A game control method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an object swap instruction on a pattern matrix on a first interface of a screen; swapping positions of a first pattern object and a second pattern object according to the object swap instruction, and upon detection that a predetermined number of pattern objects of the same type are connected after the positions of the first pattern object and the second pattern object are swapped, eliminating the connected pattern objects; and reducing a current health point value of a selected target attack object among multiple attack objects in a second interface. When the connected pattern objects are eliminated, the selected target attack object among the multiple attack objects is attacked to ensure the attack on the attack object during elimination of the pattern objects.