EverMerge: Merge & match game Reviews

by MyBossIsAnIdiot

I’m a level 28 player & have spent hundreds of hours playing this game. The further you go the more tedious it gets. You need energy to play & it takes a lot of it to accomplish tasks. The energy renews way too slow, so you log in, do a couple of tasks & then you have to wait a few hours to log back in & do a few more. The developers do this so you’ll buy expensive boosters in order to keep playing. I used to buy extra energy boosters every day or two and spent a considerable amount of money in this game (more than I’d like to admit to). DON’T DO THIS! The Big Fish company who owns this does not stand behind the purchases. The last purchase I made was months ago. I bought a booster that would last on my account for a week (the extra gnome). I was charged for it but I never received it on my account. I immediately reached out to Apple & then Big Fish to either get a refund or have them give me the booster I paid for. I didn’t think it’d be a problem because Big Fish could look at my account and see that the 7-day booster I paid for wasn’t there. Apple referred me to Big Fish & Big Fish refused to make it right. They wouldn’t refund me or give me the booster that I paid for. They lost a customer that day who has paid over $500 in in-game purchases. This game takes way too long to make meaningful progress & the developers are only interested in money. Don’t waste your time. I recommend Merge Gardens instead.

by Kaiids815

I started playing this app around thanksgiving of last year. I quickly became obsessed and played every free second I had. So many events and fun games to keep the game fresh and exciting! The events still continue and I’m still enjoying the game HOWEVER, they continually remove well-loved features from the game in exchange for a hefty price tag or just removed all together. In particular the most recent feature to be removed is the infinite energy. You have to have energy to progress through levels and the infinite energy was a huge help. Most events had this as a prize for completing the entire event. You could also buy them with tokens from mystic isle (where you collect & level up adorable animals). Those tokens were really hard to collect as you have to have fully leveled-up legendary animals to get them (rewarding faithful players). Now those tokens are basically useless taking away our incentive to progress. I’m very disappointed because I’m JUST NOW nearing that point in the game to begin earning the elusive tokens. There’s also been new in-game currency (diamonds) introduced which you have to use real money to buy. All of the other currencies (rubies and coins) are locked behind the paywall of the diamonds. I’m very anxious about how the game will continue to change since this has been the recent trend. I hope they realize their mistakes & take the updates in a different direction!

by 新疆烧烤进行

Some of the tabs/buttons are so close to the edge of the screen that my palm accidentally tap into them all the time: especially when I’m in the middle of dragging items around. This is the most annoying, irritating, frustrating thing about this game: I think the screen can only recognize one finger at a time, so when you have a lot of items on screen, you need to carefully pick the item up and drag it to the edge of the screen until the map starts moving. It doesn’t make any &-$&(&:&: sense!!! Allow players to move the camera alone without picking anything up by using two fingers at a time, or allow one finger to hold onto the item while the other finger can drag the camera on the map. I either want to move the map and end up accidentally dragging an item, or I want to drag an item and end up accidentally moving the map. What’s even worse is that when you hold on to the item and starts dragging it, it falls back to the original spot all the time. I spend so much time in this game just trying to get stuff to the spots I need them to be to merge. This honestly pisses me off so much that the game isn’t satisfying anymore and I felt compelled to write the first app review in my entire life driven by the frustration. What a small detail and an easy thing to fix.

by Dkmprelude

Update: it took a few weeks of waiting impatiently, but this app came through and corrected most of my issues. I lost a lot of XP, but, with everything else fixed and my addiction to the game, I’m still happily playing. PS. I learned that the initial response to support requests are automated to acknowledge receipt. A real person reaches out shortly thereafter. Thanks this app.

