Puzzle and word
Merge
Puzzle games where you combine two matching items into one better item, again and again, to build up something larger.
Also called: merge puzzle, merge game, merge-2, merge 2
What defines it
- Two identical items join into a new, higher-level item.
- A shared board that fills up, so space is part of the puzzle.
- Orders or goals that ask for specific items.
- Often a story, a pet or a place that grows as you progress.
Merge games turn tidying into progress. You rarely lose; instead you manage a crowded board and decide what to combine next.
The type mixes easily with others, which is why you find merge boards inside cooking, farming and decorating games.
Well-known merge games
Curated by hand. Games in the Gamedexy library come first, with their screens and flows; the rest follow A to Z. This is not a ranking and says nothing about sales or player counts.
- Colony Flow!Screens and flows in the Gamedexy library
- Merge Cooking: Theme RestaurantScreens and flows in the Gamedexy library
- Merge Dragons!Google Play listing
- Merge MansionGoogle Play listing
- Travel TownGoogle Play listing
