CRUMB COLONY Ant Pixel Puzzle Game · Play Free Online

Every level is a pixel picture packed with blocks. Tap a box of one color to release a squad of ants, watch them march along the frame and nibble the picture from the edges inward, then carry every block home to the nest.

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Send antsTap a colored box in the front row of the tray. It drops into a nest slot and that many ants of its color set off, one after another.

Outside inAnts can only bite blocks that are exposed: on the edge of the picture, or next to a cell that has already been eaten. Inner colors appear only after the outer layers are gone.

Don't jam the nestThere are only 5 slots. A color that can't be eaten yet keeps its slot busy. If every slot is full and nothing can move, the level is lost.

Locks & keysGolden keys are buried in the picture. Once the ants dig around one, it flies down and opens a locked box in the tray. A locked box at the front blocks its whole column.

Spider webNobody can eat the blocks under the web. Send the leaf-covered soldier box: red soldier ants bite the silk until the number on the spider reaches 0 and it runs away.

BoostersExtra Slot adds a sixth slot; Grab takes any box from the tray; Machine Gun sprays 12 random shots across the picture, each knocking out a block; UFO lifts one slot's color straight out of the picture. Each booster costs you a star.

Chained boxesTwo boxes joined by a line can only be taken when both are in the front row, and they move into two slots together.

Number blocksA big block with a number needs several bites from its color; the number is how many are left. It can be bitten as soon as any side is exposed.

IceFrozen blocks take two bites: the first cracks the ice, the second carries the block away. The number on the box already counts that extra bite.

What is Crumb Colony?

Crumb Colony is a free color sort puzzle game you play right in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with no download and no sign-up. Every level is a pixel picture of a dish, built entirely from colored blocks. Tap a box in the tray to release a squad of ants of that color: they march along the frame, nibble the picture from the outside in and carry every block back to their nest, with satisfying little chomps along the way.

The puzzle is the order. Ants can only bite blocks that are exposed, and the nest has just five slots, so a color sent too early sits there and blocks everything else. Across 240 handcrafted levels, from a sunny-side-up egg all the way to trick-or-treating on Halloween night, you will meet chained boxes, locks and golden keys, ice, spider webs, number blocks, a conveyor tray, gift wrapping, noodles and a dark Halloween night lit only by jack-o'-lanterns, and from chapter 2 on every level has its own difficulty curve. Every level has been beaten in the real game, and each one has a guide with a step-by-step solution.

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All 240 levels

Chapter 1 · Snack Street

Chapter 2 · Night Market

Chapter 3 · World Tour

Chapter 4 · Festival Table

Chapter 5 · Chinese Classics

Chapter 6 · Meadow Feast

Chapter 7 · Autumn Fields

Chapter 8 · By the Creek

Chapter 9 · The Farmyard

Chapter 10 · The Corner Shop by the School

Chapter 11 · Summer Nights

Chapter 12 · Halloween Night

Chapter 13 · Autumn Street Corner

Chapter 14 · First Snow

Chapter 15 · New Year Market

Chapter 16 · Fishing Village

Chapter 17 · Amusement Park

Chapter 18 · Hong Kong Café

Chapter 19 · Ramen Shop

Chapter 20 · Street Tent

Chapter 21 · Green Train

Chapter 22 · Sichuan Corner Kitchen

In-depth guides

FAQ

Do I need to download Crumb Colony?

No. It is a web game: open it in any phone or computer browser and play. Progress is saved in your browser.

Is it free?

Yes, it is free and needs no account.

How many levels are there?

240 levels in twelve chapters: Snack Street, Night Market, World Tour, Festival Table, Chinese Classics, Meadow Feast, Autumn Fields, By the Creek, The Farmyard, The Corner Shop by the School, Summer Nights and Halloween Night, 20 levels each, with a tougher level about every five. World Tour adds a conveyor tray, Festival Table adds gift wrapping and Chinese Classics adds noodles; in Meadow Feast the key box is often buried deep in the tray where you can't see it, so sometimes you have to gamble on which column to dig. Autumn Fields, By the Creek, The Farmyard, The Corner Shop by the School and Summer Nights are the hardest chapters so far: every Autumn Fields level is about as tough as level 116, with the key box often buried deep in the tray; By the Creek is harder still, with fewer clues, more hidden boxes and more chained boxes; and in The Farmyard many pictures have long strands, like ropes, tails, clotheslines and smoke, that can only be eaten from their ends, just like noodles. The Corner Shop by the School and Summer Nights have no chained boxes; the hard part is that the deciding box is buried deep in the tray, so you can't tell from the front rows which column to dig. Halloween Night is played in the dark: you can only see around the parts already eaten, and clearing a buried jack-o'-lantern lights up a wide area and reveals the colors of every mystery box in the tray.

Can every level be beaten?

Yes. Every level was played through in the real game by a script before release, and each level guide includes a verified solution.

Why did I lose?

The nest jams when all 5 slots hold colors that can't be eaten yet and no box can be taken. Sending colors that can bite right away and keeping one slot free avoids most losses.

What kind of game is Crumb Colony?

A color sort puzzle built on pixel art: every picture is made of colored blocks, and you decide which color of ants to send next. It plays like a calm, satisfying ASMR-style puzzle at first and turns into real planning in the harder levels.