Pudding MonstersSlide and combine quirky blobs into a giant creature in Pudding Monsters, a clever grid puzzle game by ZeptoLab that plays free directly in your web browser.
Pudding Monsters
What is Pudding Monsters?
Pudding Monsters is a logic puzzle game created by ZeptoLab where you slide lively gelatin pieces across a tabletop board to merge them into a single super monster. Each miniature blob glides in a straight line until it collides with another piece or an obstacle on the grid. Your objective is to unite every isolated slice into one connected unit while keeping all creatures on the board. The game runs directly in modern web browsers on desktop and mobile devices without requiring any downloads or installation.
Key features
- 125 levels: Tackle over a hundred brain-teasing puzzle stages that scale up in difficulty with new board layouts.
- Modular monster forms: Combine blobs from various angles to produce different monster shapes across each board.
- Distinct puzzle areas: Navigate varied environments featuring unique stage setups and obstacle configurations.
- Expressive monster animations: Enjoy charming facial expressions and lively sound design as your creatures react to movement.
- Turn management: Plan paths carefully within move restrictions to solve each puzzle efficiently.
- Cross-platform compatibility: Experience seamless puzzle solving across mobile screens and desktop monitors.
How to play
- Scan the entire board to spot the starting positions of all separate monster pieces.
- Pick an individual piece and choose an open direction to slide it across the grid.
- Guide the sliding piece so it bumps into another monster or a stopper block without flying off the board edge.
- Glue matching pieces together upon contact to build increasingly larger monster formations.
- Continue joining fragments until only one single united monster remains on the board before running out of moves.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard / mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Slide a monster piece | Click and drag in desired direction | Swipe in desired direction |
| Select or inspect puzzle board | Left click | Tap screen |
Movement and collision mechanics
Unlike conventional sliding puzzles where tiles step forward cell by cell, pieces in this game glide continuously until they hit something solid. If a blob has no obstacle in its trajectory, it will slide straight off the edge of the board, forcing you to restart the stage. Successful solutions rely on using stationary monsters as backstops for moving ones. When two pieces collide, they stick together permanently, creating larger multi-tile units that alter subsequent sliding lanes and stop points.
Tips and strategy
- Trace the full slide path beforehand: Always verify that a monster piece has a clear stopping anchor before sliding it so it does not slide off into empty space.
- Use outer pieces as stoppers: Keep perimeter blobs stationary early in the round to serve as bumpers for interior pieces.
- Build central anchors: Merge two pieces near the center of the grid first to establish a reliable collision barrier for remaining stragglers.
- Preserve your move budget: Calculate compound movements in advance because each puzzle stage allows only a limited number of slides.
- Watch compound shapes: Remember that joined monsters move together as a single rigid shape, which changes how they interact with board obstacles.
Similar games
- Stickman That One Level — A creative platform puzzle game where players solve repetitive room setups with changing rules.
- Chessformer — A spatial grid puzzle that utilizes chess piece movements in a platformer format.
- Blockbuster Puzzle — A tile placement brain teaser centered on fitting geometric shapes into compact grids.
Developer and history
Pudding Monsters was created by ZeptoLab, the development studio well known for physics-based puzzle titles. The game originally debuted in December 2012 on mobile platforms before arriving as an HTML5 web browser edition in February 2019. The browser release brings the complete stage progression and touch-friendly mechanics directly to web players everywhere.