‘‘This is a fun game. HOWEVER, in my experience, when I submit an issue, they don’t appear to read the question, or look at the supporting photos. They respond with basic gameplay instructions which don’t address the issue in question.
Clearly there are a lot of people who aren’t having problems, but they should try to fix the issues that exist. At the very least, I would recommend not investing cash money, as I did. It’s all wasted when you give up the game because it won’t advance your level when it should; when you clearly know how to play and they give you basic instructions rather than address the problems; Apparently it takes a massive issue and lots of complaints to get things corrected, like not getting some of the rewards you’re due from events and castles. At least they say they’re working on that. Otherwise it appears you’re out of luck.

by SquishMeesh

I actually really dig this game. Normally I’m a fps kinda gamer but love to zone out to this - more of a hyper focus for hours than a zone out lol.
My only issue is that my map is glitchy. Say I try to merge 5 trees, suddenly 1 or more are stuck on the map and the ones that are not stuck disappear after the merge. I then have to hard close and reopen the game every few minutes and my 2 bigger trees are there and any stuck object is fixed. It used to be that only a few blue tiles in the front left bottom corner were iffy now it’s spreading and happening quite frequently. I will go to move, say a coin, all the way across the map only to have it snap back to it’s original spot because the tile I tried to move it to turns red and rejects said object. Or, I go to move an object and it’s just stuck on its square.
Support was great a few months ago and gave me some free boosts for my troubles but the issue still remains.
Am I the only person this is happening to? I don’t have any other issue on or with my phone- just in this game. Super frustrating.
I love this game and totally recommend it if you like merging stuff (not a huge fan of the zoo part- I pretty much forget about it). I hope your map is not buggy- but if it is I would love to know I’m not alone!

by Raystonwall

I truly enjoy playing this game for reasons beyond common sense. It’s easy to play, but one must have lots of patience because nothing is truly achieved quickly because it a game of building together to the next level and requires multiple and repetitive to do so..
The quirkiness is that it is highly sensitive and if you get into a hurry, it can cause an issue and sometimes a heartbreak. Some of the items that you build, like wands, coins, and other needed items can be built up to achieve higher quantity of items when built up (always at levels of three or five items). For example, if you max out the wants at five and build to its highest level, the quantity reach is more than just claiming the wands at a lower level. The quirkiness is achieved because they are highly sensitive in nature and if inadvertently “bumped” they can be claimed sooner than desired. In other words, if you have collected for of one of these items and and accidentally reduced it to three, then you have to start over working towards your intended goal. That becomes very frustrating if you have worked hard to achieve the higher end items.
Other than this, it can become quite tedious, as some have mentioned and once’s patience factor can be tested. I do love the game, and graphics are great. Just be carefully when moving things around, it can be costly due to its sensitive nature.

by Linnerlou

Game is fun, and keeps you busy with floating prizes and quick ads to gain extra energy. The coins and gems also serve a purpose and can be grown and used. It’s also nice to be able to speed up some builds when they’re within 15 seconds of ending, or use ads every now and then to reduce a build time by 15 minutes. However, everything requires a builder since one of the last updates, but you only have 2 regular builders. You can “grow” more, but that takes time since the supplies you have to merge are not as readily available as other supplies in the game. That means by the time you grow another one, you can have so many items on your board, it’s almost full. A builder you grow also has a lifespan, which can easily be eaten up quickly.
If I have a ton of 5 minute or 15 minute resources on my board already (which are quick and easy to get to), but I need to wait an hour and a half for my mine to be rebuilt, I am now down to only one builder who can do anything else on the board. It’s absurd. We should have been given extra regular builders when the gameplay was changed, or we should at least gain extra regular builders when we level up. Especially since we can be working toward building several castles at one time, which provides us with an enormous amount of resources on our boards.
Also, opening up more spaces isn’t that helpful, when only 4 squares open up.

by Aw121617

This is by far my favorite game. I have been playing a year now and this has been the ONLY game I have not lost interest in over the span of a few months. There are different events every 3 days or so plus many opportunities for advancement. The best part… there is absolutely no “best” way to play! Everyone is able to play the way they want and there is no right or wrong. However you wish to play is completely up to you! You set the pace. I’m so happy about this app. It takes away some of my stress when I’m trying to wind down for the evening or taking a break during the day.

