Luxor HD
MumboJumbo · 2015 · Casual, Strategy, Match 3, Puzzle
PC
Very Positive96% · 105
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About Luxor HD
Experience LUXOR in stunning HD! Answer the call of the goddess, Isis, in this addictive marble-shooter game. Chains of colored spheres are working their way through ancient Egypt, and it’s up to you to stop them before they reach the pyramids. Wielding your mystical winged-shooter, you must fire colored orbs into the chain to make matches of three or more, and eliminate the spheres from the chain. Clear out the entire chain, and you’ll work your way up to the next level.
Customize your shooter to play LUXOR just how you like it with two different types of aim assist and three control system choices to mix-and-match. Face off with the approaching spheres in four different game modes: Practice, Adventure, Survival, and Challenge of Horace.
To help you in your quest, power-ups like Fireballs, Lightning Bolts and Multi-Colored Spheres will fall from the sky—use them to create thrilling special effects as they aid you along your journey!
Key Features:
• 25 all-new backgrounds in High Definition
• 88 levels of marble-shooting puzzles
• 4 Game modes: Practice, Adventure, Survival, & Challenge of Horus
• Collect Ankh coins to earn extra lives
• Catch falling gems to earn bonus points
• Customizable controls: Mix-and-match aim assist modes & control systems
• Enhanced special effects designed for the iPad
• Power-ups like Stop, Slow, Reverse and Wild help you along the way
• Thrilling music and sound effects
Customize your shooter to play LUXOR just how you like it with two different types of aim assist and three control system choices to mix-and-match. Face off with the approaching spheres in four different game modes: Practice, Adventure, Survival, and Challenge of Horace.
To help you in your quest, power-ups like Fireballs, Lightning Bolts and Multi-Colored Spheres will fall from the sky—use them to create thrilling special effects as they aid you along your journey!
Key Features:
• 25 all-new backgrounds in High Definition
• 88 levels of marble-shooting puzzles
• 4 Game modes: Practice, Adventure, Survival, & Challenge of Horus
• Collect Ankh coins to earn extra lives
• Catch falling gems to earn bonus points
• Customizable controls: Mix-and-match aim assist modes & control systems
• Enhanced special effects designed for the iPad
• Power-ups like Stop, Slow, Reverse and Wild help you along the way
• Thrilling music and sound effects
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Luxor HD is a polished remaster of a classic match-3 puzzle game that successfully modernizes the original for contemporary systems without losing its nostalgic charm. Players praise the crisp visuals, improved compatibility with modern hardware including Steam Deck, and the satisfying sound design, while the straightforward matching gameplay remains engaging and accessible. However, some feel the $10 price point is too steep for what amounts to a direct port of an older casual game.
Shooting balls but in HD!10 found this helpful
[h1]BUY THIS INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL[/h1] If you're torn between this and the original don't be. The original copies of Luxor notoriously have issues playing on modern operating systems, the HD versions don't suffer from these issues and are essentially the exact same game, minus some obvious visual/display improvements As for gameplay, it's the original Luxor, if you've played Zuma then you'll know the gameplay, match 3 and watch the trail of balls get pushed back if there's a gap between two matching colors. Get some power ups, have fun. Main thing for me is the sound design of the balls launching, exploding and rolling back, burned into my mind from childhood and given new life in this HD rerelease.1 found this helpful
This is a quick, fast, boredom killer. Its fun while playing and its easy to put down when you have to.
What I love about the Luxor HD game is that its visuals are crisper, and the game should be 100% compatible with the Steam Deck. Its fully functional on my Steam Deck. I suggest altering the controls so that you use at least one if not both track pads as a left click mouse. The joystick is too fast for moving the marble shooter part around. Also, this game brought back memories from my childhood. Very nostalgic!
Luxor HD is a high-definition revival of a classic casual puzzle experience, developed by MumboJumbo and published by Accelerate Games, that leans confidently into its roots while polishing the formula for modern displays. At its core, the game is built around the familiar and instantly understandable concept of stopping advancing chains of colored spheres before they reach their final destination, but it elevates this simple premise through careful pacing, audiovisual polish, and a steady stream of escalating challenges. Rather than trying to reinvent the genre, Luxor HD focuses on refinement, delivering a smooth and approachable experience that feels timeless rather than dated. The gameplay loop is straightforward yet consistently engaging. Players control a winged shooter positioned at the bottom of the screen, firing colored orbs into winding chains that snake across the playfield. Matching three or more spheres of the same color causes them to disappear, often triggering satisfying chain reactions when executed with precision. What begins as a relaxed test of aim and timing gradually transforms into a more demanding exercise in foresight and adaptability, as later levels incr…
This game is a fun classic arcade game. I highly recommend it.
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