"You are not here." Skin in a Challenge Mode run
Challenge Mode is a game-mode in which you unlock multiple Skins by creating and erasing squares. As you play, you will advance on to different Skins. Completed stages become available in various modes, such as Skin Edit Mode or Vs. Mode.
Lumines Remastered[]
Basic Challenge[]
The Basic Challenge is the only Challenge available to new players. Reaching a certain Level clears the current Skin and changes to the next Skin, which immediately becomes available for Skin Edit and 2P Battle. The game ends when the player leaves or loses, or clears the final Skin.
There are four Avatars that can be unlocked by playing this Challenge, one by simply clearing the first Skin, another by clearing all 24 Skins, one more by accumulating a certain amount of points, and the last one by clearing the Challenge within an allotted amount of time. There are also three bonus Skins that can be unlocked by playing this Challenge, each by reaching a certain Level.
Endless Challenge[]
The Endless Challenge is only playable after clearing the Basic Challenge for the first time. It is basically the same as the Basic Challenge, but upon clearing the final Skin, the game changes to the first Skin, creating a full round or lap. The game ends only when the player leaves or loses.
There are two Avatars that can be unlocked by playing this Challenge, one by accumulating a certain amount of points and the other by clearing two rounds.
Shuffle Challenge[]
The Shuffle Challenge is only playable after unlocking 10 Skins. It plays all unlocked Skins in random order, with the Skin changing every 5 Levels. The game ends when the player leaves or loses, or clears all available Skins.
There is an Avatar that can be unlocked by playing this Challenge, but this requires the player to have unlocked all 40 Skins beforehand.
Scoring[]
Scoring in Challenge mode is as follows:
| 1 Block | 40 pts |
| 2 Blocks | 80 pts |
| 3 Blocks | 120 pts |
| 4 Blocks | 640 pts |
| 5 Blocks | 800 pts |
| 6 Blocks | 960 pts |
| 7 Blocks | 1,120 pts |
| 8 Blocks | 1,280 pts |
| 9 Blocks | 1,440 pts |
| 10 Blocks | 1,600 pts |
| ... | ... |
| Soft drop | 1 pt |
| Single Color Bonus | 1,000 pts |
| All Deleted Bonus | 10,000 pts |
When the player creates Squares, points are awarded to the player after the Timeline has reached the end. As for dropping and Score Bonuses, they are earned instantly.
If the Timeline erases 4 or more Squares in one sweep, the player is rewarded a Combo and a 1x Score Bonus Multiplier. Should the Timeline erase 4 or more Squares in one sweep, the player will be awarded more Score Bonuses. The player will continue earning these bonuses until the player fails to create enough Squares.
When getting a Score Bonus, the base number of points from the amount of Squares erased is multiplied by the Score Bonus Multiplier which starts from 1x, and increases to 2x, then 3x, and maxes out at 4x.
In some games, the Score Bonuses start from 2x, then 4x, 8x, and 16x.
Maximum Score[]
In Lumines Puzzle Fusion, the maximum Score you could achieve is 999,999 points. In all subsequent games, the maximum Score is raised to 10,000,000 points. In some games, achieving this Score will award the player a bonus Skin.
Trivia[]
- Each Lumines game has at least one Challenge pack, each containing a preset series of Skins, e.g. in Lumines Supernova, there are 20 skins in each pack.
- If a Challenge pack is cleared in one lap, a bonus Skin is awarded. However, the DLC Challenge packs do not award a bonus Skin upon clearing one lap.
- If you continue to erase more Squares and advance through Skins, the Blocks will fall at a faster rate, reducing time to think where to put them and increasing stacking.
- In some games, the whole cycle will repeat when reaching the final Skin.