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Christmas Puzzle 3

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48%Game Brain Score
atmosphere
gameplay, graphics
77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

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Christmas Puzzle 3 is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Notus Games Ltd and was released on December 15, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Help the Elf to prepare your town for Christmas with beautiful ornaments and decorations in Christmas Puzzle 3. Play through cool Match 3 levels, collect Santa’s coins and prepare the best Christmas fair ever!

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77%
Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
atmosphere1 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Christmas Puzzle 3 offers a cozy, relaxing match-3 puzzle experience with festive and colorful holiday-themed visuals and a warm atmosphere.
  • The game introduces light strategic elements such as limited moves, timers, and varied obstacles, alongside a satisfying town-building progression system that adds purpose beyond individual levels.
  • The soundtrack and seasonal presentation enhance the festive mood, and the gameplay is accessible for players of all ages and skill levels, making it a good family-friendly holiday title.
  • The game suffers from technical issues such as lack of resolution options, bugs in certain modes, and a simplified interface that feels more suited to mobile platforms than PC.
  • Many players found the gameplay repetitive and grindy, with little innovation over previous installments and a lack of level select functionality which limits replayability.
  • The pricing is considered too high for the quality and depth offered, especially given the availability of free or better alternatives in the match-3 genre, leading to poor community engagement and low player numbers.
  • gameplay
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay remains a classic, straightforward match-3 puzzle style with simple mechanics and casual, relaxing pacing, making it accessible for all skill levels. While it lacks mechanical depth or innovation, it offers a polished, cheerful experience with varied goals, boards, and occasional new shapes, suitable for extended low-pressure play. Its family-friendly nature and reasonable in-app purchases complement the light progression and festive theme, though some may find it repetitive or unchallenging.

    • “At its core, the gameplay follows the classic match-3 structure that will be instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with the genre.”
    • “The absence of aggressive timers or punitive mechanics makes the game approachable for players of all skill levels, from casual fans to completionists chasing achievements and full town decoration.”
    • “It doesn’t strive to be deep, competitive, or mechanically complex, but instead focuses on delivering a polished, cheerful match-3 experience enhanced by light progression and festive presentation.”
    • “The gameplay is practically the same compared to the previous two games, showing little innovation or change.”
    • “Additional characters are introduced in the dark middle chapter of the Christmas puzzle series, but there is no change to the overly reductive gameplay.”
    • “The game mechanics are incredibly simple, lacking depth and complexity.”
  • graphics
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are a mix of simple, cartoony 2D visuals with limited customization options, which may feel underwhelming for PC gamers expecting high-quality 3D graphics. However, its colorful, festive holiday-themed presentation is praised for being visually appealing and beautiful, providing a strong and enjoyable aesthetic.

    • “The presentation leans heavily into holiday aesthetics, and this is one of the game’s strongest aspects.”
    • “It's colorful, it's festive and it has beautiful visuals and it has a fun story to keep things interesting.”
    • “The visuals are breathtakingly beautiful.”
    • “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
    • “The game features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort mobile apps.”
    • “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
  • story
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story centers on becoming the new mayor of a Christmas-themed town, tasked with completing missions and side quests to prepare for the festivities. It features a festive, colorful setting with a fun and engaging narrative guided by a helpful Christmas elf character. Overall, the story adds charm and keeps the gameplay enjoyable, making it suitable for family-friendly play.

    • “It's colorful, festive, and has beautiful visuals along with a fun story to keep things interesting.”
    • “You start off as the new mayor of a Christmas-themed town, but there isn't much time to get things ready.”
    • “The character who helps you and gives quests to complete is similar to a Christmas elf.”
    • “You start off as the new mayor of a Christmas-type town, but there isn't much time to get things ready.”
    • “The guy there to help you (and also give you quests to complete by purchasing the tasks) is something akin to a Christmas elf.”
    • “All of the side quests have an achievement and the money required keeps increasing.”
  • music
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game features gentle, seasonal tracks that complement its relaxed pace and overall tone. While the soundtrack offers multiple selections suited to the game, some users wished for more variety or additional holiday-themed tunes. Overall, the music is satisfactory and fitting for the experience.

    • “The soundtrack reinforces this tone with gentle, seasonal music that complements the relaxed pace of play.”
    • “The soundtrack has more than one selection and is perfect for this type of game.”
    • “The music provided was satisfactory enough to hold my attention with each jolly jingle that played.”
    • “Oh, and the same music from part one (and two) is still used in three.”
    • “I would have liked it if there was a little more music to the game, like a rendition of Frosty the Snowman or maybe Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”
    • “But the music provided was satisfactory enough to hold my attention to each jolly jingle that played in my ears.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game experiences bugs and glitches when played in widescreen (3440x1440) due to its design for smaller screens, but runs stably without issues in small screen mode.

    • “The game can get buggy if you try playing widescreen (3440x1440) as it's made originally for much smaller screens.”
    • “However, the bugs and glitches go away if you play in small screen mode.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is perceived as more grindy compared to previous versions, indicating an increase in repetitive tasks or time-consuming activities.

  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is warm and inviting, enhanced by bright colors, snow-dusted environments, cheerful iconography, and festive animations.

    • “Bright colors, snow-dusted environments, cheerful iconography, and festive animations combine to create a warm, inviting atmosphere.”
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Christmas Puzzle 3 is a casual puzzle game.

Christmas Puzzle 3 is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Christmas Puzzle 3 was released on December 15, 2017.

Christmas Puzzle 3 was developed by Notus Games Ltd.

Christmas Puzzle 3 has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its atmosphere but disliked it for its gameplay.

Christmas Puzzle 3 is a single player game.

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