Merge games

Merge games are built on one satisfying move: put a pair of matching pieces together and they fuse into a single piece of a higher tier. Do it again and again and small beginnings snowball into big results. Most games on this shelf also belong to our Puzzle category, while others are filed under Strategy, Arcade, Casual and Simulation, which shows how many kinds of game have borrowed the idea.

What you merge depends on the game, so the same simple rule can feel quite different from one title to the next. Going by their names, Fruit Merge Reloaded works with fruit, Coin Merge Machine with coins, The Flowers Merge and Sell Bouquets with flowers and Merge Ant: Insect Fusion with insects. At the very top of the shelf sit Merge Battle Tactics and Merge For Renovation.

Other games near the top include Stick Merge, Field Marshal, My Castle. Merge & Story, Italian Brainrot Merge, Cosmo Merge and Merge World. Each merge is only a small step, but the steps add up quickly, and watching them stack into something bigger is the heart of the genre.