Fruit Nibblers

About

"Fruit Nibblers" is a match 3 puzzle game featuring cute aquatic characters who love to eat fruit. Your goal is to help them gather fruit while avoiding the island's reptilian inhabitants. With special powers and abilities, the Nibblers, created by the makers of Angry Birds, offer a fun and addictive gameplay experience with beautiful design and zany humor.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

92%

Audience ScoreBased on 9,898 reviews

graphics238 positive mentions

stability108 negative mentions

The game features cute graphics and sound, making it visually appealing and enjoyable to play.
The gameplay is engaging and offers a variety of challenges, keeping players entertained for hours.
New levels and mini-games are regularly added, ensuring that players always have fresh content to explore.

The random placement of items can make levels feel more like a game of chance rather than skill, leading to frustration.
The game frequently crashes or freezes, especially during tournaments, causing players to lose progress and lives.
Players often feel pressured to spend money on in-game purchases to progress, particularly in higher levels.

graphics
312 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
76%
23%
1%
The game's graphics are widely praised for their cuteness, vibrant colors, and overall aesthetic appeal, contributing to an enjoyable gameplay experience. Many users highlight the charming character designs and detailed visuals, which enhance the fun and engaging nature of the game. However, a few reviews mention occasional issues with clarity and performance, but these do not significantly detract from the overall positive reception of the graphics.
- “The graphics are exceptional!”
- “I love the aesthetics of this game, visually friendly and professionally creative.”
- “The graphics and gameplay were amazing!”
- “Graphics are slow and clunky.”
- “The graphics are bad but the game is ok.”
- “Finding the graphics a bit choppy at times running Nougat OS.”
stability
114 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
4%
2%
95%
The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with frequent reports of freezing and glitches across various devices. Many players experience issues during startup, in-game, and while loading, often resulting in lost progress and frustration. Despite some users noting improvements, the overall sentiment indicates that stability remains a major drawback, detracting from the enjoyment of the game.
- “So far no glitches, and everything has been fair play.”
- “No glitches, so thanks to the IT team.”
- “New version is great, no glitches!”
- “I enjoyed the quirkiness of this game, but I've played almost 2 years and had to start from level one numerous times due to glitches and freeze-ups. It is becoming very annoying; I can't get past level 500. When I do, I'm uninstalling it.”
- “Unfortunately, over the past three months during tournaments for bingo or obtaining extra tools to use during play, the game freezes and I lose what I have gained during that game.”
- “I love the game, but it freezes up and I have to close it completely and open it again, and still have to wait for it to unfreeze.”
humor
68 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
99%
4%
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding the characters, particularly the cute and quirky lizards, to be hilarious and entertaining. Many reviews highlight the amusing animations and sound effects that enhance the gameplay experience, making it a fun distraction. Overall, the game's lighthearted and funny design contributes significantly to its appeal, keeping players engaged and laughing throughout.
- “The characters are cute & funny, gameplay is fun.”
- “Love the humor and the various creatures and power-ups.”
- “The antics of the characters keep me laughing.”
- “Thanks for the game, but it's not funny asking for money every two seconds while people are playing. Crazy.”
- “The jokes feel forced and fall flat, making the humor more cringeworthy than entertaining.”
- “I expected a lot of laughs, but the humor is stale and repetitive, which really dampens the experience.”
monetization
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12%
8%
80%
Overall, the monetization aspect of the game receives mixed reviews. While many players appreciate the lack of intrusive ads and the optional nature of microtransactions, others express frustration over the increasing number of ads and the pressure to watch them for bonuses. Some users feel that the game is enjoyable without spending money, but there are complaints about forced ads and the potential for ads to disrupt gameplay.
- “The microtransactions aren't necessary to play the game in any way.”
- “A cute but challenging game that offers in-app purchases, but they are absolutely not required.”
- “Plenty of ways to free play and no ads!”
- “Ever since Rovio added in-game ads, the game went from awesome to sucky. It takes 10 minutes to load, you lose 20% battery life, they do not respond to feedback... do not download!!!!!!”
- “I end up wasting more time 'watching' ads for free boosters than I do actually playing the game.”
- “Warning, some of the levels seem to be designed to force you to use a power-up, which you earn by watching ads or paying cash.”
gameplay
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
29%
8%
The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, engaging, and challenging without being overly difficult, with many players appreciating its addictive nature and smooth mechanics. While some users noted issues with difficulty spikes and pay-to-win elements, the overall experience is enhanced by delightful graphics and charming characters. The game successfully combines classic match-3 mechanics with unique features, keeping players entertained for hours.
- “The art style and music is delightful, the gameplay is fun and challenging without being insurmountable.”
- “Great gameplay, always fun to play for hours and hours.”
- “The gameplay is smooth, and the art style is fantastic, making this the most amazing puzzle game I've ever played.”
- “The gameplay is pretty average Candy Crush fare, but the level of difficulty and the lizard challenges kept me coming back.”
- “Boring gameplay and non-responsive control, especially when trying to use power-ups.”
- “After 1 hour of gameplay, you have to spend lots of real money.”
music
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
43%
11%
The music in the game is widely praised for its calming and relaxing qualities, featuring a delightful blend of laid-back jazz and soothing soundtracks that enhance the overall gameplay experience. Players appreciate how the music complements the cute graphics and engaging characters, making the game both enjoyable and addictive. Overall, the soundtrack is described as charming and in sync with the game's atmosphere, contributing to a fun and peaceful gaming environment.
- “The art style and music is delightful, the gameplay is fun and challenging without being insurmountable.”
- “Very addictive once you start playing and the music is so relaxing.”
- “Excellent soothing soundtrack!”
- “Freezes on map screen just playing music.”
- “Music doesn't stay off.”
- “The music, the levels, everything!!!”
story
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52%
36%
12%
The game's story, featuring the whimsical conflict between nibblers and lizards, is generally well-received for its imaginative and engaging narrative. Players appreciate the cute characters and the unique underwater versus land animals theme, although some express a desire for more quests and cinematic elements to enhance the storytelling experience. Overall, the storyline adds a charming layer to the gameplay, making it enjoyable and entertaining.
- “The story and the characters, especially the nibblers and bosses, are engaging.”
- “The graphics, characters, sounds, and storyline are adorable, imaginative, and provide so much mindless fun which we all need in this day and age!”
- “I love the lizards and how they gossip; the details, storyline, and description of items are so funny.”
- “This story changes, unfortunately.”
- “Maybe a short movie playing after every arc would add to the storyline.”
- “The story and the characters, especially the nibblers and bosses.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
Overall, user feedback on optimization is mixed; while some players report that performance and load times have returned to normal following a recent update, others express ongoing frustration with poor performance and frequent loading issues. Despite the game's enjoyable aspects, many users are calling for further improvements to enhance overall performance.
- “This game is fun and runs smoothly.”
- “Runs smoothly.”
- “2019.10.10 update - game performance and load times have been more or less back to normal for 2 days now.”
- “A good game with really bad performance, loading almost everything and getting worse with every update!”
- “Why is performance so poor?”
- “Please improve the performance of your game.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players appreciate the humorous and whimsical character design, which motivates them to continue playing in order to unlock new lizard characters.
- “The character design is very funny and fancy, which encourages me to keep playing to unlock new lizards.”
- “The depth of character development really makes you feel connected to the story and the choices you make.”
- “I love how each character evolves throughout the game, making every decision feel impactful.”