There are always going to be things that people do not like or wish to be implemented/ changed. It’s that way with every single game. I mean… you cannot please EVERYONE. I do have to say though… the individuals who are part of making this game such a success deserve all the awards and recognition for their accomplishments. It feels like they truly do listen to the players and take recommendations/ suggestions/ complaints into consideration on each and every update. Again, you cannot make everyone happy but this is by far the most engaged I have been with a game since FarmVille originally came out on Facebook when it was created 😂😂

by Buttercupbby84

UPDATE: I stuck around and have played the game every day since I wrote my original review. Yeah, it’s kind of annoying that you need your gnomes for everything, but you get used to the rhythm of the game. Plus, the developers have added many new features and aspects to the game that keep it interesting and fun. I’ve been playing for almost a year now and it looks like I’ll be playing for a while.

ORIGINAL: I have been playing this game consistently for several weeks, maybe even months. (With quarantine time it’s hard to tell. LOL) I’m currently on level 23 and even spent some real money to buy extra pieces of land. More than once I thought to myself, “Finally! A merge game that isn’t super annoying!” BUT the recent update changed all of that. Originally you had two little helpers (gnomes) that would build things for you. While your gnomes where working you could do things like harvest building materials and ingredients. Now with the new update you need the gnomes to harvest AND build which really constricts the game. What’s worse, the developers didn’t give you a way out. Would I buy an extra gnome to help me complete tasks? Sure. But there’s no way to permanently hire an extra gnome. I’m giving the game two stars for now and will stick around for a while to see if the developers make any changes. If not, I’ll delete the game and find something else to occupy my time.

by Jen_nanana

I’ve played a lot of mobile games. I have a tendency to impulsively buy things. I have spent some money on this game, BUT it is largely unnecessary. The free in-game rewards are good and the gameplay itself is varied enough to keep my interest even when I don’t have money to spend for currency and other items. I have played other merge games, but this app is the only one left in the rotation due to the fact there are four (4!) different “modes” of regular game play plus the special event games for earning additional items. I just unlocked Sinbad and Paradise Cove. I have unlocked the top tier for all of the common creatures in Mystic Isle, I have two rare creatures left, and all of the legendary chains. I am also working my way through the Storylands, and there’s still so much to do. There isn’t a competitive aspect to the events, so you’re free to focus on whatever works for you to meet your goals in the game. The developers for this game have successfully designed a game that manages to encourage spending (everyone needs money to eat and live after all) without mandating it. A lot of mobile games prioritize profit over playability, but not this app. Again, I have played a lot of mobile games, but this app is in a league of their own with the solid storylines and artwork, encouragement of responsible spending, and overall longevity of enjoyable play. Download it, you won’t regret it.

by PixieV3

I love this game. It looked super fun as soon as I saw an ad for it, so I downloaded it right away. As I was getting a feel for it, I was a little skeptical at first because it employs an energy system which I often hate in games, but this one isn’t so bad at all and it gives you ample opportunity to boost your energy through various means, wether through certain large merges or random special events, there’s a surprise mystery box every few hours with energy boosts and you can even use coins you earn in the game (which are also easy to come by when you figure out how to get them) to buy energy. I’ve been playing the game maybe 3 weeks, and I just love it. I play it everyday and have gone through one special event already, which was super fun. I love the characters, I think their individual animations and personalities are really fun and I really like how colorful the game is. I will also say that it does present a challenge, even to the more seasoned match 3-5 game players. Which I love, honestly. It can be time consuming to get certain “quests” done, and I don’t mind that at all. It’s interesting to see what develops between when you start working towards a quest and what develops during and to completion. I honestly just really love this game but I’m not sure if it’s for less patient game players. I think it’s perfect just the way it is, though 👌🏻

by Blublizzy

This game balances everything perfectly so it is not frustratingly hard nor is it boring. It doesn’t require you check in constantly but you want to. It doesn’t hound you with adds but occasionally floats a bubble across offering rewards if you watch the ad. And the rewards they offer are usually decent. No other merge game that I have played has the option to create an item that works like a jokers card to fill in as any other 1 item to make a merge. It’s easy enough to get gems that I actually don’t mind spending them. There are frequent events and they aren’t impossible. They give rewards for milestones during the events. It is adorable and fun and tempts me to return often. The build timers vary based on what you are crafting so it never gets to that point where it will take hours of waiting for any actions to be available as the only option. You can even earn extra helpers. I love this game. The new mystic island area is so cute and I am rarely at max level long before a new update comes out. I have played many many merge games. This is the one that has kept me hooked the longest. As a mother of 3, I pretty much never buy gems or coins on games. This one allows me to play as much as I want without buying and is high quality enough it tempts me to buy just to support it’s developers.

