Hide & Paint

NoodleHide & Paint

Paint yourself. Squish into place. Don't get spotted.

Dabble is a living drop of paint, and every hiding spot is a painting job. Peek at the scene, paint Dabble to match it, squish into the perfect gap, then hold your breath while Grandpa Hoot's lantern swings past.

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  • Free, no ads
  • 160 scenes in 8 worlds
  • Rooms for 2 to 8
  • Ages 4+
Dabble, a drop of paint painted in kitchen-wallpaper stripes, hides on a shelf between jars while Grandpa Hoot's lantern lights the room

How it works

One round, five little moments

Every scene plays the same way, and every scene asks for a different disguise.

  1. Peek

    Look at the scene for a few seconds. Where will the lantern go? Which colours are nearby?

  2. Paint

    Paint Dabble's body with brushes, the bucket, pattern stamps and the smart dropper that picks a colour straight from the scene.

  3. Place

    Drag Dabble into a spot, then squish, stretch and turn until the shape melts into the background.

  4. Seek

    The seeker walks its route. Where the light lands on a mismatch, suspicion grows. Scenes change mid-seek: a lamp clicks on, the sun sets.

  5. Result

    Hidden the whole time? One to three stars by how well you blended. Found? A giggle, a hint and another go.

Eight worlds, twenty scenes each

Every world teaches one new trick

160 hand-painted scenes. Each world adds a tool, a pattern or a seeker that changes how you hide, and every scene changes while the seeker is looking.

  • 1

    Cozy Kitchen

    Learn to paint, place and squish. Meet the dropper.

    The lamp switches on
  • 2

    Toy Room

    Mix two tubes into a new colour. Stamp stripes and dots.

    The night light turns on
  • 3

    Jungle Canopy

    Leaf patterns, and a seeker who can't resist bright colours.

    Sunset turns the leaves orange
  • 4

    Art Gallery

    Two seekers at once. Hide in plain sight, on the paintings.

    Spotlights jump between frames
  • 5

    Snowy Village

    Small tubes, so paint carefully. Learn gradients.

    Windows light up at dusk
  • 6

    Candy Factory

    Tiles and bricks. An inspector who stops to look closely.

    Jelly vats change colour
  • 7

    Rainy Night Street

    A beam that sweeps all the way round, puddles and reflections.

    The neon sign switches on
  • 8

    Moon Base

    A laser line that scans the room. Precision, and the finale.

    The airlock light turns red

The seekers

Eight ways of looking

Every world has its own seeker, and each one sees differently. None of them is scary: the worst that happens is a giggle and "Found you!"

  • Grandpa Hoot

    Cozy Kitchen and the finale

    A short-sighted owl with round spectacles and a big swinging lantern. Kind, dramatic, mutters his guesses out loud.

  • Biscuit

    Toy Room

    A sniffing beagle pup whose nose hugs the floor. Low hiding spots are risky, high ones are safer, until she looks up.

  • Glint

    Jungle Canopy

    A magpie who loves shiny things. Bright, saturated paint draws her straight to you, so keep it muted.

  • Flicker & Flutter

    Art Gallery

    Twin bats, two lanterns, two routes. Blend in for both at once.

  • Ember

    Snowy Village

    A snow fox with a warm torch and very keen eyes. Slow, careful, and she pauses where you least want her to.

  • Sprinkles

    Candy Factory

    A sugar-ant inspector with a magnifying glass. A tight beam that stops and inspects at every checkpoint.

  • Captain Pinch

    Rainy Night Street

    A lighthouse crab. His wide beam sweeps all the way round while he scuttles along.

  • Beep (Unit B-0)

    Moon Base

    A scanner robot with a thin laser line that sweeps across the room. Very strict exactly on the line.

Ways to play

Alone, on one phone, or with friends online

  • Story

    A comic-strip intro for each world, 20 scenes, a boss scene with a longer route or two seekers, and a finale back at Grandpa Hoot's.

  • Daily Disguise

    One new scene every day, the same for everyone. Keep your streak on the calendar and beat your own best.

  • Party

    Pass-and-play for 2 to 8 on one phone. Hiders paint in turns, then a human seeker gets three lantern sweeps and taps to find them.

  • Online friend rooms

    Make a private room, share the six-letter code or link, and everyone hides in the same scene. Then every phone replays the seek with all the Dabbles in it.

    Private only, no chat, 8 preset emotes

  • Collection

    Patterns, brushes, hats, eyes and feet earned by playing; a sticker album of Hoot's sightings; a gallery of your best disguises to share.

For grown-ups

Free and kid-safe

Made for ages 4 and up, and built so we never need to know anything about you.

  • Free, reallyNo ads and no in-app purchases. Every pattern, brush and hat is earned by playing.
  • No accountsNothing to sign up for or log in to, on any device.
  • No trackingNo analytics, no advertising identifiers, no third-party code. See the privacy policy.
  • No chatOnline rooms are private, names are random fun names, and players can only send eight preset emotes.
  • Progress stays on the deviceStars, unlocks and your daily streak live only on your phone or in your browser.
  • Never scarySeekers are gentle, getting found is a giggle, and there are no timers that punish.
  • 7 languagesEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Hindi and Indonesian.
  • Works offlineStory, Daily Disguise, Party and the Collection need no connection. Only online rooms do.
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