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Miracle Merchant

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76%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
story, monetization
76% User Score Based on 1,300 reviews

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Miracle Merchant is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Arnold Rauers and was released on August 2, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Miracle Merchant is solitaire style potion brewing card game.

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76%
Audience ScoreBased on 1,300 reviews
graphics169 positive mentions
story19 negative mentions

  • Beautiful and unique art style with charming animations and music.
  • Simple to learn but offers surprising depth and challenge, blending strategy and luck.
  • Relaxing and addictive gameplay that serves as a great casual time killer.
  • Lacks meaningful progression, story, or unlockable content, leading to repetitive gameplay.
  • Free version is heavily limited with a paywall to unlock full gameplay, which feels deceptive to some players.
  • Gameplay can be heavily influenced by random elements (black cards and customer requests), sometimes making rounds unwinnable and frustrating.
  • graphics
    237 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their charming, unique, and beautifully detailed art style, often described as cute, quirky, and vibrant with smooth animations. Many users highlight the visuals as the standout feature, elevating the overall experience despite some gameplay repetitiveness and limited progression. The art style consistently receives acclaim, considered a major selling point and a source of the game's enjoyable, calming atmosphere.

    • “The art/graphics are absolutely stunning, and the concept of it is really cool and well executed.”
    • “The aesthetic / art is so neat, with such detailed backgrounds and really cute and unique characters.”
    • “All the artwork is phenomenal.”
    • “The instructions and graphics are alright.”
    • “It's so pretty, and I love the potion brewing aesthetic, but the gameplay is boring and unfulfilling and there's simply nothing to it.”
    • “It's great and graphics is good, I just don't like that you need to watch an ad just to play 3 times.”
  • gameplay
    180 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its simple, intuitive mechanics, charming art style, and surprising depth that rewards strategic play. However, many users find it repetitive and lacking in progression, story, or unlockables, which diminishes long-term engagement. Additionally, restrictions on free play and reliance on ads or purchases to continue can frustrate players despite the core gameplay's appeal.

    • “Great game concept and art, with gameplay that can get deeply complex.”
    • “The artstyle and music are absolutely stunning and adorable and the gameplay is really nice.”
    • “The gameplay is super fun and rewarding and I love how I keep discovering new ways to improve my score and optimize my card play.”
    • “The visuals and sounds are great, but the gameplay quickly gets repetitive.”
    • “Recharging credits to play via ads is always obnoxious, and despite a strong core foundation to the gameplay there's nothing to really get you to keep playing or provide much variety.”
    • “It's a really nice little puzzle game but with no progression and a literal 30 second gameplay loop.”
  • story
    73 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users consistently highlight the absence of a story or narrative progression as a major drawback, noting that the game lacks a compelling storyline, character backstories, or meaningful quests to drive engagement. Many express that without story elements, progression, or rewards, gameplay becomes repetitive and less rewarding, despite praise for the art style and mechanics. Overall, reviewers strongly recommend adding story modes, quests, or RPG-like progression to enhance replayability and player investment.

    • “If you had to survive a number of "shifts"/days/nights in the shop and a story went along with it where you learned more about the townsfolk or something.”
    • “I love the art and the gameplay is interesting but for me it isn't worth playing without a storyline or some sort of progression.”
    • “This game has amazing artwork and very fresh and instantly understandable mechanics, and I would totally buy it if there was some kind of story and progression - gaining experience, unlocking unique cards, traits, customers, challenges, etc. Otherwise, what's the point?”
    • “There is little sense of achievement, no storyline, little replayability - it gets boring very quickly.”
    • “The gameplay is quite fun and challenging but reasonable once you learn it, however the lack of story or any other form of progression or unlockables makes playing considerably less rewarding than it could be.”
    • “It is pointless without progression, levels, story... something to make up for its lacking gameplay.”
  • monetization
    66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's monetization heavily relies on limiting free playthroughs, requiring players to either watch frequent ads every few rounds or purchase the full version to remove ads and unlock all content. While the minimal and non-intrusive ads are appreciated, many users find the mandatory ad-watching or paywall frustrating, especially since the free version quickly becomes inaccessible without them. The one-time purchase price is considered reasonable, but overall, the monetization approach is seen as restrictive and detracts from the otherwise enjoyable gameplay and art.

