Tide Whirl

Swallow and grow game
1 player
Daily challenge
Phones and computers

Tide Whirl is a swallow and grow game that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.

In a harbour, a whirlpool swallows anything under 92% of its own size and grows by 22% of what it takes. Bigger things circle its rim; after the 120-second round a freighter stays 12 seconds, worth 500 points. One star unlocks each next harbour, up to the Shipyard, and each needs a bigger whirlpool for its freighter.

Play Tide Whirl

How to play

Move the mouse or use the arrows to steer the whirlpoolOn a touch screen: Put a finger down and drag the way you want to go
Swallow things smaller than you to grow
Things with a white ring are small enough to swallow
When time runs out, a freighter comes. Be big enough to take it

The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.

Tide Whirl gameplay — Tide Whirl in play

Controls

Mouse or arrow keys steer
On a phone, drag
Esc pauses
M mutes

Tips

Points rise with the square of size: a duck is worth about 6 and a barge about 850, so grow first and sweep the small things as you go.
Anything too big to swallow is caught in the current and circles your rim, so a boat you cannot take yet follows you around until you grow into it.
The HUD names the size the next star needs: 70, 105 or 140. The freighter wants a different number, 75 in the first harbour and 96 in the Shipyard.

What does the freighter do?

When the 120 seconds end, a freighter appears near you for a 12-second bonus. Only a whirlpool at the harbour's required size can take it: 75, 82, 88 and 96 across the four harbours. Taking it adds 500 points, and a whirlpool that is too small is told how far short it is.

How are stars earned?

By your final size, not your points: 70 for one star, 105 for two and 140 for three. One star in a harbour opens the next, from Harbour to Marina, Fish market and Shipyard, each with its own mix of objects, and the stars you hold show on the start card.

About this game

Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 7, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.

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