How to play

One tap can reshape the whole board. Think in groups, not single hexes.

• Tap a group of two or more touching hexes of the same color to clear them.
• Hexes above fall with gravity. Fresh hexes drop in from the top.
• When falling hexes land into new matches, you trigger a cascade. Chain them for bonus points.
• Some levels set a minimum group size (“Min group”). Bigger clears are worth planning for.

Green infected hexes spread over time. If they block your moves or overrun the board, you lose. Clear them like any other color — but don’t wait too long.

• Infection creeps while you set up combos. Watch the objective bar and on-screen warnings.
• Some levels cap how much infection is allowed — plan around the limit, not just the score.
• Stuck in a green nightmare? The Cure power-up wipes a huge infected cluster in one shot.

Game modes

From home, tap Play to choose your run. Journey is level-based with objectives and stars; Endless is a survival score chase with rising infection pressure. After Journey level 10, Daily missions appear on the hub — five rotating tasks that send you into both modes. Finish every task to earn shards and open the Supply Capsule.

Hand-crafted levels with specific objectives — clear cells, pop specials, keep infection low, beat a timer, and more. Earn up to three stars per level. You have lives; failing costs one (they regenerate over time).

No fixed finish line — pick a difficulty (4, 5, or 6 colors), then survive as long as you can. Infection pressure ramps the longer you last.

Not every hex is a plain color tile. Learn the specials and you’ll turn tough boards into highlight-reel clears.

Bonus levels

Journey sprinkles in optional bonus stages every seven levels. There are four bonus minigame types today — including Hex Attack, Space Hex, and Hex Bounce — with more modes added over time. Different rules each round, same shard rewards.

Power-ups

Power-ups sit on the bar at the bottom of the screen during a level. Tap one, then tap the board to use it.

• Pick — choose any single hex to clear (wildcard targeting).
• Bomb — place a bomb blast on the grid.
• Color — change a hex to a color you need for a match.
• Cure — remove a large cluster of infection in one shot.

Stock up in the Store with shards (⬡), the in-game currency you earn from play and daily rewards.

Hub & progression

• Home — start Journey or Endless, see your stats.
• Profile — lifetime records, display name, and your friend code.
• Daily missions — unlock at Journey level 10; see Game modes.
• Store — shards, power-ups, lives, and bundles.
• Ranks — leaderboards for Journey and Endless.
• Alliance — team up for weekly hex goals (sign-in required).
• Codex — unlocks later in Journey; collect lore and milestones.

Personal Records

Sign in to unlock your profile stats. Each tile tracks a different lifetime best:

• Lifetime Earned — total shards you've earned from play, missions, and rewards.
• Journey — Journey levels you've beaten (at least one star).
• Endless — highest Endless level reached in a single run.
• Longest Run — your best uninterrupted Endless session (any difficulty).
• Lifetime Clears — total hex cells cleared across all modes.
• Total Stars — stars collected from Journey levels.
• Endless Runs — how many Endless games you've started.
• Highest Cluster — largest single-tap clear you've ever made.
• Fastest Boss — quickest Journey boss level clear time.
• Best Hex Bonus — top score on Hex Attack bonus rounds.
• Best Pinball — top score on Hex Bounce bonus rounds.
• Best Space Hex — top score on Space Hex bonus rounds.

Sign in with Google or Apple to sync progress across devices. Guest play works too, but cloud save needs an account.

Tips

• Look for clears that drop hexes into new matches — cascades are the fastest way to hit cell-count goals.
• Don’t ignore infection on the edges; it spreads while you set up combos.
• Save power-ups for boss levels and tight objective boards.
• Open Settings → How to Play in the game for interactive tutorials on new mechanics.