Magic Haven

Making match-three games exciting again is a pretty tough task, especially since there are hundreds of them coming out every month. However, it’s still possible to innovate and come up with new ideas in the genre, at least if the designers truly give it a shot. Thankfully, this happens to be the case with the game at hand, because it’s a class above mostly everything out there.

Magic Haven is a match-3 game with a twist when it comes to the gameplay mechanics, but everyone should find it fairly simple to get acquainted with them if they are familiar with the genre. However, you also need to tackle a few puzzles at the same time, not to mention the fact that the rules and the winning conditions change on a regular basis as well.

The story is not very complicated, but it’s engaging enough to keep you invested in the action and curious about what’s coming next. As such, your role is to rescue defenseless creatures of the forest and help them get away from an evil wizard by the name of Imhotep. Not only that, but you must also provide them with a new home, which means that you have to gather resources put them to good use.

There are all sorts of special events that take place during the play, and you also have to tackle things like locked doors, stuck tiles, frozen tiles and a variety of other things. Hence, it’s difficult to become bored with the game, even if you tackle level after level without any pause at all. Thankfully, there are enough of them for that not to be a problem either.

As for the graphics, everything is very colorful and nicely designed, starting from the tiles, all the way to the backgrounds and the creatures you rescue along the way. The landscapes are warm and beautiful, so it should be a relaxing experience after all. On the other hand, the soundtrack is not exactly top-notch, but that’s usually an issue in such games because you quickly become bored with them after a while.

Believe it or not, there’s still hope for the match-3 genre, at least if the developers put some effort into their work. Hence, Magic Haven is one of the most engaging experience of its kind, not to mention the fact that it also blends a variety of puzzles into the mix. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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