Frequently asked questions

Yes. Everything can be played for free. Gems, shots and hazard options can be earned in the game; Telegram Stars buy shortcuts and looks.

In Telegram: open @brickbusterBot and tap Play, or use the link t.me/brickbusterBot/brickburst. The phone apps for iPhone and Android play the same game.

Aim through gaps so balls get above the wall, use shallow angles off the side walls, and go for bombs, lasers and rockets first. More aiming tips.

350 levels in 14 worlds, with 5,988 stages in all. Finish level 350 to complete the game.

Tap your avatar on the map, then Language. There are 16 languages. This wiki has a language menu at the top.

Tap your avatar on the map to open your profile, then tap your picture or the Theme row. Pick an avatar, its colour, dark or light theme and an accent colour.

Up to level 85, using a retry, a free shot or bought shots caps that run at 2 stars. From level 86, stars go by the help you used: saved free or ad shots give 2 stars, a retry, aim assist or bought shots 1. Relax mode caps at 2 too. Replay the level without help for 3.

Boss levels, and from level 151 every 3rd level, hide a few weak bricks in a tough front of bricks. Break through the right one and your balls smash the softer bricks behind it. It's the way to 3 stars. More.

Per level each day: 3 up to level 50, 2 up to level 150, then 1. After that a stage retry costs ◆ 30, or an ad when ads are available.

One every 4 hours (every 2 hours with the Galaxy Pass), saved up to 6. Tap Free shots on the left of the map to see when the next one comes.

Long shots speed up on their own: 2× after 8 seconds, 4× after 16, 8× after 24 and 12× after 32 seconds, and they end after 60 seconds. The next shot starts at normal speed.

From level 151 the level card offers +20 balls, power balls (every ball hits for 2), a piercing ball and a bomb ball, paid with gems. They last the whole level and keep your 3rd star. More.

Every level from 151 finished with 3 stars adds to your 🎖 Master count and gives +1 free shot. Finish level 350 to become Galaxy Champion: 🏆 on the leaderboards, ◆ 500 gems and 3 free shots.

No. Retrying a stage keeps every stage you've already cleared; only Restart starts the level from stage 1.

Yes. Go back to the map and the level card offers Continue for 6 hours, with the same stage, shots and points.

No, but you can Tame it for a stage, a level, 24 hours, 7 days or forever. See Customising hazards.

The level card lists every hazard and the stages it's on. In this wiki, Levels & worlds shows the hazards of every stage.

That player won the level with a hazard Tame or Twist on.

A forever (Mastery) option works at about 30% strength, so it changes sizes and speeds 30% of the way and yes-or-no effects work about 30% of the time. Shorter options work at full strength.

No. Tames, Twists and Challenges only work in normal levels. Skins work everywhere.

When a slingshot, wormhole, black hole, pulsar, UFO, magnetar or lens redirects a ball, the damage that ball does in its next 8 brick hits is added again as bonus points.

Hidden gems in bricks, the daily gift, star chests, world rewards, weekly cup and league prizes, and gem codes. See Gems, rewards & shop.

Ads pay out up to 6 times a day. The game hides the ad buttons once they're used, and an ad that didn't finish or couldn't be confirmed shows a message saying so. If it still happens, message the bot with /paysupport.

In your profile under Gem code, or tap Redeem now in the announcement that shows the code.

For 30 days: a free shot every 2 hours instead of 4, 30 gems every day and the Pulsar ball style. It renews monthly and you can cancel any time in Telegram.

Yes. Set a monthly spending limit in your profile, under Account and privacy.

Close and reopen the game first. If it's still missing, message @brickbusterBot with /paysupport.

Win any level during the week. You're placed in a group of up to 30 players in your tier; the top 5 move up and the bottom 5 move down when the week ends.

When the week ends (Monday 00:00 UTC). Collect them in Rewards.

Only people you send a share link to. Shared links expire after 30 days.

Open Watch replay, start your phone's screen recording, and play the replay. Step by step.

Tap Challenge a friend after a level. Your friend gets a link to that level with your score to beat, and you both appear on each other's friends board.

Your progress, gems and purchases are kept on your Telegram account. Open the game in Telegram on the new phone. In a browser, log in with Telegram from your profile.

Turn on Relax mode in your profile for 50% more shots (no leaderboards, at most 2 stars), or Tame the hazards that give you trouble.

Turn on Bigger text in your profile.

Message @brickbusterBot in Telegram. For purchases, send /paysupport.