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2021 · Dream Games · Adventure · Match-three

Royal Match

Welcome to Royal Match, the king of puzzle games! Swipe colors, solve match-3 puzzles and help King Robert decorate his castle. An exciting adventure is calling you!

Released
25 February 2021
Platforms
AndroidiOS
Genres
AdventureMatch-threePuzzleTile-matching
Developers
Dream Games
Publishers
Dream Games
Country
Turkey

About

Royal Match is a casual free-to-play tile-matching video game launched in 2021. It was developed and published by Dream Games. In it, players follow the fictional King Robert as he restores and refurbishes his castle. The game runs on the Unity game engine and is available for iOS through the App Store and Android via Google Play, the Amazon Appstore, and the Galaxy Store.

Since 2023, Royal Match has been amongst the top ten largest mobile games by monthly revenue globally. There are about 55 million monthly active users.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game follows King Robert as he fixes his castle. It is a match-3 tile game, meaning that the player must usually complete levels by matching three (or more) of the same type of object in a line, similar to other games such as Homescapes, Candy Crush Saga, and the Bejeweled series. Other items that the player has to clear may be placed, such as Vases and Royal Eggs. Players must complete a level in a certain number of moves.

If they fail, they lose one of their five lives, which are regenerated over time. Players that are having difficulty can use Boosters to help them. The two types are pre-game Boosters, which are randomly placed before the start of the level (these include Rockets, TNT, and Light Balls), and in-game Boosters, which are placed during the level (these include the Royal Hammer, Arrows, Cannons, and the Jester's Hat). There are over 12,400 levels as of November 2025, with new ones being added every two weeks.

Development

K. in a limited test for iOS and Android in July 2020. During the test, it received 1 million downloads and 200,000 daily average players. Royal Match was soft-launched in February or March 2021.

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Reception

Laura Taranto of the blog Deconstructor of Fun compared Royal Match to Toon Blast and Homescapes, saying that the game has "the speed, fluidity, and palette of Toon Blast ... with the level diversity, power-ups and tap-to-activate from Homescapes". She states that power-ups are more effective than those in games developed by Playrix and King.

Erin Brereton of Common Sense Media gave the game 3/5 stars when reviewing the game's suitability for children, saying that the puzzles are entertaining but in-app purchases are prevalent.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Android25 February 2021Worldwide
iOS25 February 2021Worldwide

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