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Overflowing Palette

A Phaser-powered tribute to the Wuthering Waves puzzle with every region, Endless Zen, and a shareable level editor.

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Gameplay overview

Colourful reimagining

Overflowing Palette faithfully recreates the pigment-flood puzzle scattered across the world of Wuthering Waves. Each stage starts with a patchwork of hues. Choose a colour from your palette and the current region floods outward, blending into matching neighbours. Mastering the branching layouts takes practice, especially when late-game levels introduce portals, timers, and tool tiles that reshape the board.

Stylised Overflowing Palette grid with bright colour tiles
Swap pigments, spread the flood, and restore harmony to every cell in the grid.

Level structure

Regional playlists

The main campaign mirrors the in-game regions from Wuthering Waves, grouping puzzles by mechanic and difficulty. Completed stages glow with a yellow backdrop and persist thanks to browser local storage, so you can chip away at the collection across multiple sessions. Advanced tiers mash mechanics together, rewarding foresight and deliberate colour choices.

Custom packs and tools

Beyond the original layouts, Overflowing Palette ships with curated packs that lean into new ideas. The Tools set introduces one-off actions, Portals warp your flood path across the board, and Timer boards force quick decisions by limiting available moves.

Modes & editor

Endless Zen

Looking for a relaxed session? Endless Zen generates fresh grids on demand. Pick a board size, adjust the colour count, and set a difficulty to shuffle how chaotic each puzzle begins. You can skip uninspiring results or share completed boards with friends as a personal challenge target.

Built-in level editor

The editor makes it painless to draw your own layouts. Decide on grid dimensions (up to 25×25 for practical play), paint swatches with box selection, and export the result as a shareable string or JSON snippet. Importing community creations is as simple as pasting a code into the Level Selection screen.

Strategy tips

Optimise every flood

  • Preview the next move by counting how many disjoint colour islands will merge when you trigger a pigment.
  • Reserve tool tiles for late in a run; combining a portal jump with a well-timed colour swap can end a puzzle early.
  • In Endless Zen, start on a smaller board to explore how many moves each colour combination tends to cost.

Frequently asked questions

Need a quick answer?

Q: Can I keep my progress between sessions?
A: Yes. Stage clears and options are saved to your browser's local storage.

Q: How do I share a level I made?
A: Export a STRING from the editor, copy it, then send it to a friend so they can paste it into the import field.

Q: Does the browser version support a gamepad?
A: Controls are mouse-focused today, but the editor and puzzle inputs respond well to touchscreens.