by Lissa9243

I have been playing this for about 4 months. In that amount of time, I didn’t spend real currency and have still been able to excel further that I can in other free games! Every few days there is a contest that is EASY to win if you prepare for it. Play long enough and you will know when to expect chest/build contests and save up the action needed. It’s THAT simple! I absolutely ADORE this game and I am a hard person to please as far as gameplay goes. For the record, you DO NOT spend a lot of time waiting for energy. I merge 5 items at a time ONLY and have enough energy to play for hours at a time! In addition, I have @ least 25 of the 30 minute unlimited time rewards saved up! If you are patient and smart, you can advance quickly. I’m already maxed out at level 31 in the new Mystic Isle! I play Township, Homescapes, and Design Home. I tried this app last, & it has quickly become my favorite! Again I don’t spend real money on games but I found it extremely easy to progress through this game. I LOVE the contest rewards and all of the seasonal contests as well! I don’t spend money on extra space but I have gained over 20 extra spaces won from the seasonal contests and I have only competed in 1 full seasonal competition with the newest starting a few days ago. ZERO COMMERCIALS or interruptions. I suggest that you try the game instead of taking every review seriously. Happy playing!

by Laurenthacker

One flaw is that the developers have an realistic view of how many wands it takes to unlock fog. In order to unlock the fog you would have to play this game constantly, never putting your phone down and sinking loads of money into it, which I guess is the point. However, the farther into the game I get, I’m on level 22, the more wands it takes to clear the fog. I love this game so much, but this is where I’m going to have to quit the game. It can’t hold my attention if I can’t go forward in the game. I’d really like to see this issue looked into.
Everything else is perfect. The characters are wonderful, as are the graphics, and there are even mini games to keep players intrigued. The story is cute, but you don’t have to follow it if you don’t want to which is nice!
I’ve recently unlocked the pirates grove and it’s really neat, however, the energy is based off the energy from the main game, making it a bummer when you want to play longer but don’t have energy.
Overall I would recommend the game but I’d be sure to mention that it gets impossible to play and get any further in the game around level 20.
Would love to see these little improvements!

by Pyssylyssy

This game is spectacular . It’s addicting . I expected to only play this game for a few days but girl it’s been months .
The only issue that I have is the amount of time it takes to recharge energy . I don’t think it should take as long as it does for one energy . That’s the only bummer because I can only play so long , wait and then come back to it . For me personally , I wish that it didn’t take so long because I’m a stay at home mom and so when nap time comes around , I’d really like to play for an hour or two in one sitting . I have made in app purchases however inflation has me rationing everything right now . So it would be super cool if the developers of EverMerge or all apps would be considerate and not driven by profiting . This game is beautiful but this mama would like to decompress longer ! I give it 4 stars because I think there could be improvements on the energy recharge . I also think there should be a back button for when you accidentally push on the coins or wands you’re trying to save to merge . I can’t tell you how many times this has happened and it’s so frustrating . Love what you guys have done !!!!! I was a FarmVille girl for literally 8 years and I haven’t touched it since I downloaded EverMerge .

by Lawandgrace1

This game is really entertaining like all merge games and I have many other merge games like merge planes, merge cats, an many other merge apps so I knew I had to get this one, but maybe this game could have some new features like it was kind of bugging me that the things you use to merge go back to their original spot when you try to move them to certain squares. So maybe you could give that idea a home. And what I was also thinking is you should be able to buy unicorns, Pegasi, alicorns, and different colors, designs, and personality’s and stuff and you would start off with a natural white unicorn with a rainbow mane. Classic unicorn style, and you should be able to teleport to islands like there’s a cutscene that shows sleeping beauty flying on her unicorn, pegasus, or alicorn and then your at the island, but whatever you think, just suggestions, you could be like “Heck yea! I’ll add that for sure!” Or you could be like “Eh, I’ll think about it..” or you could be like “Screw that, I’ll think of something better.” Or you could just not see the suggestion yet, or you could see it, but not click on it. Or them, because there’s multiple. But hopefully these suggestions will brighten your mind and inspire you to do it, or think of something like it! 😁

