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title: "Frequently Asked Questions"
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About Sketchy Maze.
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# General
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## What is _Sketchy Maze?_
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It is a "drawing-based maze game" themed around hand-drawn maps on paper.
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With Sketchy Maze, you can draw your own levels and then play them as a
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side-scrolling platformer game. You can draw maps freehand or with some basic
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drawing tools (like rectangles and ellipses), specify which color lines are
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"solid" and which behave like "fire" or "water," and then drag and drop various
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"doodads" such as buttons and doors onto your map to add some interactive elements.
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If you're not much of a level designer, fear not! The game will also feature some
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built-in levels that you can play and get some inspiration from.
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## What devices can I play it on?
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_Sketchy Maze_ is first and foremost a videogame for **desktop operating systems.**
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It should run on any GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows or Apple macOS computer.
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If you're feeling dangerous, you can also run it on GNU/Linux smartphone devices
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like the Purism Librem 5 or Pine64 Pinephone.
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See the [Download](/download) page.
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# Pricing
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## Is this game free?
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Yes!
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While the game is in beta, all releases are **100% free and fully functional.**
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After the game reaches "1.0" it will use a hybrid freemium model. Free versions
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of the game will include:
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* One chapter of built-in single player levels.
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* The level editor where you can create and share your own custom maps, using
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the built-in [doodads](/guidebook/doodads.html) that the game shipped with.
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You can also play levels created by other players as long as they use the
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built-in doodads.
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Paid versions of the game will include _additional_ features such as:
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* Additional chapters of built-in single player levels.
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* Support for **custom doodads** in your custom levels, including the ability to
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play levels made by other users which make use of custom doodads.
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* Ability to **bundle** your custom doodads _with_ your level file for easy
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sharing with other players.
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* Possibly some access to online account features (in-game UI to share and
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download levels and doodads made by others, etc.)
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