How to play Orb Garden
Orb Garden is a precision bubble-shooter where every wall bounce matters. Match colors, break supports, and keep the growing canopy away from the danger line.
Objective
Clear every orb from the glasshouse. A shot removes a group when it connects three or more matching symbols. Orbs that lose their connection to the ceiling fall and score bonus points. The round ends if the canopy crosses the brass limit.
Controls
- Mouse or touch: point inside the glasshouse, then launch.
- Keyboard: use the arrow keys to aim and Space or Enter to fire.
- Bank shots: aim into either wall and follow the dotted path.
Meet the five garden orbs
Color and symbol always work together, so every shot stays readable. Any three or more matching orbs pop as one cluster.
Fern orb
Green leaf-marked orb used for living canopy chains.
Sun orb
Gold sun-marked orb that stays visible in crowded rows.
Tide orb
Blue wave-marked orb for cool-colored match paths.
Ember orb
Red flame-marked orb made for high-contrast clusters.
Plum orb
Purple star-marked orb that completes the five-orb set.
Power-ups and score multipliers
Power-ups are earned by skilled play and remain active for the rest of the round.
Bank Bloom
Land a bank shot to unlock a 1.5x multiplier on future bank-shot scores.
Root Rush
Drop at least four unsupported orbs to add another 0.5x on drop scores.
Prism Bloom
Reach a three-match streak to charge one adaptive shot. Prism changes to the best matching color beside the landing cell, then must be recharged.
Lava Bloom
Reach a five-match streak to charge one molten shot. It melts up to six touching orbs, earns 40 points per melt, and then must be recharged.
How canopy pressure works
The six-state leaf meter shows exactly how close the garden is to adding another row. Every shot that does not make a match fills one step. Any match resets the meter. When all five miss steps are filled, a new row drops from the ceiling and pushes the board toward the Canopy Limit. The round ends if an orb crosses that line.
Orb Garden strategy
- Attack the supports. A small match near the ceiling can drop a much larger group below it.
- Save open lanes. Avoid sealing narrow gaps until you have used them to reach colors behind the front row.
- Use the next-orb preview. Place the current orb where the next color can extend the same attack.
- Respect the heartbeat. When the board begins pulsing, prioritize a quick match over a risky setup.
Orb Garden questions
Is Orb Garden free?
Yes. You can play the complete game in your browser without a download.
How do cluster drops work?
Any orb no longer connected to the ceiling after a match falls. Large drops clear the board quickly and earn more points.
Does the daily garden change?
Yes. The opening board follows the day, while New Garden creates a fresh layout.
Is Orb Garden a 1700 Games original?
Yes. Orb Garden is an original game created by 1700 Games for this website.