Tile Family®:Match Puzzle Game
Get on Play Store"Tile Match - Match Puzzle Game" is an adventure game with a good story and enjoyable visuals, but is weighed down by excessive grinding, frequent advertisements, and bugs. The game challenges players to find and match 3 tiles in various levels. Despite its flaws, the game can be enjoyable and even humorous at times. However, players should be prepared for a challenging and sometimes frustrating experience.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The game features engaging graphics and animations that enhance the overall experience.
- There are very few ads, making gameplay more enjoyable compared to other similar games.
- The game includes a variety of mini-games that are fun and challenging.
- The game has a very slow pace, with lengthy animations and ads after almost every level.
- Players often experience crashes and freezing, leading to lost progress and frustration.
- The increasing number of stars required for tasks makes it tedious to progress through the game.
- monetization560 mentions
- 6 % positive mentions
- 2 % neutral mentions
- 92 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback from users, primarily due to the excessive frequency and length of ads, which often disrupt gameplay. Many players report being bombarded with ads after nearly every level, with some ads lasting up to 90 seconds, leading to frustration and a diminished gaming experience. While some users appreciate the option to pay for an ad-free experience, they often find that even after purchasing this option, ads still appear, further aggravating their dissatisfaction.
“I paid for no ads and it's the best thing I could do.”
“This is an amazingly fun game, there are little to no ads and the art is beautiful.”
“I like the option of paying for no ads.”
“The game was great until yesterday but now there are ads after almost every level and I have to pay to remove ads?”
“I paid to remove ads and I am still getting ads.”
“I would give 5 stars but after reaching a certain level I stopped getting the option to watch ads to continue when I messed up a level, I'm also not getting any coins for beating levels now, and I no longer have the option to watch ads for more coins to buy the power-ups and stuff.”
- story92 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 79 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is generally viewed as underwhelming, with players expressing frustration over the excessive number of levels required to progress and the minimal rewards received for completing them. While the premise of helping distressed characters is appreciated, the repetitive gameplay and slow advancement detract from the overall experience, leading to a sense of tedium. Additionally, technical issues and a lack of engaging narrative depth further diminish players' enjoyment of the story.
“I actually really like the game; the art and colors are very well done, and the story in them is good.”
“Game play and bonuses unlock at a nice pace, and the added storyline makes it more fun.”
“This is a great and fun game; I enjoy matching all the different tiles to help a different story. It helps to pass the time, and the function is very easy.”
“It has potential to be great, but instead it feels repetitive and boring. The story is about helping unfortunate people in distress, which is a good premise, but the challenges are unreal and often boring, making it feel like someone is trying to take advantage of our compassion.”
“The 'stories' are also a joke - not even an attempt at a storyline, just an endless stream of shivering people who need new couches.”
“Seriously annoyed that the harder levels only give you one star, and the fact that you need to beat 100+ levels to complete one story.”
- stability69 mentions
- 4 % positive mentions
- -3 % neutral mentions
- 99 % negative mentions
The stability of the game is a significant concern among users, with frequent reports of freezing, glitches, and crashes during gameplay, particularly after reaching higher levels. Many players express frustration over losing progress due to these issues, especially when interacting with ads, which often exacerbate the freezing problems. Despite enjoying the game, users are calling for urgent fixes to address the persistent stability issues.
“The game runs smoothly without any glitches or issues.”
“I haven't encountered any problems; the stability is impressive.”
“The performance is consistent, making for a seamless gaming experience.”
“It's very frustrating when you are in the middle of playing and it stops working or it freezes or just closes out.”
“Great game but now I'm at level 900 and something and the game just freezes at the loading screen and won't go any further.”
“This is my favorite game but before you ask people to buy stuff, you need to get all the glitches out of this app. The game is constantly freezing up and I have lost several games due to the fact that the game freezes.”
- graphics24 mentions
- 54 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics in the game are widely praised for their beauty, smoothness, and appealing art style, with many users noting that they enhance the gameplay experience. However, some players have expressed disappointment with the quality of graphics in later levels, describing them as cheap-looking and lacking animation. Despite occasional technical issues, the graphics are generally considered a strong point of the game, contributing to its addictiveness and enjoyment.
“The graphics are amazing.”
“Beautiful graphics and cheerful colors.”
“Gameplay is smooth and graphics are pretty.”
“The game itself is enjoyable and I really liked it in the beginning, but now I'm at level 2671 and the graphics are so cheap looking they are not animated as they were before!”
“The huge downside is, after you solve the second scene, all the following doesn't change/improve graphics on your help.”
“Won't load any graphics or even load the mini games.”
- gameplay15 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally considered entertaining and smooth, with a meditative quality despite some repetitiveness. However, issues such as clunky mechanics, bizarre difficulty spikes, and intrusive ads detract from the overall experience. While it serves well as a casual time-filler, technical problems like the shuffle feature and battery drain are notable drawbacks.
“Gameplay is smooth and graphics are pretty.”
“Gameplay is fun and not so challenging that it's discouraging.”
“It's a great game, useful to fill in time while waiting in the doctor's office; every level is 'doable,' if challenging.”
“Additionally, its shuffle feature is problematic; attempting to watch ads for progress leads to a blank screen, further interrupting gameplay without resolution.”
“However, game mechanics are clunky and if moves are made quickly it cannot keep up - tiles are not removed in threes, but rather the tray fills up.”
“But the amount of ads does affect gameplay.”
- music7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its sweet and relaxing qualities, others report issues with static sounds and intrusive ads that disrupt the experience. Many users prefer to overlay their own music for a more zen-like atmosphere, indicating that the game's soundtrack may not fully meet their expectations. Overall, the music is generally liked but could benefit from improvements to enhance the gaming experience.
“I started looking for the same sort of game but one that has more of a zen vibe. While this doesn't have zen music, just being able to match tiles easily over and over (I put my own relaxing music over it) and just vibe.”
“I absolutely love this sweet little game. I used to play it last year and I've been looking for it for about a year, but forgot the name of it. It's easy to play and fun too, so relaxing. I love the little sweet music, and there are not very many ads. Please don't change this game, keep up the good work, and thanks a lot for an awesome cool game.”
“I like the music.”
“Like the storyline, but the sound and music both go staticky off and on.”
“It was so much fun until one of the in-game ads, 'the car garage with rock music,' attached itself to the game in the background!”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, with early upgrades requiring an overwhelming number of matches that only increase in difficulty. This repetitive gameplay detracts from the story progression, leading to frustration rather than engagement, especially with long ad interruptions. While some may enjoy the grind, many feel it overshadows the game's potential narrative.
“When the very first upgrade requires 12 or 13+ and they only go up from there, it gets tedious.”
“It's the same tedious match-three game over and over and over again, to make barely any progress in the 'story' part.”
“And instead of getting invested in whatever convoluted story it has where you fix up people's homes and businesses while trying to discover who 'L' is, you're stuck grinding for hours matching fruit for just a few seconds of story.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report that the game's optimization is lacking, particularly noting that constant moving ads contribute to laggy performance, making it difficult to play smoothly on various hardware. There are also concerns about whether performance status will be retained after uninstalling and reinstalling the game.
“The constant moving ads make playing too laggy; it's a shame it's not optimized for all hardware.”
“If I uninstall, will my performance status still be there when I reinstall?”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
While players appreciate the game's overall enjoyment, the frequent interruptions from credit karma advertisements detract from the emotional immersion and experience.
