Play Agar.io Online Free

About Agar.io

Agar.io is where the entire .io genre came from. Matheus Valadares released it in 2015: you're a circular cell on a petri dish, you eat pellets and smaller players to grow, and anything meaningfully bigger than you can eat you. That's it, and it was one of the biggest games in the world within a month.

The depth is in splitting. Pressing space divides your cell in two and launches half forward, which is how you catch someone faster than you — at the cost of being smaller and more vulnerable until the pieces merge back. Every fight is a judgement about whether the split is worth it.

How to play Agar.io

Move
Mouse — your cell follows the cursor
Split
Space
Eject mass
W
  1. Eat pellets to grow slowly, and smaller players to grow fast.
  2. You can eat any cell noticeably smaller than yours.
  3. Split (space) to launch half your mass forward and catch faster prey.
  4. Green spiky viruses split a large cell that touches them — small cells can hide behind them.
  5. The bigger you get, the slower you move.

Agar.io tips

  • Don't split unless the kill is certain; a split cell is prey for anyone bigger.
  • Hide behind viruses when a large cell is chasing you — they can't follow without exploding.
  • Corners are death. Stay where you have escape routes in several directions.
  • Feed a teammate mass with W to build one large cell in team modes.

Agar.io — questions

How do you split in Agar.io?

Press space. Your cell divides and half of it launches in the direction of your cursor, which is how you catch a smaller player who is outrunning you. The halves merge back after a while.

What are the green spiky circles?

Viruses. A large cell that touches one explodes into many small pieces, so they're deadly for big players and a hiding place for small ones.

Why did Agar.io matter?

It created the .io genre in 2015 — instant browser multiplayer with no account, one mechanic and a leaderboard. Every game with .io in the name is descended from it.

Categories
Multiplayer & .IO
Platform
Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
Cost
Free, no download or sign-up