Hit the tail to win. Hit head-on and you lose.

Ant Zigzag is an arena game about Kim, a small green ant who never stops crawling. Steer Kim around rival ants, slip behind them and ram their tail before they ram yours. Levels are short, and if you lose you retry right away.

Each arena is an everyday object seen up close: a pocket watch, a leaf, a bottle cap, a china bowl, a dark cave and a volcano crater.

How to play

  • Mouse or touch: drag anywhere to steer. Kim always moves forward.
  • Keyboard: Left and Right arrows (or A and D) to steer.
  • Brake, from level 11: tap a second finger or press S. Kim stops for half a second, the enemy rushes past, and you hit its tail.
  • Gold Rush, from level 21: defeat enemies to fill the Rage bar, then tap GOLD or press Space. For 4 seconds any hit wins.
  • P or Esc pauses the game.

What's inside

  • 50 levels across 5 zones, unlocked one by one on a map: Sand Garden, Leaf Forest, Sugar Nest, Dark Cave and Volcano.
  • Different goals: clear all, beat the clock, survive, collect sugar, defeat the queen.
  • 5 boss fights: Mun, the Pink Queen, the Shadow Queen, the Fire General and the Fire King.
  • 10 special levels with their own rules: a sweeping clock hand, a tilting dial, a tilting leaf, a shaking ring, melting sugar, a stirring spoon, lights out, falling stalactites, spreading lava and a quaking mountain.
  • A short story with 8 characters. Kim sets out to bring home the colony's eggs, its sugar and five clock shards, and an old rival, Mun, joins the fight later on.
  • Up to 3 stars per level. Collect sugar to upgrade 7 skills, and pick up armor to survive tough fights.
  • No lives, no energy, no waiting.

Languages

English and Vietnamese. Switch on the title screen or in Settings.

No ads, no purchases, no account

The game has no ads, no in-app purchases and no sign-in. It makes no network requests while you play. Progress is saved in your browser on this device, so clearing site data or playing in a private window will reset it.

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Ant Zigzag is the first game by JoyBit Team.

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