Halloween Merge

Halloween Merge puts a seasonal coat on the drag-to-combine merge format. The board holds Halloween objects such as pumpkins, potions and ghostly decorations, and you pair matching pieces to turn them into something new. The developer also uses a longer name for it, Halloween Merge: Haunted Puzzle.

Each merge is done by hand. You pick an item up, carry it over to a matching one and let go. As you progress, your merges go towards a haunted mansion that is transformed along the way, and towards treasures and secrets that are revealed as you play. Progress is organised into levels, and there are daily rewards on offer too. The theme is spooky in a pumpkin-and-potion sense, and the item list the developer gives is made up of seasonal decorations and artefacts.

On a computer, click an item and keep the left mouse button held while you drag it onto the item you want to merge it with, then release. On a phone or tablet, press and hold an item, drag it across and drop it on another one. Keep matching and merging items to complete levels and change the mansion.

The only action is a drag, so what matters is where you let go: the item has to be dropped on its target for the merge to happen. Pumpkins, potions and decorations share the board, so work out which pieces pair up before moving anything. Daily rewards are listed too, so it is worth checking in.

A drag-and-merge puzzle with a Halloween theme, set in a portrait frame. Controls are given for desktop (hold the left mouse button and drag) and mobile (tap, hold and drag). The developer mentions levels, daily rewards and a haunted mansion that changes as you merge.

Sweets Merge uses the same drag-onto-a-match move with candies and desserts, and Merge Blocks has you place pieces from a panel onto a 5x5 board, merging three identical blocks at a time.