Merge & Blade

Merge & Blade is a fantasy puzzle game where you build a squad by merging units, then lead it in real-time battles against monsters. You retake castles occupied by monsters, strengthening your base and squad as you advance toward the last castle. After that, endless invading monsters continue to attack, and you can keep defending against them or battle your friends with different strategies.

Merge your squad

Blocks descend like they do in Tetris, Hexa and Puyo Puyo, but the goal is to merge three or more matching units into a higher class, not to clear blocks or survive for as long as possible. You have a limited number of turns to build the strongest squad you can. Multi-merges and combos can create stronger units or earn additional turns.

Fight in formation

Battles take place in real time, with up to 25 units on each side. Each unit has its own stats, attack type and attack or healing range, so positioning matters. You place units during the puzzle phase and can use swaps to change their positions for battle.

Upgrade your base

You earn gold from puzzles and battles to upgrade your base and squad. Base upgrades unlock the merging list and can add turns, previews and swaps. Unit upgrades increase HP and ATK, giving your squad an advantage in battle.

Game modes

The game includes local multiplayer, where you can show off your puzzle skills and play with friends who do not own the game through Steam Remote Play. In Challenge Mode, you start with a new squad and try to complete a run from beginning to end. Defense Mode lets you compete for scores while holding off endless monsters with your developed squad.

Additional modes include:

• Roguelike Mode: Explore and grow with various characters, with a different experience each time.
• Golem Factory: Defeat golems hatched by fanatics.
• 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 resources.
• Into the Darkness: Explore an endless underground dungeon with no known end.
• Roguelite Mode: Play through 100 stages, each with 10–30 rounds, and spend in-game crystals to upgrade characters, units and facilities.
• Suppression Mode: Fight in real-time battles.
• Rebellion Suppression Mode: Play a 10-stage, arcade-style campaign of real-time puzzle battles to crush rebellions.
• Punishment Mode: Face endless waves of traitors and try to break stage records.