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The Button Maze

Collect all the Sewing Buttons in each Level before time runs out and the "Entity" gets you!

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GothMimeGames
Publisher
GothMimeGames
Release
June 26, 2026
36 days ago
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About the Game

It was May 13th, 1999. Skyler and her Sister Garnet were wandering the forest late at night. On their way home when suddenly Garnet happened to notice her bag had a huge hole in it. This brought Her into a panic as the "Sewing Buttons" She took from Home Belonged to her Grandmother. Skyler told her to calm down and promised her she would go and find the "Sewing Buttons" that fell out of her bag. Little did they realize, these "Sewing Buttons" are not normal. The "Sewing Buttons" Happen to be cursed with "Ancient Black Magic." There was a reason their granny wanted them to stay away from the "Sewing Buttons" But Skyler didn't listen. She would regret it when she realizes her Sister is in "Grave Danger".

COLLECTING SEWING BUTTONS

Sewing Buttons are The Button Maze's main collectible. They are required for moving onto the next level, The Counter in the top left corner next to the Sewing Button Icon represents how many Sewing Buttons are left in the Level.

FIND SCATTERED JOURNAL PAGES

Find Journal Pages that Skyler's sister Garnet left behind for her to read.

COLLECT HOURGLASSES

Collecting Hourglasses adds more time to the timer, giving you more time to reach the exit before the "Entity" comes out.

WATCH OUT FOR BIG SPIDERS, SNAKES, AND MORE!

These Enemies are the common types of enemies you'll encounter in The Button Maze. If you get hit by one, you lose a piece of health.

NEW HEALTH SYSTEM

Unlike the Demo, the full version of The Button Maze features a health system in the top right corner of the screen, guaranteed to make exploring those Pesky mazes a bit easier.

NEW SCORING SYSTEM

Scoring system allows the Player to rack up a high score to brag to their friends. Score more than 1000 points, earns you an extra life!

WILBERT THE CAT

Having trouble finding secrets? Wilbert is here to help! Whenever you see him in a specific spot in a level, it usually means there's something there.

HURRY TO THE EXIT BEFORE THE "ENTITY" GETS YOU!

If the "Entity" gets you,, it's an automatic GAME OVER, regardless of your lives or health.

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