Press kit

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Fact sheet

Game	Fruit Bandits
Developer	Fruit Bandits
Genre	Match-3 puzzle with a tropical heist story
Platforms	iPhone and iPad. A browser version can be played now at fruitbandits.com/play.
Release	Coming soon to the App Store
Price	Free, with optional in-app purchases. Every level can be finished without paying.
Languages	The game: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. The website home page is also machine-translated into these languages; the press kit, FAQ and legal pages are English only.
Content	20 islands and 400 levels, with a vault heist at the end of every island and a Grand Finale after level 400. More islands are coming soon.
Power-ups	Chili Rocket, Parrot, Dynamite and Golden Pineapple, with combos when two are swapped together
Also in the game	Boss fights, a weekly Boss Rush, Star Chase (replay for stars and Gold Seals), Rewind (take back your last move), Island Keepsakes (a collectible for every island, gilded for three stars on every level), a goal helper (tap any Target chip for a plain explanation), a Heat meter, Friends and crew score, weekly and seasonal Events, and an 18-chapter skippable comic story
Crew	Bandit, Pip and Momo, against the vain Captain Beakbeard
Key features	No lives and no timers: replay a level straight away, never wait for energy No pop-ups between levels: win and the next board is already on its way Optional rewarded video only when the player asks for it (5 extra moves after a loss, or double coins after a win) One small banner ad from level 4; the first three levels have no ads at all Bandit Club, an optional subscription: no ads, a free tool each day and bonus coins No loot boxes: every purchase says exactly what it contains No account needed; signing in is optional and only used to carry progress to another device
Accessibility	Fruit symbols (a shape on every fruit, so colour is never needed), a high-contrast board, larger text (three sizes), reduce motion, Calm mode, optional hints, and separate sound, music and haptics switches. Reduce motion and high contrast start on if the device asks for them. Controls are labelled for screen readers and the board can be played with a keyboard. See the FAQ for details.
Privacy	Anonymous play data that players can switch off in Settings. See the privacy page.
Website	fruitbandits.com

Short description

Fruit Bandits is a tropical heist match-3 for people who just want to play. Swap fruit, build power-ups and crack the vault on 20 islands, with no lives, no timers and no pop-ups in your way.

Long description

Fruit Bandits is a match-3 puzzle game about a crew of fruit-loving thieves and one very vain pirate toucan. Players swap neighbouring fruit to make lines of three or more and clear each level's goals before their moves run out. Bigger matches build power-ups: a Chili Rocket for four in a line, a Parrot for a square, Dynamite for a T or L shape and a Golden Pineapple for five in a line. Swap two power-ups together and they combine into one huge blast.

The adventure runs across 20 painted islands and 400 levels, from Banana Bay to a Grand Finale after level 400. Each island brings its own twists, such as crates, rope nets, honey, sand, clams, lava, portals, conveyors, stone idols, keys and chests, and ends in a vault heist against Captain Beakbeard. Bandit, Pip and Momo cheer the wins, groan at a bad swap and point out a move when the player is stuck.

Small, kind touches keep it friendly. Rewind takes back the last turn, and is earned by playing rather than bought. Clearing an island reveals an Island Keepsake, a small enamel collectible that is gilded if the player wins three stars on every level of the island. Tapping any goal chip opens a goal helper with a plain explanation, progress and a picture. Clearing level 400 plays a short finale story and awards the Grand Finale Seal.

It is built to be comfortable for many kinds of player: fruit symbols for colour-blind play, a high-contrast board, three text sizes, reduce motion, a Calm mode with softer light and fewer sparkles, and separate sound, music and haptics switches. The game is available in nine languages.

The game is built around one idea: nothing should sit between the player and the next level. There are no lives, no timers, no energy and no pop-ups between levels. Fruit Bandits is free. There is one small banner ad from level 4, and a video ad only plays when the player chooses to watch one for extra moves or double coins. Players who prefer can remove the banner with a one-time purchase or join Bandit Club, an optional subscription. Coins, tools and outfits can all be earned by playing.

Screenshots

iPhone screenshots at full App Store size (1290 × 2796, JPEG). Tap a download link for the full-size file.

Share card image (1200 × 630): og-share.jpg.

Logo and icon

The app icon is square with no rounded corners; the App Store and iOS round it themselves.

Trailer and gameplay clips

Gameplay footage is available on request through the contact form. Streamers and video creators are welcome to record and monetise their own footage of the game; no permission is needed. The browser version can be played without installing anything.

About Fruit Bandits

Fruit Bandits is made by Fruit Bandits, a small independent team. Its tropical heist match-3 has 20 islands and 400 levels, no lives, no timers and no pop-ups between levels, and every level can be finished free. It is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

Please credit the game as “Fruit Bandits” and the developer as “Fruit Bandits”. For anything else, use the contact form.