Puzzles & Survival

Puzzles & Survival is a match-3 role-playing game where you need to plan your characters' movements and routes, choosing the most advantageous path and utilizing upgrades along the way to strengthen your team and defeat all enemies. Besides character combat, you can also build safe havens for your team and upgrade powerful facilities to enhance your survival. Of course, the characters aren't limited to one type; you can also recruit heroes with different characteristics at the tavern, who will become your best friends and help you in battle.

Gameplay

This game blends strategic planning with casual puzzle mechanics, delivering a unique gaming experience. Improve your abilities by solving match-3 puzzles to effectively combat undead creatures. Your strategic thinking is crucial; you'll need to use tactical thinking to deal with the ubiquitous zombie threat. This perfect combination of strategy and puzzle-solving ensures the game's dynamism and fun.

Features

Puzzle-based combat against zombies

Puzzles & Survival uses a match-3 combat mode to simulate zombie battles. Players need to move blocks on the board to launch attacks and defeat enemies through carefully planned actions. Because combat depends on the player's puzzle-solving choices, each battle requires strategic timing, not just passive observation of unit engagements.

Shelter for Survivors

Puzzle & Survival requires you to build a safe shelter for those struggling to survive. You'll need to construct and upgrade various facilities, then use these upgrades to support your team. As the shelter grows, the game's focus shifts from individual battles to broader survival planning.

Heroes of Noah's Tavern

You can recruit heroes at Noah's Tavern and assign them to different roles. Some heroes assist in combat, while others enhance military strength or promote economic development. Therefore, hero selection will affect your combat effectiveness and base development speed.

Resources, Equipment, and Weapons

Puzzle & Survival includes resource gathering, equipment crafting, and weapon forging. These systems require players to manage more between battles, especially when materials are needed for upgrades. Therefore, game progress depends on puzzle-solving performance and the efficient use of resources.

Alliances to Play with Other Players

You can form alliances and fight alongside friends against zombies and other human threats. The alliance system adds a social element to the game, as cooperation aids in survival and strategy. At the same time, you still need to remain vigilant, as danger can come from all sides.

Highlights

Strategy + "Triple Wins"

Solve puzzles and eliminate zombies

Arm yourself with strategic and tactical thinking.

Experience the perfect blend of strategic combat and casual puzzle-solving.

Experience an innovative post-apocalyptic environment.

Build a shelter!

Lead the survivors to defend humanity's last bastion.

Craft cutting-edge equipment to crush your enemies.

Powerful heroes!

With the emergence of the zombie virus, superpowers have also appeared.

Hire heroes in the infamous Noah's Tavern.

Heroes will enhance your military and economic strength.

Friend or foe?

No one can survive alone. Fight alongside loyal allies.

Beware of potential threats, whether zombies or humans.

Pros and Cons

Pros: 

Combines match-3 combat with deeper strategic progression.

Multiple sources of rewards are available in events, maps, and arenas.

The alliance system helps accelerate social progress.

Hero upgrades and research create flexible progression paths.

Cons:

Upgrade and research timers can feel time-consuming.

Too many menus can overwhelm new players.

Unprotected resources can become slow due to attacks.

Summary

In Puzzle & Survival, victory depends not on the number of moves, but on the enemy's health. Eliminating gems reduces the enemy's health, but the enemy will relentlessly retaliate each turn. If all three of your heroes run out of health, the game ends, and you must start over.