Lexy's Labyrinth

This is a reimplementation of Chip's Challenge®, that puzzle game you might remember from the early 90s (and its long-awaited sequel).

It's free; runs in a browser; has completely new artwork, sounds, and music; comes with hundreds of quality fan-made levels built in; and can load the original levels from a copy of the commercial game!

Documentation is underway on the wiki.

My lawyer is telling me to say this

To be absolutely clear: this is a fan project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or in any way approved of by Bridgestone Multimedia Group LLC. Chip's Challenge is a registered trademark of Bridgestone Multimedia Group LLC, and is used here for identification purposes only.

Despite the names, the built-in "Chip's Challenge Level Packs" are community creations and have no relation to the commercial games or their levels.

Play online

Give it a try, I guess! https://c.eev.ee/lexys-labyrinth/

Current status

Fully compatible with Chip's Challenge 1 levels... barring a few obscure rule changes
Fully compatible with Chip's Challenge 2 levels... barring a few obscure bugs
Completely original tileset, sound effects, and music
Compatible with MS Chip's Challenge DAT/CCL files, Steam Chip's Challenge C2G/C2M files, and ZIP files
Can load one of its built-in level packs, the original levels, or anything you've got lying around
Able to record and play back demos (replays) from Steam-format levels
Lets you rewind your mistakes, up to 30 seconds back
Lets you take the pressure off by switching from real-time to turn-based mode, where nothing moves until you do
Contains a completely usable level editor with support for every tile in Chip's Challenge 2
Works on touchscreens too
Has compatibility settings for opting into behavior (or bugs) from particular implementations
Debug mode (click the logo in the lower left)

Planned features

Load levels directly from the BBC set list
Mouse support

For developers

It's all static JS; there's no build system. If you want to run it locally, just throw your favorite HTTP server at a checkout and open a browser. (Browsers won't allow XHR from file:/// URLs, alas. If you don't have a favorite HTTP server, try python -m http.server.)

If you have Node installed, you can test the solutions included with the bundled level packs without needing a web browser:

node js/headless/bulktest.mjs

Note that solution playback is still not perfect, so don't be alarmed if you don't get 100% — only if you make a change and something regresses.

Special thanks

The incredible nerds who put together the Chip Wiki and also reside on the Bit Busters Discord, including:
- ruben for documenting the CC2 PRNG
- The Architect for documenting the CC2 C2G parser
Everyone who worked on Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1, the default set of levels
Tile World for being an incredible reference on Lynx mechanics
Everyone who contributed music — see js/soundtrack.js for a list!