How To Actually Create Gems and Gold in Hungry Shark (Without Losing Your Sanity)

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Hey there! I'm writing this at 11:47 p.m. while eating cold cereal, watching my Little Bruce die for a third time tonight because I was too greedy for the floating gold chest and not aware of the dynamite barrels behind me. Classic me. If you're reading this because you want more gems and gold and you're tired of making poor choices in your own life due to the game making you feel broke, I understand. I've been playing Hungry Shark since the "it was only a free Flash game" era and have made every single mistake you've possibly made in the game, some involving real tears. Trust me, we've lived through the Arctic-level run where I swam straight into a mine because I was trying to snap a quick selfie with my shark. Anyway, here are the steps to live and thrive (long enough to get rich) in written order of chaos:

1. I Eat Everything!

Yes (including the weird ones), your natural instinct is to go straight for the big flashy schools of fish, and I get it. But the key (that I learned on my third mine explosion after going straight for the big pretty fish) is that I also scarf down the little crabs, the dangling lights (if they happen to reward a coin, depends on the version), and especially the little bubbles that appear that lead up to a treasure chest. Personal anecdote: Last Tuesday, I was in what I think is the "Deep Blue" and got so distracted (again) looking for the floating golden chest that I ate THREE mines in a row. I lost 8,000 gold but learned that the little bubbly things led up to a gem bundle drop. So chase the chest, but remember to teleport away from the boombooms. Your shark has a dash button for a reason, and I only started using it after my last third explosion of tears.

2. The Daily Quest List Is My Therapist

In case you haven't noticed, the daily quests are a list of tasks that make no goddamn sense but give you gems once they're completed. Like, "Eat 15 jellyfish" or "Survive 2 minutes in the Arctic" or "Defeat a great white shark." And the best part? I do them while half-paying attention to my YouTube videos because I can't focus on much at once.

Pro tip: Hungry Shark Mod Free Gems and Gold Tips Do the easy quests first, then do the hard ones (once your shark is upgradable). I keep a little notepad (yes, a paper one, I'm old) where I cross out the quests as I do them as it feels really good to do so. It also helps prevent me from swimming in random places.

3. Upgrade Bite and Speed Before You Upgrade Your Looks

This one took me so long to learn. I used all my gold on a shark that looked like a dragon made of neon because it was aesthetically pleasing but ended up being weaker than the default shark. Its bite was the strength of a sleeping goldfish. Meanwhile, I couldn't break the turtle shells to reveal the hidden coins. So what I do now is I upgrade Bite > Speed > Glorious Aesthetics. If you can't bite a crustacean in 2 chomps and outrun any bombs, you're just feeding the ocean; very poetic, don't do it. Once you have a decent Bite power, you can gobble up schools of fish quickly, get combo multipliers, and the gold just rains down like it's a magical money shower.4. Double Gold Events Are My Entire Personality on Fridays

If there's a Double Gold or Double Gems event, count me in as I'm not playing any other game and have my phone on silent (tell me to my roommate that I'm in a meeting as I go). These events usually go for around 6 hours (if I'm lucky), and if I get high point runs stacked on with the event, I can get more in a session than I got for a week's worth of casual play. Hungry Shark Mod Free Gems and Gold Codes My best run was when I got a 2-million-point score (don't ask) during the event window because I kept eating in a straight line, ignoring all the dangers, and used my invincibility boost at the right moment to make it. I felt like a god for 5 seconds until I realized how long I'd been playing (47 minutes) and my left hand cramping up. It was worth it!

5. Treasure Chests Are the MVP (But They're Sneaky)

Those little bubbles that float down or float up are actually an indicator of a treasure chest (either spawning or soon to spawn). I used to think they were useless, but they were just the game telling me that we have gems but you gotta earn it. I chase those bubbles like a dog chasing a squirrel, and when I get to the area where the chest spawns (usually around some coral or in slightly deeper areas), I try to stay in a circle and eat whatever comes my way and grab the chest before the timer runs out. If I fail, I just accept it and try again in my next run.

6. "One More Run" Rule (It's a Problem, Actually)

I need to be honest, I have a bad habit of thinking I can "do one more run" to get one more gem to unlock the shark that I want but end up with four new sharks unlocked and no dinner because it was past 10 p.m. But "one more run" mentality is actually good for getting more gold, as each run (in a session) has you earn gold based on your points, and if you get more points per run, you get more gold. So here's my run strategy: 3 "quick runs" (around 90 seconds) to get quick gold, then one "commitment run" to really go deep and get the gold bounty.7. Ads (If You Don't Mind) vs. Waiting

I hate watching ads, but sometimes the game will give you an option (if you're desperate) to unlock a gem to get something. I only do it when I'm really stuck, because I don't want to become a human slot machine to get a free diamond.

Okay, the weird part. Sometimes I play with the sound off because I find the eating noises a bit too gratifying and start getting competitive with myself. Sometimes I name my shark after a random food item ("Pork Chop", currently). And yes, I have definitely given my good job to my phone after a good run, and yes, I feel slightly insane about it, and yes, I think it's helping my scores since my shark knows I'm cheerleading for it. If none of these "tips" seem to apply because you're playing a different version of Hungry Shark, don't worry. The basics are all the same: Eat more, get yourself killed less, do missions, and chase chests. Everything else is style.

Go out there. Your shark is hungry, your gold is waiting, and your dynamite awareness is going to get better. If you blew yourself up, laugh, reset, and try again because that's literally the game's whole personality anyway.

Happy swimming, and may your chests be ever in your favor! 🦈

-Your friend who should definitely not be writing a blog at 11:47 p.m. with cereal in one hand.