A match consists of collecting as many gems as possible in a 10-player online match which can be obtained by defeating monsters, cutting down trees, searching bushes, destroying crates, obtaining coins and defeating enemies if you have more.

In Showdown, the goal of the game is not to get gems, but to be the last one standing, in a battle royale format.

Lastly, Squad League is similar to Gem Hunt, but you get to choose which characters show up in chests.

Since August 14, 2024, Items and MEGA units have been removed from the game for balancing changes.

Players with these existing items have been refunded in coins and MEGA units have become skins in the process.

Subsequently, in May 2023 another limited beta (Android only) was announced which lasted from May 22 until May 29 available only in Canada, Mexico and Spain.

Almost a year after the last beta, on April 1, 2024, "many exciting new features" were announced for the future of the game.

He described Squad Busters as a "good mobile game", praising its simplicity and graphics.

[12] Squad Busters received App Store Awards iPad Game of the Year.