Circle the swarm and squeeze it in a loop
Tangle Tails is a survival arcade game on a dark, leafy pond. You steer a long green creature whose body grows as the run goes on, while blue arrowhead bugs and small red bugs pour in. Bumping into them costs health, but drawing a loop around a group with your body and touching it with your head crushes everything inside. Chained crushes build a combo, and the run report counts defeated enemies, loops and body length.
How to play Tangle Tails
- Press Play; Survival is the starting mode.
- Steer with W A S D or the arrow keys, or hold the mouse button to follow the pointer.
- Swing your body around a cluster of bugs and touch it with your head to crush them.
- Use the dash and star skill buttons when the swarm closes in.
- Survive the five stages of a level; health drops whenever bugs touch you.
Controls
| W A S D / arrow keys | Steer the creature |
|---|---|
| Hold mouse button | Steer toward the pointer |
| Skill buttons | Dash and star skill |
Tips to play better
- Wide loops catch more bugs at once and feed the combo counter.
- Keep moving: standing still lets the swarm chip away at your health.
- Each run pays out Essence, so look at the Upgrade menu between runs.
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Tangle Tails FAQ
How do you defeat bugs in Tangle Tails?
Circle them with your body and touch the loop with your head. Bumping into bugs head-on only costs you health.
What does the end-of-run report show?
Enemies defeated, bugs crushed in loops, your biggest loop, best combo, longest body and the Essence you earned.
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