"World of Water is a Role Playing game with excellent mechanics, stunning graphics, and an immersive soundtrack. Create and customize your own underwater world, building, growing, and expanding your marine realm. Be aware of the frequent advertisements, but overall, it's a captivating gaming experience for those who love the ocean depths."
Reviews
- Stunning artwork and graphics that create a beautiful underwater environment.
- Interesting turn-based puzzle combat that combines match-3 mechanics with strategy.
- Friendly community and engaging gameplay that keeps players entertained.
- Completely false advertising; the game is marketed as an adventure game but is actually a match-3 puzzle game.
- Heavy reliance on microtransactions, making it feel like a pay-to-win experience.
- Frustrating gameplay with a fast-paced tutorial that can overwhelm new players.
- graphics142 mentions
- 78 % positive mentions
- 19 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with many users praising the stunning artwork, realistic character designs, and beautiful underwater themes. While some players noted discrepancies between advertised visuals and actual gameplay, the overall consensus highlights the graphics as a major draw, contributing to a relaxing and visually appealing gaming experience. However, a few reviews mentioned issues with lag and glitches, indicating that while the graphics are impressive, there are areas for improvement.
“The graphics are gorgeous.”
“Beautiful graphics and the sounds of the ocean are so relaxing.”
“Amazing graphics!”
“Advertised gameplay, graphics, cutscenes, etc. have nothing to do with the actual gameplay and graphics.”
“Poor graphics, poor gameplay, and poor story... nothing like the ads.”
“It doesn't look like the ad at all and it feels like a scam game where you play and then it gets discontinued; the graphics are not good too.”
- monetization85 mentions
- 6 % positive mentions
- 4 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has drawn significant criticism due to misleading advertising that presents it as an adventure game, while it is actually a match-3 puzzle game. Many users feel deceived by the ads, which do not accurately represent the gameplay, leading to frustration and claims of the game being a cash grab with in-app purchases. Despite some positive remarks about the absence of intrusive ads, the overall sentiment is that the game's monetization strategy relies heavily on misleading promotions and a familiar, repetitive gameplay style.
“Addictive game... a mix of Candy Crush, Lords Mobile, Hero Wars, collections, upgrades, battles, guilds... it has no ads.”
“Makes time fly by; you can play for free or buy stuff with in-game purchases.”
“The graphics are awesome, also the best sounds, and the best thing about it is that there are no ads in this game.”
“Quite frankly it's pathetic to use another game's footage for your ads for a game that is nothing like what you say it is.”
“The ads are misleading, and this is just a copy-paste of other games... don't waste your time.”
“The advertisement for this game showed an amazing underwater adventure game where you could explore the deep sea and do cool stuff but upon downloading it I found it's just another matching game.”
- gameplay31 mentions
- 26 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing it for being misleading compared to the advertised content, often describing it as repetitive and simplistic, primarily revolving around gem-matching and easy puzzles. While some users appreciate the graphics and find the gameplay enjoyable, others feel it lacks depth and originality, likening it to a mashup of existing games with minimal innovation. Overall, the consensus highlights a disconnect between marketing and actual gameplay experience, leading to disappointment for some players.
“Underwater state of survival with bejeweled minigames and match-3 fight mechanics.”
“I love this game and the graphic designs of the characters, atmosphere, and the mechanics of the game.”
“The graphics are well, and so is the gameplay.”
“Advertised gameplay, graphics, cutscenes, etc. has nothing to do with the actual gameplay and graphics.”
“Same build and wait gameplay, same auto troop combat on an overhead map with real-time marching, same match-3 gems for hero combat, same pull-the-pin to save the fish puzzles that are so easy as to be a waste of time.”
“Gameplay was so boring I would've rather it be an offline resource farmer; it's just another connect-the-ball type beat but it moves at 0.5 speed.”
- story20 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the engaging narrative and character development, while others feel misled by advertisements that suggest a more immersive underwater exploration experience. Many users describe it as a "match 3" game with a superficial story, likening it to Candy Crush, and express disappointment in the disconnect between the promotional material and actual gameplay. Overall, while some enjoy the storyline and graphics, others criticize it for being simplistic and not living up to expectations.
“I love the game style, the story, and everything about it.”
“Great graphics, awesome storyline, beautiful sound effects, good battle effects, and great gameplay.”
“Embark on a mesmerizing quest through an undersea paradise, encountering marine marvels at every turn.”
“Very disappointed to see this being a story-driven 'match 3' game.”
“It's nothing but a story-mode copy of Candy Crush.”
“Poor graphics, poor gameplay, and poor story... nothing like the ads.”
- music14 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 21 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The music in the game is consistently praised for its relaxing and calming qualities, enhancing the overall experience and allowing players to focus on gameplay. Many users appreciate the gentle background tunes, which complement the game's underwater theme and graphics, creating an immersive atmosphere. Overall, the soundtrack is described as captivating and enjoyable, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.
“The music is relaxing, and I got in an alliance that's very helpful to its members. There's a lot to do in the game, and I'm still early.”
“Only just started playing this afternoon, and 2 hours later I'm still enjoying it. Great character graphics and gentle, calming music in the background.”
“Captivating music and magical graphics will let you escape to an underwater world to take back the ocean from pollution. A really unique puzzle game.”
“The music is relaxing and I got in an alliance that's very helpful to its members, and there's a lot to do in the game and I'm still early.”
“However, I was pleasantly surprised how different this game is, and the music is relaxing to listen to.”
“The sound of a whale song in the ocean is peaceful.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be typical of many others in the genre, often feeling repetitive and pay-to-win. However, the combination of match battles, farming, and hunting adds a unique twist that enhances the overall experience.
“Nice fish graphics, but switch those for knights and you'd not know this game from a dozen other copy-and-paste, pay-to-win, grindy games.”
- character development1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
While the game features appealing graphics and cute character design, reviews do not provide significant insights into character development, suggesting it may not be a focal point of the gameplay experience.
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its captivating graphic designs and immersive mechanics, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience.
“I love this game and the graphic designs of the characters, atmosphere, and the mechanics of the game.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is derived from a mix of absurdity and playful mockery, with users finding amusement in the perceived incompetence of the developers, likening them to a "shameless and illiterate street dog." This blend of sarcasm and lightheartedness contributes to an overall comedic tone.
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game experiences significant lag and graphic glitches, which detracts from the overall experience, though players still find it to be decent.
“There are frequent crashes that disrupt gameplay.”
“The game suffers from constant frame drops, making it hard to enjoy.”
“I experienced numerous bugs that affected my overall experience.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game to be emotionally uplifting, highlighting its wholesome nature and charming graphics that contribute to a positive and heartwarming experience.