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Match-3 adventure · iPhone & iPad

Pip's Compass

Sixteen lands. One leaf broken into seventeen.

Father taught Pip to read maps — then left on a survey and never came back. Take his stone, his crooked compass and his map, match the six minerals across sixteen lands, mend the broken veins, and bring him home.

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Pip, a small clay explorer in a wide-brimmed hat, sets out on a forest trail strewn with glowing minerals
  • 224levels
  • 16lands
  • 16Broken Veins to mend
  • 6minerals
  • 32journal pages

Follow Father's trail

One night the floor of Pip's home cracks open, and the stone Father left behind begins to glow. Beyond the valley, sixteen lands lie along his trail — and cracks like this one are spreading through them.

  1. “Father taught me to read maps. I always thought that with him, I could never be lost.”
  2. “Then he went away on a survey and never came back. I kept waiting by his empty chair.”
  3. “That night, the floor cracked open. The stone Father left behind began to glow.”
  4. “I took the stone, his compass and his map. I will find him.”

Sixteen lands

Fourteen levels in every land, then a Broken Vein to mend. Each land plays by its own rule — wind that pushes the pieces, a tide that turns gravity upside down, darkness that hides the board.

Act I · Setting out

  1. Levels 1–14

    Rainforest

    Canopy, river and vine

    Obstacle: Creeper vineSpreads one square every 3 turns.

  2. Levels 15–28

    Swamp

    Black water and stilted roots

    Obstacle: Sinking mudHolds pieces in place: gravity stops at the mud.

  3. Levels 29–42

    Windswept Grassland

    Wind that never rests

    Obstacle: WindAfter every fall, pushes the pieces one square sideways.

  4. Levels 43–56

    Petrified Forest

    Trees that stopped

    Obstacle: PetrifactionA piece that sits still for 5 turns turns to stone.

Act II · Lost

  1. Levels 57–70

    Desert

    Pharaohs, gold and dust

    Obstacle: Drifting sandShifts one square every turn and locks swaps.

  2. Levels 71–84

    Salt Flat

    Where sky and ground agree

    Obstacle: Salt crustSpreads only over wet squares, and locks them hard.

  3. Levels 85–98

    Canyon

    Red walls, dry river

    Obstacle: Rolling boulderFalls, then rolls sideways until something stops it.

  4. Levels 99–112

    Broken Coast

    A coastline cut in half

    Obstacle: TideEvery 4 turns the water rises, and flooded squares turn gravity upside down.

Act III · Understanding

  1. Levels 113–126

    Crystal Cave

    Six minerals, one seam

    Obstacle: Growing crystalGrows in one direction: break it at the growing tip.

  2. Levels 127–140

    Abandoned Mine

    Someone dug here and left

    Obstacle: Rotten plankingMatch on it three times and it gives way into a hole.

  3. Levels 141–154

    Hot Springs

    Terraces of warm water

    Obstacle: SteamCovers two or three squares and drifts slowly, hiding what is underneath.

  4. Levels 155–168

    Volcano

    Where the ground is made

    Obstacle: Hot embersBurns the piece on top; after 3 turns it crumbles to ash.

Act IV · Closing in

  1. Levels 169–182

    Black Desert

    No moon, only stars

    Obstacle: DarknessYou only see around the lamp, which follows your last move.

  2. Levels 183–196

    High Peaks

    Thin air, long view

    Obstacle: Slanting galeGravity tilts, and changes direction every 5 turns.

  3. Levels 197–210

    Icefield

    Ice, snow and long nights

    Obstacle: FreezeLocks swaps and spreads every turn.

  4. Levels 211–224

    The Seam

    Where all of it still touches

    Obstacle: FractureMatch on it and the square breaks for good.

Six minerals in every land

The same six minerals turn up in all sixteen lands. Each one has its own shape as well as its own colour, so colour is never the only clue.

  • GarnetPolyhedron
  • AmberTeardrop with a fern inside
  • PyriteCube
  • MalachiteBubble cluster
  • QuartzSix-sided prism
  • FluoriteOctahedron

Special pieces

Match more than three and the board gives something back. Tap a special twice to set it off.

  • Row and column blaster

    Line up 4

    Clears a whole row or column.

  • Wrapped bomb

    Match in an L or T

    Blows a hole around itself.

  • Colour bomb

    Line up 5

    Clears every piece of one colour.

  • Compass

    Match a square of 4

    Clears its neighbours, then flies to whatever the level needs most.

Swap two specials together for a bigger blast.

On the trail

A land at a time

224 levels with goals to collect minerals, clear jelly and icing, bring down Father's rock samples and carry each land's slab fragment home.

Mend the Broken Veins

Every land ends in a battle with a Broken Vein, a living crack of rock, styled for the land it splits.

A story in journal pages

Two journal pages in every land, Father's keepsakes, and a fern slab that comes back together one piece at a time.

Gifts for coming back

A gift every day you come back — the seventh is the biggest — plus a lucky wheel with free spins.

Saved to iCloud

Play on iPhone and iPad with no account: your progress follows you through your own iCloud. Levels play offline.

Made to be read clearly

Shapes as well as colours for every mineral, screen-reader labels, and calmer animations when Reduce Motion is on.

At a glance

Platforms
iPhone and iPad, iOS 15 or later (portrait)
Languages
English and Tiếng Việt
Content
224 levels across 16 lands, with a Broken Vein at the end of each
Price
Free, with ads and optional in-app purchases
Progress
On your device and in your iCloud, no account needed
Connection
Levels play offline; ads and the shop need a connection
Developer
ISEMI

Questions

When can I play?

Pip's Compass is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. This page will link to the store listing as soon as it is live.

Is it free?

Yes, it is free to download and play. It shows ads, some of which you can choose to watch for a reward, and offers optional packs of spirit stones — the game's only currency — through the App Store.

Do I need an internet connection?

No. The levels play offline. Ads and the shop need a connection.

Is my progress saved?

Yes, on your device, and in your own iCloud when you are signed in, so it follows you to your other iPhone or iPad. There is no account to make.

Can I play in Vietnamese?

Yes. Open Settings and choose Tiếng Việt under Language; the whole game, story included, is written in both languages.

Is it on Android?

Not at the moment: Pip's Compass is for iPhone and iPad.

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