Bounce a ball through five brick layouts and pick the power-ups you want, since each one is marked on its brick.
In Brick Smash you steer a paddle, keep a bouncing ball in play, and use it to break walls of bricks. Slide your paddle along the bottom, send the ball upward, and every brick it strikes shatters. Clear all the breakable ones and a new layout appears.
What sets it apart is that the power-ups are not random surprises. Special bricks carry a colored frame and an icon showing what they hold, so you can aim for the exact boost you want.
How a round works
Press PLAY, then click, tap or hit Space to launch the ball. It ricochets off the side walls and ceiling. The spot where it meets your paddle decides its new direction, so an edge hit angles it away while a center hit sends it up more steeply.
There are five layouts in a cycle: a plain wall of bricks, a pyramid shape, a fortress ringed by unbreakable gray blocks, a checkerboard that mixes normal and tougher bricks, and a maze that is generated fresh each time. Finish the fifth and the cycle starts over at a higher wave with a faster ball.
Points and combos
Normal bricks pay 100 points, and the red ones with a dark dot pay 200 because they need two hits. Every brick you break before the ball returns to your paddle raises a multiplier, so the second in a row counts double and the third triple. The chain drops back to zero when the ball touches your paddle, when the sticky paddle grabs it, or when a life is lost.
The biggest combos happen when the ball sneaks through a gap and rattles around above the bricks.
The power-ups
- Wide paddle, which stacks with each pickup and lasts across layouts until you lose a life.
- Multi-ball, for several balls at once.
- Sticky paddle, which holds the ball until you release it.
- Laser, which fires a pair of shots with each click.
- Fireball, which plows through bricks without bouncing for eight seconds.
- Slow ball and an extra-life heart.
Strategy notes
Target the framed bricks early so you pick your power instead of waiting on luck. The laser is ideal for the checkerboard layout, since it chips at tough bricks without putting the ball at risk. Keep the fireball for crowded sections where it can carve a long path. In the options you can adjust sound volume and turn screen shake down if it gets distracting.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move the paddle | Left and Right arrows, or A and D | Move the pointer left or right | Drag along the screen |
| Launch the ball, release a stuck ball, or fire the laser | Space or Enter | Left click | Tap |
| Restart the run | R | — | — |
| Pause | Esc | — | — |
Brick Smash FAQ
Does Brick Smash work on a phone or Chromebook?
Yes. On a phone, a finger dragged sideways steers the paddle, and a tap serves the ball or shoots. Turning the phone sideways gives you more width. On a Chromebook you can use the trackpad, the arrow keys, or A and D. A gamepad works too.
Does it end, or does it keep going?
It loops. After the fifth layout you return to the first one with the wave number raised and the ball moving ten percent faster. Your run ends when you lose your last life, and the game remembers your best score.
How many lives do I get?
Three to begin with. You lose one when every ball in play drops past your paddle, and that also strips any active powers and extra paddle width. A rare heart pickup adds a life back.
What should I do when a few bricks are hard to reach?
Hit the ball with the edge of your paddle to send it at a sharper angle toward the side. Remember that gray bricks never break and are not needed to finish a layout, so only chase the ones that can be cleared.
