Bubble Master

I’m not a competitive gamer at heart and always looking for that instant gaming dopamine hit, and I found Bubble Master to be charming for quick, entertaining play. This game channels abundant vibes from its classic 1994 predecessor Puzzle Bobble, which should feel familiar to nostalgic folks like myself, but also features its own spin on the color-matching genre. The challenge of matching bubbles by color in order to make them disappear has that easy-to-learn, hard-to-master appeal that any successful puzzle game needs. The visuals and effects is colorful and the whole experience is pretty engaging.

I’ve seen other players bragging about scores in the 90,000s and beyond, so it seems that this game has a competitive nature for those who wish to play the leaderboard. That said, the gameplay, though simple, can start to feel a bit repetitive as time goes on — not necessarily a deal-breaker, but it does mean that Bubble Master probably isn’t the kind of thing that’ll have you bubbled in front of your screen for hours. Overall, if you’re looking for a game that challenges your mind and reflexes but isn’t brutally complicated, you may want to try Bubble Master. When you pop those bubbles and have so much fun doing this again and again and again but then that one bubble pops and you come to the realisation that you were just making bubbles so they can stack on top of each other again. Welcome, bubble warfare, bittersweet symphony!