About the Game
What this puzzle is like
Maxwell's demon is the main character of this puzzle.The demon does work of block-pushing.
Blocks have temperature. Some blocks are hot and others are cold.
While the demon doesn't like hot blocks, they can be cooled when adjacent to cold ones.
Keep your blocks and head cool
This game has 10 worlds.Each world consists of dozens of levels, which are more than 350 in total.
The levels are located in form of blocks and are grouped at different corners of each world.
In this game, not only levels but also worlds themselves are puzzle.
Those levels once solved becomes pushable blocks.
You then use the blocks to access the next group of levels.
If you want more challenging ones, extra levels await you.
We're sure that it's difficult to even reach them.
(Don't worry. You have neither to reach nor to solve them to clear this game.)
The hint feature
The powerful hint feature is available.This feature allows you to gain insight into how to solve the levels and to see detailed descriptions of the gimmicks.
Screenshots
5 images
Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 25032823
Up to date
Levels Update
I've made some adjustments so that players won't get stuck in w9.
- Changed 9-11 to make it easier to find the required behavior.
- Added hints on how to move blocks to 9-15?.
- Adjusted the difficulty of 9-16.
Level Updates
- Changed 9-14, 0-4, 0-23 and 0-α.
- Fixed and Adjusted the difficulty of 0-9 (reaching 0-13, clearing 0-14, clearing 0-9 and reaching 0-A).
- Fixed w0 to prevent an alternative solution by exiting from right side of 0-9.
- Updated again in v1.5.28b: Improved the symmetry of the layout.
- Updated again in v1.5.28b: Improved the symmetry of the layout.
Other Changes
- Fixed the priority of level entry regarding meta levels.
Level Updates
- Added 6-21 (reaching 6-22).
- Replaced 0-λ group with new puzzles.
- Changed 8-3 to a simplified version of the old 0-λ group.
- Changed w6 (clearing w6 and reaching 0-η).
- Adjusted the difficulty of 3-8.
- Slightly modified the terrain around 2-1 and 2-8 in w2.
- Changed the appearance around 3-17 group in w3.
Other Changes
- Disabled the game engine’s default setting that saves screenshots locally when the F12 key is pressed.
- Fixed a bug that could occur in w8 and beyond where, if a piston with a movable side was stuck to a fixed block and could not retract, pistons with lower priority were not processed.
Levels update
- Changed entering 0-I, clearing 0-I and clearing 0-K.
- Changed B-23.
- Slightly changed 0-E.
- Improved the appearance of B-17 and B-27. The solutions remain unchanged.
Levels update
- Added some steps to B-24 (clearing B-24?₁) and B-31 (entering B-P).
- Improved 3-3 as a tutorial.
Levels update
- Changed 0-ι (entering 0-ι₂), 0-π₃, 0-π₄, A-28, B-11 and B-15.
- Fixed 4-8? and 9-N to prevent unintended solutions.
Levels update
- Added 0-J.
- Changed entering 9-O,
entering 0-ι₂and A-20. - Slightly changed 9-24, 0-16, 0-ν and 0-ξ.
- Fixed 0-15?₅ and entering 0-20 to prevent unintended solutions.
- Adjusted the difficulty of 4-9?, 0-16?, 0-17?, 0-κ and A-15.
- Adjusted the appearance of 3-15?, 9-19, 0-9 and A-53.
Hotfix (v1.5.23a)
- Reverted Reaching 0-ι₂ to prevent an unintended sequence breaking.
Levels update
- Replaced B-N with a new puzzle.
- Reworked B-13 again, as many preferred the appearance (the question mark-shaped levels) before the change in v.1.5.16.
The level is now a bit harder - Fixed 9-22? to prevent an unintended solution.
- Adjusted 5-17? considering difficulty.
Levels update
- Modified 2-2 (2-A), 4-14? and 6-11 to adjust difficulty.
- Fixed 9-11? to prevent an unintended solution.
- Fixed 9-N to prevent an unintended movement. (The solution remains unchanged.)
Levels update
- Modified 5-10, 8-15?, and 0-E to adjust difficulty.
- Adjusted 8-I and 8-J. (the solutions remain largely unchanged)
Announcement
The store page for my new puzzle game, Tiling Town, is now live!
I'm currently working on a demo for Steam Next Fest in February.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4099630/Tiling_Town/
Levels update
- Changed the terrain around 4-16 in w4.
- Changed 7-A.
- Adjusted the difficulty of 7-15? and B-2.
- Fixed an unintended solution for 6-14?₁.
Levels update
- Fixed an unintended change to the starting point of w6 in v1.5.17.
- Adjusted 6-7 considering difficulty.
- Changed and Rearranged levels in w7 based on difficulty.
- Changed 7-8, 7-20 (old 7-19), 7-E (old 7-B) and 7-J.
- Moved old 7-E to new 7-19, and old 7-20 to new 7-H.
- Changed 7-8, 7-20 (old 7-19), 7-E (old 7-B) and 7-J.
Current Release
Build 25032823
Uploaded Oct 12, 2026
System Requirements
OS
Windows 10 (64-bit) / Windows 11
CPU
intel / amd
RAM
N/A
GPU
any
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .ZIP file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Run Maxwell's_demon.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
Archive password
Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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