‘Mythmatch’ Mixes Match-3 Play With Greek Folklore

Mythmatch is a brand new twist on match-3, supplying you with a compelling story, attention-grabbing worlds, and a few enjoyable matching mayhem to get pleasure from.

I really feel like I’ve performed a number of match-3 video games in my time. As somebody who typically performs video games on my telephone, there are only a lot of these sorts of video games on the market. Once I heard that this recreation was a mixture of match-3, journey, and mythology, I wasn’t ready for the way good the entire thing would really feel because it introduced these components collectively.

Mythmatch is a recreation based mostly on Greek mythology with some comedian book-style artwork to inform tales between the varied ranges. These tales observe an anti-capitalism theme, with the principle hero standing up towards the gods of Olympus. Within the little demo that I performed at Develop: Brighton, my character was on the lookout for a job, and being instructed that they couldn’t have particular jobs as a result of, seemingly, they have been a Goddess, not a God.

Within the precise gameplay, you will see that your self grabbing objects and throwing them collectively, generally utilizing your bow and arrow to seize stuff that’s throughout greater gaps. Usually, these ranges have one thing producing a few of the objects you may match up and creatures transferring round, which might make it harder to make your matches. The motion, nonetheless, feels actually unbelievable as you play.

Crafting new creatures or supplies in Mythmatch is the way you progress the story and discover new locations to discover. I discovered it each difficult and enjoyable that extra objects have been showing on-screen and transferring round. Usually, I wanted to attempt actually onerous to get the objects to match up simply because of all of the motion.

Match-3 video games typically all really feel the identical, however there’s something enjoyable and distinctive about Mythmatch so I’ll be conserving my eye out for the total recreation!

Mythmatch is presently in growth, however within the meantime you may seize a demo and add it to your wishlist on Steam.

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