Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story

Name: Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story
Rating: 4.6 (190828 reviews)
Author: Microfun Limited

By: Microfun Limited App

Puzzle

Overview

Version:

3.94.0

Last updated: 2026-07-17

Features & Capabilities

Welcome to Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story, a narrative-driven puzzle adventure on Brimwave Island. Merge flavorful dishes to craft your menu, restore and decorate Quinn's seaside restaurant, and follow a gripping mystery you helped unfold. As clues surface and rumors swirl, you'll decide who to trust while the story twists through friendship, sabotage, and romance.

Features include dish blending and recipe discovery, restaurant design choices, relationship-building with customers and characters, and clue-based progression that reveals hidden truths about the Castillo family. This game delivers a cozy, mystery-filled experience that combines strategy, storytelling, and decorate-to-progress mechanics.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment

By:

Microfun Limited

Rating:

4.60

(190,828) 1,726 new ratings

Version:

3.94.0 Last updated: 2026-07-17

Version code:

888096440

Creation date:

2022-07-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

295.24MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,167 ▲ 18

Other rankings

#24 in Must-Play Games #88 in limit keyword 20 ▼ 2#88 in story keyword 25 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story (v3.93.0)

77,287,580 4.27

(663,326)

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Developed by:

Microfun Limited

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gossip-harbor-merge-story/id1623318294

Website:

https://www.microfun.com/indexEN.html

User Reviews

Players largely praise the merge gameplay as fun and satisfying, and appreciate the story. However, the app is criticized for misleading ads, heavy monetization and energy costs, a grindy pace, and pay-heavy mini-games that don’t match the promised experience.

Pros

Fun and engaging merge gameplay with a satisfying merging experience.
The premise/storyline is interesting and adds depth beyond simple merging.
Casual-friendly and entertaining to play during downtime.
Generally regarded as one of the better merge games by players.

Cons

Ads are misleading and not representative of the actual gameplay.
Energy system is expensive and monetization-focused (high energy costs, currency requirements, and caps).
Pace is grindy and tedious, with slow progression to the story/plot.
Mini-games feel pre-determined and money-driven rather than varied or tied to the promised problem-solving.