Farm Slam vs Victoria
Farm Slam
Farm Slam is a fun-filled, farm-themed match-3 puzzle game whereby you are tasked with the restoration and rebuilding of a farm in the valley. Match 3 or more fruits and vegetables of the same type to collect them from the board, and if you match more than 3, you can get some really special crops which can clear entire rows or columns, or even all the other farm produce around them in a magnificent fashion! There are tons of exciting challenges and obstacles that will put your matching skills to the test as well. Due to this, the game does have some helpful power-ups that you can buy so you can solve some of the tougher levels.Not to mention, by earning energy, tools, and building materials, you can spruce the place up with brilliant decor, restore rundown buildings like the barn and the windmill, and even clear away obstacles on your farmland, such as stones and tree stumps, to open up more building slots. You can also expand your farm by piecing together parts of the deeds you'll need to claim neighboring plots of land.
Farm Slam is a very well-made match-3 puzzle/simulation game that mimics games like Matchington Mansion in many ways albeit with a much different theme. The game is incredibly fun to play and it just feels satisfying to be able to help restore the originally beautiful farm.
Victoria
Victoria is a horror-themed match-3 adventure game that begins with a tragic story. The protagonist in this game, Victoria Miller, lost her husband and two children in an incident involving an aggressive poltergeist. Driven by her bitter need for revenge, she decided to pick up the ancient art of hunting supernatural beings and track the poltergeist across the United States in hopes of slaying it.At its core, Victoria is a pretty standard match-3 puzzle game where you’ll need to make matches of 3 or more in order to remove the items from the playing area. Most levels require you to clear away blue tiles by matching over them but sometimes, you may be asked to make specific matches in order to use the many weapons that will eventually be available to you against the supernatural creature you’ll be fighting. However, what allows this game to stand out from the usual match-3 games out there is the creepy atmosphere it provides and the occasional jump scares that's intended to give you a solid jolt from time to time.
Overall, when it comes to immersion, Victoria hits the nail on the head. However, despite the supernatural-fighting bits, the gameplay in this game can be rather simplistic, and after some time, rather mundane. That said, considering that true horror-themed match-3 games can be pretty rare, Victoria might just fit snugly into the gaming niche it is obviously designed for.