Sparkles & Gems
Sparkles & Gems is a unique take on the classic ball-and-paddle game, with wild power-ups, a fun and deep story, and many little treasures along the way!
The cast of this adventure includes four main protagonists:
Softie Meow the ice cream cat
Sandway the business horse
OAT the plushie ferret
Geometry Clown the geometry clown
Story Mode
A visual novel-esque experience with a wide range of characters and emotions. Dive into the character’s lives and aspirations as their paths converge. Laugh, cry, and sparkle! Follow the drama of Softie Meow’s journey as they contemplate their life after graduating University. What will OAT’s experience be after struggling at their newest job? Can Geometry Clown find some way to move out of their extra-dimensional mom’s house and live their true life as a clown bringing edutainment to all? And what exactly is Sandway’s true motive? He is all about the business… but to what end? Oh, the adventures that await these four beings as they make their way through this beautiful thing called Sparkles & Gems.
Treasure Mode
Play for treasure chests full of goodies. Defeat as many opponents in a row as you can to gain experience points, level up, and collect resources. You can use these resources you’ve gathered to buy and cast spells and win more matches. Try to top your high score! But not least of all, you can spend your haul to get 50 unique objects to decorate your room with! View your room from above to see your toaster, electronics, little knick-knacks, the special “ooloophant”, and even maple syrup. They can all be yours when you conquer your opponents and increasingly level up your treasure-hunting power in this arcadey adventure!
2P Mode
Quick and easy local multiplayer like the olden days (or take it online with Steam’s Remote Play Together). No one’s victory is assured when wacky things can happen. There are only 2 buttons (left & right) so anyone can play! Just jump right in!
Other Features
- “Reduce flashiness” option
- Character cards
- The Real-life Business Horse – a mini-“documentary”
- Tutorial covering the basics
- Customizable gameplay settings
- Sound and music test
- Dancing gremlin
Game Discussion
Steam User 0
i really like this game. I love how it looks, sounds, and plays. A breakout+match 3 is not a combo i expected to work but it does.
i like the characters They are all so Very Sweet
Steam User 0
The simplest way to explain Sparkles & Gems is to take the games Breakout, Columns, and Puyo Pop - and then throw them all together into a cotton candy machine. An enchantingly weird offering from resnijars, the core gameplay loop involves hitting cascading gems with a ball and paddle, aiming to hit as many gems that have three or more of the same type grouped together to destroy them. Gems with sparkles cause multiple gems to explode. You play against an opponent trying to make your paddle hit against a gem or block to win, and just like in Puyo Pop, you can get multipliers on your score to cause the blocks on your opponent side to multiply. The gems respawn as though by magic and will take a quick wit to handle them all! There's a Story Mode in which you get to know the characters of the game, from OAT the ferret plushie to Sandway the business horse, and presents a fun tale similar to a fighting game storyline. Treasure Mode is a game mode where you play rounds of Sparkles & Gems against the PC to rack up stocks, battery power, and jam to help improve your future runs, and to gain treasure in the form of special items you can use to decorate your room in Treasure Mode. Naturally there's a two player mode as well. This game is CUTE, and really really fun! Try it out!
Steam User 0
Please play and review this wonderful game. I can't put this in any profile showcases because steam doesn't think it's real or something.
I played a lot of this over remote play together with a friend, it was great but you might want to adjust the game settings to gem pattern similarity 100% for multiplayer.
Steam User 0
This game is a masterpiece. Pick it up and play the story mode. I promise it's like nothing you've ever seen before.
Steam User 0
really good i like it