Totem Katak

About this game

Totem Katak (Frog Totem) is a marble chain shooter. A red totem frog with a golden sun pattern sits on a stone altar in the jungle. A chain of colourful balls rolls along a winding track toward the skull hole — your job is to stop it.

Aim and shoot balls into the chain; three or more touching balls of the same colour pop. When a gap closes between matching colours, the chain pulls together and triggers chain combos. Use bombs and the reverse, stop, and slow balls. There are 15 levels across the Green Jungle, Stone Temple, and Red Crater, with spiral, serpent, and twin-ring tracks.

What this game trains

Totem Katak trains planning under pressure. You always see two balls at once, in the frog's mouth and on its back, so every shot is a choice: which ball to use now and which to keep. It also trains setting priorities, because the part of the chain nearest the skull hole is always more dangerous than the tail.

The 15-level journey

The five Green Jungle levels use four to five colours, from simple spirals to a snake track that circles the altar. In Stone Temple the chains are longer and faster. Red Crater uses six colours with the longest chains and the tightest spirals. On spiral tracks the outer ring can block shots at the inner ring, so the aiming line becomes a key tool.

Habits of winning players

• Shoot at a matching pair that is already side by side: one ball in, three gone.
• If neither ball fits anywhere, send it to the tail of the chain, not the front.
• Save bombs for when the chain is close to the hole.

Controls

• Mouse: move to aim, left-click to shoot, right-click to swap balls.
• Touchscreen: touch to aim, lift your finger to shoot, tap the frog to swap balls.
• Keyboard: ← → aim, Space / ↑ shoot, ↓ / Z swap, Esc / P pause.
• Gamepad: left stick to aim, A shoot, B swap.

Quick guide

1. Aim at matching balls in the chain, then shoot.
2. Three or more touching balls of the same colour pop.
3. Pop every ball before the chain reaches the hole.

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