Pixel Herd
A retro sliding puzzle. Slide the critters so each kind ends up in one connected clump — or send them home to their matching pens — routing around boulders. Every board is scrambled from a solved state, so it's always solvable.
How to play
Pixel Herd is a retro sliding puzzle on a small grid of pens. One slot is always empty. Tap a critter in the empty slot's row or column and the whole line slides over to fill the gap — arrow keys nudge it too. Herd every critter into place in as few moves as you can.
Meet the herd
Every board is stocked from this cast of pixel critters — a few kinds on a tiny 3×3, more as the pens grow:
Two ways to win
Each board sets one of two goals. In Group, gather every kind into a single connected clump. In Homes, slide each critter onto the tinted pen that matches its colour — it locks in gold once it's home.
Boards & boulders
Pens run from a cosy 3×3 up to a roomy 6×6. Every board is scrambled from a solved state, so a solution always exists — and Undo walks your moves back whenever you paint yourself into a corner.
Tips
- Work one colour into place, then avoid disturbing it.
- Use the empty slot like a cursor — plan the path it takes.
- On bigger boards, solve the edges first and finish in the centre.
- Fewer moves earns more stars — up to three on a tidy solve.