About Color Cleaner Game
A blue rectangle can be in the way without being the shape you should remove first. That is the little trap in Color Cleaner. The board needs to end up empty, but there are only so many clicks available. Removing each piece separately will soon use them up. Bring pieces of the same colour into contact and one click can clear the group instead.
Look at what is holding the pile together before touching it. Removing a support may let a circle roll into its neighbour, or leave two matching pieces stranded apart. The markings help you read what will happen. Solid shapes move under gravity. Striped ones stay fixed, while an arrow inside a piece gives it a different direction of gravity. Two pieces that look similar at first glance may behave quite differently once the support disappears.
Marsyong's original game has thirty levels. There is no need to aim quickly or keep a character moving; the useful work happens before the next click. Wait for the loose pieces to settle, then look again. A layout that seemed to need three removals can turn into one connected group after a small change underneath it. Keep an eye on the click allowance as well as the colours. Clearing almost everything is not enough when the last isolated shape needs a click you have already spent.
How to Play Color Cleaner Game
Remove every shape from the level without exceeding its click allowance.
- Choose Play from the title screen. Help explains the markings if you want to check them before starting.
- Read the click allowance and look for pieces of the same colour that are already touching.
- Click a shape to remove it. Touching pieces of that colour can disappear together.
- Let the remaining pieces move before choosing the next removal. Check whether the fall has joined any matching colours.
- Work towards an empty board. If the click budget runs out, reconsider which support you removed first on the next attempt.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Left mouse button | Remove a shape or a touching group of the same colour; select menu buttons. |
| M | Mute the sound. |
Click or tap inside the game before using the keyboard. The fullscreen button below the player gives you more room; the restart button reloads the game.
Tips for a better round
- Count the separated colour groups before clicking. If there are more groups than available clicks, some pieces need to meet first.
- Read the pattern inside a shape. A striped platform will stay where it is, even after the pieces around it have gone.
- Follow the arrows on marked pieces rather than assuming that everything falls down.
- Give moving pieces time to settle. A hasty second click may spend an opportunity that the first removal was about to create.
Questions About Color Cleaner Game
How many levels are there?
The original Color Cleaner contains thirty levels.
Why does a striped shape stay in place?
Striped shapes are fixed. The help screen distinguishes them from solid shapes, which move under gravity.
Can I remove different colours with one click?
The grouping rule applies to touching shapes of the same colour. Plan the movement so matching pieces meet.
