Colony Flow Features & Mechanics Explained
The Core Loop
Every level is a pixel-art picture built from colored tiles. Tapping a cube in the tray moves it into a waiting slot and dispatches ants from the nest hole. Ants only eat tiles of their color that are reachable — connected to open ground from the bottom edge. Buried tiles become reachable as the tiles covering them get eaten, which is the whole puzzle: load colors in an order that keeps every slot productive.
Waiting Slots & Failing
You get 5 slots (7 with Extra Slot boosters). A level fails only when all slots are occupied, none of their colors has a reachable tile, and no ants are in flight. The game highlights tappable-and-reachable cubes with a white ring — trust the ring.
Hidden “?” Cubes (from level 8)
Hidden cubes show a gray “?” instead of their color. The color is revealed the moment the cube lands in a slot. They add risk: a bad reveal can clog a slot. Our level pages list what every hidden cube contains, behind a spoiler toggle.
Locked Cubes (from level 12)
A locked cube can't be picked while another cube sits directly above it in the tray. Free the cube above first, or use a Shuffle booster to relocate it.
Two Nest Holes (from level 18)
Bigger boards get a second nest hole. Ants automatically leave from the hole nearest to their target tile, so wide pictures clear noticeably faster.
Speed Toggle
The ▶▶ button in the top bar toggles 2x speed. It changes animation speed only — never outcomes — so leave it on once you're comfortable.
Stars & Coins
- ⭐⭐⭐ — clear the level without using any booster.
- ⭐⭐ — clear it with boosters.
- Win reward: 12 coins + 1 per 5 levels (max +20) + 8 bonus for a clean clear.
- Clean clears also have a 55% chance to drop a free booster.
Level Range
The browser version currently ships 1317 levels, mixing handcrafted pictures (hearts, stars, animals…) with generated ones — rainbow gradients, mosaics and geometric puzzles. Difficulty ramps: more colors from level 31, bigger boards from level 40, and the community-flagged hard spikes are marked orange/red in the level index.