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Merge · Pastel seaside look
Merge game development for iOS and Android
DFY Games designs and builds your merge game for you: a submission-ready iOS and Android build targeted in 10 business days, with ads and in-app purchases set up and the finished work yours to own. A merge game like this fits the Core Game + Launch package ($1,299, one-time).
- Best-fit package
- Core Game + Launch · $1,299
- Build time
- Target 10 business days
- Platforms
- iOS and Android
- Planned revenue mechanisms
- Energy, bundles
Example merge style game · original DFY Games art
The concept
What makes a great merge game
Merge seedlings into teapots into whole cafés, restoring a sleepy seaside town one order at a time. Players also call it merge-2, merge puzzle or merge story.
- Goal
- A cozy merge board with a finite, satisfying progression path.
- Who plays it
- Relaxed players who love collecting and decorating.
- Core loop
- Fill an order → merge up a chain → reveal a new item → restore a spot in town
- The first minute
- The first order needs one merge, revealing the chain's next item with a soft pop.
- Progression
- Orders, a finite restoration map and a collection book.
- Art direction
- Pastel seaside palette, rounded items and gentle merge particles.
- Scope rule
- One board and one primary chain fit Core; extra chains and events move it to Advanced.
- Design note
- Every merge chain is readable at a glance: each step keeps the previous silhouette.
Example screens
Merge Game screenshots
Original art from our example merge style game, rendered by the studio.
Merge twins into something new 
Fill orders for happy locals 
Restore the seaside town 
Discover every merge chain
Finding the first players
- Store page
- Three-step merge reveal and a restored-town screenshot.
- Ad angles
- Merge reveal, restoration before/after, ‘one more order’.
- Channels
- Meta and TikTok.
Package fit
Best fit: Core Game + Launch
A focused game with ads and purchases, plus 30 days of creative and campaign management. Advertising spend and platform fees are additional. No income or install guarantee. Compare what mobile games cost at a typical studio or see all packages.
- Everything in Core Game
- 16 launch creatives: up to 8 short vertical videos and 8 static/story variants
- Campaigns built and actively managed for 30 consecutive days
- Store page aligned with the ads, plus one monetization iteration on early data
Guides
Before you commission a merge game
Cost, scope and briefing guides written for this game type.
- Guide · 5 minMerge game development: cost and scopeMerge game development cost by scope: a small merge board compared with quests, inventories, timers and live operations, with package prices and studio ranges.Read more
- Guide · 4 minWhat belongs in a merge game MVPOne playable merge chain worked through item by item, the systems a merge game MVP should leave out, and what each excluded system costs to add later.Read more
Questions
Merge Game FAQ
Cost, timing, money and ownership: short answers.
How much does it cost to make a merge game?
We recommend Core Game + Launch for a merge game: $1,299 one-time for the build plus 30 days of launch creative and ad management (the build alone starts at $499). Ad spend is paid separately, straight to the ad platforms.
How long does it take to make a merge game?
A submission-ready iOS and Android build is targeted in 10 business days after you approve the blueprint. Store review by Apple and Google happens afterward and is up to them.
How does a merge game make money?
Energy with rewarded refills and value bundles.
What should the first minute of a merge game feel like?
The first order needs one merge, revealing the chain's next item with a soft pop.
Do I own the merge game you build?
Yes. After full payment you receive the game files and the original assets made for your project; third-party software, fonts and SDKs stay under their own licenses.
Can you publish my merge game on the App Store and Google Play?
Yes. We prepare the store listing and builds and support submission and one review-response cycle; the developer accounts stay in your name, and Apple and Google decide approval.
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