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Current High Score
A strategic match-3, city-building game with added twists.
Simple, fun, addictive, and built with love.
Map: Peaceful Prairie
Map: The Fort
Player Reviews
"Addictive!"
"Couldn’t put it down! Nice and easy to play when you’re chilling but very addictive once you start!"
"Fun & addictive"
"Really enjoyed this game. It’s easy to pick up but very hard to put down. It has lots of game modes to try out too."
"Good fun"
"Not usually one for app games, but this is great for a bit of downtime."
"Great game"
"Always loved these types of games and this one’s a gem!
"Very very addictive"
"Great little game to pass the time on a train, tube journey - once you get the knack it’s really fun. So worth it!"
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Game features
Match, Grow & Build
Merge grass into bushes, trees into giant sequoias, or stones into mighty boulders. Each match you make helps your city evolve!
Special Items
If you’re lucky you’ll receive special items to help you along the way. There’s more the the Merge Diamond than meets the eye...
Ye Shall Overcome
Lightning strikes and pesky foxes can wreck even the most cunning strategy... but if you’re wise you can cash-in on these challenges.
Wood & Stone
For those who love a challenge there’s a wide range of achievements to unlock. Keen players can achieve bronze and silver, but only true masters can earn gold.
Map Variety
Enjoy compact challenges or expansive maps for long-term play. Whether you’re in for a quick game or a lengthy session, Tripleopolis caters to all.
Medals & Badges
For those who love a challenge there’s a wide range of achievements to unlock. Keen players can achieve bronze and silver, but only true masters can earn gold.
FAQs
Explain Tripleopolis to me, in a nutshell.
Tripleopolis is a match-3 puzzle game with a twist: every match you make helps build and expand your city.
It’s a blend of addictive puzzles and strategic city-building, wrapped in a game that’s easy to pick up but hard to put down.
Welcome to your new favorite match-3 game.
There are no adverts at all! Really? Why?
I hate ads… and I’m guessing you do too.
If you want to play the game for free, you can make up to 100 moves a day. No catch, no adverts.
If you want to support the game (and get unlimited moves), you can unlock the full game with a small in-app purchase.
There are so many games out there, why should I play Tripleopolis?
Tripleopolis isn’t just some rushed-out-the-door, flash-in-the-pan game. I’m not churning out hackathons projects like games studios.
I’m a one-person team, designing, tweaking, and fine-tuning things until they play the way they should.
No huge advertising budget, no bloated game engine, just me, my Mac, and a lot of caffeine, making sure every part of this game feels just right.
Did you use a game engine (like most smartphone games these days)?
Nope, I wanted Tripleopolis to look and feel different.
Most games are built on the same handful of engines with an ad-management system bolted on—which is why they all feel so similar, with spammy ads.
Tripleopolis is handcoded and designed with care.
What makes Tripleopolis different?
Tripleopolis isn’t just another match-3 game, it’s carefully crafted to bring together the best of puzzle gaming with a fresh twist of city-building strategy.
Every match you make shapes your city, adding a layer of strategy and creativity that sets it apart from the rest.
What’s the main reason you made Tripleopolis?
I’ve always loved puzzle and strategy games (who doesn’t?), and there were several elements from different classics that I thought would work well together.
I added a few twists and focused the game on players who prefer sinking their teeth into longer puzzle sessions.
I can earn game coins for free... I don't need to buy them?
Yes! 100%.
There are plenty of ways to earn free coin bags and chests in the game, but you’ll have to figure out how.
If you feel like taking a shortcut, you can buy coins too (hey, I need to make money somehow, right?).
So, are you an indie dev then?
Yeah, technically, I guess. I’m a designer and developer who’s had a game idea rattling around in my head for years. Finally decided to do something about it.
How do the city-building elements work?
As you match tiles, they level up—grass becomes trees, trees become houses, houses become manors, and so on.
If you’re lucky, you’ll encounter special tiles along the way. You can even earn coins to buy specific items too.
'Tripleopolis'? The name's a bit of a mouthful.
Triple = match-3, opolis = city building. Simple really, but not exactly catchy, I admit.
Tripleopolis was a temporary name that it’s now too late to change… but hey, it’s grown on me. Never mind!
Did you use AI? Be honest.
As a designer and developer, I wanted to create a game true to my vision. But, yeah, I used AI a little… mostly for some of the more nuanced game functions and to argue with about design choices.
What AI systems did you use then?
Sonauto to create the sounttrack and SFX.
ChatGPT and Claude for some of the game logic and help with the overall wording.
Midjourney to explore potential styles and approaches.
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About
Why is this a thing?
Ever started on an idea and realised it would take a lot longer than you thought?... welcome to Tripleopolis!
Tripleopolis is a game I've had in mind for years. Partly a side-project, partly an experiment to test the capabilities of AI, and partly a way to avoid doing actual work.
Besides this I'm a designer & developer at Peter Hinton Design (yes, I put a lot of thought into my company name). I also create free gamified trails on Huntee.