Matchstick Memories CH Buckingham - "If you enjoyed A Dark Room, this game is absolutely for you." -PocketTactics.com - "an existential journey" -Gamezebo… Free Buy Now Watch Media Details- "If you enjoyed A Dark Room, this game is absolutely for you." -PocketTactics.com - "an existential journey" -Gamezebo.com - "a great example of what can be done with the match three and puzzle genres if developers think outside of the box" -MacNN.com - "surprisingly compelling and tactile gameplay" -JayIsGames.com - "a refreshing departure from the typical mobile puzzle game" -Continue-Play.com - You are meant to be confused. The story begins as a sparse linear narrative, but as you become familiar with the world, and as the story progresses, puzzles become more complex and entire chapters eventually become meta-puzzles that must be completed in order to move forward, but even then, this story is as much about the journey as the struggle. Features: - The world dynamically adjusts the difficulty of puzzle types over time. - The Failsafe System, which can be disabled via the pause menu, changes the puzzle type if the player appears to be unable to progress. - 10 hours of crafted story and 12 procedural endless modes. A hybrid of a classic streamlined 'Zork-like' text adventure and color based puzzle match games and minesweeper. You navigate a world of memories, making decisions and solving puzzles as a confusing, complex, cryptic, and at times dark story unfolds in the text based world around you. A unique iPhone, iPad (supports both portrait and landscape), or iPod color match / interactive fiction app. The first half of the story is free, the second half of the story requires a single In-App-Purchase to permanently unlock. This is the only IAP in the game. ------------- twitter: @heavyhandedgame Information Seller:CH Buckingham Genre:Role Playing, Word, Adventure, Puzzle Release:Sep 03, 2014 Updated:Oct 15, 2019 Version:1.31 Size:8.3 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (8) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal pluto6 Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2009 5,837 3 38 Military #2 pluto6, Sep 26, 2014 Sorry to see this go free. I have read a number of comments that this is an excellent game. I had it on wish list - but certainly downloaded it at this time. Definitely worth a look undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,493 2 36 Houston, TX #3 undeadcow, Sep 26, 2014 Matchstick Memories is a cryptic and immersive puzzle game with varying puzzle styles and an abstract plot; easily an overlooked gem. nightc1 Well-Known Member Oct 19, 2012 4,362 0 0 AL #4 nightc1, Sep 26, 2014 It requires ios7. Did it ever support ios6? If so I could lock in the license on my PC and then download the old version to my phone. I'm guessing no, but hoping I be surprised as this looks pretty original. CHBuckingham Well-Known Member Sep 5, 2014 50 0 0 Northern California #5 CHBuckingham, Sep 26, 2014 Last edited: Sep 26, 2014 It does require iOS7 (or 8), sorry. It looks simple, but is actually working quite hard at times under the hood so that you never see a loading screen. I decided to give it away for a while, as I couldn't get it picked up anywhere. Have had a few thousand downloads, and some really great feedback. Just no publicity. So if you like it, tell your mom about it. slewis7 Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2011 3,775 41 48 Male Retired! Houston, TX #6 slewis7, Sep 26, 2014 Thanks, CHBuckingham, for making this free. I will have to give it a try. CHBuckingham Well-Known Member Sep 5, 2014 50 0 0 Northern California #7 CHBuckingham, Sep 27, 2014 Free window should end today. Had just under 18,000 downloads in 36 hours and was in the top 50 rpg and puzzle games. Pretty neat. Didn't make any money, but maybe some of those 18k might actually play it. pluto6 Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2009 5,837 3 38 Military #8 pluto6, Sep 27, 2014 Well, it doesn't count for much percentage wise, but I will. Heard lots of good things about the game. mrbiggles Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2012 3,691 0 0 Like retired USA #9 mrbiggles, Sep 27, 2014 that's great, then hopefully many good reviews will turn into some new future purchases. kristoffer Well-Known Member May 18, 2014 131 0 16 #10 kristoffer, Sep 27, 2014 Downloaded yesterday. Played it for two hours straight. This game is amazing. It's worth 3x the original price. I'm blown away. CHBuckingham Well-Known Member Sep 5, 2014 50 0 0 Northern California #11 CHBuckingham, Sep 27, 2014 Well, that made my day, thanks. cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #12 cloudpuff, Sep 28, 2014 Somehow this went totally under my radar, not upset at missing the freebie, I'll be purchasing it next week for my holiday flight, hate flying and this looks like something that would be good at taking my mind off the turbulence that seems to happen on every flight I'm on lol. pluto6 Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2009 5,837 3 38 Military #13 pluto6, Sep 28, 2014 Played it 4 hours straight. Very absorbing game. Zork mixed with minesweeper, matching, speed matching, strategic drawing, and power ups. Totally difficult to describe - I would imagine this would be hard to market, but new and different, while familiar and friendly. Very creative, and it think an awesome game. I'll be on the lookout for your future endeavors. CHBuckingham Well-Known Member Sep 5, 2014 50 0 0 Northern California #14 CHBuckingham, Sep 29, 2014 Current version, 1.11, has a possible issue with iOS8. SpriteKit changed hash evaluation for nodes between iOS7 and iOS8. Didn't realize it until now, this meant that an inventory object could be missed when attempting to do an equality comparison. Version 1.12 fixes the issue and is currently in review. CookingPie Well-Known Member Mar 25, 2014 177 0 16 #15 CookingPie, Sep 29, 2014 Any chance you might make it free again in the near future? Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2012 4,172 0 36 Clinician Maine! #16 Drummerboycroy, Sep 29, 2014 DBC CookingPie Well-Known Member Mar 25, 2014 177 0 16 #17 CookingPie, Sep 29, 2014 Well, maybe if TA reviews this and raves about it then I might buy it. But otherwise IAC pluto6 Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2009 5,837 3 38 Military #18 pluto6, Sep 30, 2014 I sure hope not. I wasn't sure about the game, but with the right publicity I think the game could be huge. One of the better games I have played in a very LONG time. I think it is hard to describe so it doesn't have the love it deserves. I want to see what this developer is going to come up with in the future. Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2012 4,172 0 36 Clinician Maine! #19 Drummerboycroy, Sep 30, 2014 You've essentially got 4-5 "reviews" right here in this thread saying it's worth the money, so I'm not exactly sure how one more person's opinion is going to somehow make or break your view one way or the other, but OK. Just feels weird when people ask developers whether their game will be free any time soon... glad I'm not a developer. DBC CookingPie Well-Known Member Mar 25, 2014 177 0 16 #20 CookingPie, Sep 30, 2014 Tbh I prefer to rely on a review by a professional who's played a lot of games and, more often than not, a lot of similar games, who can tell me if there's a better version of that type of game already out there! On the other hand, when a game goes free and is mentioned here, I frequently see comments gushing about how great it is and I download it and try it and quite often delete it within 5 minutes of playing it- for it's just not my kind of game or whatever. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Sorry to see this go free. I have read a number of comments that this is an excellent game. I had it on wish list - but certainly downloaded it at this time. Definitely worth a look
Matchstick Memories is a cryptic and immersive puzzle game with varying puzzle styles and an abstract plot; easily an overlooked gem.
It requires ios7. Did it ever support ios6? If so I could lock in the license on my PC and then download the old version to my phone. I'm guessing no, but hoping I be surprised as this looks pretty original.
It does require iOS7 (or 8), sorry. It looks simple, but is actually working quite hard at times under the hood so that you never see a loading screen. I decided to give it away for a while, as I couldn't get it picked up anywhere. Have had a few thousand downloads, and some really great feedback. Just no publicity. So if you like it, tell your mom about it.
Free window should end today. Had just under 18,000 downloads in 36 hours and was in the top 50 rpg and puzzle games. Pretty neat. Didn't make any money, but maybe some of those 18k might actually play it.
Well, it doesn't count for much percentage wise, but I will. Heard lots of good things about the game.
Downloaded yesterday. Played it for two hours straight. This game is amazing. It's worth 3x the original price. I'm blown away.
Somehow this went totally under my radar, not upset at missing the freebie, I'll be purchasing it next week for my holiday flight, hate flying and this looks like something that would be good at taking my mind off the turbulence that seems to happen on every flight I'm on lol.
Played it 4 hours straight. Very absorbing game. Zork mixed with minesweeper, matching, speed matching, strategic drawing, and power ups. Totally difficult to describe - I would imagine this would be hard to market, but new and different, while familiar and friendly. Very creative, and it think an awesome game. I'll be on the lookout for your future endeavors.
Current version, 1.11, has a possible issue with iOS8. SpriteKit changed hash evaluation for nodes between iOS7 and iOS8. Didn't realize it until now, this meant that an inventory object could be missed when attempting to do an equality comparison. Version 1.12 fixes the issue and is currently in review.
I sure hope not. I wasn't sure about the game, but with the right publicity I think the game could be huge. One of the better games I have played in a very LONG time. I think it is hard to describe so it doesn't have the love it deserves. I want to see what this developer is going to come up with in the future.
You've essentially got 4-5 "reviews" right here in this thread saying it's worth the money, so I'm not exactly sure how one more person's opinion is going to somehow make or break your view one way or the other, but OK. Just feels weird when people ask developers whether their game will be free any time soon... glad I'm not a developer. DBC
Tbh I prefer to rely on a review by a professional who's played a lot of games and, more often than not, a lot of similar games, who can tell me if there's a better version of that type of game already out there! On the other hand, when a game goes free and is mentioned here, I frequently see comments gushing about how great it is and I download it and try it and quite often delete it within 5 minutes of playing it- for it's just not my kind of game or whatever.