Polar Games

Bubble sorting puzzle

Shoalmates

Bubble sorting puzzle under the sea

Shoalmates

Sort the sea friends: three of a kind fill a bubble.

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Send each sea friend to its bubble: three of a kind fill it

Shoalmates is a bubble sorting puzzle for the browser. Sea creatures are mixed up inside bubbles; tap one and it swims to the top bubble that shows its picture. Three of a kind fill that bubble, and the level ends when every top bubble is full.

A creature with no top bubble yet waits in a tray with only 5 spots. 60 levels in six worlds go from Coral Garden to Deep Blue, with a daily level, an album of 12 creatures, a reef to decorate and three helpers. A pointing hand teaches the first levels.

How to play Shoalmates

  1. Tap a fish: it swims to the top bubble with its picture.
  2. No top bubble for it yet? It waits in the tray, which has only 5 spots.
  3. Group three of a kind to fill a top bubble. Fill them all to finish the level, and never let the tray fill up.

Modes: Single player, 60 levels · Daily level

  • 60 levels, 6 worlds

    Coral Garden, Kelp Forest, Sunken Ship, Glow Cave, Ice Bay and Deep Blue, with up to three stars per level.

  • Three helpers

    Scoop fills the fullest top bubble, Sweep clears the tray and Whirl groups the fish by kind.

  • Album and reef

    Find the 12 sea creatures for your album and place decorations on the 6 spots of your reef.

  • Daily level

    The Daily Shoal brings one level per day, with a pearl reward.

  • Guided start

    A pointing hand and a caption teach the first levels, and each new piece comes with a one-sentence card.

  • 14 languages

    The interface comes in 14 languages, with narration in English, Portuguese and Spanish, music, sound effects and a reduced motion option.

Shoalmates is played in a portrait column that also fits wide screens, with mouse or touch.

INSIDE THE GAME

Shoalmates in action

Actual game captures. Cover art is promotional.

Title screen: the logo, the Bubble Fish Sort ribbon and Tap to start, which also turns on the sound.
Title screen: the logo, the Bubble Fish Sort ribbon and Tap to start, which also turns on the sound.
My Reef, the home screen: rescued fish swim around your decorations, with Play, Album, Journey and Daily below.
My Reef, the home screen: rescued fish swim around your decorations, with Play, Album, Journey and Daily below.
Journey map in the Sunken Ship world: finished levels show their stars and the next ones are locked.
Journey map in the Sunken Ship world: finished levels show their stars and the next ones are locked.
A level in Coral Garden: two top bubbles to fill, the tray with 5 spots and the three helpers at the bottom.
A level in Coral Garden: two top bubbles to fill, the tray with 5 spots and the three helpers at the bottom.
Sunken Ship: more species to sort and three top bubbles at once.
Sunken Ship: more species to sort and three top bubbles at once.
Ice Bay, the fifth world, with its own background.
Ice Bay, the fifth world, with its own background.
Guided first level: a pointing hand and a caption show which fish to tap.
Guided first level: a pointing hand and a caption show which fish to tap.
Shoal complete: three stars, pearls and a new friend for the album.
Shoal complete: three stars, pearls and a new friend for the album.
Album: 12 sea creatures to find, each with its own name.
Album: 12 sea creatures to find, each with its own name.
Settings: music, effects and voice volume, vibration, reduced motion and language.
Settings: music, effects and voice volume, vibration, reduced motion and language.
Daily Shoal: a calendar with one level per day and a pearl reward.
Daily Shoal: a calendar with one level per day and a pearl reward.

FOR YOUR NEXT ROUND

Tips: Shoalmates

  1. Tap first the fish that already have a top bubble; the tray is for the ones that must wait.
  2. Never fill the 5 spots of the tray. When its bubble arrives, a fish leaves the tray by itself.
  3. Hold a fish to call its whole shoal at once.
  4. Fill 3 top bubbles in a row without using the tray and a Golden Fish appears: it fits any of them.

BEFORE YOU PLAY

Questions: Shoalmates

What is Shoalmates?

Shoalmates is a sorting puzzle for the browser: tap a sea creature to send it to the top bubble of its kind, and three of a kind fill the bubble. 60 levels in 6 worlds, a daily level, an album of 12 creatures and 14 languages.

How do I play Shoalmates?

Tap a fish and it swims to the top bubble with its picture. If there is no top bubble for it yet, it waits in the tray. Fill every top bubble to finish the level; if the 5 spots of the tray fill up, you lose.

Is Shoalmates free?

Yes. It is free to play in your browser.

Does it work on phones?

Yes. It is played in a portrait column, with touch or mouse. Tap once on the start screen to turn on the sound.

What are the helpers for?

Scoop fills the fullest top bubble, Sweep clears the tray and Whirl groups the fish by kind. They are paid with the pearls you earn by playing.

FOR YOUR OWN SITE OR BRAND

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