Chateau Garden

Royal palaces usually have some sort of rich garden to accompany it, together with a few gardeners to keep it in shape and groom the plants on a regular basis. However, blue bloods can have a passion for gardening as well, which means that they would much rather enjoy taking care of the plants themselves, although you don’t usually see a queen up to her elbows in dirt.

Chateau Garden is a match-three game in which you play the role of a princess who receives a beautiful chateau as a gift after one of her relatives passes away. The game actually features some interesting mechanics for a match-3 flick, especially when it comes to how the matching is handled. Hence, you throw the pieces one by one, much like in Tetris, and the goal is to clear the board entirely.

All you need in order to play is a mouse, because there are no notable keyboard shortcuts that are required to enjoy the game to its fullest. Each round introduces new rules and mechanics, and the levels get quite difficult after a while, at least if you are new to the genre. Hence, more tiles are added along the way, and the way they are cleared changes every now and again as well.

The game rewards you with gold after each stage you manage to complete, although you can win more by faring better during the rounds. Gold is needed to purchase more flowers for the garden, and it takes quite a while to make enough even for the most inexpensive plants. Speaking of which, you also have the option to design the chateau and pick the preferred color for every flower you purchase.

The fact that the gameplay mechanics evolve along the way is certainly nice, but it wouldn’t be quite enough to keep you fully engaged for hours on end. Thankfully, there are major visual changes taking place as well, including new tiles and effects that make each round feel different and exciting. The soundtrack is quite jolly as well, and the graphics are smooth and colorful.

In the end, Chateau Garden is a breath of fresh air in the genre, and it’s great to see some new ideas after so much time. Hence, if you are interested in something more challenging for a change, this could certainly be a great way to spend your time.

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