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Cradle of Egypt – Entertainment Game Review
Cradle of Egypt is a Entertainment/Puzzle/Adventure game from Vyacheslav Basharimov, first launched in 20th May 2014.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 706+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Cradle of Egypt Stand Out
Meet the astonishing Cradle of Egypt – a gorgeous mash-up of fulfilling match-3 pleasure and splendid city-builder that will up-end everything you knew about puzzles! Restore the legendary Ancient Egypt civilization and claim the title of Pharaoh!
Cradle of Egypt is a rightful successor to the celebrity Cradle of… series of puzzle games. It is a mesmerizing journey through the lands of Pharaohs that ingeniously combines the challenge of finest match-3 puzzles with fascinating beauty of city building. Starting from a small village, you will match your way through five grand epochs to build the most glorious empire of all times. With your help the great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and magnificent temples of the ancient civilization will arise from ruins to grant you the eternal glory for generations to come. Earn the name of The Son of Ra and make it sound in the eons!
GAME FEATURES
- 100 levels of remarkable match-3 puzzles
- Collect resources and rebuild the ancient civilization
- Solve original mini-games to get new blueprints
- Timed and Relaxed modes: challenge your skills or play just for fun!
- A number of great bonuses and trophies to earn
- Mesmerizing hand drawn graphics and original music
- Try before buy! Start your adventure for free and unlock the whole game without leaving the app!
TRY IT FOR FREE and then GET THE FULL GAME WITH ONE TIME UNLOCK!
NO ADDITIONAL IN-GAME PURCHASES!
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This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Cradle of Egypt is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 28th June 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Bug fix and minor improvements.
Added support for 64-bit architecture.
We apologize, but due to the incompatibility of the previous saves with the new game version, progress will be lost.
Download & Availability
Cradle of Egypt is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This simply the match 3 game ever.
Im recovering from back surgery and helps pass the time. Would like updated version with better graphics and can get glitchy.
We dont do very well except in the relaxed state thats probably because we should be sleeping because its late at night. Im probably one of your oldest players, 80 years old.
Great way to sit in the shade and watch the garden grow.
Hasta ahora es bastante entretenido,lo recomiendo.
We love this game. Everything about it is top notch. Graphics are nice, game play is relaxing and challenging. Love the mini games. Thanks for creating it.
Im not sure we need the town building stuff, but the game is still a good matching game that gets more and more challenging as you go on – try it.
We love this game because there is no time limit. A great game to play.
Just got new iPad Air and been playing cradle of empires in second gen iPad. Graphics and sound are great.
Ive been playing this game for a long time. We like that we can use it in timed or relaxed mode.
Just wish more lands could be developed.
We dont usually pay any money for the games we play on our IPad but this one really got to us so we invested our $4 and Im glad we did we are really enjoying it we are trying not to sit and play for a long period because then our back and knees really act up but its sometimes hard to put it down Thanks for a fun game.
Great game! We love the graphics.
Great relaxing game. Well worth the $4.99 to open the whole game. We usually turn off the music in most app games. This music goes great with this game, and they even switch over to bird sounds. When we get to the end, we will probably switch over to the timed setting, so we can play it again.
This game would have been awesome if you didnt have to buy it. Im not going to spend money on something Im not able to play to see if we like it or not. Pfffff Id rather put up with a few ads than to pay for an entire game that we may not like.
So glad to find a game that is not the same old match three game! Graphics are great and music is pleasant. There are challenges that are fun but not so hard that they are discouraging. So glad to find a game that doesnt require things to be bought with real money or you cant progress.
No need to say other than thank you for sharing this wonderful game.
We enjoyed Cradle of Persia on our computer for years, taking on the fun challenge of beating it, not once, but three times! Now Im enjoying this game by the same developer, Awem, on our iPad. We love this game! Ive played many games in this match 3 genre and Awem puts out the best ones, in our opinion. Im hoping that you will release the classic Cradle of Persia for mobile in the near future. If you do, we will buy that one as well.
Love this one! An above average match three game. Levels increase in difficulty and storyline carried with beautiful graphics. Finished once and starting again.
Im in the later stages of congestive heart failure; consequently, we are unable to do much beyond sitting in our recliner, watching TV, listening to music and playing various games we really like Cradle of Egypt. Ive always had a fascination about ancient Egypt and the people who lived then. This fill that fascination to degree. Not much advertising at all, either. We want to thank the devs for a game well-done. It really helps someone to find something interesting to pass the time. God love your hearts, anyone who happens to read this.
Very enjoyable game. We particularly like the little puzzles that are added to take you to the next level.
A game that you just cant stop playing. We wish there would be another similar to this. Theres some out there however just not the quality of this one.
You start playing and you cant stop. Some puzzles are harder than others, which makes you think a little harder. Excellent game choice.
