About Mottle Game

Most people find Mottle through a short clip of a little creature fading into a coloured tile while a light cone slides past. Then they want to try it, and they want it to start now. That is what Mottle Game is for. Open the home page, press play and you are in the garden within seconds. There is no download, no sign-up and no app store page in the way.

The game runs in any modern browser, so the same link works on a Windows laptop, a MacBook, a school Chromebook, an Android phone or an iPhone. Drag with your mouse or finger, or use the arrow keys and WASD, and the controls feel the same everywhere.

Most hide-and-seek games are about finding a good hiding spot and waiting. Mottle turns hiding into something you do every second. Your creature glows bright orange whenever it moves and slowly takes on the colour of the tile under it when you stop. The Seekers sweep the garden with cones of light, a meter fills up when they can see you, and fireflies tempt you out into the open for extra points.

The result is a game about restraint. The best runs come from players who move in short, deliberate bursts and freeze the moment a cone turns red. Each round adds more fireflies, faster Seekers and longer timers, so there is always a new best score to chase.

Under the game on our home page you will find a full Mottle strategy guide. It explains exactly how the Camo and Alert meters work, how the round bonus grows, how many Seekers join as the rounds go up, and the habits that keep you alive in the later rounds. If you have ever wondered why you got spotted while standing still, or whether chasing a firefly is worth the risk, the guide answers it.

• New players: learn the controls and the Hide and Seek phases in two minutes.
• Returning players: use the scoring breakdown to plan for a higher best score.
• Mobile players: get tips for touch controls and playing in portrait or landscape.

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