Cradle of Rome

just give me useful power instead of making me do two levels with the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mixer in a row

Everyone and their mom (specially them) know this game. We all played it when it was available elsewhere and now it lies here, on Steam, as basic as it was back then, but just as charming. Its a simple match 3 game with the bonus of powerups and a story to follow where you build the city of Rome from the ground up. All the pieces have some meaning or usefulness at least past the first few levels, the two coin tiles give you gold while food and wood are stockpiled each time you match them too. Power ups vary though each level but it usually one or two of them at most, although stored ones can be used in later levels if you want to, but its best to save them if you feel you can complete the levels without. They are also obtained though matching 3 once you unlock the corresponding building. Speaking of buildings, while some are more useful than others, a good chunk of them give you bonuses and you can unlock peasants if you try hard enough which will usually give you bonus of the resource it produces (ex: 200 extra food per level completed). The game is finite, so there is in fact an ending, i never got there but i know it exists. It was just too hard for my child version to get the…

One of the classic match 3 originals. This the sound track does something crazy to my brain, like the tracks are audio drugs in a good way. The UI is dated now with the low resolutions, but no matter, this is a classic either way and inspired many future match 3 games. Recommended YAS

Very mind enhancing game. Puzzles to be solved and I enjoy playing the game.

Been many years since I played this back on my DS and it still holds up fairly well Do wish Cradle of Rome 2 was on here as I like that one more

Its a straight forward matching game that gets progressively harder thanks to the timer but not impossible. There are lots of levels. I've played this game for years elsewhere and have always loved it and return to it time and again.