Shape the shoreline
Use a limited sand budget to draw walls, stack towers and dig a moat. Each tool changes the terrain: digging returns sand, while packing strengthens existing structures.
A stronger castle starts with a better question.
Let the sea test it
Send one wave at a time. Watch water find low ground, wear down exposed walls and undermine tall towers. The flag at the center is the heart of your castle.
Learn from the breach
Turn on Wave Memory to inspect water paths and the first damaged cell. Restore your blueprint, change one feature and repeat the same deterministic waves for a fair comparison.
The coastal field guide
Wide foundations beat thin walls
A single high wall can lose its support. Add a second line of defense and compact the seaward edge. Towers use more sand and are more vulnerable when their base erodes.
Give the water somewhere to go
A moat temporarily stores incoming water. A straight trench pointing at your flag can also guide water into the castle, so compare different layouts in Wave Lab.
Change one thing at a time
Save the old shape with Blueprint and use Same Waves to restore the starting terrain and wave sequence. Integrity compares remaining built height with the terrain at the beginning of that test.
How to play
Mouse or touch: select a tool, then drag on the beach. Towers and shells are placed one cell at a time. Undo reverses the last building stroke; it is unavailable during waves.
Keyboard: focus the beach, use arrow keys to select a cell, Enter to build, Space to send a wave, and Ctrl/Cmd+Z to undo.
Four ways to meet the tide
Last Stand challenges you to survive ten waves. Free Build removes the sand limit. Wave Lab repeats a fixed sequence. Daily Beach uses a UTC date seed shared by all players; records stay on your device.
This is a simplified creative game, not an engineering model or a prediction of real coastal safety.
Questions from the beach
Is the game free?
Yes. Play directly in your browser without an account or download. No purchases are needed to use any building tool.
Can I save a castle or switch languages?
Your terrain, tools and best result are saved in local browser storage when available. The language links share that save. Snapshot downloads a PNG of the scene. Clearing browser data removes saved progress.
Why did two castles fail differently?
Height, packing, exposed edges and water depth affect erosion. A moat can delay water, while a tall tower may lose height rapidly after its base is damaged. Same Waves holds the wave sequence constant while you test a new layout.
Privacy & local storage
The game stores designs, settings and scores on this device and does not upload your drawings. Blogger and Google advertising services may use cookies or process service data under their policies. You can clear the game save using New Beach; browser storage settings remove all local records.
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