Spooky Bonus
Spooky Bonus is a casual game that is set in a town called Old Town. This town has been haunted by an evil vampiress who is the cause of the strange things happening. It is up to you to take out the vampiress in various parts of Old Town by navigating the 100 levels of board matching 3s of candles, toads, cats, skulls and other enemies. Matching more than 3 of a kind results in bonus powerups that can be used to eliminate enemies on the board. Coins randomly come down to the board that will come in handy as part of the game’s currency.
– Real player with 26.0 hrs in game
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AT A GLANCE:
4/5 Stars - I am partial to spooky Halloween games, so this one grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. For me, this game is awesome! The whole ambience of the game is what made it for me. Grey Alien Games did a great job on this title, and I would highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good match 3 game.
GAME GENRE:
Match 3, Casual, Time Management, Puzzle, Spooky, Indie, Single Player, Point & Click
GAME DESCRIPTION:
Release Date: Oct. 2015 - Spooky Bonus has 100 levels, two game modes (which are Casual and Timed), and a need to decorate your spooky house with items you collect and buy along the way. Throughout the game the levels get progressively harder, especially when playing in Timed Mode. A match 3 game is exactly what it sounds like, match 3 like objects in a row and those matches disappear. Continue matching till the quota for an object has been met. Bonus items, and power-up items are also available to use.
– Real player with 22.1 hrs in game
Bejeweled Deluxe
Nice simple fun for hours…. there’s not much to this game, but it’s nice to play if you don’t want to get too involved.
Edit: 8/28/2019
Latest Nvidia driver update just installed… can no longer play Bejeweled Deluxe. Game pops up, goes white, entire computer monitor goes blank and then flashes red…. Bejeweled crashes.
Hope there’s a fix…. but since this is an older game, I’m not going to hold my breath that the Developers will do anything… will update review when / if they do.
Edit: 9/13/2019:
– Real player with 427.4 hrs in game
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Ah, the Bejeweled series. Such a simple yet ever-so-addictive set of games I literally put days upon days worth in effort of just simply beating my previous high scores to see how far I could go. Good times. But anyways, lets get into the review. As for the first installment in the main trilogy, it introduces the core gameplay and mechanics that the later titles put additional twists on. Such as in Bejeweled 2, you have the main “classic” and timed modes, but in addition to those 2 modes, B2 introduced the Puzzle and Endless modes. Not in the original title. If you want to start playing the games in an evolution kind of fashion, this is obviously where you should start. As for the gameplay itself, it still holds up fairly well even today, and the randomization of the levels make for good replayability. As a whole, the Bejeweled is a very fun series to get into and I recommend checking out some other games that are similar if the age of this game is a turnoff factor for you.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover
Out of all of the games in the 7 wonders series, this is the Newest. It is also the most polished feeling and that is a good thing. It really feels like efforts were made to rectify several things that were problematic in the prior 7 wonders Magical Mystery Tour. I found the auto replenishing of special power-ups as you play a neat gimmick even though there were times I had to manually set it when I needed a specific power-up on a repeated basis. I really liked the idea of the village and building it up as you play, it makes it fun and something to aim for as you play. I did notice a couple of things that still are the same that I wish would be changed namely that when you lose a round you also seem to lose the bonuses for that round you get as you build your wonder. I am also still disappointed at the selection of wonders especially this time around even though I found these interesting and learned a lot from them. The mini game in this one was also much better than the ones found in previous games. I expect people to be able to complete this one in a day. In the end this is a nearly perfect game in a series fraught with ups and downs.
– Real player with 21.6 hrs in game
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7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover (Match-3)
Steam interface does not work with this title
Options include separate sliders for music and sound, full-screen/Windowed, wide-screen, tips on or off, and a handy ? button which will give you an easy-to-understand guide on how the game works.
At the beginning of each Wonder you will have a choice of difficulty: Zen (untimed), Normal, Advanced, and Insane.
