Orthogonal 2 Maze Generator — Free Online Tool
The geometry
Orthogonal 2 keeps the familiar square grid but adds a twist: woven passages that cross over and under one another like a tangle of bridges and tunnels. The result is a maze that looks unmistakably structured yet solves with surprising difficulty, because a corridor you thought was a dead end may actually duck beneath another path and continue on the far side.
How it works
This variant introduces controlled crossings into the standard backtracker carve, so the solver can no longer rely on simple wall-following. Each over/under junction is rendered with clean breaks in the wall lines, keeping the puzzle readable even at small print sizes. Like every square maze, it scales from tiny to enormous and exports at 300 DPI with full control over colours and stroke weight.
Who it's for
Weave mazes are a favourite for publishers who want to ship a harder "expert" section without leaving the comfortable square-grid aesthetic their readers already love. Educators use them to challenge gifted students or to introduce the idea of three-dimensional thinking on a flat page. Puzzle-app developers like the extra difficulty curve a weave provides over a plain grid. Because the geometry stays square, a weave section drops seamlessly into a book that opens with easy orthogonal mazes, giving readers a satisfying difficulty ramp from front to back. Try it free, then upgrade for PDF export and batch generation.
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