Blowing Bubbles is a bubble-popping game. Along a winding path through a cloudy night sky, the player accesses levels that display patterns of vibrant bubbles in groups. Their goal is to burst all the bubbles and perform other tasks. They also earn coins and stars.
The player receives instructions on a pop-up screen before each level. For example, they might need to burst all bubbles within so many moves. The game pulls the pattern up toward the top of the playfield. The player uses this slide to help them learn the positions of bubbles. Once they're ready to shoot, they use a white glowing ring shooter, two swappable projectile bubbles, and a laser line with a targeting circle to shoot two or more adjacent projectile-matching bubbles. They shoot in a straight line or angle a shot off a side wall.
Blowing Bubbles offers many options for clearing the field quickly. On the playfield, the game intersperses destructive tools among the bubbles, such as fire bombs. Under the main field, it also charges bombs and rockets. Additionally, the player receives access to a black hole, extra projectiles, an electricity bubble and other boosters.
When the player clears the field, they earn coins and stars. They can track their star progress on the upper-left star progress bar. They can multiply the coins with an ad view. They then use their coins to buy more boosters.
