Mottle on mobile: no download needed

There’s no official Mottle APK or app. Mottle — Hide & Seek runs in your phone’s browser, free, with one thumb. Open 5qbwd96hq.8x.gg in Safari or Chrome, tap the garden, and you’re playing.

How to play Mottle on iPhone or Android

Open 5qbwd96hq.8x.gg in Safari (iPhone/iPad) or Chrome (Android). The player on our home page works too.
Wait for the garden to appear, then tap anywhere to start. No sign-up or login screen.
Hold your thumb where you want the creature to go. Lift it to hide. Put your thumb a little ahead of the creature so you can still see it.
Turn the phone either way: the game re-lays itself out for portrait or landscape.

Mottle on an iPhone-sized screen: title MOTTLE and Tap to play — Portrait layout: counters on top.

Phone layout with Alert and Camo meters at the bottom of the screen — Alert and Camo meters sit at the bottom, near your thumb.

Caught Out card on phone with a big Play button — The result card’s Play button starts a new run.

Make it feel like an app

8x.gg sets Mottle up as a home-screen web app, so you can give it an icon without installing anything:

iPhone / iPad (Safari): open the game, tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
Android (Chrome): open the game, tap the ⋮ menu, then Add to Home screen or Install app.

The icon opens Mottle full screen, without the browser bar, which also gives you more room to play.

What the “8x” app is

On the game’s 8x.gg page you’ll see buttons to get 8x for iPhone/iPad, Android and macOS. That app is 8x.gg itself, a whole platform of small games and tools from many creators. You can play Mottle inside it, and signing in there lets the game save your best score to your account. But it isn’t a Mottle download, and you don’t need it: the browser version is the same game.

Mobile tips

Turn the sound on. The tick in the last three seconds and the little chime when you finish blending are handy cues on a small screen.
Lift fully. Resting your thumb on the glass counts as holding. The creature only blends when your thumb is off the screen.
Switching apps pauses the game, so a notification won’t cost you a life.
Won’t load? Try the other link (our player or 8x.gg), switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, or update your browser. On school Wi-Fi, see Mottle unblocked.

Download questions

Is there a Mottle APK?+

No. Star Lord has not released Mottle as an APK or a standalone app. It is a browser game on 8x.gg. Sites offering a “Mottle APK” are not distributing the real game; skip them.

Is Mottle on the App Store or Google Play?+

Not as its own app. 8x.gg has a platform app for iPhone/iPad, Android and macOS where you can play its games, Mottle included, but the browser version is the same game and needs no install.

Can I play Mottle offline?+

You need an internet connection to load it, because the game is served from 8x.gg. There is no official offline version.

Does Mottle work on iPad and tablets?+

Yes. It is touch-first and plays in portrait or landscape, so tablets work well. On a big screen the meters move to the side.

Keep exploring the garden

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