MadZOOng — Play Free Online

MadZOOng is an animal-themed matching puzzle built around a crowded board of tiles. Your job is to find two identical animals, move one so the pair can touch, and watch them burst the crates around them for points. Everything happens against a countdown, so each level is a small race between careful planning and the clock.

It comes from Adgard, whose first game on Poki this was, and it was released in March 2021 with an update in January 2022. It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and it works on desktop, phone and tablet. Sessions are short, which makes it a handy break between longer games on Doodle Jump.

How to play

This is a mouse or touch game. Click a tile to select it, then click again to move it to where you want it. The goal is to connect identical icons without anything blocking the path between them. When matching animals touch, the crates next to them are destroyed and you score. Clear the crates before the timer runs out to finish the level.

Some catalogue listings mention arrow keys or WASD for this title. The source page describes click-to-select and click-to-move only, so use the mouse or a finger.

Tips

• Scan the whole board before your first move. Spotting a pair that is already nearly touching saves more time than hunting one down later.
• Think about which move opens space for the next one. A tile you shift out of the way can unblock a second pair.
• Do not spend the clock deliberating on one tricky pair. Take an easy match, then reassess the board.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

MadZOOng is slower and more thoughtful than most of this site. Doodle Jump and Bird Jumper are reflex games where you steer upward without stopping. Fireboy and Watergirl is the closest in spirit, since it also asks you to plan around obstacles. Bloons Tower Defense 2 gives you a different kind of strategy, set up in advance and then played out in real time.

If you like puzzles you can solve with only a mouse and a few minutes, this fits.