Critter Merge – Free Animal Merge Puzzle

01 — Story

The brief

Critter Merge is a jar and a falling animal. Aim along the top, drop, and let them roll. When two of the same animal touch, they become the next one in the chain and score. A run of quick merges builds a combo, up to four times the points.

The chain is Bunny, Piglet, Penguin, Parrot, Monkey, Panda, Snake, Hippo, Giraffe, and Elephant. A preview shows the next drop, so you can leave a matching neighbor in its path. Keep heavy animals low and toward one side so the chain grows in a line instead of a pile.

If animals sit above the red dashed line for about two seconds, the jar is full. Animals you have reached are remembered on the start screen. The best score stays on this device.

How to drop

Slide or move the pointer to aim, then tap or release to drop. Arrow keys aim and Space drops.

Roster

Animal chain

Two of a kind become the next animal. The jar remembers how far you have climbed.

1

Bunny

StepFirst drop

The animal you see most. Park two of them side by side.

2

Piglet

StepEarly merge

A small step up. Still easy to stack near the bottom.

3

Penguin

StepEarly merge

Worth setting up before the jar gets crowded.

4

Parrot

StepMiddle

Combos start to matter once parrots are falling onto matches.

5

Monkey

StepMiddle

Keep these off the red line. They take real space.

6

Panda

StepMiddle

A good anchor on one side of the jar.

7

Snake

StepLate

Tall in the chain. Do not drop one into a gap you cannot fill.

8

Hippo

StepLate

Heavy. The bottom corner is the right home.

9

Giraffe

StepLate

One step from the top. Clear a landing spot first.

10

Elephant

StepTop

The end of the chain. Reaching one is remembered on the start screen.

Play

Modes and missions

Mode

Merge chain

Ten animals. Two matches become the next larger one.

Mode

Combo

Merges that fall into each other multiply the score, up to four times.

Hands

Controls

Input	Action
Move or arrows	Aim the drop
Click, release, or Space	Drop the critter

Stills

Gallery

A still captured from the live game in a headless browser.

Critter Merge during play — In-game still from Critter Merge.

Spec

System requirements

Minimum

Playable

A current phone, tablet, or computer browser with JavaScript on. No download and no account.

Recommended

Smoother

A recent Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari window, and a stable connection the first time the page loads.

Questions

FAQ

Is it free?

Yes. No download, no account, and nothing to buy.

How does a merge happen?

Drop an animal so it touches the same kind. They become the next animal.

How does a round end?

When animals stay above the red line for about two seconds.

Is it all right for kids?

Yes. No chat, no loot boxes, and no purchases.

Who made the pictures?

HSP for ViralScope Hub. Animals are Kenney’s CC0 Animal Pack.

Sources

Asset credits

Original browser game by HSP for ViralScope Hub.
Animal pictures are the CC0 Animal Pack by Kenney (kenney.nl). Tones are made with the Web Audio API.
This about page is original writing for the hub. It does not reprint the live how-to.

Content source for this page: Facts checked against the live page at https://viralscopehub.com/critter-merge/. Copy on this about page is original.. Edit the matching object in data.json and run node scripts/build.mjs.

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