Puzzle
Prism
A 3-D match-three gem campaign — swap to line up three or more, chain special-gem combos, and clear worlds of objectives across a level map.
How to play Prism
Prism is a match-three gem campaign on a level-select map. It always opens on Continue, right where you left off, so you never restart from the beginning — pick your level, then swap two neighbouring gems by tapping one and then the next (or swipe a gem toward the neighbour you want to trade it with). A swap only sticks if it lines up three or more of the same gem in a row or column; a swap that makes no line slides back for free.
Every level has an objective and a move budget shown at the top. Objectives vary: reach a target score, collect a number of one colour, melt every frosted cell, or escort relics down to the bottom row. Meet the objective to clear the level and earn one to three stars; leftover moves convert to bonus points for a higher star. Run out of moves and you simply retry — instantly, free, forever. There are no lives, no timers, and never a buy-more-moves prompt.
Bigger matches make special gems. A match-4 spawns a Beam that clears a whole row or column; a T- or L-shaped match-5 spawns a Burst that clears a 3×3 area; a five-in-a-row spawns a Prism Core colour-bomb that vaporises every gem of one colour. Swap two specials together for a showstopper combo — Beam + Beam clears a cross, and Core + Core clears the whole board.
Each world introduces one new twist, taught gently then tested: World 1 (Crystal Dawn) has frost you melt by matching over it; World 2 (Sunstone Reef) adds crates and caged gems; World 3 (Nebula Vault) adds relics and shaped boards with holes. Earn stars to open the next world.
Matching cleanly without a wasted swap charges the Radiance meter. Once it's full you choose: cash it for a Prism Flash that seeds a special where you need it, or hold it to bank a rising score multiplier — but a wasted swap resets it. Coins you earn by playing buy jewel skins, board themes, and clear effects, and unlock the Shuffle and Hammer tools (one free use every level) — all earned by play, never with real money. Prefer a relaxed run? Zen mode is an endless, no-fail board reachable from the map.
Controls
- Tap, then tap a neighbour
- Select a gem, then swap it
- Swipe a gem
- Swap it toward that neighbour
- Arrow keys / W A S D
- Move the selector
- Enter / Space
- Select and swap with the keyboard
- F / tap the meter
- Fire the Prism Flash when Radiance is charged
- E / Q
- Use the Shuffle or Hammer tool (once you own them)
- Map & Shop
- Pick a level, replay for stars, or spend coins
- Restart button
- Restart the current level
Tips
- Every gem is a distinct shape, not just a colour, so you can line up matches by shape whenever the colours are hard to tell apart.
- Set up a match-4 or match-5 on purpose to make a Beam, Burst, or Prism Core — then swap two specials together for a combo that clears far more than three separate matches.
- Watch what sits above the gems you clear — the drop often lines up a free cascade, and chained clears are where the big multipliers and coins come from.
- Decide when to cash Radiance: a Prism Flash rescues a stuck board, but holding it banks a higher score multiplier for more stars. A wasted swap loses it, so bank only while you can read a safe move.
- Coins are earned only by playing — spend them on jewel skins, board themes, and clear effects, or on the Shuffle and Hammer tools, which refill one free use every level and never run out.
About Prism
Prism is Navritto's match-three gem puzzle, rebuilt in premium 3-D as a designed campaign that plays instantly in the browser. Three themed worlds of hand-crafted levels sit on a level-select map — Crystal Dawn, Sunstone Reef, and Nebula Vault — each level rated one to three stars, with kind star-gates opening the next world. Instead of an endless treadmill, every level gives you a goal and a move budget: reach a target score, collect a colour, melt the frost, or escort relics down and off the board. Bigger matches spawn the genre-defining special gems — a match-4 Beam that clears a line, a T/L match-5 Burst that clears a 3×3 area, and a five-in-a-row Prism Core colour-bomb — and swapping two specials together triggers combo detonations, up to a Core + Core board clear. Kid-safe blockers (frost, crates, caged gems, and relics) add one readable twist per world. Prism's signature Radiance → Prism Flash meter, charged by clean matching, is a push-your-luck choice between seeding a special now and banking a rising score multiplier. Coins earned purely by playing buy jewel skins, board themes, and clear effects and unlock the Shuffle and Hammer tools (each a free use per level) in a shop with no real-money purchases, no loot boxes, and no timers. It reopens right where you left off via Continue, running out of moves is always an instant free retry, and there's an endless Zen mode for a relaxed high-score run. Every gem is a different shape as well as a different colour, so matches read clearly for colour-blind players. It needs no install or account, works with touch or the keyboard, fills the screen on phone and desktop, and saves your progress on your device. Prism joins Ricochet, Gummy Snake, Doubler, Lexicon, Sudoku, Pairs and the rest of Navritto Games with the same feel — the pop, the burst, and the little celebration on a big cascade.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of game is Prism?
- Prism is Navritto's match-three gem game, rebuilt in 3-D as a designed campaign. You swap adjacent gems to line up three or more of the same kind across a map of levels — three themed worlds, each level with an objective, a move budget, and one to three stars — plus a relaxed endless Zen mode.
- How do you play the match-3 game Prism?
- Tap a gem and then a neighbour to swap them (or swipe), lining up three or more in a row or column; a swap that makes no line slides back for free. Each level has a goal — reach a score, collect a colour, melt the frost, or escort relics to the bottom — that you meet within a move budget to clear it and earn stars.
- Does Prism save my progress?
- Yes. Prism is a campaign that saves on your device, so it always reopens on Continue at the level you reached — it never resets you to level one. Restart only replays the current level, and the level map lets you go back and replay earlier levels for more stars.
- What are the special gems in Prism?
- Bigger matches make special gems: a match-4 spawns a Beam that clears a whole row or column, a T- or L-shaped match-5 spawns a Burst that clears a 3×3 area, and a five-in-a-row spawns a Prism Core colour-bomb that clears every gem of one colour. Swapping two specials together triggers a bigger combo — a Beam + Beam clears a cross, and a Core + Core clears the entire board.
- Does Prism cost real money or have ads or timers?
- No. Prism's shop only spends coins you earn by playing — there is no real-money purchase, no loot boxes, and no timers. Everything is buy-once and yours forever: cosmetic jewel skins, board themes, and clear effects, plus the Shuffle and Hammer tools, which give one free use every level and never run out. Running out of moves is always an instant free retry, never a paywall.
- Is Prism colour-blind friendly and does it work on mobile?
- Yes on both. Every gem is a distinct shape as well as a distinct colour, so matches read clearly even when colours are hard to tell apart, and Prism works on phones and tablets with tap and swipe and on desktop with the mouse or keyboard. The board fills the screen either way, with nothing to download.
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