The addition of water animals to Mope.io has made the game way more complicated that it was before, but that's for the better -- there are more ways to play than ever!

The game's water animals are mostly the same as their land counterparts, but many water animals have special abilities their land counterparts do not. The kraken being the most famous example with its insanely strong whirlpool ability. Hopefully land animals will be seeing updates with more abilities soon.

How to play as a water animal instead of a land animal

There are two ways to play as a water animal. You can either get lucky and spawn as a shrimp at the start (very unlikely) or you can evolve in the water, no matter what animal you currently are.

If you evolve in the water you will evolve into a water animal, and if you evolve on land you'll evolve as a land animal. It's as simple as that, but you have to keep an eye on your XP bar if you're bouncing between land and water to evolve the way you want to.

If you want these same details on land animals, check out my Mope.io land animals reference guide.

Here is a list of the game's animals in order of evolution and which options are at each tier:

1. Mouse or Shrimp
2. Rabbit or Trout
3. Pig or crab
4. Fox or squid
5. Mole or seahorse
6. Deer or jellyfish
7. Turtle or zebra
8. Lion or stingray
9. Cheetah or pufferfish
10. Bear or swordfish
11. Crocodile
12. Shark or rhino
13. Hippo or orca
14. Dragon or kraken

The animal listings below are in the order you can evolve them. Regular bushes are listed with each of them as hiding spots, though you can still be damaged in bushes. You can still use them as camouflage!

Shrimp
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: In order to start out as a shrimp you have to either die as a mouse or rabbit or get lucky when you first spawn. The shrimp can hide in large and small hiding holes and bushes. Despite the way it looks it has no tail.

Trout
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: Like its counterpart the rabbit, the trout has a very small tail. It can hide in both large and small hiding holes, whirlpools, and bushes.

Crab
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The crab can survive longer than other water animals on land as it loses water more slowly than the others. When on land you can hold the 'W' key to hide in your shell, which reduces damage taken and XP loss when it at the cost of speed. It does have a tail. The crab can hide in large and small hiding holes, whirlpools, and bushes.

Squid
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The squid has a large tail for its size. It has a unique ability that, when injured, you can press the 'W' key to have it squirt ink to stun and slow other players. It can hide in hiding holes and whirlpools, and can also dive for safety.

Seahorse
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: There isn't much to be said about the seahorse, except it has a lot of places it can hide. The seahorse can hide inside large hiding holes, berry bushes, bushes, and whirlpools.

Jellyfish
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The jellyfish moves slowly, but has a very unique passive ability. When another animal touches you, it will take damage and you will sap some of its XP. This is best done with the tentacles at the back. The jellyfish can hide in large hiding holes, whirlpools, bushes, and berry bushes.

Turtle
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: Like the crab, the turtle can hide in its shell when you hold the 'W' key to reduce damage and XP loss, at the cost of speed. It can hide in large hiding holes, whirlpools, bushes, plankton bushes, and berry bushes.

Stingray
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The stingray can charge electricity then use its electric shock ability (using the 'W' key) to damage every animal within its range. It can hide in large hiding holes, berry bushes, whirlpools, plankton bushes, and bushes.

Pufferfish
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The pufferfish can inflate itself by holding the 'W' key, which both doubles its size and sticks out its spikes to damage other animals. It can hide in large hiding holes, whirlpools, plankton bushes, and bushes.

Swordfish
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The swordfish can charge ahead like the Rhino when you press the 'W' key. It can hide in large hiding holes, whirlpools, plankton bushes, and bushes.

Shark
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The shark is a killing machine, and can only hide in plankton bushes and bushes. It can dive underwater longer than any other animal by holding the 'W' key. Once you evolve into a shark the game will teleport you to an ocean. It can't survive long on land at all.

Orca
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The orca is one of the largest animals in the game but can survive on land longer than most other water animals. When the orca dives with the 'W' key it leaves some food in its wake. It can hide in large hiding holes and plankton bushes.

Kraken
Eats
Eaten by	Nothing yet!
Can hide in
Additional notes: The kraken is a very large animal with a very powerful ability. Hold the 'W' key to create a large whirlpool to suck animals in and stun them for easy eating. The kraken is too large to bother with bushes but can go through plankton bushes. It's very fast in water but can barely live on land.

