Animal Merge: Bubble Shooter is a merge game that uses bubble shooter mechanics. The player must direct bubbles to hit matching ones to reveal hidden animals and meet level-by-level goals.
The bubbles act like balls that bounce around against other bubbles and the sidewalls. The player initially receives bubbles that display horizontal white lines that hide the animals. They merge these balls based on the color that contrasts with the lines. For example, they might direct one bubble ball with gray and black colors and white lines toward a matching one to reveal a panda. They repeat this process with two more matching lined balls. After they reveal two identical animals in bubbles, they shoot one toward the other.
Animal Merge: Bubble Shooter gives the player a limited number of moves. The player can monitor the number remaining on the left side of the screen above the collection goals area. If they fail to remove the white lines by shooting bubbles at non-matching ones, more bubbles appear on the playfield.
The game helps the player by providing them with several collection tools, including bombs that create blasts that move bubbles into new positions, magnets that automatically collect animals, and magnifiers that draw matching bubbles together to reveal and collect animals. It also provides the player with a triple-arrow line for better targeting when shooting, swirling portals to reposition bubbles in higher or lower parts on the field, and breakable wooden crates that reveal extra bubbles for faster collection.
