Merge Maestro

I found this game randomly through a rogue like sale and I have to say I am very pleasently surprised. The game takes strong inspirations from super autopets and balatro in the best way possible. The game play loop is very interesting and complex, making it seem almost impossible to play optimally but in a way that makes you want to try to do so. If you like balatro, this game is able to scratch a similar itch with a great amount of content, the combinations seem endless and the challanges needed to unlock all emotions seem to go to a very high level of dificulty. Overall, I strongly recommend this game, its very fun and it feel like a crime that it is so unknown.

Yes.

Not for me.

看到中文评价这么少，我斗胆评价一下：和幸运房东差别还是比较大的，更像一个rogue版2048，而且操作量很大，合成升阶需要玩家手动操作，绝不是房东那种每回合点一下就行的。棋子数量和流派不少但玩法偏八股，套在同一个模板下比较公式，且高难度有些怪物的buff很恶心，包括但不限于：每次最多只能受一点伤害的锁血，死亡时受伤溢出会召怪等。但总体来说通关并不难，可能我没玩到复杂的流派吧。 总的来说18块（打折11）还是可以试下的，这个游戏的玩法你要喜欢的话能玩很久（因为棋子比较多），不喜欢也可以试试玩法浅尝辄止

Firstly - Most of my issues stem from the highest difficulty. Up until (much like another reviewer had stated) the 10 hour mark, the game flows great. However, the game gets more difficult the more you unlock. The final difficulty isn't "necessary" to beat to have a fun experience, but it's nearly impossible to beat unless you get a good / cheese strategy going. The issue is that the final boss in the hardest difficulty is relentless. It's very, very hard to counter and do 200+ damage per turn - and in some cases, have to do 200+ damage 3 (even up to 5) times per turn - without having lucked out on your tokens. It's a great, super fun game. It's not too hard to get really into. The token pool expands greatly the more you play, which makes it harder to find what works well together in any given run. You also only get the selection of 1 out of 5 packs, which is fine in most cases. However, it becomes apparent there's some balance issues, and have 4 of the 5 with very few damaging tokens that can appear (especially at the lower 1-4 numbers). A lot of the early game tokens you want (do 3 damage - do 1 damage 3 times - create a level 1 token when using this level 2 token - create a level 1 token at the end of each wave - etc...) are only really in 2 or 3 packs, and they're not automatically guaranteed. Even if you get 1 or 2 of those, you still aren't guaranteed to ever even see these tokens. That makes the game extremely different each time you play it though, so it's a bit difficult to be really harsh with it. There's a lot of obvious "exploits" you can do that are quite fun to discover. I accidentally kept making my tokens in the queue go to a level 4 or 5 infinitely in one run. It actually made it WORSE for me, but it was hilarious. There's issues though, especially in certain tokens that are near impossible to find combinations with. Having something that creates consumables only after being destroyed is an example. They're very difficult to play around, as well as triggering their destroyed effect. The same goes for exhausted tokens. Having a level 7 token become exhausted because it accidentally got the last hit on the final enemy of a stage is infuriating, and in MOST cases, you cannot wake it back up. I highly recommend people who play this game to take it slower than I have. I play most games like this rather mindlessly and luck through winning a lot of the time. At higher difficulties, you need a legit strategy and idea on what to do. The game allows you to see what enemies you will be facing and that's something I knew about from the start, but never used it. I am going to come back to the game and play it slower, as I think that's the only true way to win consistently. I may sound like I complained a lot but it's frustrating due to how CLOSE it is to being a top game of mine. Even if the tokens are simple and goofy looking, they have a certain charm. The music isn't the greatest but it's serviceable. The variety of abilities is curious. I haven't seen all level 9 tokens still. There's tons of other combos I guarantee I've missed out on due to not realizing you could do them! It's a great game to tinker with. You can learn something new each time you play. Overall, I give it an easy recommend if you like the genre. There's far more positives than negatives. It's WELL worth the price, even if most people would only probably only want to play 10~ hours, or would prefer playing at lower difficulties.

I'm merging it

Solid simple premise which has a surprising amount of depth to it. Probably not the kind of thing that you're going to play for 500 hours, but has enough depth and variety that you could put considerably more time into it than I have. The main potential issue is that there is a lot of luck involved. While I think the game gives you enough tools that you probably could get consistent on the highest difficulty levels, the vast majority of people will never get there. Even having beaten all of the content the game offers, my win rate on the hardest modes probably wouldn't be over 15-20%. Some people may find this frustrating, though I personally didn't.