Fruit Mess (2019)

Developer: cBlck
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 1.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 23 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A casual timed puzzle game where building long diagonal fruit chains feels satisfying but low-pressure.

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What players say

Players warn that Fruit Mess is an asset flip, a template match-3 game reused without original work. One review notes diagonal matching, but most agree it feels cheap, has no settings, and belongs to a known pattern of deceptive releases.

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