About Whirlpool Gulp
Whirlpool Gulp is a hole io style arcade game at sea. You are a small whirlpool in a busy harbor. Steer with one finger or the mouse, and everything smaller than you is pulled into the swirl and swallowed: rubber ducks, fish and buoys first, then kayaks, rowboats and sailboats, then fishing boats, piers, lighthouses, ferries and pirate ships. Every gulp makes your whirlpool wider, and the camera zooms out as you grow.
Three rival whirlpools, Maelstrom, Swirly and Captain Spin, are growing at the same time. A clearly bigger whirlpool swallows a smaller one, so the round is a race: eat fast, avoid rivals that are bigger than you and hunt the ones that are smaller. With about 45 seconds left a cruise liner and then a sea monster sail in. An arrow on the screen edge shows where they are and how big you need to be. Only a large whirlpool can swallow a giant, and doing so gives a huge boost. After 90 seconds the biggest whirlpool wins. Your best size is saved on your device.
How to play Whirlpool Gulp
- You are a whirlpool in a busy harbor. On a phone, drag anywhere to steer. On a computer, move the mouse or use the arrow keys or WASD.
- Anything smaller than your whirlpool is pulled in and swallowed, and every gulp makes you bigger.
- Start with ducks, fish and buoys, then kayaks and rowboats, then fishing boats, piers, lighthouses and ships.
- Three rival whirlpools grow too. A clearly bigger whirlpool swallows a smaller one, so keep away from bigger rivals and chase the small ones.
- Late in the round a cruise liner and a sea monster arrive. Follow the arrow: only a big whirlpool can gulp them, and each one gives a big boost.
- After 90 seconds the biggest whirlpool wins.
Features
- Hole io style swallow-and-grow gameplay in a sunny harbor
- More than 25 kinds of things to swallow, from rubber ducks to cargo ships
- Three rival whirlpools that hunt, flee and swallow each other
- A cruise liner and a sea monster arrive late in every round
- Edge arrows show where the giants are and how big you must be
- Quick 90-second rounds with a size table and your rank
- Drag to steer on a phone, mouse or arrow keys on a computer
- Smooth 60 fps on phones, with no download and no account
- Best size saved on your device
Tips and tricks
- Sweep through crowds of small things early. Lots of quick gulps grow you faster than chasing one boat.
- Watch the size table: if a rival is bigger, steer away before it gets close.
- A rival that was just swallowed comes back small. That is a good moment to grow past it.
- When the giant arrives, check the arrow label. "Need X m" tells you how big you must be, so keep eating on the way.
- If you get swallowed you come back after a moment with part of your size, so keep going.
Whirlpool Gulp FAQ
Is Whirlpool Gulp free?
Yes. It is free in your browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no account.
Is it like Hole.io?
Yes. It is a hole io style game: you swallow everything smaller than you and grow, but you are a whirlpool at sea instead of a hole in a city.
How long is a round?
90 seconds. The biggest whirlpool at the end wins.
Can I play against real people?
No. The three rivals are computer whirlpools, so it works offline and there is no chat.
What are the giants?
A cruise liner and a sea monster that arrive late in the round. Only a big whirlpool can swallow them, and they are worth a lot of growth.
Is Whirlpool Gulp free to play?
Yes. Whirlpool Gulp is completely free and runs in your web browser. There is nothing to download and no account to create.
Can I play Whirlpool Gulp on my phone?
Yes. Whirlpool Gulp is designed for phones first (portrait, one hand) and also works on tablets and desktop computers with a mouse.
Is my progress saved?
Your best score is saved in your browser on this device (local storage). Clearing your browser data resets it.
