Swoc is an enticing mix of match-3 puzzler and RPG out now on iOS and Android
Sword and shield
It may not be the first game to do it, but Swoc: of Swords and Blocks is an engaging mixture of match-3 puzzler and RPG.
I should know: I just had to tell myself to stop playing and write about it four times in a row.
Swoc plays as most other match-3 games do. You have a grid of tiles, and can swap adjacent ones so long as it results in three matching ones being aligned vertically or horizontally.
The difference is that there are enemy tiles, boss tiles, and your own character is one of the tiles, too.
Each of you have a number. If your character should end up next to an enemy, then the one with the higher number will kill the other.
So it's in your interest to raise that number as much as possible. You do this by matching tiles that your character likes. This could be swords, shields, spells, trees, or any of the other ones.
However, your character also has a tile that it hates. If you match three of those then your number will go down.
But, sometimes, you'll want to do that, because if a powerful enemy also hates that tile, then its number will drop too. You should be able to see the level of tactics this RPG element brings to Swoc.
Add in quest tiles to match and complete, extra characters to unlock, and high scores to beat, and you have a puzzler that's hard to put down.
You can purchase Swoc right now for £1.49 / $1.99 on the App Store [buy], or £1.19 / $2.00 on Google Play [buy].
