SHARK
THIEF

DEPTH SELECT

CHOOSE A STARTING DEPTH

SCORE 0

MOVES 0

TIME 00:00

SCORE 0

LV TIME 00:00

YOU DIED

TOTAL POINTS: 0

(POINTS² ÷ TIME)

LEVIATHAN DEFEATED

TIME TO KILL—

MINES TRIGGERED—

MINE HITS—

SHARK SCORE—

LEVELS COMPLETED—

TOTAL TIME—

LEVEL TIMES

FINAL SCORE—

LEADERBOARD

SHARK THIEF

#	NAME	HIGH SCORE	TIME (DATE)
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SETTINGS

COLORBLIND MODE Grid lines only

HAPTIC FEEDBACK Vibration on move

WATER SHIMMER Animated light on tiles

SPEED RUN MODE Show timers during play

TIER 3 ACHIEVEMENTS Special challenges + tank effects

⚠ DEV — JUMP TO DEPTH

⚠ DEV — ACHIEVEMENTS

SHARK THIEF iOS v0.1.0 — WEB PROTOTYPE

DEPTH 1

THE SHALLOWS

SCORING FORMULA

SHARK SCORE

► THE FORMULA

FORMULA SHARK SCORE = SCORE² ÷ TIME (seconds)

EXAMPLE Score 250 in 90s → 250² ÷ 90 = 694

► DESIGN INTENT

HIGH SCORE Matters most — doubling your score quadruples Shark Score.

FAST TIME Acts as a multiplier — cutting time in half doubles Shark Score.

BALANCE A high score at average speed still ranks well. Neither extreme dominates.

► ELIGIBILITY

REQUIRED You must start the run at Depth 1 — The Shallows. A Shark Score is not generated at all for runs that begin at any other depth.

WHY The formula measures score versus total time from the very beginning. Starting mid-game would produce an artificially inflated score that can't fairly compare to full runs.

► NOTE

TUNABLE The exponent (currently 2) may be adjusted as the game grows to keep the leaderboard meaningful across all score ranges.