Best Fiends vs Victoria
Best Fiends
Best Fiends is an incredibly addictive match-3 puzzle game that has taken the world by surprise. Despite having a theme focusing on the creepy crawlies, the game managed to appeal to millions of players worldwide with its adorable bug characters, the slimy slug enemies, and the charming yet bug-dominated world of Minutia. The gameplay in Best Fiends is quite unique as well since it features what is now known as a combat match-3 mechanism. Basically though, this means you'll match 3 or more colored items to allow the bug of the corresponding color in your team to attack the enemy. You can even upgrade your bug army using meteormites you've collected.Sounds like a whole lot of fun? Well, considering its popularity, many players would probably agree with you. So, if you haven't experienced this breakout casual game yet, you definitely should. We can't recommend this game enough!
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.