Puzzles & Survival is a unique blend of match-3 puzzle gameplay and strategy-based survival set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Players must solve puzzles to launch powerful attacks against the undead while also building and managing a strong base to withstand the chaos. The game combines casual puzzle-solving mechanics with deep strategic planning, making it both engaging and challenging. In this article, we have shared some amazing tips and tricks to help new players gain an edge and advance easily to the more difficult levels. Got questions about guilds, gaming, or our product? Join our Discord for discussions and support!

Tip #1. Master the Match-3 Gameplay Elements!

The match-three aspect of the game is vital, especially during combat scenarios. To fight each assaulting zombie horde or zombie boss, a certain approach must be used. Each encounter will have a few rows of blocks beneath it, and you can deliver harm to the adversary directly on top by matching at least three blocks beneath them. Normally, all you need is three blocks of the same colour to deal damage, but it’s preferable to do four or more because you’ll get an extra combo booster.

To further make things more strategic, the game also employs an elemental system revolving around different colored objects in the puzzle-solving interface. Each object that you match is assigned a color – Purple, Green, Yellow, Red, and Blue. Although these colors might appear basic to you, they are in fact coordinated to deal more damage to other colors. Each hero in the game is assigned a color, and when you match objects that counter their color, you can deal extra damage to them. It works as follows:

• Purple and Yellow are stronger and weaker to each other.
• Red is stronger than Green but weaker to Blue.
• Green is stronger than Blue but weaker to Red.
• Blue is stronger than Red but weaker to Green.

Tip #2. Focus on Completing the Main Story Missions

One of the more tell tale signs of progressing your account is how far you have completed the main story missions. Puzzles & Survival give out these missions to all players, and they are divided into multiple chapters. Consider them as your guiding hand in the game, and the best part is that they also give out generous rewards for doing simple tasks that you should anyways be doing in order to progress. The amount of experience given by these missions is unmatched from anywhere else in the game. On top of exp, you also get juicy resources such as free characters, equipment, premium currency, and more.

Tip #3. Utilize the Free Summons to Get Strong Heroes

A great thing about the gacha system of Puzzles & Survival is that you are given free summons on all banners. Every day, the Basic Recruit provides you with 5 free summons, from which you can obtain a variety of items, including 2-3 star heroes. The Intermediate Recruit functions similarly, and you can call one for free every 24 hours; it can also reward you with 2-4 star heroes. The Advanced Recruit offers heroes ranging from 3-5 star and is free every two days.

Another tip is that you should save any other amount of summoning currency to at least summon 10 times at once, saving you 1 summon worth of resources. That’s because when you summon 10 times, you are guaranteed to get 11 items in exchange. We recommend using these methods to maximize your chances of summoning top tier heroes (Tier List)

Tip #4. Upgrade your Buildings and Facilities to Smoothly Transition to End Game

Sure, it will take a long time to complete at first, but it will pay off in the end. For each HQ level, there is a level cap for the other buildings, so strive to hit that cap before upgrading the HQ. First, try to upgrade every structure that requires the least amount of time, saving the most time for last. That way, your building queue will never be too crowded while you’re enjoying the game. When you reach the point where each upgrade takes a long time, you will proceed more slowly.

Tip #5. Join an Alliance for Mutual Growth!

One of the more notable aspects of Puzzles & Survival is that they have a full-fledged active Alliance system. Consider them like guilds or clubs in MMO games wherein you can socialize and band with like-minded players in a group setting. Players can choose to either join an alliance or create their own. We would recommend the former as the latter is too much of a hassle and you likely will not find too many active members. Being in an alliance lets you trade resources required for construction and upgrading of buildings. It also lets you participate in alliance-based events and unlocks a separate set of quests known as “Alliance Quests”.

Players can enjoy playing Puzzles & Survival on a bigger screen of their PC or Laptop via BlueStacks along with your keyboard and mouse.