guard takes one too. Slip past their torch beams, grab gems and reach the exit of each vault.
How to Play Heist Grid
You are breaking into a vault, one square at a time. Every time you move one square or wait, every guard takes one step too. Nothing moves while you think, so take your time.
The striped squares show where each guard's torch beam reaches right now. Beams never pass through walls. If you end a move in a beam, or a guard's beam sweeps onto you, the alarm goes off and the vault starts again.
Some guards walk back and forth along a line. Others stand still and turn to look in a new direction every few turns. Waiting a turn is often the smartest move, to let a guard walk past or turn away.
Gems are worth 30 points each. Reaching the exit hatch is worth 100 points plus 20 for each vault, and an extra 50 for a clean getaway in only a few moves. Three alarms end the run, and later vaults have more guards with longer torches.
Controls
Touch
- Swipe, or tap a square next to you, to move. Tap the Wait button to stay still for a turn.
Mouse
- Click a square next to you to move, or click Wait.
Keyboard
- Arrow keys or WASD move one square. Space waits a turn. P or Escape pauses, M mutes.
Tips and Tricks
- Watch a guard for a few turns before moving past it. Their patterns always repeat.
- A patrolling guard's torch points where it is walking, so step in behind it.
- Only grab a gem if the path to it is safe. An alarm costs far more than a gem is worth.
- Count your steps for the clean getaway bonus, but do not rush into a beam for it.
About the Game
Heist Grid is a turn-based stealth puzzle. Because the guards only move when you do, every vault is a calm puzzle about timing and patterns, not reflexes.
Every vault is generated from a seed and checked by the game to make sure there is a safe way to the exit. It is drawn as a dark green floor plan with orange guards and striped beams. Your best score is kept in this browser and can go on the Top 10 board.
Heist Grid FAQ
Do the guards move in real time?
No. Guards only take a step when you move or wait, so you can stop and think as long as you like.
What do the striped squares mean?
They show where each guard's torch beam reaches on this turn. Stepping into one sets off the alarm.
Is every heist vault possible?
Yes. Each vault is checked when it is made so there is always a safe route to the exit.
What is a clean getaway?
Reaching the exit in close to the fewest moves possible. It adds 50 bonus points.
