Sliding Seas

I used to love playing this game. It had clever and cute graphics, lots of variety of games, and—maybe best of all—the perfect balance of effort vs. reward. Some of that remains, but the glitches surrounding the ads have led to so much frustration, I’m considering abandoning it altogether. I’ve played hundreds of levels, and I used to spend money from time to time, but no more. The company is unresponsive to problems that totally ruin the enjoyment of playing and the feeling I get knowing that the game plays fair (which was why I didn’t mind spending money from time to time. You must watch ads to keep the flow of the game going, and they used to work properly, so you’d grit your teeth and watch, usually, 30 second ads. Now, I’m forced to watch sometimes four ads to get my reward because watching an ad won’t register as complete, and you have to watch the ads again and again. Also, who had the idea to have some of the puzzle squares nearly the same color as the background? Often, it’s very hard to see what you’re working with. The game is a mess, and I would no longer recommend this game to anyone.

“The most relaxing merge game in mobile” is a bold claim, but certainly one that Sliding Seas has good reason to claim! Not only does the gameplay itself feel relaxing, there is also no pressure to watch the optional ads or buy the optional decorative and gameplay-assistive items. Gameplay is simple enough to drop into for a quick level or two, yet engaging and varied enough or spend a few hours on. The only criticism that I can come up with is that the joyful island music sounds a little repetitive after a thousand levels or so…but that’s probably more of a testament to the game’s staying power than a comment on poor music composition!