Rotate 360° in 3D
Drag with a thumb or mouse to turn the 3D voxel sculpture in any direction—no awkward camera lock when peeking underneath the keel of a ship.
Built for a close friend
Anjin: a 3D Shōgun tap-puzzle adventure
A close friend of mine loves two things: those maddeningly satisfying 3D tap-away block puzzles on his Android, and proper old-school historical adventure heroes like John Blackthorne in Shōgun. So I built him his own version. Thirty 3D sculptures of tall ships, brass astrolabes, flintlock pistols, horned kabuto helmets and five-tiered pagodas, wrapped around a five-chapter story from shipwrecked pilot to Grand Hatamoto. Play it right here, or install it on an Android home screen in two taps without a single advert.
How it plays
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Spin the relic. Clear the arrows. Unseal the core.
Tap unblocked katana arrows
Every block of ship timber, brass, or lacquered steel carries a directional arrow. If nothing stands in its path, tap it to send it flying with a koto pluck and katana slash.
Crack armour, keys & powder kegs
Iron-rimmed armour blocks take two taps to shatter. Golden Toranaga seals stay chained until you launch their key block. Powder kegs detonate their neighbours.
30 relics & 20 samurai ranks
Inside the heart of every sculpture sits a rotating golden relic. Clear all 3,300+ blocks across 30 levels (plus Endless Mastery) to fill the Trophy Vault.
30 handcrafted 3D sculptures
3,303 campaign blocks + Endless Mastery
5 illustrated story chapters
100% solvable reverse-peel engine
Zero ads. Offline Android PWA
The five chapters
From the wreck of the Erasmus to the Keep of Edo
As you clear sculptures, you unlock the five illustrated chapters of Pilot-Major John Blackthorne ("The Anjin") and climb twenty historical naval and samurai ranks.
Chapter I • Levels 1–6
Storm Over Izu
The Mariner’s Compass, Anchor of Anjiro Bay, Pilot’s Hourglass, Dutch Sea Chest, Cross-Staff, and the Galleon Erasmus.
Chapter II • Levels 7–12
The Navigator’s Compass
The Sea Astrolabe, Ceremonial Sake Service, Toranaga’s Hunting Falcon, Shōji Lantern, Regent’s Palanquin, and Seal of Toranaga.
Chapter III • Levels 13–18
Way of the Twin Blades
Golden Dragon Tsuba, The Hatamoto’s Daishō, Bonsai of Tranquility, Stone Temple Lantern, Menpō War Visor, and Kabuto of the Anjin.
Chapter IV • Levels 19–24
Iron & Gunpowder
The Powder Magazine, Navigator’s Flintlock, Tanegashima Matchlock, Coastal Watchtower, Culverin of the Erasmus, and Red Seal Warship.
Chapter V • Levels 25–30
Sword of the Shōgun
The Shōgun’s War Fan, Warhorse of the Hatamoto, Crimson Drum Bridge, Torii of the Rising Sun, Pagoda of the Five Rings, and Keep of the Shōgun.
Put it in your pocket
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How to install it on Android in two taps
No Google Play account needed, no scary APK security popups, and no nagging adverts between levels. It runs as an offline Progressive Web App.
Open the full-screen game
Tap Launch Full Screen Game below on your Android phone in Chrome.
Tap “Install App on Android”
Tap the crimson install button on the title screen (or tap Chrome’s ⋮ menu → Install app / Add to Home screen).
Launch from your home screen
It drops the golden Compass & Katana icon straight onto your phone, opens full-screen without a browser bar, and saves your progress automatically.