Tumblestone

Bottom-up match-three puzzle game with local and online races

Ty Taylor, Spotted Zebra, Justin Nafziger, Vega Castañeda · Published by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild · Released Jul 12, 2016

Action Casual Indie Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 1,977
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tumblestone?

A 2D puzzle game where you clear grids by removing same-color blocks in groups of three from the bottom. Its story campaign adds puzzle modifiers and boss battles as a sausage tries to make friends and learn what happened to the Tumblecrown. You can also race other players in local or online matches.

For you if...

+you like match-three puzzles that grow more difficult
+you want competitive puzzle matches with friends
+you enjoy a solo campaign with changing puzzle rules

Not for you if...

−you want free-form matching instead of careful move planning
−you dislike difficult puzzles with changing rules

What players say

77% of 1,977 reviews are positive

Players praise the competitive matches with friends and the challenging puzzles. Some complain about encountering a trial that prompts them to unlock the full game.

Screenshots and trailer

Tumblestone system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP2+
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics: No dedicated graphics card required
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.