Color Sort Puzzle

How to Play Color Sort

🎮 Controls

On desktop, click a tube to select the top ball, then click another tube to move it there. On touch screens, tap to select and tap again to place. Tap the same tube again to deselect. Use the ⛶ Full Screen button for an immersive experience.

🧪 Game Rules

• Each tube holds up to 4 colored balls.
• You can only move the top ball (or stack of same-colored top balls) from a tube.
• A ball can be placed on another tube if the top colors match or the tube is empty.
• The goal is to sort all balls so each tube contains only one color.

⭐ Star Rating

• 1 Star — Complete the puzzle
• 2 Stars — Complete within the goal move limit
• 3 Stars — Complete within goal without using undo

💡 Tips

• Plan ahead — think several moves in advance before committing.
• Keep empty tubes free as workspace for rearranging balls.
• Focus on completing one color at a time when possible.
• Use the Undo button if you make a mistake.
• Multiple same-colored balls on top of a tube move together automatically.

🎯 Difficulty Levels

• Easy — 4 colors, 6 tubes — great for beginners
• Medium — 6 colors, 8 tubes — a balanced challenge
• Hard — 8 colors, 10 tubes — tests your strategy
• Expert — 10 colors, 12 tubes — for puzzle masters

About Color Sort Puzzle

Color Sort Puzzle is a free, browser-based tube sorting puzzle game that challenges your logic and planning skills. Sort colorful balls into matching tubes — no downloads, no sign-up, playable instantly on desktop and mobile.

Gameplay

At its core, Color Sort is a classic ball sorting puzzle: move colored balls between test tubes until each tube holds only one color. With limited empty tubes as workspace, every move counts. Careful planning and strategic thinking are the keys to success.

Four Difficulty Modes

Choose from Easy (4 colors), Medium (6 colors), Hard (8 colors), or Expert (10 colors). Each mode generates fresh, guaranteed-solvable puzzles with randomised layouts, so no two games are alike. The difficulty scales naturally as more colors demand deeper strategic planning.

Features at a Glance

• 🧪 Classic color sort / water sort / ball sort puzzle gameplay
• 🎨 4 difficulty levels with 4 to 10 vibrant colors
• ♾️ Unlimited randomly generated, guaranteed-solvable puzzles
• ⭐ Three-star rating system with par move targets
• ↩ Unlimited undo — learn from mistakes without penalty
• 🎵 Original background music with mute control
• 💾 Automatic local save — pick up right where you left off
• 📱 Fully responsive — works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
• ⛶ Fullscreen mode for an immersive puzzle experience

Replay Value

Chase three-star ratings, beat your best move counts, and climb through progressively numbered levels in each difficulty. With infinite randomly generated puzzles, a satisfying star system, and four escalating difficulty modes, there is always a new color sorting challenge waiting.

Developed by Vinish Kapoor — https://vinish.dev

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