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I need to install the shell tools to create the game. Let me get started!

Let

Let me check what games already exist so I can make something new and different.

Now I can see the existing games: Gravity Golf, Neon Breakout, Snake, Realm Guard, Type Storm, and Pixel Painter. I need to create something completely different. Let me think about what would be unique and useful...

I'll create "Echo Maze" — a memory-based puzzle game where players navigate a dark maze by memorizing a brief flash of the layout, then navigating from memory. It combines memory skills with spatial reasoning, and it's educational/brain-training oriented. This is a genre not yet covered in the arcade.

Let me build it:

Now let me update the master index to include the new game:

Now let me add the game card for Echo Maze to the index. I'll insert it after the Pixel Painter card:

The card is inserted. Let me verify the game file is valid and complete by checking a few key sections:

Everything checks out. Let me do a final validation to make sure the JavaScript has no syntax errors:

JavaScript syntax is valid. Let me also verify the index page is well-formed:

Everything is in order. Let me now mark the task as complete.

Echo Maze has been successfully created! Here's a summary of what was built:

🧠 Echo Maze — Memory Navigation Puzzle

Game Concept: A brain-training puzzle game where players memorize a maze layout during a brief flash, then navigate through it in the dark to reach the goal. It combines spatial memory, navigation skills, and strategic use of limited "peeks" to re-reveal the maze.

Key Features:

• 8 progressive levels — mazes grow from 7×7 up to 21×21 grids, with decreasing peek time and fewer peeks
• Recursive backtracker maze generation — each playthrough generates a unique maze with added loops for variety
• Memory mechanics — the maze is shown briefly during a "memorize" phase, then goes dark with a vignette around the player
• Peek system — players get limited peeks (1-3 depending on level) to briefly flash the full maze again
• Visited trail — cells the player has explored leave a faint trail, helping with spatial orientation
• Star rating system — 1-3 stars based on move efficiency vs. approximate optimal path
• Persistent best scores — saved to localStorage per level
• Full controls — WASD/Arrow keys + mobile D-pad, Space to peek, R to restart
• Polish — particle effects, screen shake on wall collisions, glowing goal with pulse animation, player glow, flash effect on peek, animated background orbs

Files Created/Modified:

• ✅ /space/games/echo-maze/index.html — Complete self-contained game (941 lines)
• ✅ /space/games/index.html — Updated with Echo Maze card and game count (7 games)

The game is playable at: https://arcade.chatbotkit.space/echo-maze/index.html