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Bubble Game

Shoot coloured bubbles and pop three or more of the same colour. Play free in your browser, with no sign-up.

How to play the Bubble Game

The Bubble Game is a bubble shooter: the top of the board is full of coloured bubbles, and you shoot new bubbles at them from the bottom. A bubble sticks when it touches the ceiling or another bubble. When three or more bubbles of the same colour are connected, they pop.

Goal

In levels mode, clear the board before the bubbles cross the dashed line near the bottom. In endless mode, score as many points as you can.

Controls

  • Mouse: the bubble flies towards the pointer. Click to shoot.
  • Touch screen: press the board and slide your finger to aim. The bubble flies when you lift your finger. If you lift it below the shooter, the shot is cancelled.
  • Keyboard: the left and right arrows turn the aim, Space or the up arrow shoots, and the down arrow swaps the bubbles. Hold Shift to turn the aim in smaller steps.
  • The next bubble is shown to the left of the shooter. Tap or click it, or use the Swap bubble button, to swap it with the bubble you are about to shoot.
  • Bubbles bounce off the side walls, so you can reach spots that a straight shot cannot.

Popping and falling

When the bubble you shoot forms a connected group of three or more bubbles of the same colour, the whole group pops. After that, every bubble that is no longer connected to the ceiling falls.

The bubble you shoot is always a colour that is still on the board.

Levels and endless mode

  • Levels: a level is complete when the board is empty. On levels 1–3 the ceiling moves down one row every eight shots, and from level 21 on every four shots. The first levels have three colours, and from level 16 on there are six.
  • Endless: the board starts with six rows in five colours. A new row comes down from the top after every seventh shot, and the gap shrinks step by step to three shots. If you clear the board, you get 1,000 bonus points and new rows.
  • The small dots to the right of the shooter show how many shots are left before the ceiling moves down or a new row comes in.

Points

Each popped bubble gives 10 points and each falling bubble 20 points. Completing a level gives 500 bonus points.

When the game ends

The game ends when any bubble is below the dashed line after a shot, after the ceiling moves down or after a new row comes in. A bubble you shoot below the line does not end the game if it pops with the same shot.

Playing on this page

  • Choose the mode and the aiming line in the settings. The aiming line shows either the whole path and the spot where the bubble will stick, or only the direction up to the first bounce.
  • The Shapes on bubbles setting gives each colour its own shape (triangle, ring, square, star, diamond and cross), so you can tell the colours apart even if some of them look alike to you.
  • Your unfinished game, your level and your best scores are saved in your browser. When you come back on the same device, the game continues where you left off. In the settings you can start again from level 1.
  • The bubbles on each level are the same for every player, but the colours you shoot are random.

Tips

  • Aim at the group that holds other bubbles up. When it pops, the bubbles hanging from it fall and give double points.
  • Use the side walls when the straight path is blocked.
  • Check the next bubble before you shoot and swap if it fits better.
  • Do not pile single colours near the bottom. When the ceiling moves down, they reach the line quickly.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bubble Game free?
Yes. You play it in your browser for free, with no sign-up and nothing to install.

What is a bubble shooter?
A bubble shooter is a type of game where you shoot coloured bubbles into a group of bubbles and pop groups of three or more of the same colour. This Bubble Game is HD SofT’s own version of the genre.

Does it work on a phone?
Yes. On a phone or tablet you aim with your finger and shoot by lifting it from the board.

Is my game saved?
Your unfinished game, your level and your best scores are saved in this device’s browser. They do not move to other devices. In a private window they are deleted when you close the window.

Why does the ceiling move down?
In levels mode the ceiling moves down one row every few shots, so clearing the board cannot take forever. The dots next to the shooter show how many shots are left before it moves.

What if I cannot tell the colours apart?
Each colour has its own shape: a triangle, ring, square, star, diamond or cross. The shapes are on by default, and you can turn them off in the settings.