Outerspace Match 3

Outerspace Match 3 takes the classic swap-and-clear board and launches it into orbit. The theme is space, the tags add spaceship and skill, and the pieces are described as candies, so expect a sweet-looking grid set against a cosmic backdrop rather than hard science fiction.

The rules are the traditional ones and the description states them plainly. You swap adjacent tiles to make a line of at least three candies of the same colour, and the line is removed from the field. Every clear reshapes what is left, so a little planning goes a long way.

Its own pitch is modest. It presents itself as a game for your free time, something to pick up when you have a few minutes, and even suggests calling friends to play too. That makes it a fair choice for newcomers to the genre: there is nothing to learn beyond the swap, and the space setting gives a familiar puzzle a slightly different look.

1. Pick two tiles that sit next to each other.
2. Swap them to form a line of at least three candies of one colour.
3. Watch the line clear from the field.
4. Look for the next line among the pieces that drop in.

Scan along rows and columns separately. Many lines are easier to spot when you check one direction at a time instead of the whole field at once.