Ways to play
A sand labyrinth you steer by tilting the phone
The Labyrinth is one of Dunarium's 15 glass shapes: a tall vessel with ledges that reach in from alternating sides, so poured sand cascades down through a winding channel. Tilt your phone and you guide the sand from one end to the other, ledge by ledge. There is no score and no timer — it is a maze for your hands to wander, not a level to beat. The round Spiral does the same thing as a coil.
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What the Labyrinth glass is
Most of Dunarium's glasses are open vessels — a round disc, a heart, an hourglass. The Labyrinth is different inside. Thin ledges stick in from the left and right walls, staggered down the height of the glass, so the only way down is a switchback: sand piles on a ledge, spills off its open end, drops to the next, and threads its way to the bottom.
Because the sand pours under real gravity from your phone's tilt, you are the one steering it. Lean the phone and the pile shifts toward a gap; hold it and the sand streams through; tilt back and it pools. The Spiral is the round version — a single wall coiling from the rim to an open centre, so the sand winds inward instead of zigzagging down.
How you play it
There is no wrong way, but here is the loop most people fall into:
- Fill one end. Flip or tilt so the sand gathers at the top of the maze.
- Open the first gate. Lean the phone toward a ledge's open end and let the sand spill through.
- Follow it down. Each ledge hands the sand to the next; small, patient tilts keep the stream going.
- Reach the far end, then flip and run it back. The sand never settles the same way twice.
It plays one-handed, with sound or silent, and it never asks you to hurry.
A game, but a quiet one
Calling it a "game" is a stretch, in the best way. There is no score to chase, no clock, no fail state, no stars. You cannot lose a labyrinth you are wandering for the calm of it.
That is the whole point of Dunarium: no goals, no streaks, no leaderboards. The Labyrinth just gives your hands a little more to do than an open bowl — a gentle sense of guiding something — without turning the toy into a task. It sits somewhere between watching sand fall and idly tracing a maze on a placemat.
The rest of the toy comes with it
The maze is one glass among many, and everything else in Dunarium still works inside it:
- 22 sand palettes — pour deep-sea blues, desert golds, or a neon mix through the channels.
- A live ASMR soundscape with a per-voice mixer, or full silence.
- 25 backdrops, including animated skies and a live-camera background.
- Record or timelapse it. Catch a run through the maze as a clip with the sound baked in, or set a timelapse and let a long, slow thread-through pack into a few hypnotic seconds.
Switch the glass in the Style Studio and the same sand, sound, and sky pour through a heart, an hourglass, or the spiral instead.
What does it cost?
- Free to play. Pour sand for nothing.
- Unlock Everything is one optional one-time purchase (planned $4.99 in the US) that opens all 15 glass shapes — the Labyrinth and Spiral included — plus all 22 palettes and 25 backdrops.
- No subscription, no ads, no account. It works offline after you install it.
Dunarium is available on iPhone and Android.
Common questions
- Is the Labyrinth a real game with levels?
- No. It is a maze-shaped glass you steer by tilting the phone, with no score, timer, or levels. It gives your hands a little more to guide than an open bowl, but there is nothing to win or lose, and that is on purpose.
- How do you move the sand through the maze?
- By tilting the phone. Real gravity pours the sand, and the ledges force it to switchback from one end to the other. Small, patient tilts keep the stream flowing through each gap.
- What is the difference between the Labyrinth and the Spiral?
- The Labyrinth is a tall glass with ledges that zigzag the sand down. The Spiral is round — a single wall that coils from the rim to an open centre, so the sand winds inward. Both are among Dunarium's 15 glass shapes.
- Can I record a run through the maze?
- Yes. Record a clip with the soundscape baked in, or use timelapse to compress a long, slow thread-through into a few seconds with a soft ambient track.
- How much does it cost?
- Free to play. One optional one-time purchase called Unlock Everything (planned $4.99 in the US) opens all 15 glass shapes including the Labyrinth and Spiral, plus all 22 palettes and 25 backdrops. There is no subscription.
Get Dunarium on iPhone or Android
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