by Gabriela J Lopes

Really like this game I’m on level 16 and been playing for like a month so you know I’m committed. Now PLEASE send and update and fix the following because its super annoying: when you merge six accidentally one of the objects disappear, instead of merging five and returning one, wasting the effort that was to get and upgrade that object. There should be either a button to confirm merges of three os undo, as well for the object that you can redeem such as coins and wands because I always accidentally click or make merges I didn’t mean to, very frustrating. There should be more gnomes, it takes forever to perform all their tasks. Also an option for automated building completion in which once the gnome finishes one building it goes to the next because if i have to click every building every 5, 15 and 30 then i will either never leave my phone or never finish.... and the red gnomes are hard to come buy. Could add an archive option so we can store objects instead of having to delete them if we run out of space. Lastly would be cool to have more “unicorn” missions and some different ones because the game is a bit repetitive. Looking forward to finishing the levels, I hope some update comes soon though.

by Fjifofgnr Ahhenc

I rarely EVER leave reviews on anything but I felt this game deserved it. I have had this game a couple months now, and I’m currently on level 18, I am one that usually gets quite bored with phone games VERY fast and often find myself deleting them hours or maybe a few days after installing, HOWEVER, I cannot say the same for this app. It’s safe to say it’s an addicting game to me. Anytime I’m bored or have finished cleaning my house, I find myself playing it, I play multiple times a day as well, I love playing the events, and I would LOVE to see some new events come up! I’ve played each events a couple times each and only fully completed one, but truthfully I think it would be cool to have some new ones come in. Halloween is coming up so maybe do an event Halloween themed? The only other thing would be the energy. It does seem to take a little while to refill, but I’m also not a patient person at all. All in all I’m in love with the game and will continue to play it without hesitation.

**UPDATE**
Would like to say I’ve still faithfully played this app however, I would like it if we could add people as “neighbors” I got my brother hooked on this game and I think it would be cool if we could visit each other’s worlds and maybe help each other out if possible? Like by donating diamonds or money or materials to each other if needed?

by 我叫kitty

I like this game but I want more something like this game had in real life wouldn’t that be all some. And if I can have something like this in the future if I have lots of money to become rich to fix this like this game I think it’s awesome! I rated this game 5 stars! I love this game!
In all of this world that I am living in United States Of America and I want to you know and see how much I can get to do it so long my friends and by my family and some friends in Herbalife they are like my friends because I just a tiny worker’s their with their trust somehow I will do everybody a favorite. I have this game for pretty long now so I have lots of fun, I really like and to get friends I think, to play.I just have a weird dream about someone that is in a good life and I thought about having power wouldn’t that be so much more fun in my life right now... I love playing this game!!! I think this game would be good for age of 2 to 99. I think this game is awesome for stars too to play this game! If I have any of those friends that I would recommend to... I forward this game to my brother’s kids maybe they will really like this game and keep playing it for a long time. I like to see what this game is for myself and my brother-in-law kids so love this game so happy if you get it this time of year.

by Jadxia

I have literally tried just about every type of what I call “Merge Adventure” game. This one is probably the most balanced of all the games. They give you lots of free play time, which is a big issue with many in this genre, but if you do pay money, you won’t feel ripped off (cough cough Merge Dragons). The Merge items are easy to tell apart (unlike Merge Mermaids, which also gives lots of free time but due to the mostly blue/white aesthetic it became an unplayable nightmare).

Some minor issues include touch sensitivity on the screen being not totally optimal. Some games include a “confirmation to merge setting” which is helpful for those of us who are disabled with shaky hands. I’d like to see that here. Also on the travel screen it can be difficult to get the animals to actually EAT the strawberries. (TBH I could care less about the travel screen in general, and why STRAWBERRIES?! Feeding obligate carnivores berries seems bizarre.) I’d also like to see a toggle switch to lock the screen so it doesn’t move.

