Play Shawl Online
You drag and fold these pixelated shawls into impossible shapes while synth music makes fabric origami feel strangely intense. That "just one more try" itch hits hard when the patterns start bending reality.
Shawl was part of the MS-DOS Classic Games collection, though it didn't come from a well-known developer or publisher. It was one of those quiet puzzle games that felt right at home on the platform, a simple concept built for the hardware of its time.
You control a cursor to drag, rotate, and fold colored fabric pieces on a grid, matching them to a target silhouette. The main objective is to complete each pattern with the fewest moves possible, under a strict time limit. The mechanics involve precise spatial manipulation; pieces can overlap and twist in specific ways, and later levels introduce obstacles that block placement. The pacing is deliberate, almost meditative at first, but the difficulty ramps up sharply as the shapes become more abstract and convoluted. It feels like untangling a stubborn knot with your mind, each success a quiet, personal victory.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Shawl ROM
You can download this ROM to play Shawl offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
