Archive:Color Maze
Color Maze is a classic screamer disguised as an innocent Flash puzzle game. It gained popularity on various Flash game websites in the mid-2000s and is often credited as one of the earliest maze-based screamers to go viral.
Appearance
The game begins with a calm and simple premise: the player must guide a small red dot through increasingly narrow mazes using only the mouse, avoiding touching the maze walls. The background is a relaxing blue, and the background music is a loop of ambient synths to maintain a false sense of safety.
The Screamer
At the end of level 3, just as the player maneuvers through an especially tight corridor requiring precision, the screen abruptly cuts to a zoomed-in image of a pale, bloodied woman with white eyes (often said to resemble Regan MacNeil from The Exorcist), accompanied by a loud, distorted scream. The screamer image lasts for about 3 seconds before the game ends or crashes.
Legacy
Color Maze became infamous on sites like Newgrounds, Albino Blacksheep, and eBaum's World. It was often shared among friends as a prank and has since been reuploaded to numerous YouTube "screamer reaction" compilations.
Trivia
- The game was often embedded on personal blogs and MySpace pages during its peak.
- A variant of the screamer swaps the screaming woman for a zombie and uses a higher-pitched shriek.
- Some versions falsely claim the game trains focus or coordination to lure in unsuspecting players.
Link
https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/colormaze
