Petri Panic
Positive · 9 reviews
100% positive (9 / 9)
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Description
Stack and merge wriggling bacteria up to the dreaded SUPERBUG in a physics-driven petri-dish puzzler — race the contamination timer across Classic, Survival, and chaos-fueled Arcade modes.
Single-player
Released
August 4, 2026
Price
$1.99
Platforms
Linux · Windows
Developer
Chaotic Compy Studios
Publisher
Chaotic Compy Studios
CasualIndie2DArcadeColorfulFamily FriendlyPhysicsPuzzleScore AttackSingleplayer
About
Merge the microbes. Contain the outbreak.
Petri Panic is a physics-packed merge puzzler set inside a glowing petri dish. Drop bacteria, bump matching cells together, and watch them merge into bigger, nastier strains — all the way up to the explosive SUPERBUG. Let them pile over the danger line, though, and the contamination timer starts ticking down...
Three ways to play
- Classic — The pure merge experience. Climb the tiers, chase high scores, and set off SUPERBUG outbreaks that wipe the dish clean.
- Survival — No cell timers, just a relentless doomsday clock. Every merge buys a few more seconds. How long can you last?
- Arcade — Classic, but random events strike as the clock ticks down! Don't forget to merge every few drops to keep your bonus multiplier going up.
Tools of the lab
- Antibiotic — dissolve the dead cells clogging your dish.
- Petri Heat — reset every cell's life timer.
- Dish Spin — tilt the whole dish and reshuffle the chaos.
Features
- Chase achievements
- A friend's leaderboard
- 100% procedurally generated visuals and a chill, evolving lab soundtrack
- Satisfying chains, escalating combos, and screen-filling SUPERBUG outbreaks
- Accessibility built in: colorblind palettes, on-cell tier numbers, reduced-flash and reduced-motion options
Easy to learn, tough to master. One more drop never hurt anyone. Probably.