Now that you know the ins and outs of Mope.io's water animals, you can hunt in peace -- and with knowledge on your side. Good luck, and happy tail-chomping!

Every .io game has its gimmick, but not many have a progressive leveling system and mechanics like Mope.io does.

When you're new to Mope.io the whole games seems convoluted, confusing, and even frustrating. There are so many different types of terrain everywhere, players looking for fresh meat, and a lot to remember to start. The biggest chunk of stuff to remember is what terrain each animal can use, what it eats, and what it is eaten by.

This picture guide has each of the game's animals listed showing each of these things, along with any additional notes on what makes the animal unique. It's a bit of a given that higher tier animals will eat almost anything below them, but there are exceptions and knowing them off the top of your head (and not just via the red and green outlines) makes your rise to the top of the food chain a lot easier.

The animals are sorted by the order you evolve into them. You evolve by reaching the requisite XP amount, which you can see at the bottom of the screen when you play the game.

With the recent additions of water animals, evolution is now a bit more complicated. You can either evolve into a water or land animal, depending on whether you're on land or in the water when you evolve regardless of the type of animal you are. The order of evolutions is as follows:

1. Mouse or Shrimp
2. Rabbit or Trout
3. Pig or crab
4. Fox or squid
5. Mole or seahorse
6. Deer or jellyfish
7. Turtle or zebra
8. Lion or stingray
9. Cheetah or pufferfish
10. Bear or swordfish
11. Crocodile
12. Shark or rhino
13. Hippo or orca
14. Dragon or kraken

If you want to look at water animal info instead of land, wander over to my Mope.io all water animals reference guide.

This guide is fairly simple! Keep it on-hand when you're at a bit of a loss on what to do and how to survive as an individual animal.

Mouse
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The mouse is the only land animal in Mope.io without a tail to bite. It can hide in both large and small hiding holes, whirlpools, and bushes.

Rabbit
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: Rabbits have tails, they're just tiny. It can hide in both large and small hiding holes, whirlpools, and bushes.

Pig
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The pig doesn't slow down when moving through mud and moves fairly quickly in water. It can hide in both large and small hiding holes, whirlpools, and bushes.

Fox
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The fox can hide in both large and small hiding holes, bushes, whirlpools, and in berry bushes.

Mole
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The mole can hide in both large and small hiding holes, bushes, berry bushes, whirlpools, and water spots. Not only that, but when in a hiding hole you can hold the right mouse button to be able to move underground. Other players can see the mole moving underground but often don't notice.

Deer
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The deer has the unfortunate side effect of losing water quickly. It can hide in large hiding holes, bushes, whirlpools, and berry bushes. It moves quickly, at the same speed as the cheetah.

Zebra
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The zebra can hide in large hiding holes, bushes, whirlpools, and berry bushes.

Lion
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The lion can hide in large hiding holes, bushes, and berry bushes.

Cheetah
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The cheetah can hide in large hiding holes, berry bushes, and bushes. It is one of the fastest land animals and is the same speed as the deer.

Bear
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The bear can hide in large hiding holes, bushes, and berry bushes. It can also climb on top of hills, which only the bear and dragon can go over.

Crocodile
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The crocodile swims more quickly than most other animals in muddy and lake areas. It can hide in large hiding holes, bushes, whirlpools, and water spots.

Rhino
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The rhino can only hide in large hiding holes and bushes.

Hippo
Eats
Eaten by
Can hide in
Additional notes: The hippo is another animal that swims quickly in mud and water areas, and it can also dive underwater for an extended period of time. It can hide in large hiding holes, berry bushes, bushes, whirlpools, and water areas.

Dragon
Eats
Eaten by	Nothing for now! But can be killed by biting its tail.
Can hide in
Additional notes: The dragon is currently the last animal in Mope.io. It can fly over any terrain, ignores the slowing effects of water and mud. It can only hide in bushes and can dive into lake areas.

With that all laid out, go forth and conquer! Devour your enemies and become the ferocious dragon you were always meant to be.