Free the Witch

Witches are not as popular as they used to be back in the day, unless you count Halloween costume parties. However, people actually believed that witches had magical powers and the ability to cast terrible curses, which is why many of them ended up dead for daring to practice witchcraft. There’s even a special look associated with them, even if it’s not very practical.

Free the Witch is a simple match three game in which your goal is to score as many points as possible in as few moves as possible. It’s certainly not easy, but it’s not very complicated either, at least if you take your time and analyze some of the moves you make. As always, you have a limited number of moves at your disposal, so each one must serve some kind of purpose.

The story is not very complicated either, since it’s your run-of-the-mill good versus evil battle. In essence, someone has kidnapped witches from all over the world and is holding them hostages, which is why your task is to rescue them and defeat the one responsible for this deed. Naturally the road to the main villain is paved with a lot of smaller monsters that try to stop you.

Each level is unique when it comes to layout and objective, not to mention the fact that you can obtain numerous combinations using the gems and a couple of power-ups. Speaking of which, these power-ups come in handy as a last resort, because it’s better to save them for when you really need to change the outcome of the round. On the other hand, it costs a lot to replenish your power-ups regardless of when you use them.

As for the graphics, you shouldn’t expect anything too grand in this regard either, although the artwork is pretty smooth and quite pleasant to look at. Each stage has a different layout and more tiles make an appearance every now and again, which keeps the experience fresh and enjoyable. The soundtrack is not that bad either, but it can get repetitive after a while.

All things considered, Free the Witch certainly has what it takes to entertain match-3 fans, not to mention the fact that it’s free. Hence, if you are looking for something fun and relaxing, this may very well do the trick.

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