How to play Colony Flow.

Colony Flow! is a colour-matching puzzle with five slots for ant boxes. A selected box sends workers to matching pixel blocks; finishing the box releases its slot. The aim is to clear the picture while keeping room for boxes that can make progress.

This guide explains the rules and how to compare a walkthrough with your board. It does not provide a universal box order: the next useful colour depends on the picture and tray in front of you.

How the five waiting slots work.

Each selected box occupies a slot until it finishes. A box with no matching work can remain in the queue. Choosing several unproductive boxes can fill the tray and leave no room for the colour you need.

Illustration only: count occupied slots separately from the colours still visible in the picture.

What to check before choosing a box.

1. Look at the remaining picture. Identify the colours that have matching work, rather than choosing by the box number alone.
2. Inspect the available boxes. Compare the visible front row with those colours.
3. Count free slots. Notice which active boxes are still waiting to finish.
4. Check the changed state. After a selection, compare the board and queue again before making the next choice.

This is a way to inspect a move, not a guarantee of a clear. If you are following a recording, use its exact sequence and checkpoints for the matching layout.

Match the picture before the level number.

A useful match includes the artwork, visible obstacles and starting tray. These three recordings have distinct identifying details:

• Level 157: brown-and-white dog. Upright ears, a blue-purple background and obstacles marked 150. The opening notes compare the queue at 0:15.
• Level 214: red-roof cottage. Green foliage, a chimney on the right and a starting front row reading 20, 8, 50, 25. The notes check the active queue at 0:23.
• Level 230: ramen bowl. A red rim and two chopsticks on the upper left. The opening notes compare all five occupied positions at 0:15.

These are observations from the credited videos. They identify the recordings; they do not establish compatibility with every release or a complete clear. If your picture differs, stop copying that sequence and look for a matching recording in the level library.

Common questions.

Why does a box stay in a slot?

Check whether it has matching blocks left to collect. The developer describes a colour with no remaining work as a cause of a clogged slot. A still image alone does not show whether a box is waiting or about to finish.

Is filling all five slots always a mistake?

Slot occupancy alone does not answer that. In the Level 230 recording, all five positions are occupied at 0:15. Compare what the active workers are doing and what the walkthrough does next.

Why does my level look different from the video?

The same number is not enough to identify a layout. Compare the artwork and tray, then note your platform and app version. Keep the moves from one matching recording together.

Rules and sources.

The basic box and slot rules are described in the developer’s official App Store listing, checked on 13 October 2026. The board examples link to their own credited recordings and observation timestamps. Read how this site checks its sources.