# Mega Shades - Arcade Puzzle

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Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071407489](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071407489)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1071407489`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Marstin
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (83 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-13
- **First published:** 2016-01-08
- **Size:** 27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mega-shades-arcade-puzzle/id1071407489)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.marstin.co.uk/games/privacy/privacy.html](http://www.marstin.co.uk/games/privacy/privacy.html)

## Description

Mega Shades is a fast-paced arcade puzzle for Chrome. Place bricks in columns so they merge into bigger blocks as colors combine into darker shades. At first it seems simple, but the action ramps up fast.

How to play: blocks fall, click a column to change their destination, and drag down to accelerate. When blocks of the same color meet, they merge; full rows clear, and the game ends when a column reaches the top. The game is designed with careful attention to every detail—enjoy Mega Shades!

## Rankings

- #156,130 — Overall

## Review summary

Mega Shades is widely seen as a non-original replacement of Shades. Some users find it playable with decent visuals and color options, but it is plagued by bugs and a less polished experience. Core gameplay changes, such as column behavior and tile merging, diverge from the original and reduce overall enjoyment.

### Pros

- Playable replacement that works OK.
- Pleasant visuals with a smooth background and appealing side effects.
- Color customization option (ability to choose colors).

### Cons

- Not the original; knock-off/copy of Shades (branding and gameplay).
- Buggy and unpolished with glitches (pause issues, blocks dropping behind overlay, responsiveness problems).
- Significant changes to core gameplay compared to the original (column behavior, tile merging, color dynamics) which reduces smoothness and enjoyment.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071407489)