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Mochi Hole

Steer a hungry little void around a cute town, swallow everything smaller than you, and grow big enough to devour cars, houses, and whole buildings before the timer runs out.

About Mochi Hole

Mochi Hole is a free eat-and-grow arcade game in the hole.io style, rebuilt with a soft pastel town and a chunky, satisfying sense of escalation. You control a tiny black hole — a dark circle ringed in a soft purple glow — drifting across a cozy little neighbourhood. Anything smaller than your hole gets pulled in, teeters on the rim for a beat, and drops into the void with a gulp, and every bite makes you a little bigger. Start by hoovering up mochi, cups, and coins; finish by swallowing benches, cars, trees, houses, and entire buildings. The whole game is the giddy feeling of going from snacking on crumbs to eating the skyline.

The controls are dead simple and work the same on a phone or a computer. Drag anywhere on the screen and the hole accelerates toward your finger, gliding with a little momentum and drift so it feels weighty rather than twitchy. On a keyboard you can steer with WASD or the arrow keys instead. There is nothing to aim and nothing to time precisely — you just roam the town deciding what to gobble next, and the hole does the satisfying part for you as objects spiral down into the dark.

Size is everything. Each object has a footprint, and you can only swallow things noticeably smaller than your current radius — anything bigger is a solid obstacle that bumps and deflects you until you grow enough to take it on. The town is laid out so the tiny things cluster in the middle and the big things (cars on the roads, trees and houses toward the edges, tall buildings at the rim) sit further out, which naturally pulls you outward as you swell. Cross a size threshold and a little toast pops up — "Now eating: CARS" — telling you a whole new category just became fair game. The camera obligingly zooms out as you grow, so the world keeps feeling enormous right up until you're devouring it whole.

Each round is a tight, replayable sprint against a countdown, scored by everything you manage to swallow, with bigger objects worth far more. Your best score is saved privately in your own browser so there's always a number to beat, and a single tap drops you straight back in for another go. Like every game on Anime Mochi it's free, needs no download or account, and plays instantly on a phone, tablet, or desktop.

How to play Mochi Hole

Tap or click once on the start screen to drop into the town and begin the round.
Drag your finger or mouse in the direction you want to go; the hole accelerates that way, or use WASD / arrow keys.
Roll over anything smaller than your hole — mochi, cups, coins, plants — to swallow it and grow a little bigger.
Objects bigger than you are solid walls that bump you back; circle around them until you've grown enough to eat them.
Head toward the edges of town as you grow — that's where the cars, trees, houses, and tall buildings live.
Watch for the "Now eating" toast: it tells you when you've grown big enough to swallow a whole new size of object.
Devour as much as you can before the timer empties; bigger objects are worth far more, so chase the big stuff late in the run.

Controls

Input	Action
`Drag finger` / `mouse`	Steer the hole toward where you point; it accelerates and drifts that way
`W A S D`	Steer the hole up / left / down / right on a keyboard
`Arrow keys`	Steer the hole on a keyboard
`Tap` / `click` / `Space`	Start the round from the title screen, or restart after time runs out
`Gear (top-right)`	Open settings to mute or unmute the sound
`Home (top-left)`	Leave back to the Anime Mochi home screen

Tips & strategy

Clear the small stuff in the middle first — a few quick bites grow you just enough to start on the next size up.
Don't fight objects bigger than you; loop around them and come back once you've grown, or you'll just waste seconds bumping.
Big objects are worth far more than small ones, so once you're large enough, prioritise cars, houses, and buildings over crumbs.
Keep moving toward the edges as you grow — the densest clusters of high-value objects are out near the town's rim.
A bigger hole moves a touch heavier, so steer in smooth arcs and let the momentum carry you through a row of objects.
Line up several objects in a path and roll straight through them for a satisfying chain of gulps and quick growth.
The camera zooms out as you grow, so trust that there's always more town out there — keep pushing outward, don't circle the same block.
Save your last few seconds for the single biggest thing you can reach; one building can be worth a whole street of small bites.

Game features

Classic hole.io eat-and-grow gameplay reimagined in a cute, pastel town that's friendly for younger players.
One-finger drag steering with smooth momentum, plus full WASD and arrow-key support on desktop.
Real size-based eating: swallow anything smaller than you, bump off anything bigger until you've grown enough.
A whole escalation of objects — mochi, cups and coins, plants and mailboxes, benches, cars, trees, houses, and tall buildings.
A camera that smoothly zooms out as you grow, so the world feels huge while you devour it.
Juicy feedback: objects teeter on the rim, spiral in with a puff of particles, and the screen gives a gentle shake on big eats.
A timed score-chase round with your best saved locally and an instant one-tap restart.
Smooth PixiJS WebGL rendering with synthesized sound — free, with no download, account, or install.

Game details

Title: Mochi Hole
Genre: Arcade .io
Players: 1 player
Controls: Drag anywhere to steer the hole toward your finger or mouse, or use WASD and the arrow keys; the hole accelerates the way you point and swallows anything smaller than it
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS (no download)
Developer: Anime Mochi
Released: 2026
Last updated: June 2026
Price: Free to play

Frequently asked questions

How do you grow in Mochi Hole?

Every object you swallow makes your hole a little bigger, and bigger objects grow you more. You can only swallow things that are noticeably smaller than your current size, so you start on tiny things like mochi and coins, grow on those, and work your way up to cars, houses, and whole buildings.

Why can't I eat that car (or house)?

Because it's bigger than your hole right now. Anything larger than you acts as a solid obstacle that bumps you away. Go swallow more small and medium objects to grow, then come back — once your hole is big enough, that car or house becomes fair game and a 'Now eating' toast will let you know.

How does a round end?

Each round is on a countdown timer shown as the bar under your score. When time runs out the round ends and you get your final score, plus your best. There's no way to lose early — it's a pure score sprint, so eat as much as you can before the clock empties.

What is this game like?

It's an eat-and-grow .io game in the spirit of hole.io: a top-down arcade game where you control a hole that devours an entire town, growing bigger with every bite. Mochi Hole wraps that loop in a soft, kawaii art style and a tight timed round that's quick to pick up and easy to replay.

Is Mochi Hole free, and is anything saved?

It's completely free with no download or account. Your best score is stored privately in your own browser, so it's waiting for you next time you play on the same device.

Can I play Mochi Hole on my phone?

Yes. It's built mobile-first and plays instantly in any modern phone or tablet browser — just drag your finger to steer the hole. It works the same on a desktop with a mouse, or with WASD and the arrow keys.