How to play Campus Crusher
Find your school, pick a tool and take the place apart. Here's what each tool does and how to clear a campus without wasting time.
Getting started
- Find a campus. Search by school, city, state or province on the home page, or switch to the map view and click a dot. You can also jump straight to a school with a short link such as
campuscrusher.com/purdue. - Pick a tool. Use the toolbar at the bottom, or the number keys 1 to 6.
- Tap or click a building. Buildings break into chunks, and your score and building count update at the top.
- Clear it. Flatten the campus to reach the "Campus erased" screen, where you can share the wreckage, rebuild or choose another school.
The tools
| Key | Tool | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meteor | Falls from the sky and blasts a wide circle where it lands, after a short drop. | Clusters of buildings. It's the everyday tool. |
| 2 | Stomp | A giant foot hits instantly. The area is small but the damage is high, and debris flies away from you. | Finishing a single stubborn building. |
| 3 | UFO | A beam sweeps sideways across your view, burning a trail through whatever it crosses. | Rows of buildings along a road or quad. |
| 4 | Quake | Your tap is the epicenter. Ripples spread out and the shaking fades over about half the campus. Recharges in 6 seconds. | Softening the whole campus at once. |
| 5 | Mega meteor | The biggest strike in the game. Recharges in 22 seconds, the longest wait of any tool. | The dense middle of a big campus. |
| 6 | Tornado | Pulls debris into a spiral, lifts it and throws it out. Recharges in 8 seconds. | Clearing an area, and looking good doing it. |
Controls
| Action | Mouse and keyboard | Phone or tablet |
|---|---|---|
| Smash | Click a building | Tap a building |
| Look around | Drag | Drag to move, or use the Turn control to rotate |
| Zoom | Scroll | Pinch |
| Choose a tool | 1 to 6 | Toolbar |
The Names button shows or hides building labels, which is the fastest way to find a particular hall. Rebuild restores the campus, and Walk drops you to eye level.
How scoring works
Each building is worth points, and you earn them as it loses volume, so bigger buildings are worth more and partial damage still counts. There's no time limit, so you can play for a high score or just to find your old dorm.
Your smashes also feed the Destruction ranking on the home page, which sets schools against each other by buildings smashed or campuses crushed. They count toward the campus you're on.
Tips for clearing a campus
- Open with the Mega meteor or Quake, then use Meteors while they recharge.
- Save Stomp for the end. Its high damage in a small area suits the last tall towers.
- Zoom out to look for stragglers. On a big campus, the last building is often a lone shed at the edge.
- Start small on a slow device. Debris is the heaviest thing to draw, and campuses with fewer buildings run more smoothly.
Prefer to look around instead? Try Campus Walk.