Matching Story - Puzzle Games

Name: Matching Story - Puzzle Games
Author: VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD.

1.76.01

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VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD.

4.9010M+ installs

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Blast through Match-3 puzzles, collect cute creatures, build your own paradise!

Matching Story - Puzzle Games: match-3 with merge and story

By Mei-Lin Chua

Contributing editor, apps and storefronts

Match-3 levels where you swap tiles to clear them
Merge puzzles played alongside the match-3 levels
Collecting cute creatures and building your own paradise
Story content running alongside the puzzles
Listed as free on Google Play

What Matching Story is and who it suits

Matching Story is a puzzle game from VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD., listed in the Puzzle category on Google Play. It combines match-3 tile matching, merge puzzles and a story in one game. The listing describes it as free and rates it for all ages under USK.

The listing presents it for people who enjoy matching and puzzle games, especially players who want relaxed puzzle progression rather than only hard challenges. The listing shows more than 10,000,000 installs and 301,611 ratings.

Match-3 levels and tile matching

The core loop is match-3: you swap tiles on the board to line up matches and clear levels. The listing says the matches come with visual effects and that the levels are built to be puzzling. It also mentions tile match puzzles as a separate style within the game.

Levels are the main way you move through the game, and each one is a board to clear with swaps rather than a timed action sequence. The listing does not describe other match modes.

Merge puzzles and collecting creatures

Alongside the matching, the listing describes merge puzzle gameplay, where you combine items to build something bigger. The summary says you collect cute creatures and use them to build your own paradise.

The listing gives no detail on how many creatures there are or how merging is set out, so the collecting and building are only described at the level of the summary.

Story and progression through the levels

The listing calls the game a story game, with a story running through the puzzles. It describes the progression as relaxing, meaning the levels are meant to be worked through at a comfortable pace.

The listing does not say how the story is told or how many chapters it has, so that part is not described beyond the fact that it is there.

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Oct 9, 2026

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About this APK

The build we hold is Matching Story - Puzzle Games 1.76.01 (APKS split bundle) for Android 7.0 and up.

Version: 1.76.01; 20403
Requires Android: 7.0+
Target Android: 16

Package ID: com.joycastle.mergematch
Format: APKS split bundle
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