Most of us know how match-3 games work, so I’ll skip to some specifics. Each Wonder has 7+ levels of basic swap-to-match gameplay, but with the addition of gathering resources to help build your Wonder. A cornerstone will appear when you’ve cleared all of the tiles on the board, and the level will end when that stone reaches the bottom of the game board. Gameplay on each Wonder does not end until you’ve collected and placed all of the building materials, which means that you’ll need to collect the specified amount of resources per level (tracked at the top of the screen) in order to finish with a four-star rating (higher rating = more coins to spend - back to that later). Building the Wonder itself can be done by manually clicking where you want the resources to go, or you can click on the “place all” button.
– Real player with 19.4 hrs in game
You Must Build A Boat
A divine voice from http://eightyeightgames.com/ bellows that you “MUST BUILD A BOAT”. You must also search the world over for 1 of each monster worth saving, allowing them to board your boat and subsequently reap the benefits from their quirky talents. You’re further required to constantly upgrade your own weapons, shield defence and spell power as you venture the world’s sinister dungeons looking for coinage and monsters worth recruiting. Hence after many significant 3 match battles you will eventually build up your boat from a dinghy to a titanic leisure cruiser.
– Real player with 40.5 hrs in game
I couldn’t decide what to play (too many games, first world problem extraordinaire) so I scrolled down to the final item in my steam library - You Must Build a Boat. I actually obtained 100% achievements on 10,000,000 so I don’t know why this game was sitting in my library unplayed - but 18 hours later, I’m happy to give it a reasonable thumbs up.
An upgraded 10,000,000?
This is a Match 3 / RPG combo in a very similar style to 10mil. In fact the actual game board is near identical - but the upgrades and premise are a little different. This one has more collectibles, more upgradeables and in my opinion, is harder - especially if you’re aiming to 100% the achievements. However, at it’s core, they are extremely similar games.
– Real player with 18.9 hrs in game
The Treasures of Montezuma 4
I never thought a game I picked up for less than a cup of coffee would be up there with my favorite Match 3 games of all time, but it is. With gameplay that is easy to learn but hard to master, I found myself addicted to The Treasures of Montezuma 4 in no time.
Gameplay consists of your standard Match 3 fair, swap the position of the tokens to match 3 of the same color to remove them from the board and score points. The twist comes in with totems and power-ups that you purchase with coins earned by completing levels. Chaining color matches will power up your totems and release their abilities onto the board. Determining which power-ups are most beneficial for each game board is where the real strategy comes in. Running out of time? Start chaining those oranges. Find yourself stuck with few good matches? Chain up a couple reds and let those fireballs fly. Snap decisions and twitch reactions are required, especially when playing on Expert, but finally FINALLY earning Gold on that one level that’s been giving you fits is so incredibly satisfying you’ll want to keep playing until you can’t possibly play anymore.
– Real player with 81.8 hrs in game
Game Information
“The Treasure of Montezuma 4” is a Match 3 game. The game was developed by Alawar Entertainment and published by Buka Entertainment.
“The Treasure of Montezuma 4” is the fourth episode of “The Treasure of Montezuma.” Previous episodes: “Treasure of Montezuma;” “Treasure of Montezuma 2” and “Treasure of Montezuma 3.”
The Game Review
Game Visuals
I want to mention that the visuals in the game are well done. The visuals can be adjusted in the game’s option menu.
– Real player with 53.0 hrs in game
10th Corpse
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As a detective selected to investigate a potential upcoming murder, you come to a mansion ready to solve the case. Upon your arrival, you are met with several people who could be potential suspects that you must keep an eye on. Of course quite rapidly you learn that there is much more to this house than it would appear.
The house’s odd connection to puzzles is how this game really incorporates the games into the story. With every step of your investigation of a mysterious letter, you will have to solve puzzles of varied styles to move forward. You will be put in charge of solving match 3, hidden object, tile matching and Dr Mario styled puzzles from several different characters all with different purposes of solving said puzzles.
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Puzzle game + layout - nothing new = A decent match 3 game with 100 levels. Play match 3, HOG, tile and tetris puzzles. Answer questions correctly to get bonuses.
