Christmas Crush is a match-3 puzzle video game with Christmas-themed graphics and gameplay similar to Bejeweled, where the objective is to swap adjacent icons to meet level goals.
Christmas Crush is a match-3 puzzle video game developed and published by PlayFirst. It was released in October 2009 for PC and Mac platforms. The game features festive Christmas themes and gameplay mechanics inspired by popular match-3 titles like Bejeweled and Candy Crush.
In Christmas Crush, players swap adjacent Christmas-themed icons on a grid to make horizontal or vertical matches of 3 or more similar icons. Matches disappear from the grid, allowing icons above to fall into place, with the potential for cascading matches. Players need to meet certain level goals, like achieving a target score or removing all instances of a particular icon, within a finite number of moves.
The icons in Christmas Crush represent typical Christmas themes like presents, candy canes, gingerbread men, decorations, and of course, Santa Claus. The graphics and sound effects carry out the Christmas aesthetic as well. As players progress through levels, the boards become more complex, introducing obstacles and special icon combinations.
Christmas Crush features a standard Adventure mode to unlock levels, as well as special weekly Christmas challenges. The puzzles strike an addictive balance between randomness and strategy, making it an appealing Christmas twist on the match-3 genre. With its cheerful holiday theme, Christmas Crush delivers a fun, festive puzzle experience for casual gamers.