Drag your net to catch the butterflies
| Drag the net | Sweep it after the butterflies. |
| Avoid the bees | Catching one slows you down. |
Butterfly Catch is one of the gentler games here. Butterflies drift across the screen in lazy, unpredictable paths, and you sweep a net after them. Bees are mixed in among them and slow you down if you catch one, which is the only real hazard in an otherwise calm game.
The drifting movement is what makes it more than simple tapping. Butterflies do not travel in straight lines, so catching one means predicting where it is wandering to rather than where it currently is. It is a soft introduction to the anticipation that faster games demand.
Move to where the butterfly is drifting, not where it is. They wander rather than fly straight, so chasing directly behind one means constantly arriving just after it has moved.
Wait in open space when several are nearby. Rather than darting between them, positioning your net where a few paths converge lets them come to you.
Watch out for bees in a crowd. When several insects cluster together it is easy to sweep up a bee by accident, so a slightly slower, more deliberate move is worth the time.
Keep moving smoothly. Sharp jerky movements overshoot the gentle drift of the butterflies, while a steady sweep tracks them much more reliably.
You slow down for a moment, which costs you time but does not end the game.
Yes, so you are catching as many as you can before the clock runs out.
Very. The pace is gentle, there is no way to lose outright and nothing is frightening.
Yes, dragging with a finger is the most natural way to play.
Nothing at all. The whole of Butterfly Catch is built into the page itself, which is why there is no loading bar and no waiting before you can play.