    • “No ads, no microtransactions, 100% worth your time.”
    • “The fact that you can buy the full game with no ads at a reasonable price is also awesome.”
    • “Happy to pay for no ads experience.”
    • “Sadly this game works more as a demo, soon running out of rounds unless you watch ads or buy it, which I'd be happy to do if there was more to the game.”
    • “You either watch ads every few games, or buy the game.”
    • “The best part is that you get locked out after a handful of games unless you pay for it or watch ads.”
  • music
    61 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for being relaxing, immersive, and beautifully complementing the charming art style, contributing significantly to the game's soothing and enjoyable atmosphere. Some players find the soundtrack repetitive or wish for more variety, but overall, it is considered a standout, integral part of the game's appeal.

    • “It is absolutely amazing, it does suck that there's a paywall but the free trials that you get are amazing. The music is so immersive and the artistic style of the game feels like you're in a place similar to Adventure Time. You can just tell that there's a rich lore about the game already. Whenever I play this game, it reminds me of when you are a kid and you can throw yourself into the game and feel like you are there. That is what I feel when playing it; in my opinion, it's worthwhile.”
    • “Music and sound design are absolutely fantastic — really immersive, fun.”
    • “The music and ambient sounds are extremely relaxing and make the game fun and great for de-stressing after a long day.”
    • “But for such a beautiful game, I was very disappointed that there's no music.”
    • “The creators of the game clearly put a lot of work into this so I'm surprised they didn't think of music.”
    • “Music and the red guy who teaches you, these two things are the most boring things you can find on planet earth.”
  • replayability
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability varies across the game, with some players appreciating the simple mechanics and high score mastery, while others find it lacking progression and variety, causing interest to wane after a few sessions. Despite charming graphics and enjoyable gameplay, the absence of additional content or progression limits long-term engagement for many users.

    • “The replay value is so high and mastering the highest potion scores feels awesome.”
    • “Very simple mechanics with a lot of room for replayability.”
    • “Fantastic easy gameplay with surprising depth and replayability.”
    • “Game itself is rather simple and there's no replay value after 2 or 3 games.”
    • “Loses replay value fairly quickly, but the graphics, style, and controls are great.”
    • “Great design, great graphics, but it sorely lacks progression for replay value.”
  • stability
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent freezing issues, especially after completing matches, which disrupts gameplay and progression. Users report losing saved games, glitches when restarting, and limited content, affecting overall stability and user experience. While the core gameplay and art style are praised, addressing these stability problems is crucial for smoother play.

    • “Every time I finish or fail the game it freezes and I have to restart it to continue playing.”
    • “When finishing a match (win or lose) the screen freezes for often a full minute before the next prompt pops up.”
    • “After completing a match the screen just freezes without showing the scoreboard.”
  • character development
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The character development is highly praised for its unique, cute, and enchanting designs that show great artistic care and creativity. However, several users note the lack of a deeper storyline or substance, which limits the overall character development beyond their visual appeal.

    • “The aesthetic is fully developed – the artist really cared about the project because I'm intrigued with the unique potion and character designs.”
    • “Absolutely enchanting character designs and a really fun gameplay.”
    • “Love the concept, the art style and the character designs!”
  • humor
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is generally well-received, with users appreciating its clever, quirky, and sometimes silly elements like funny sounds and animations. However, some find the gameplay less amusing, and there are mixed feelings about repetitive tasks and ads. Overall, the humor adds charm and enjoyment, enhancing the game's unique appeal.

    • “The gameplay is clever (not a game for numpties) and the animation is funny.”
    • “Very funny and challenging game, I recommend it.”
    • “Great game, quite funny, hard to not play aha.”
  • atmosphere
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its soothing, magical atmosphere enhanced by superb artwork and satisfying audiovisual elements. Players appreciate the unique, eerie charm of the characters and the overall enchanting art style that keeps them returning.

    • “Lovely game that has such a satisfying audiovisual experience and soothing atmosphere to which I keep coming back again.”
    • “Absolutely lovely art style, magical atmosphere and music <3 The characters are each adorable in their own eerie, mysterious way.”
    • “The artwork is superb like always, I love the look and atmosphere of the Tiny Touch Tales games.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is engaging and enjoyable, enhanced by beautiful art and animations, offering a unique experience compared to typical repetitive slide, match, or farming games.

  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the game emotionally uplifting and wholesome, contributing to a positive and enjoyable experience.

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Miracle Merchant is a casual simulation game.

Miracle Merchant is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Miracle Merchant was released on August 2, 2017.

Miracle Merchant was developed by Arnold Rauers.

Miracle Merchant has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Miracle Merchant for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Miracle Merchant is a single player game.

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