Save the Pets

Save the Pets is a drawing puzzle with a nervous shiba and a hive full of bees. You draw one line, and that line is the dog's protection: a wall, a roof or some other shape you think will keep the bees off. The moment you lift your finger or release the mouse, the bees pour out, and your drawing has to keep the pup safe for 10 seconds.

Ink is limited, which stops you scribbling a fortress. The developer lists 72 levels and introduces new elements as they go, including water, spikes, bombs, ice, rocks, spiders, fans and balloons. Any level you have reached can be picked from the map and replayed. Using less ink earns up to three stars, coins buy new dog skins in a shop, and a stuck player can watch a short ad for a hint line or skip the level. Progress saves itself.

Press and drag to draw a single line on the screen, shaped to shield the dog. Release (or lift your finger) to finish the line, which also sets the bees loose. Your drawing must keep the shiba safe until the 10 seconds are up. Use Restart to try again, Back to leave, Tips for a hint line or Skip to pass a level.

You only get one line, and drawing stops when you let go, so plan the whole shape before pressing down. Stars depend on how little ink you use, so try a compact shape close around the dog. Once later levels add fans, bombs or water, look at where they sit before you draw.

A physics drawing puzzle. Portrait frame (540 by 960). Mouse or touch. The developer lists 72 levels, three stars per level based on ink, coins, dog skins, a hint shown after a short ad, level skips and automatic saving.

Draw Line Stickman also asks for a protective barrier around a character, and Water Flow Happy Glass rewards using as little ink as you can with three stars.