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– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
5 Star Hawaii Resort - Your Resort
As with most Roka games the graphics are delightful. The music is very fitting to the Hawaiian theme. While I am recommending this game for true match three aficionados, I must say it is very grindy at the higher levels. A few puzzles seem almost impossible to beat with three stars, and you’re pretty lucky to finish with one or two stars.
Of course the building aspect of the resort is cute and fun. I have to admit the puzzles are very well made, but getting stuck and grinding for literally hours makes the game a bit frustrating and unplayable. I’m no expert or whiz at match three. It’s only because of Roka games I learned to be as good as I am. But even with my skill level at least three of the puzzles so far do have me frustrated to the point of wanting to quit the game.
– Real player with 38.5 hrs in game
5-Star Hawaii Resort is a fun, mostly relaxing match-3 game with some resort building tossed in. The levels are not consistent in the difficulty, so at times you will finish a level without even realizing it, while other times you may need to replay it multiple times (and I mean multiple!) to achieve 3 stars, if you care about that. I really recommend playing Hawaii Resort BEFORE playing the newer, and improved, 5-Star Miami Resort. Going backwards may be a little difficult as there are no power-ups in Hawaii Resort.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
5 Star Miami Resort
I was a beta tester for this game. I enjoyed it then. The puzzles are challenging but not so much as to cause frustrations. I ended up going back and I’m currently playing the game again to get all the achievements which didn’t all transfer over from the beta.
This is another solid match 3 from RokaPlay. I enjoy it much more than like Hawaii Resort, for example. If you are a match 3 aficionado, I’d certainly recommend trying this. It has cute graphics and nice ambient sound effects. It’s what you’ve come to expect from Roka if you’ve consistently played their games.
– Real player with 67.3 hrs in game
Another solid effort. Fun match 3 game. Not timed, rather you are restricted by number of moves. Cute artwork, funny dialogue.
– Real player with 34.8 hrs in game
5 Star Rio Resort
If you enjoy match 3 games this will gives you tons of hours of enjoyment. 96 levels with powerups to use.
Some levels are VERY hard to get 3 stars, but be aware if you don’t use a powerup from a previous level you bring it to the next, so you can go back and grind for powerups to bring to a tough level.
Level 94 is impossible without saved powerups.
– Real player with 24.3 hrs in game
I certainly enjoyed this game very much. It reacts super well to clicks and it is fun to watch the matches fall and combine. Everything is so colorful and beautiful and you get to build a resort and have lots of fun. A few card games are included too, so why not? Music is fun, the backgrounds and design of the entire game are wonderful and of course the clicking and throwing upgrades are amusing too. It is also a pleasure to play these types of games and the games are very much appreciated. Thank you kindly!!! =)))))
– Real player with 9.9 hrs in game
7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven
Possibly the most poorly-aged of the 7 Wonders series. It’s before the games began breaking things up and adding extra challenge in the form of resource management/bonuses for “better time” or the city-building aspects, or variable difficulty, or the assistance of recharging powerups, but with the bonus irritation of “hey, you know how you usually need to drop the key stone off the board? Now make it navigate a maze on some of the strangest-shaped boards in the series.”
The problem with that is that while you might think it’s an interesting variant on match-3 gameplay (the board rotates to assist in this), the time limit is INSANELY generous. I don’t know if I ever went down further than a third of the meter, and that was while I was passing out and zonking out for a few seconds at a time every so many moves. It’s ludicrously liberal on time. So the game is in no way challenging, just sort of annoying. I can see reasons to play earlier 7W games, and the later ones redefine things in their own way, but god, this one’s a relic.
– Real player with 12.7 hrs in game
So I’ve now finished all of the 5 “7 Wonders”-Games playable on Steam
**and want to give out my opinion on all of them, therefore I paid every game a little visit again to compare them once and for all.
Starting the review, first, I’ve made a Top 5 for you to get a good first look on how much I like it:**
| Place | Name | Rating |
| 1. | 7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour | 8,5/10 |
| 2. |
– Real player with 11.6 hrs in game