Merge Castle

About

"Merge Castle" is a puzzle game that features Princess Eileen, where players solve challenges by merging objects to design and build their own Swan Castle. Through solving these merge puzzles, players can unlock new rooms, decorations, and items to customize their castle. With its charming art style and relaxing gameplay, "Merge Castle" offers a creative and engaging experience for players who enjoy design and puzzle-solving.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

62%

Audience ScoreBased on 80 reviews

monetization4 negative mentions

The game has a cute concept and enjoyable story.
The recent update made all items free to choose from, enhancing customization options.
The game is relaxing and fun, with decent graphics and a good merge mechanic.

Many players experienced data loss and progress resets after updates, leading to frustration.
The game has become overly focused on in-app purchases, limiting free choices for decorating.
Frequent crashes and performance issues have made the game unplayable for some users.

story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The game's story is generally perceived as cute and engaging, with some players appreciating the graphics and narrative elements. However, there are criticisms regarding the quality of the English translation and concerns about monetization strategies. Overall, while some players find the story enjoyable, others feel it may be designed primarily to extract money from users.
- “Great game and story!”
- “I like the dresses, the story, and the merges.”
- “Brilliant game, brilliant story, no way to review cut scenes, though.”
- “The storyline feels like a way to milk money, love, and time from unsuspecting players.”
- “It's a cute game with a story, but some of the English isn't perfect.”
- “The story didn't make it worth playing, and I was considering deleting it before things became free.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization in the game features mostly optional and non-intrusive ads, allowing players to watch them for rewards like speeding up progress. However, some users have reported frustrations with ad loading issues and an increase in in-app purchase prompts, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “This is an ad-watching simulator that is great at making you press the wrong button, progress slowly with mechanics that randomly make your merge area cluttered, and add more in-app purchase pop-ups each time the game updates.”
- “No point offering rewards for ads when the ads don't bloody load.”
- “I've been having issues with being unable to watch ads to get items the past week.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are generally praised for being good and visually appealing, but some users experience issues with screen fitting, which hampers their ability to fully engage with the game. Overall, while the graphics contribute positively to the game's concept, technical display problems detract from the experience.
- “It's a good concept, great graphics, and good options.”
- “The graphics are decent, but the storyline feels like a way to milk money, love, and time from unsuspecting players.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game frustrating due to excessively long cut scenes and slow character movements that prolong the experience unnecessarily.
- “The cutscenes are tediously long for no reason; you have to watch the character slowly walk across the room before any dialogue starts, for example.”
- “Grinding feels like a never-ending chore, with little reward for the time invested.”
- “The repetitive tasks required to level up make the game feel more like a job than a fun experience.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The gameplay is criticized as an ads-watching simulator that frustrates players with frequent button mispresses, slow progression, and a cluttered merge area, compounded by increasing in-app purchase pop-ups with each update.
- “This is an ad-watching simulator that excels at making you press the wrong buttons, progressing slowly with mechanics that randomly clutter your merge area and add more in-app purchase pop-ups with each game update.”
- “The gameplay feels tedious and repetitive, with little reward for the time invested.”
- “I found the controls to be unresponsive and frustrating, making it difficult to enjoy the game.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users report significant stability issues, citing numerous glitches that detract from the gaming experience. Some have opted to uninstall the game in favor of a more stable version, expressing disappointment given their initial enjoyment.
- “Too many glitches; I uninstalled and found a much better version with no glitches. I was really loving this game, ugh.”
- “The game crashes constantly, making it nearly unplayable. It's frustrating to invest time only to have it freeze.”
- “I experienced frequent lag and stability issues that ruined the overall experience. I expected better performance.”