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Gardenscapes is a match-3 game with a core of city building, whose mobile version was released in 2016 as the first gameplay in Playrix’s Scapes series. 

In the game, there is a butler named Austin who is trying to complete the reconstruction of a dilapidated mansion and garden. The players need to complete various levels and earn the required “stars”. The core of this gameplay is to solve puzzles in pin-pulling mini-games to save the character. As the players upgrade, they can also decorate the cleaned-up areas of their gardens according to their preference. 

The unique gameplay and novel storyline attracted more than 10 million daily active players during the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2021, the total downloads exceeded 461.41 million!

On iOS AppStore, Gardenscapes’s rating is 4.6 out of 5.0, with user reviews of more than 1 million. On Google Play, its rating is 4.3 out of 5.0, with 11,070,568 user reviews and more than 100,000,000 installs. On Amazon, its rating is 3.6 out of 5.0, with 60,116 user reviews.

Gardenscapes are updated regularly, and most of the updates are about seasonal or festival features, new adventure plots and characters.

Exciting Storyline: The players can embark on a novel and exciting journey where they can complete hundreds of match-3 levels, restore and decorate their wonderful gardens. The team of Gardenscapes keep updating stories of adding new characters and adventure plots, and players can befriend those lovely in-game characters and build their ideal dream garden. 

Social Demands: The players can play with their Facebook friends as they can become neighbours in the game. Moreover, there is an in-game social network that allows players to stay up on all the latest. The players won’t feel lonely in Gardenscapes because there is always a lovely pet cheering them up.

Play for Free: The players can totally enjoy the game for free, as nothing are required to start a game. Though if they want, they can choose to buy some in-game items with real money, or simply turn the button off in the menu.

Pros

- Players find Gardenscapes a fun game that is great for time killing.

- Players love the design of Golden Tickets and are looking forward to new updates such as new challenges and decorations for another holiday season.

- Gardenscapes is a fun game with a great combination of role-playing and match-3 levels.

- The unique storyline with seasonal updates and various structures and decorations in the garden attracts many players. 

Cons

- Gardenscapes doesn’t have a refresh/resume option for returning or re-opening the app. 

- Some puzzles are difficult. And if players don’t spend money to go ahead, they may have to play the same scene over and over again.

- Some players found several characters and materials offensive.