Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG

Name: Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG
Rating: 4.6 (10589 reviews)
Author: Small Giant Games

Hero fantasy with story & PvP

Free · In-App Purchases

11k Ratings
Ages

13+
In-App Controls
Category

Puzzle
Developer

Small Giant Games
Language

EN
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Size

317.5
MB

Epic heroes, monsters and action await in this beautiful, tactical match 3 game! Featured by Apple! "A challenging game of strategy and puzzles" "We're impressed by this epic match-three adventure" Players are saying: "Awesome game. This will keep me busy for months!" "Really fun, great production values!" Empires & Puzzles is a completely new take on puzzle games, combining match-3 battles and building a mighty stronghold - topped with thrilling PVP duels and RPG elements. Join the battle now! • Match - Send your troops charging by making amazing combos! • Build - Rebuild an immense war fortress! • Collect – Summon hundreds of powerful heroes and troops! • Raid - Fight in PvP battles against players from around the world! • Upgrade – Level up your heroes, buildings and special powers! • Team Up - Fight mighty Titans with your Alliance! • Amazing Graphics – Experience detailed monsters, heroes and visual effects in a majestic fantasy world! Empires & Puzzles is FREE to download and includes optional in-game purchases (including random items). Information about drop rates for random item purchases can be found in-game. If you wish to disable in-game purchases, please turn off the in-app purchases in your phone or tablet’s Settings.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

11k Ratings

Empire and puzzles 🧩
04/10/2021

Poker tyc
Empire and puzzles are amazing and free and fun to play and you get rewards everyday and you get to fight the tighten every day some times more then once’s and for a fact I’m only 7 and I have been playing for a month and I already out I play constantly every day iv told all my friends about it and my dad plays it as well you get to play in raids and fight titans it’s like candy crush I think this is the best game you will ever play and you will never play a game better than this one you can get 5 ore less star characters and also you can level them up and extend your character at any time you like and when your level 4 ore hire you can join a team of course I’m on my dads team and we always kill the Titan every day things take time to craft and make tho you can craft Heath potions 🧪 and lots of other positions as well and you can train people to get more people for your team when theirs a green arrow it means you can level up that thing and always be levelling up to help get a stronger team and lots more about this game bye.
Empire and puzzles 🧩
04/10/2021

Poker tyc

Empire and puzzles are amazing and free and fun to play and you get rewards everyday and you get to fight the tighten every day some times more then once’s and for a fact I’m only 7 and I have been playing for a month and I already out I play constantly every day iv told all my friends about it and my dad plays it as well you get to play in raids and fight titans it’s like candy crush I think this is the best game you will ever play and you will never play a game better than this one you can get 5 ore less star characters and also you can level them up and extend your character at any time you like and when your level 4 ore hire you can join a team of course I’m on my dads team and we always kill the Titan every day things take time to craft and make tho you can craft Heath potions 🧪 and lots of other positions as well and you can train people to get more people for your team when theirs a green arrow it means you can level up that thing and always be levelling up to help get a stronger team and lots more about this game bye.
Very Expensive for very bad rewards
22/08/2022

MEG.ML
I’ve been playing for a few years now, and I’m ok to spend my hard earned cash on good deals every now and then, but it’s got so bad! I did a 10 pull and got 5 of the same 3* another 2 of the same 3* and 3 other insignificant pulls, which I could pull from the usual silver token pulls. I don’t think you should be able to get these people from legends pulls. For this same reason is why I don’t partake in events where you battle for ages, to earn enough coins for 1 pull, and pull someone like Dawa or Ishtak which you could get from a silver token pull (OFTEN - they lie when they say it’s rare!!!) so be warned when paying nearly £30 for pull tokens, 99% will be rubbish you can get from free daily pulls. My other issue is that war algorithms are horrendous. There have been many occasions where I have gone in with teams well over 1k higher and still lost without my team being able to set off, due to no tiles. From speaking to others, this seems to be a very common issue though. Wars change every week, but don’t understand why we can’t have 1 normal war with no boosters?The only reason I still play is because I have an amazing guild, but the game is starting to cause more frustration than enjoyment at times.

Developer Response
Thank you for your review. The Hero you receive in a Summon is selected randomly. You can check the probabilities on each Summon Gate by tapping the (i) icon that is in a blue circle in the top left corner. These rates apply to each individual Summon and are not cumulative. All players have equal chances for Summoning. Best of luck in battles!
Very Expensive for very bad rewards
22/08/2022

MEG.ML

I’ve been playing for a few years now, and I’m ok to spend my hard earned cash on good deals every now and then, but it’s got so bad! I did a 10 pull and got 5 of the same 3* another 2 of the same 3* and 3 other insignificant pulls, which I could pull from the usual silver token pulls. I don’t think you should be able to get these people from legends pulls. For this same reason is why I don’t partake in events where you battle for ages, to earn enough coins for 1 pull, and pull someone like Dawa or Ishtak which you could get from a silver token pull (OFTEN - they lie when they say it’s rare!!!) so be warned when paying nearly £30 for pull tokens, 99% will be rubbish you can get from free daily pulls. My other issue is that war algorithms are horrendous. There have been many occasions where I have gone in with teams well over 1k higher and still lost without my team being able to set off, due to no tiles. From speaking to others, this seems to be a very common issue though. Wars change every week, but don’t understand why we can’t have 1 normal war with no boosters?The only reason I still play is because I have an amazing guild, but the game is starting to cause more frustration than enjoyment at times.
Developer Response 10/11/2025
Thank you for your review. The Hero you receive in a Summon is selected randomly. You can check the probabilities on each Summon Gate by tapping the (i) icon that is in a blue circle in the top left corner. These rates apply to each individual Summon and are not cumulative. All players have equal chances for Summoning. Best of luck in battles!
Fixed!!!
01/08/2020

