Merge & Blade

Merge & Blade

Released Feb 2023

Experience an addictive puzzle and a massive auto-battler in one game. The world's first puzzle auto-battler game! Only your brain can save the world.

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Evaluation

Merge & Blade launched as a full release on February 27–28, 2023. Since then, Magic Cube has delivered a consistent stream of major content updates: - **April 21, 2023**: First major update — 8 new roguelike characters, 2 new missions, new boss. - **September 5, 2023**: Second major update — 3 new roguelike characters, a new "Into the Dark" roguelike scenario. - **April 9, 2024** (1st anniversary): Third major update — Roguelite Mode, new Crusader character, 3 new master-grade units, 38 new upgrade cards. - **February 17, 2025** (2nd anniversary): Fourth major update — Suppression Mode, a new real-time puzzle-battle mode. - **April 2, 2025**: Suppression Mode revamp — split into Rebellion Suppression Mode and Punishment Mode with rebalancing. - **July 30, 2026**: Sixth major update — Online PvP Mode launched, including Custom Match, Auto Matchmaking, and a Drop-In Invasion System. The July 30, 2026 Online PvP update is the most recent developer communication and represents a significant expansion of the game's multiplayer capabilities. The developer has maintained a cadence of major updates roughly every 6–12 months since launch and has never indicated that development is concluding. No specific future content has been announced, but the pattern of sustained additions — and the fact that the most recent update arrived just 28 days ago — indicates the game is actively receiving ongoing content.
Evidence
Online PvP Mode launched with Custom Match, Auto Matchmaking, and Drop-In Invasion System — a major new multiplayer feature
news post · Jul 30, 2026 source content shipped
high
Suppression Mode revamped into two distinct modes (Rebellion Suppression and Punishment Mode) with rebalancing
news post · Apr 2, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

4 of 4 released · no outstanding content
Released
Apr 2023

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Magic Cube
Achievements
78
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Merge and Blade is a fantasy puzzle game.

You will engage in large-scale battles with monsters with your own squad which is made using merge mechanics.

After a battle, you can recruit new units using merge mechanics.

By proceeding with these puzzles and battles, you will retake the castles occupied by monsters.

As you retake the castle one by one, your base and squad get stronger.

Your journey will continue until retaking the last castle.

But, even if you retake the last castle, your journey won't completely end.

There are endless invading monsters that you have to hold off.

You can battle with your friends or can save the world again with another strategy.

Are you ready to save this world?

This game is a puzzle that builds blocks that come down like Tetris, Hexa, and Puyo Puyo.

But it's not about holding out for a long time or removing blocks. it's about merging the same three or more units to create a higher class.

The goal of the puzzle is to create a squad as strong as possible within a limited turn.

You can make a much stronger squad or can get additional turns with multi-merge, combo, etc.

Battles are performed in real-time up to 25 v 25.

In battles, formation is important, as well as each unit's stats. This is because each unit has its own attack types and attack or heal ranges. 

So it's good to care about the position of the unit when you place units in the puzzle part. In addition, you can use swaps to change their position in battle.

You can use gold from puzzles and battles to upgrade your base and units in your squad.

Base upgrades provide unlocking the merging list and adding the number of turns, previews, and swap.

Units upgrades increase the unit's HP and ATK, giving you an advantage in battles.

Survive from the endless monsters as long as you can with your squad you've grown.

Brag your puzzle skill in this local multi-player mode.

You can even play with your friends who don't have the game using Steam remote play.

It's another land only for the challenge mode. Make a new squad, and complete from start to finish at one go.

You can compete with other players with the defense mode score, etc.

Updated Modes

■ Roguelike Mode: Use various characters to explore and grow, experiencing something new every time

  • Golem Factory: Defeat golems hatched by fanatics in this challenging mode.

  • Night of Reckoning: Launch a surprise attack on a lich’s castle in a 15-round puzzle-based showdown.

  • Mithril Mines: Mine mithril ore to gather vast resources in this resource-focused mode.

  • Into the Darkness: Explore an endless underground dungeon with no known end.

■ Roguelite Mode

  • A 100-stage roguelite mode with 10–30 rounds per stage. Use crystals earned in-game to upgrade characters, units, and facilities.

■ Suppression Mode: Real-Time Battle Mode

  • Rebellion Suppression Mode: A 10-stage arcade-style real-time puzzle battle campaign to crush rebellions.

  • Punishment Mode: A survivor mode aiming to break stage records, challenging you to punish endless waves of traitors.

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Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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