OVERALL tho this is one of my top three “merge adventure” games, along with the wannabe money sucking Merge Dragons, and Wonder Merge, which is fun to play but has a lousy grasp of how to handle special events. Bigfish has all of that down pat. This is the funnest special event on any game I have played in a long time.

by Tibbybrokestuff87$

I have been playing this game for months and so far I have not had to spend a dime on the game and still have almost unlimited hours of gameplay everyday. (Since the game is set up like this without ads and allows me to play almost as much as I would like I have on a few occasions spent a few extra dollars when I had it to support the game but it was really unnecessary to advance or continue to play) It is very rare I run out of things to do everyday and lack of game play never usually ends up being the reason I put the game down. Maybe once or twice a day for an hour or so everyday and that’s only if I play excessively that day, I am talking continuously from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed. I am a little disappointed that I just leveled up one of my castles as far as I can and I still have excess trees and supplies and the mine is still there but there is nothing I can do with it all. I expected it all to disappear to give me more space or to get some rewards for the extra pieces as that’s what happens when events end. It would be nice if there was a bit more story line to break up the farming aspect of it sometimes but really with the amount of game play you get for a free game I can not complain. You also never have to watch an ad unless you choose to in order to get something extra in the game.

by MonbebeBELLEx

When I first downloaded this game on my phone, I thought it was going to be like other merging games where ads pop up, you need to pay money to play certain parts of the game or no consistency with the ads you see of it. But this game blew me away! The game provides so much events that you are fairly simple to achieve the goal and win cool prices! Every day you have new things going on and it’s always keeping you (the player) entertained; and this game is simply merging things together but it also helps you plan out the events with time (because there is great consistency with the events); you have a cool theme with the familiar characters with a modern take on them; whenever your building stuff, the time isn’t as bad because you can come back to it and enjoy the rest of the game! And the best thing of all, no ridiculous ads bothering you every minute and you don’t have to pay to get gems if you know how to manage them and spend them in a reasonable way! That’s something that bothered me so much with these mobile games but having no ads makes the experience fun and addicting. This game helps me plan out so much and I am learning so much from it while also having fun! Really Really good game!! Can’t wait to see more cool characters and more cool themes within the game!

by Doggonit12345

UPDATE: Review changed to five stars as ad problem was repaired and game running smoothly. Best merge game out there. I’ve played almost all of them. This one has best graphics and runs the smoothest. All the others are basically copies. My go to game when I just want to relax. Some of the games out there heat up my phone or burn up my battery. This game does neither. You get plenty of rewards daily. Just an all around great game. 👍🏻👍🏻

I’ve been playing this game for a long time now. For some reason now the game keeps crashing almost every time ads come up. They take you to EverMerge Store and back to the ad. Back and forth and back and forth. Never let’s you back in the game. You lose your reward when you close out and get back in. They gave me 200 energy for the trouble the first time I messaged them but the trouble is continuing and they are blaming it on if and how you may be or may not be using your Wi-Fi and it’s beyond their control. Thing is these ads have never done this before. Hate to delete this game as I’ve always loved it but this is soooo frustrating. Always been a 5 star ⭐️ game for me but If they don’t fix it I’m out. It’s not worth it.

by Dhsnsjsdj

I have been playing this game non stop! There is so much to do especially as you get more levels under your belt. There is much to unlock and not too unattainable but still has you working for it.
However one issue I do have with the game is you’re only given two gnome workers which at the level I am is very hard to get the bigger items done because some things take 2 hours to make. If you have several of those I can’t progress in the game very well because my workers are being used elsewhere. And to buy only 1 more worker for 7 days at $6.99 is absurd. I’d really like to see the option to buy workers not with real currency and would make the game still attainable but also not unplayable as in running into as I get more space but it’s also filling up just as fast since I can’t always go further. Also the red gnome workers are only used for a full hour and will be taken away fast and not much help when you have a lot of items that take higher time like 2 hours.

Other then that I love the concept and the play when I’m not running into lack of gnome workers.