Swap glowing smileys and beat the countdown
Glowing outlines do all the drawing in Neon Crush, a timed match-3 puzzle of smiling stars, circles and squares in green, orange, blue, pink and purple on a dark, starry board. Swap two neighbors into a row of three or more identical shapes and they burst away, while a clock beside the board counts down. When it runs out, your score is measured against the best one kept above it.
How to play Neon Crush
- Press Start Game, or open the tutorial first for a walkthrough.
- Drag a piece onto a neighbor to swap them and line up three or more matching shapes.
- Matched shapes vanish, the pieces above drop down and new ones fill in from the top.
- Keep matching until the timer reaches zero; longer lines and chains are where the big points come from.
Controls
| Mouse drag | Swap two neighboring pieces |
|---|---|
| Finger swipe | Swap pieces on a touch screen |
Tips to play better
- Favor matches in the lower rows: the more pieces that fall afterward, the better the odds of a bonus chain.
- After a big chain, take a second to re-scan; the move you had planned may be gone.
- Hold off on an easy three if waiting one move would let you build a line of four.
- Read each piece by its color first, because the glowing outlines can make similar shapes blur together.
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Neon Crush gameplay video
Gameplay recorded by the Vogimo team.
Neon Crush FAQ
How do I swap pieces in Neon Crush?
Drag a piece one step up, down, left or right onto its neighbor. If the swap lines up three or more matching pieces, they burst.
What should I do when I can't find a match in Neon Crush?
Scan one color at a time instead of taking in the whole board at once. A pair with a gap, or a piece sitting one step off a line, usually turns up.
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