# Cradle of Empires・Match 3 game

> Egypt Puzzle Adventure

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id738480930](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id738480930)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id738480930`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AWEM GAMES LTD
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (35,143 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2014-06-05
- **Size:** 289 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cradle-of-empires-match-3-game/id738480930)
- **Website:** [https://awem.com/](https://awem.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://awem.com/privacy-policy/](https://awem.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Cradle of Empires blends empire-building with addictive match-3 gameplay. Swap gems, rebuild an ancient city, and follow a gripping story through thousands of levels across six modes.

Take part in time-limited events, team up with friends, earn powerful boosters, and explore a world filled with secrets and adventures—offline play included.

## Rankings

- #8,155 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, players generally find Cradle of Empires enjoyable and relaxing with long play sessions and engaging, challenging puzzles. Many praise its easy-to-pick-up gameplay and immersive theme. However, recurring complaints across reviews focus on intrusive monetization and gating (gem energy systems, pay-to-win elements) and increasingly aggressive ads that disrupt play. Graphics and visuals are a point of contention, with some updates making the game look cartoonish or degraded. Technical issues like glitches, progress resets, and occasionally unwinnable levels/strict timers add frustration. Despite these, fans appreciate the game's charm and ongoing content like battle passes.

### Pros

- Relaxing and enjoyable to unwind
- Hours of fun and long play sessions
- Challenging and diverse puzzles
- Easy to pick up / accessible gameplay
- Immersive theme with positive messages

### Cons

- Intrusive, lengthy, and unavoidable ads (with few exit options)
- Pay‑to‑win monetization and energy/gem gating limiting progress
- Graphics/visuals degraded or cartoonish after updates
- Bugs, glitches, and progress resets harming playability
- Frustrating level design and mechanics (timer replaces moves; some levels appear unwinnable)

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