RIBA riba
If you like playing games that change the rules and move the goal posts on every update, then this is the game for you! I’ve been playing it for over a year and I’ve come to realise that it’s fixed. The matchmaking for wars is rubbish, sometimes putting you against teams that you’ll have no chance of beating or, when it does pit you against a beatable team, it will fix the match so that you lose anyway. The tiles rarely match the players you’re playing with, or your hits somehow do less damage than they should. The summons that you get VERY rarely give you decent players, often respawning the same rubbish 3 star players over and over and over again. Then of course there is the pay to win aspect, which you would think would work in your favour but doesn’t, still giving you cack players that cost you an arm and a leg for the privilege. It used to be good but now, it’s not worth the time. The developers have really fudged this game up. I’ve thought about purchasing similar games but this has really put me off. If you like to play to pass time or to wind down? Don’t bother it’s infuriating! Even the most peaceful and calmest of people will end up throwing their phone to the ground and stamping on it out of sheer frustration! Seriously, avoid at all costs!

Developer Response
Thank you for the review. We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the game. If you have further feedback, feel free to send it over. Our support center can be accessed in the game by tapping "Menu" (bottom right) → "Options" → "SUPPORT" → "SUPPORT". Use the button in the top right corner to contact us (Android: speech bubble icon, iOS: "Contact Us").
Fixed!!!
01/08/2020

RIBA riba

If you like playing games that change the rules and move the goal posts on every update, then this is the game for you! I’ve been playing it for over a year and I’ve come to realise that it’s fixed. The matchmaking for wars is rubbish, sometimes putting you against teams that you’ll have no chance of beating or, when it does pit you against a beatable team, it will fix the match so that you lose anyway. The tiles rarely match the players you’re playing with, or your hits somehow do less damage than they should. The summons that you get VERY rarely give you decent players, often respawning the same rubbish 3 star players over and over and over again. Then of course there is the pay to win aspect, which you would think would work in your favour but doesn’t, still giving you cack players that cost you an arm and a leg for the privilege. It used to be good but now, it’s not worth the time. The developers have really fudged this game up. I’ve thought about purchasing similar games but this has really put me off. If you like to play to pass time or to wind down? Don’t bother it’s infuriating! Even the most peaceful and calmest of people will end up throwing their phone to the ground and stamping on it out of sheer frustration! Seriously, avoid at all costs!
Developer Response 14/03/2022
Thank you for the review. We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the game. If you have further feedback, feel free to send it over. Our support center can be accessed in the game by tapping "Menu" (bottom right) → "Options" → "SUPPORT" → "SUPPORT". Use the button in the top right corner to contact us (Android: speech bubble icon, iOS: "Contact Us").
On the whole, it’s good.....
20/01/2019

Mikylli
Game mechanics are good, and building your base is rewarding. Being part of an alliance is essential, well for me, especially when you get frustrated with some parts of it.Patience is key, as your progression is rapid at first and then becomes very slow. Upgrading your heroes, troops and buildings takes a lot of time and resources. You can make this quicker but, be prepared to spend a LOT of money on the gems.My biggest moan about the game is the system used to summon higher class heroes. This just seems totally broken and I’m at a point where I’ve disabled in-app purchases until they address this. A 10 hero summon costs 2600 gems; which you can get in game for free over a long period, or costs around £26. This says that you will get either 3*, 4* or the highest at 5* heroes. When you get 9 3* & a 4* on 3 separate occasions, this just feels wrong and broken. I appreciate it says a ‘chance’ and the odds become less on higher grade heroes but, it’s so deflating and you feel like you’ve wasted your money.On the whole, it’s a good game and I’ll keep playing but, if I’d known about how much money you could waste, I’d probably have not spent anything at all.
On the whole, it’s good.....
20/01/2019

Mikylli

Game mechanics are good, and building your base is rewarding. Being part of an alliance is essential, well for me, especially when you get frustrated with some parts of it.Patience is key, as your progression is rapid at first and then becomes very slow. Upgrading your heroes, troops and buildings takes a lot of time and resources. You can make this quicker but, be prepared to spend a LOT of money on the gems.My biggest moan about the game is the system used to summon higher class heroes. This just seems totally broken and I’m at a point where I’ve disabled in-app purchases until they address this. A 10 hero summon costs 2600 gems; which you can get in game for free over a long period, or costs around £26. This says that you will get either 3*, 4* or the highest at 5* heroes. When you get 9 3* & a 4* on 3 separate occasions, this just feels wrong and broken. I appreciate it says a ‘chance’ and the odds become less on higher grade heroes but, it’s so deflating and you feel like you’ve wasted your money.On the whole, it’s a good game and I’ll keep playing but, if I’d known about how much money you could waste, I’d probably have not spent anything at all.

∙ Our first Temple event requires new strategy! ∙ Toon Costumes arrive for non-Classic Heroes ∙ The Platinum Trader converts unwanted items to Platinum currency! ∙ Dragonspire gets its own Fated Summon with a twist ∙ Various improvements and bug fixes

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Size: 317.5 MB
Category: Puzzle
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Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG

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Springvale is back

Ratings & Reviews

Empire and puzzles 🧩

Very Expensive for very bad rewards

Fixed!!!

On the whole, it’s good.....

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Data Linked to You

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Meet your match

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Puzzle Combat: RPG Match 3

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