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You Must Build A Boat

You Must Build A Boat combines a moving dungeon run with a matching puzzle: sliding rows or columns on a six-by-eight grid creates matches of at least three tiles.

At a glance

Released

A solo match-three dungeon runner in which a six-by-eight tile board drives attacks and chest opening while repeated expeditions grow a boat and its crew.

Release
Released · Steam: Jun 4, 2015
Single-player
Supported
Online co-op
Not verified
Local co-op
Not verified
Perspective
Not verified
Platform
PC / Steam
Operating systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
VR
Not verified
Developer
EightyEightGames
Publisher
EightyEightGames
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Steam store artwork for You Must Build A Boat.
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CasualMatch 3StrategyIndieActionRPGPuzzlePixel GraphicsSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack2DTouch-FriendlyRogueliteReplay ValueRetroRoguelikeDungeon CrawlerFamily FriendlyFantasyDifficult

Dungeon crawler

About You Must Build A Boat

Attention is split between the runner and the board. Sword matches trigger attacks and key matches open chests, while traps and time pressure make the choice of match matter.

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What makes it worth a look?

  • Taking multiple quests together raises the difficulty. Between repeated attempts, you can improve the magic staff, trade unwanted items for gold and recruit allies as the boat-building journey progresses.
  • Fish and tomatoes provide more time, while collected thoughts can be traded for dragons.
  • Generated dungeon runs include artifacts to recover and monsters to capture.

Is this game right for you or your group?

  • Watch runner and board. Sword and key matches must serve the action unfolding at the same time.
  • Choose added difficulty. Taking several quests together increases the challenge of the next attempt.

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