Octagon-Square 1 Maze Generator — Free Online Tool

The geometry

The Octagon-Square 1 maze is built from the classic bathroom-tile tessellation: large octagons with small squares nestled into the gaps between them. It is one of the most recognisable decorative patterns in the world, and as a maze it turns that familiar floor into a network of eight-sided rooms linked by tiny square junctions. The look is clean, balanced, and instantly readable, which makes it one of the friendliest of the mixed-cell geometries.

How it works

This truncated-square tiling gives the octagons up to eight neighbours and the squares far fewer, so the maze blends spacious, multi-exit chambers with tight pinch-point connectors. The compiled C/C++ engine carves the pattern quickly and renders the contrasting edges crisply at 300 DPI, while full control over colour, background, and line width keeps the decorative tiling sharp at any print size. The result is a puzzle that looks ornamental yet stays easy to follow.

Who it's for

Octagon-square mazes are an excellent everyday choice for KDP publishers who want a puzzle that is visually attractive but still approachable — the tile pattern feels welcoming on a cover, broadening a book's appeal beyond hardcore puzzlers. Educators use the familiar octagon-and-square floor to introduce tessellations and symmetry in a friendly, low-pressure way. Designers drop the tiling into decorative backgrounds and tiled level art. Generate one free now, or upgrade for all 30 geometries plus print-ready PDF export.

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