Matching Story - Merge & Match

Matching Story - Merge & Match

Design gardens & solve puzzles

165K ratings
2806 reviews
#27 in top-grossing Casual
🎮 Games
🎈 Casual
🧩 Puzzle
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • November 8, 2023
  • September 17, 2026

Features

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About

Merge items to create gardens and castles, unlock treasure chests, and solve match-3 puzzles to decorate your island. Embark on a fairytale adventure, explore new islands, and uncover mysteries.

✓Merge items to upgrade
✓Solve match-3 puzzles
✓Decorate your island
✓Unlock treasure chests
✓Explore new islands
✓Collect cute critters
✓Play offline
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What's New in Matching Story

1.74.02

September 17, 2026

- Improved user experience.

10

In-App Purchases

$14.99

A Basket of Diamonds

Purchase to get a basket of Diamonds

Charts

Top Grossing

📉 27-1

Casual games

This game dropped -1 position in Casual games chart.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

Top Grossing

📊 32

Puzzle games

The game has maintained its position at 32 recently.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

Top Grossing

📉 66-1

Games

This game dropped -1 position in Games chart.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

Top Free

📉 137-1

Puzzle games

This game dropped -1 position in Puzzle games chart.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

Top Free

📉 138-4

Casual games

This game dropped -4 positions in Casual games chart.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

Top Grossing

📉 170-14

Global

This game dropped -14 positions in Global chart.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

Events

Read more about Gem Trove

Gem Trove

Beat levels to dig up dazzling gems!

Sep 14, 2026 — Sep 18, 2026

Read more about Campfire Story!

Campfire Story!

Pitch tents & roast marshmallows!

Sep 9, 2026 — Sep 20, 2026

Read more about Fairy Pass

Fairy Pass

Beat levels to unlock amazing rewards!

Sep 1, 2026 — Sep 15, 2026

User reviews

Tedious

Matching Story follows the familiar pattern of titles like Royal Kingdom but without the variety or thoughtful design. After a while, it becomes exhausting, breaking toolboxes, only to reveal more toolboxes, all so you can spawn something that creates ice fields, which take two strikes to clear. If not ice, then you’re made to turn the field green. And because the game has no ads, (thankfully) it’s obvious they rely on coins spending to continue and power ups. Some level levels feel intentionally unwinnable without them. Even the power ups received at the start of a game for winning a previous level are intentionally placed in the least helpful spots. Always. During play, I’ve seen potential power up matches disappear before my eyes for no reason. There are simply better designed gameplay apps out there.
The merge aspect is fine, but even that becomes tedious with so many repetitive categories. Some of the mini games are fun, but difficult to access having to grind out too many levels without a mistake. I’m still playing, but it’s hardly my favorite game.
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It’s what the game says it’s not

The game says it’s not like every other game. Yet it is exactly that, the levels don’t appear to be what they are yet emulate other games.

This is NOTHING LIKE ADVERTISED

The game is fun and that is why I gave it it 2 stars but is NOTHING like advertised! Their advertising is that the game is exactly like in the advertising and IS NOT!

Annoying ads

Your ads that come up in other games are so annoying. They don’t match the actual game at all, they are too long, and lately, disgusting. I don’t want to see disgusting body fluids (pus, snot, blood) in an ad. These ads are inappropriate.

Fun starting out…

But if you’re not willing to spend real money on the game, it becomes tedious very quickly. At level 459, you’ll find yourself stuck replaying the hardest levels over & over sometimes up to 20 times before clearing them. You only get 5 lives. I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this. Unless you’re prepared to shell out real money for boosters and extra lives, the game becomes virtually unplayable. As you progress, diamonds become more and more scarce, and the rewards become more and more stingy.
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Developer apps

User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Occasional crashes and freezes

Bug

Syncing issues with saved progress

Bug
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Requested Features

3 requests

More frequent level updates

Feature

Option to save progress across devices

Feature

Improved team/social features

Feature

FAQ

What is Matching Story?

Matching Story is a free-to-play mobile game that combines merge mechanics with match-3 puzzles. Players merge items to create gardens and castles, unlock treasure chests, and solve puzzles to decorate and expand their own fantasy island.

What are the key features of Matching Story?

Key features include merging items to upgrade, solving over 3000 match-3 levels, decorating your island, unlocking treasure chests, exploring exciting stories and characters, and playing offline. You can also collect and merge cute critters.

Is Matching Story free to play?

Yes, Matching Story is a free game. However, it does offer in-app purchases for players who wish to acquire items or boosters more quickly. It also contains ads.

Can I play Matching Story offline?

Yes, a significant advantage of Matching Story is that it can be played offline. This means you can take your fantasy island adventure with you wherever you go, without needing a Wi-Fi connection.

Who is the protagonist in Matching Story?

The protagonist in Matching Story is Emma. Players embark on a new journey with her to save, explore, solve puzzles, match, and merge items to progress through the game's story chapters and build their dream island.