DMA Design's 1991 Amiga hit is built on a delightful problem: hundreds of tiny green-haired creatures walk mindlessly forward into hazards, and you can only save them by assigning jobs to individuals. This Game Boy Color edition brings that puzzle design to the color handheld, following earlier versions on everything from the SNES to the monochrome Game Boy.
The eight skills are the heart of it. Climbers scale walls, floaters open umbrellas to survive falls, bombers explode, blockers turn others around, builders lay staircases, and bashers, miners and diggers tunnel horizontally, diagonally and straight down. Each level gives a limited number of each skill and a target percentage of lemmings that must reach the exit. On a small screen the trick is spotting which lemming to click and when, and the GBC version lets you scroll around the level to plan before releasing too many. It is a clever, patient puzzle game whose later levels demand very precise timing.
Tips for Lemmings
Put a blocker down first on tricky levels to hold the crowd while you work out the route.
Turn the release rate down at the start so lemmings do not stream into danger before you are ready.
Builders stop after a set number of steps, so watch for the warning and assign another builder in time.
How to Play Lemmings
Click Play Now to launch Lemmings directly in your browser — no downloads or plugins needed. Arrows move the cursor, Z assigns the selected skill to a lemming, and X helps pick the active job from the skill panel along the bottom of the screen. Enter pauses. You can also connect a USB or Bluetooth gamepad for a more authentic feel.
Save states let you save your progress at any point. Create a free account to sync saves across devices. Press F11 for fullscreen mode.
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Is Lemmings free to play?
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What console is Lemmings for?
Lemmings was originally released for the Game Boy Color. On RetroVault.GG, you can play it online in your browser without needing the original console.
What genre is Lemmings?
Lemmings is a puzzle, strategy game. It was made for the Game Boy Color.
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