Desert Rush

Desert Rush is a match-three game built around an escape. Three animals are running from hunters, and every gem you connect keeps them moving forward. Link three or more gems to clear them, and a longer chain hits harder - pull together twelve gems or more in one move and the board answers with a surprise aerial strike that sweeps the threat away.

Thirty-plus levels raise the difficulty as you go, and a new boss meets you at each stage, so the threats on the board keep changing. Clearing a level rarely comes down to the first match you spot; it comes down to holding out for the long chain that turns an ordinary move into that aerial strike.

How to play

Connect three or more matching gems by dragging across the board to clear them and push the animals forward. Building a longer chain triggers a stronger attack, and a chain of twelve gems or more calls in a bonus aerial strike. Each of the 30-plus levels adds a new boss, so watch how the gem layout shifts before committing to a match, since a rushed short chain wastes a board that could have paid off bigger.

Controls

Click or tap and drag across matching gems to connect them into a chain; no other keys are needed to play.