7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover

This is the last game my grandpa played before passing away. The 7 Wonders games are the games he spent the most time in when gaming and he loved them. I'm planning to play and 100% the game at some point as a way to honor him and I'm looking forward to it. But that's beside the point and irrelevant to the review. Personally, I think the gameplay loop can be addicting and I like it a lot. While I don't have a lot of time spent on it on my account, I played more when visiting grandpa. I also like the visual style and there is enough content to enjoy several hours. It's a good game to play when you want to relax a bit after a stressful day at work. Looking forward to playing it more.

I'm not sure it's a bad game, it's more that it isn't my cup of tea. I found it tedious and monotonous...more so than most games of the sort.

Line tile action to the extreme.

Wasn't too bad

[h1]Pretty wrapper, thin hay[/h1] [b]TL;DR[/b] Snappy match-3 chains and a cute “ancient/alien” wrapper with tiny workers hauling bricks… but the loop runs dry fast and the [i]grindy unlocks[/i] turn fun into chores. [b]Bundle/Sale: Conditional Recommend. Full price: Not Recommended.[/b] [i]Playtime:[/i] ~12h • [i]Completion:[/i] 73% achievements • [i]Platform:[/i] PC/Steam [b]What works[/b] [list] [*]Combos feel good—clearing big clusters is the whole hook. [*]Charming presentation (little workers/priests trundling by) adds flavor. [/list] [b]What doesn’t[/b] [list] [*][b]Grindy progression[/b] — unlocks stretch the same puzzle routine until it stops being satisfying. [*]Repetition — most will tap out around 2 hours; depth just isn’t there. [*]Meta “makeover” layer is mostly [i]wrapper[/i]; doesn’t fix the core grind. [/list] [b]Value[/b] [list] [*]Full price (~€10): [b]4/10[/b] — pretty, but shallow and repetitive. [*]Bundle/Sale: acceptable time-killer if you want a low-effort match-3 snack. [/list] [b]Ratings (10 = best)[/b] [list] [*]Core match-3 feel: 7 [*]Power-ups/pace: 6 [*]Variety over time: 3 [*]Progression balance (grind): 3 [*]Presentation/art: 7.5 [*]Value: 4 (full) / 6 (bundle) [/list] [b]Verdict[/b] [b]Conditionally Recommended (bundle/sale)[/b] for casual match-3 fans who just want to zone out. [b]Not Recommended[/b] at full price—nice wrapper, not enough hay. Recommendation is based on the Full price tag.

Sound: 6 Graphics: 5 Story: 2 Gameplay: 5 Commands: 4 Fun: 4 Time to load / lag: 9 Bugs / Problems: 9 Final score: 4

fun match 3 game. great time killer

Very fun, fairly straightforward in getting all achievements. Just wish there was a way to reset wonders mid-journey. Going for 4 stars but screwing up in level 2 I'd rather just start over instead of finishing again.

Alienss!

Fun version of the typical connect 3 format. Old-School, addicting, and the perfect amount of difficulty if you try and 4 star every level on max difficulty because you only get one try to complete all 7 rounds perfect or you need to start all over.