The genre

Match-3 puzzles trace back to Shariki (1994) and were popularized by Bejeweled (2001), then reached mass audiences with games like Candy Crush Saga (2012). Candy Match plays the same core loop with an original candy set.

How to play

Swap two adjacent candies to line up 3 or more of the same kind in a row or column. Matching 4 creates a striped candy that clears its whole row or column when matched again. Matching 5 creates a color bomb that wipes out every candy of one color. Beat the target score before you run out of moves.

Strategy tips

• Save striped candies and color bombs for when you need a big score burst
• Look for swaps that trigger a cascade — clearing candies above another potential match
• Scan the whole board before swapping, not just near your last move