Match 3 animals to break them free
A pile of caged animals is stacked in front of you. Tap the ones you can reach, line up three identical animals in the holding pen, and watch the cage door swing open. Sixteen levels, five habitats, thirty species.
Every animal is original artwork drawn for ZooBreak.
Three steps, one very full pen
ZooBreak is a stacking tile puzzle. The animals are piled on top of each other, so most of them are locked. Your job is to clear the pile from the top down without filling your pen.
Reach an animal
Only animals with nothing on top of them can be tapped. Work from the top of the pile down.
Fill the pen
Each tap moves an animal into the holding pen at the bottom. Seven spaces, and every one of them counts.
Free them
Three of a kind opens the cage and all three break free. Fill the pen with no match left and the level ends.
Every level has a place
Sixteen levels are spread across five habitats. Each one brings its own animals and its own stack depth, and every level you clear adds species to your collection.
Built to be played, not sold
30 illustrated species
Every animal is a vector illustration in one consistent style, so the collection looks the same on every device you play it.
No timers, no ads
Think as long as you like. There are no energy meters, no ads between levels and no in-app purchases. Progress lives in your browser.
Tools when you need them
Hint, shuffle, undo, discard and reveal are available on every level. A stuck board is a puzzle, not a wall.
Plays on your phone
Built mobile-first and laid out for touch. It opens in any browser, installs nothing and keeps working when you lose signal.
A real collection
Free a species and it is recorded in your collection with the number you have rescued. Track all 30 as you go.
Fair boards
Every level is checked by an automatic solver before you see it, so no level ships as impossible.
Frequently asked
How do I play ZooBreak?
Tap any animal that is not covered by another animal. It slides into your holding pen at the bottom of the screen. When three identical animals sit in the pen, their cage opens and all three break free. Clear every animal on the board to complete the level. If the pen fills up before you can make a match, the level ends.
Is ZooBreak free to play?
Yes. ZooBreak is completely free, with no ads, no in-app purchases, no energy timers and no accounts. Progress is stored only in your own browser.
How many levels does ZooBreak have?
ZooBreak has 16 levels spread across five habitats: Savanna, Forest, Canopy, Ocean and Meadow. Each habitat brings its own animals and its own stack depth. Only the animals on top can be tapped, so the pile has to be peeled layer by layer.
What animals can I collect in ZooBreak?
There are 30 animal species, including lion, giraffe, zebra, elephant, ostrich, camel, fox, bear, deer, rabbit, squirrel, hedgehog, monkey, koala, panda, tiger, sloth, owl, dolphin, whale, octopus, sea turtle, crab, starfish, honeybee, butterfly, ladybug, snail, ant and flamingo.
What do the tools do?
Hint highlights an animal that completes a match. Break frees three matching animals from anywhere in the pile. Light lets your next tap reach a buried animal. Shuffle rearranges the remaining animals. Undo takes back your last move. Return puts one animal from the pen back at the bottom of the cage. Reveal briefly shows the hidden animals inside the deep cages.
Does ZooBreak work on a phone?
Yes. ZooBreak is built mobile-first and runs in any modern browser on iPhone, iPad, Android and desktop. The layout adapts to your screen and there is nothing to install.
Every cage you open counts
Sixteen levels are waiting. The first one takes about a minute.
Start level 1