Build their home
Give your creatures forest groves, ponds, cloud gardens, or a home under the stars, then decorate with plants, furniture, and trophies.
Match-3 creature battler · In development
Cute critters
Big bonks
Bonk Brigade is a match-3 creature battler we're building for mobile, with fast puzzle duels and a island you can make your own.
@playbonkbrigade · No release date yet
- 30s
- Puzzle rounds
- 3
- Bot levels
- Your world
- Build & decorate
MIDNIGHT POP · ART & UI CONCEPTS
The new look / Midnight Pop
A little brighter
A lot more bonk
Here's the look we're building toward: playful critters, floating islands, and navy, coral and mint. These are art and interface concepts for the next stage of the game.
The characters, outfits and social screens here are design references. They aren't playable features yet.
One last little bonk
A win with
some personality
A soft mallet, a bouncy reaction and a few stars. That's the little victory moment we're imagining for the end of a duel.
Result-screen art concept. Rewards and ratings shown are sample values.
Ten new faces / Character concepts
Room for
a bigger brigade
We're trying out ten more little personalities in the same clean anime style. Different ears, tails and outfits, all ready for a little friendly mischief.
01 / From the workbench
Here's what
we've built
We've got a local prototype where you can battle bots and decorate an island, and these screenshots show where it's at today.
BUILT SO FARMake every
Make every
match count
Swap tiles to build your attack or defense, then keep the combos going until the timer runs out. Both players strike at once, so that last match can change the round.
AttackBuild your attack
DefenseBlock incoming damage
BATTLE CONCEPTMatch to bonk
Attack
Defense
- Local bot duels with three difficulty levels
- Matching, cascades, and multi-round battles
- A personal island with movable decorations
- Fox and axolotl residents, with local saving
These are real desktop captures from an early build, so you'll still see the name Project Sprout and the labels Strike and Guard. There's no public download yet.
PROTOTYPE / 0.1.0REAL GAME CAPTURES
Tap a screen for a closer look
The original prototype pair
Where it
started
The first playable prototype uses our leaf fox and axolotl. Their original art is kept here as part of the development story.
Resident 01 / Forest mischief
Leaf fox
That grin says one more match, and we're pretty sure this fox won't take no for an answer.
The prototype has two residents so far, with more creatures in the concept art.
02 / Beyond the battle
A island you can
make your own
After a few rounds, hang out with your creatures and work on their home. Here's what we want to add as the island grows.
PLANNED GAME FEATURESGet to know your creatures
Feed and pet your creatures, help with their little requests, and unlock outfits, expressions, and animations along the way. Missing a day won't make them sick or take away your progress.
Drop by a friend's island
Visit a friend's island, help with a habitat, leave a reaction, or ask for a rematch. Visitors to your own island will earn you coins for the next thing you want to build.
Send them on an adventure
Send your creatures out to explore, try a bot adventure, or take on a puzzle challenge. Your scrapbook will keep track of your best score, combo, attack, and defense.
Your style won't decide the match
Outfits and island upgrades will stay cosmetic in ranked battles. While energy refills, you can still decorate, care for your creatures, and visit friends.
03 / The adventure ahead
What we're
working toward
We're starting with the battles and a small island, then growing the game from there. We'll share updates as each part comes together.
NOW / LOCAL PROTOTYPE
Core battles and a starter island
Bot battles, core puzzle rules, the first residents, and a customizable starter island.
NEXT / MOBILE & POLISH
Making it feel good on mobile
Real device testing, better animation, sharper controls, and more art and content.
PLANNED / PLAY TOGETHER
Battles and islands with friends
Player battles, ranked competition, friends’ islands, collections, and creature care.
LATER / BIGGER ADVENTURES
Something for the whole brigade
Clan clubhouses and cooperative boss events, built around a shared goal.
We're still playtesting, so features may change and there's no release date yet.
04 / Before you join the brigade
Want to
know more?
We're still early in development, so here are a few answers about the game and where it's headed.
What is Bonk Brigade?
We're making Bonk Brigade, a match-3 creature battler with a island you can make your own. So far, our local prototype has bot battles, cascading tile matches, fox and axolotl residents, and a starter island you can decorate.
Can I play Bonk Brigade yet?
We have a local desktop prototype, but there's no public download or release date yet. Follow @playbonkbrigade on Instagram ↗ to see what we're working on.
Which platforms are planned?
We're planning for iOS and Android, with phone and tablet testing still ahead. We'll share device requirements when the game is closer to release.
How do the puzzle battles work?
Swap neighboring tiles to line up three or more of the same shape, building Attack or Defense as you go. Our prototype uses 30-second rounds, combo chains, simultaneous attacks, and up to five rounds per duel.
What can I do between battles?
You can already name and decorate an island in the local prototype. We're planning habitats, creature care, visitor income, friend visits, photo mode, expeditions, collections, and a scrapbook for your personal records.
Will island upgrades make ranked battles stronger?
Island upgrades and outfits are planned as cosmetics, so they won't make your attacks stronger in ranked battles. Ranked play and energy are still to come, while the current prototype has local bot battles.
Last updated October 9, 2026
Follow along
Come hang out
with the brigade
We'll share new creatures, art, and gameplay as we build Bonk Brigade. Find us on Instagram, or send us an email if you've got a question.
