A Match 3 Game Where You Slide, Not Swap
Lagoon Slide is a free match 3 game you can play in your browser in a few seconds. Line up three or more of the same sea creature and they pop, just like in the match 3 games you know. The twist: instead of swapping two tiles, you slide a whole line of creatures into an empty gap, like a sliding puzzle.
What is this match 3 game?
A match 3 game asks you to line up three of the same piece in a row or column so they clear. In Lagoon Slide the pieces are cute sea creatures on a driftwood board: clownfish, shrimp, crabs, pufferfish and starfish, and later a squid. Three cells on the board are empty gaps of open water. Every move is a slide into one of those gaps.
When a match pops, the creatures above fall down, new ones drop in from the top, and the falls can make more matches by themselves. That chain is a cascade, and every step of it multiplies your points.
How to play
- Drag toward a gap. Press a creature in a row or column that has a gap and drag toward it. That creature and every one between it and the gap slide together.
- Choose how far. If two gaps sit side by side, drag further to slide two cells. The line follows your finger and snaps to the cells when you let go.
- Line up three. Three or more of the same creature in a row or column pop. A slide that makes no match glides back, with no penalty.
- Watch the cascade. Creatures fall past the gaps, so the gaps stay put until you slide into them. New matches from the falls score a combo.
Classic and Timed
Classic has no clock. It ends when no slide on the whole board can make a match. When that happens early, a free tide shuffle mixes the creatures for you: you start with two and earn another every 25 slides. Timed gives you three minutes to score as much as you can, and stuck boards are shuffled for free. Your best score in each mode is saved on your device.
Scoring and tips
- Bigger lines pay more. Four in a row scores ×1.5, five scores ×2, and an L or T shape adds a little more.
- Creatures have values. Clownfish are worth 10 points each, squid 20.
- Read the gaps. Only the rows and columns that touch a gap can move, so start there.
- Stuck? Wait a few seconds and a hint finger shows a slide that works.
Made for one hand on a phone
The first hint is one short line that shows a drag, and it leaves after your first slide. The board fills a phone screen in portrait, long presses do not open menus or select text, and on a computer you can drag with the mouse.
Frequently asked questions
Is this match 3 game free?
Yes. Lagoon Slide is free in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. There is no download and no account.
Do I swap tiles like in Candy Crush?
No. You slide a line of creatures into an empty gap. Lining up three still pops them, and falls can chain into cascades.
Are there levels?
No. It is a score game. Play Classic until no move is left, or a 3-minute Timed run, and try to beat your best.
Does every game start with a move?
Yes. Every board starts with no matches already on it and at least one slide that makes a match.