Fruit Slice: a brand-new slicing game
There is a new game on the hub, and it is a fast one. Fruit Slice is all about quick wrists and quicker eyes: fruit arcs up through the air, you swipe through it, and it splits in two.
How to play
- Swipe or drag across a fruit to slice it. Tapping a fruit works too.
- Leave the bombs alone. Slicing a bomb costs a chance, and so does letting a fruit fall past you.
- On a keyboard, press 1–5 to slash one of five columns from left to right.
- You get three chances. Losing all three ends the run and spends one of your lives, just like every other game on the hub.
Combos are where the points are
The trick is the swipe, not the fruit. Catch several fruit in one go and every fruit after the first earns a combo bonus.
Every 12 fruit you slice climbs a level. Higher levels throw fruit faster, add bombs to the mix and leave you less time to think. Level 1 has no bombs at all, so it is a good place to warm up.
Hints from a few runs
- Watch for fruit rising together — that is your chance at a big combo.
- Wait a moment before swiping: a fruit near the top of its arc is easier to line up.
- A keyboard slash cuts everything in its column, bombs included, so choose carefully.
- Your progress is saved when you climb a level or lose a chance, so you can pick the run back up from the start screen.
Have a go
- Play Fruit Slice
- How to play, with a guide for every game
- The leaderboard — what is the biggest fruit salad you can make?
Fruit Slice is in beta while we gather feedback, so do tell us what you think on the Contact page. Happy slicing!