Animal Cells is a free puzzle game you can play right here in your browser. The core of it is animals. No account, no install and no plugins — just the game in a browser tab.
About Animal Cells
Explode all the animals by touching them or removing them from the board. They can only explode if they have one of the same color nearby.
How to play Animal Cells
Getting started takes about ten seconds. You will want a keyboard for this one — the arrow keys / WASD carry most of it, and the table below has the rest. It is built tall rather than wide — comfortable one-handed on a phone, centred and uncropped on a monitor. Expect the first attempt to be a write-off; that is normal here.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Mouse | Navigate menus and interact |
| Arrow keys / WASD | Move |
| Spacebar | Primary action |
On mobile: Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.
Why it is worth playing
Animal Cells does one thing and does it properly. There is no bloat around the edges, which is exactly what you want from a puzzle game in a browser tab. Nothing about it assumes you have played it before.
At a glance
- Free to play with no account required
- Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
- Portrait layout, comfortable one-handed on mobile
- Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
- Animals gameplay — Games starring the animal kingdom
- Added to our catalogue from a 2021 release
Frequently asked questions
Is Animal Cells free to play?
It is free. There is no trial, no unlock and no sign-up wall on Animal Cells — the page you are on is the whole thing.
Do I need to download or install anything?
Nothing at all. Animal Cells runs in the browser tab you already have open, the same way a video or a map does.
Can I play Animal Cells on my phone?
Yes — mobile is fully supported. Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.
What are the controls for Animal Cells?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Mouse — navigate menus and interact; Arrow keys / WASD — move; Spacebar — primary action.
Can I play Animal Cells fullscreen?
There is a fullscreen control in the top-right of the player. Press Escape when you want the page back.
What kind of game is Animal Cells?
Animal Cells is a puzzle game built around animals. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.
