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Essays 10 September 2019, 11:35

Top 13 Match-3 Games – Like Candy Crush Saga, but Less Sweet

Sometimes, the best solutions are the simplest ones – it's no different with games, and especially with those for mobile devices. If Candy Crush is a bit to sweet, we have prepared a list of 13 match-3 games that are a bit more mature.

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You Must Build a Boat

  1. Payment model: buy-to-play
  2. Requirements: at least iOS 6.0 or Android 2.3

You Must Build a Boat is a gem among match-3 games, which may not feature spectacular graphics, but makes up for it with the gameplay design. We play a hero on a boat, who has to expand the vessel to save himself and the creatures caught along the way (sounds a bit familiar). We traverse dungeon to earn treasures which allow us to expand the old boat. Along the way, we'll face enemies and traps.

At this point, the match-3 mechanics enter the fray. Combining three items of the same type, we perform a certain action. It can be an attack, defense, a spell or even bypassing a trap. This way, the developers have created a turn-based game that uses a seemingly simple gameplay model. In fact, however, we need to plan our actions in advance, rather than just put the symbols next to each other.

  1. You Must Build a Boat for iOS is available here, and for Android, here.

Patrick Manelski

Patrick Manelski

A fanatic of MMO-games, who's lost in the fantasy world. He won't say no to a good book or TV series.

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