Puppy Merge

Puppy Merge flips the usual drop-and-merge arrangement. You do not choose where pieces fall; the puppies drop into the arena by themselves. Your job is to grab them and drag them around, pairing identical puppies so they combine into a new, bigger one.

The danger is the edge of the box. If a puppy falls out of the arena, the game ends. There is a rescue, though: the developer says you can try to catch a puppy as it falls and carry it back into the arena. That makes the mouse hand do two jobs at once, setting up merges in the middle and guarding the sides. Everything is done with the left mouse button, held down to drag puppies from one place to another. Its landscape frame measures 1280 by 720.

Watch puppies drop into the arena on their own. Hold the left mouse button on a puppy and drag it onto an identical puppy to merge the two into a bigger one. Keep every puppy inside the box. If one starts to fall out, try to catch it with the mouse and drag it back into the arena before it is lost.

Since the puppies arrive on their own schedule, keep an eye on the edges as well as on pairs to merge. A falling puppy is not lost straight away, according to the developer, so a quick grab can save the run. Merging pairs also cuts down how many puppies are loose in the box.

A drag-and-merge puzzle with dogs, in a landscape frame. It is controlled with the left mouse button. Puppies arrive automatically, and one falling out of the box ends the game unless you catch it and bring it back.

Halloween Merge and Sweets Merge also have you drag a piece onto its identical partner, with pumpkins and potions in one and desserts in the other.