Overview
Puzzles & Survival combines match-three puzzle battles with base-building strategy in a resource-scarce, post-apocalyptic world. Each short level asks you to match tiles to damage targets, clear obstacles, or collect resources, while the results help develop a growing sanctuary. Heroes, equipment, missions, crafting, and defensive improvements connect the quick puzzle action to broader strategic decisions. The colorful boards are designed to remain readable against the darker survival setting, and campaign zones provide a sense of movement as challenges become more demanding. It is designed for casual players who want approachable controls as well as planning and optimization between battles.
What You Can Do
⭐ Match three or more tiles to attack enemies, activate effects, clear obstacles, or gather resources. The objectives and board layouts vary, so choosing where to make each match can affect the outcome rather than relying only on random combinations.
⭐ Complete puzzle stages that can usually be played in a few minutes. Successful rounds contribute to missions and provide materials for improving your sanctuary, making short sessions part of a larger progression loop.
⭐ Build and improve your base by expanding structures, increasing production, and researching crafting recipes. The sanctuary develops visually as facilities are upgraded, giving your longer-term decisions a visible result.
⭐ Recruit heroes at Noah's Tavern, then develop their abilities through battles and equipment. Heroes have different active skills and passive bonuses that can influence tile effects, troop support, or resource yields.
⭐ Craft gear and choose which heroes to level. Combining complementary heroes can create useful synergies between puzzle results and base requirements, while equipment improves their effectiveness in puzzles and base defense.
⭐ Take on campaign stages, varying difficulty tiers, optional challenge modifiers, daily tasks, and rotating events. Some modifiers increase the challenge in exchange for improved loot, while events introduce changing objectives or tactical restrictions.
Using the App
The game uses touch controls throughout its main systems. Dragging or swapping tiles creates matches, tapping heroes or items activates skills, and base menus can be opened through interface buttons. Puzzle objectives are displayed near the top of the play area, with hero portraits and cooldown information positioned along the edge for quick reference. Building, crafting, and hero-management menus use labeled controls and confirmation dialogs, helping separate routine navigation from actions that spend resources.
Progress flows between individual puzzle levels and the wider base. Materials earned from missions can support construction, production, or research, while heroes gain experience through battles and can be equipped with crafted gear. Sound and visual settings are adjustable, and clear icons, text, and tutorial guidance help explain both the matching rules and the base systems. Some basic informational screens or cached resources may remain viewable without a connection, but core gameplay, account synchronization, and event updates require internet access. A stable connection is recommended for consistent play and saving progress.
Why It May Appeal
✅ The short puzzle rounds work well for quick play sessions while still contributing to base development and mission progress.
✅ Different objectives, locked tiles, timed goals, and special blockers keep levels from using one identical matching approach.
✅ Hero abilities, equipment levels, sanctuary upgrades, and puzzle choices provide several ways to plan beyond simply making matches.
✅ The combination of changing events, optional modifiers, hero synergies, and roster optimization gives players reasons to revisit challenges with different strategies.
✅ Adjustable sound and visual settings, readable iconography, and guided tutorials make the interface more approachable for new players.
Things to Consider
❎ An internet connection is needed for core gameplay, progress synchronization, and live events, so the game is not a fully offline puzzle experience.
❎ Optional in-app purchases can accelerate progression, while players who do not spend may follow the normal development pace.
❎ Players seeking a simple single-purpose puzzle game may find the base management, hero development, crafting, and event systems more involved than expected.
Developer and Version
Puzzles & Survival is listed as being developed by 37GAMES. The supplied listing identifies version 7.0.162.