The landmasses have drifted loose, slide and spin each one home on an empty world.
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How to play
The continents and oceans float free of a blank globe. Drag each piece to its real-world position and rotate it until everything locks into the correct map of Earth.
Drag a landmass or ocean to move it across the globe
Rotate pieces so they sit at the right orientation
Snap every piece into its true geographic spot to complete the world
Daily puzzle or Practice for repeat play
Controls
Desktop: click and drag pieces; use the Rotate button to spin the selected piece
Phone & tablet: drag with a finger and tap Rotate
Tips & strategy
Anchor the big, unmistakable continents first, then fit smaller pieces around them
Coastline shapes that interlock are your best alignment clues
Set rotation before fine-tuning position to avoid double work
What you'll learn
Drift Apart is a drag-and-rotate world-map assembly puzzle themed around plate tectonics, linking the continents' shapes to their drift.
Skills: continents, plate tectonics, world map, spatial assembly
Best for: roughly grades 5–10 (ages 10–16)
For parents & teachers: shows how the continents fit and have moved.
About Drift Apart
Drift Apart is a drag-and-rotate world-map assembly puzzle themed around plate tectonics. It's an original, free browser game built in-house for PlayPendium.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.