We love this game! Had it on our laptop but got an iPad. Just found it for iPad and am thrilled. Have been playing non-stop. Definitely worth the money.
Loving every minute of playing this game.
6 years ago we found this game and was quickly addicted. Then we had to replace our laptop and couldn't access it. We just now found it for our tablet and we're REALLY happy to run into an old friend.
Nice variation on 3 in a row puzzle game. We like the theme and the mini-games to get plans for building. The music is well done.
Nice very challenging game. The only downside is that you can get lost in it.
We thoroughly enjoy this game as we have Cradle of Rome. However, we would like to point out an historical error. At one point, the food supply icon is a tomato. Tomatoes are a New World vegetable (or fruit) and unknown in ancient Egypt.
This is the most creative game we have ever played. The graphics are out of this world, the 3 match game is great when we get the Phoenix, the pic axe, and the TNT barrel. These make the game fun and involving. We have to limit our time on it or we will spend all day on it. We like creating our own Egypt and making the 'money' to advance in the levels. We are glad we invested the 5 dollars. We have a game to play for a long long time. Thank you so much for such an involving game.
One hour a day keeps stress away.
We just got this app and we keep playing it its so awesome please get some more out just like this one. Thank you karen.
It's good to challenge the mind.
We wouldve given this game 5 stars except for the fact that the game board and writing is really small. Ive even put on our reading glasses and Im still having a really rough time seeing anything. We dont want to give up just yet because we can see that its going to loads of fun. Hopefully the developers will come up with a way to zoom in like other AWEM games.
…But we do have our slight problems with it. Before anything, yes this game is super fun and addicting. The gameplay is smooth, graphics are unique and fun, and its great for passing the time. Our only complaint is that it seems… Dumbed down from its original version. We played this years ago and it had a full story. A city being built, a villain to defeat, travels to embark upon, holiday events, and dozens of characters to meet. The puzzles varied more and there were items and sets to collect. Basically, it was much more in-depth and enthralling than this current version, which is so much simpler and not as captivating in the story idea. We dont know why it was changed so drastically, but we just felt we had to put this out there (not that anyone is going to read it all these years later). All in all it is still a fun game, just not as fun personally as it was in the past.
We are very upset that we lost all our progress with the latest update.
We have cradle of Rome and cradle of rome2 and we like both. This game is very difficult to finish. Some would like the challenge but we think it is to much of challenge. Not going to play much.
With the new update the app now shows that we didnt purchase it when we did. Please fix this problem now! We purchased this game January 10, 2017. Now you need to fix this problem. We paid $4.99. To get the full version. Now it shows that we have to buy it again. Im not going to do that. This is a problem you need to fix. August 20, 2020 we are waiting for you guys to restore our purchase we made on this game. As far as we can tell you have done nothing. Ive been very sick and we cant do anything until you fix this issue.
We first purchased this game on our laptop…years ago. We loved it and was very happy to find it available for our IPAD PRO and, again, we purchased it and was very happy with this game and considered it a favorite. Since then, AWEM has updated (appreciated) this app, a number of times, and we have been disappointed to still have an app that, although we reloaded the app numerous times (losing all our progress) to try and fix the problem, is still downloading as a BLACK app. We have repeatedly explained this problem and have been repeatedly disappointed by the support of this product. If they would support this purchase, we would give them 5 stars.
We have enjoyed this game other than the skulls up to level 81 and we cannot get past it. Im stuck….??????? Don't know what to do.
We have Cradle of Rome, the original and think it is the best match 3 around, and we wouldn't mind having another game with some more bells and whistles. But we will not buy a game that makes us put up with a tutorial. Infuriating. Edit: we still like Cradle of Rome, but also still dislike this one. They made the tutorial avoidable, but once you hit the half way mark the lay outs become so tight that you will have to use power ups to clear the board. It then becomes a resource management game. Not what we thought we were buying. Also we loath the skulls. Bottom line: no fun.
We purchased this on an iPad Air then got a new iPad and this doesnt transfer. You have to repurchase it.
It should not cost any money it only goes to level 100 then all done. Not to mention it makes no sense to build some city but cant do anything to it. A waste of time that we cant ever get back. A trillion.
We purchased the premium version via in-game… Was charged via iTunes… Bank confirmed the deduction… Game is still locked. We contacted awem via Facebook (the only method we see to contact them)… Was given a link to "we purchased a game but its still locked why"… Well we had already took the steps in the link BEFORE we contacted awem. We then contacted awem to confirm those steps were taken and the game is still locked… That was a week ago and nobody has responded… So we were charged $5.34 and still have no game… And no support. Who is responsible awem or iTunes? Will contact bank to refuse/recall the payment.
Should of stuck to the original origins of Egypt. Far as race. We cant take this game serious with pharaoh being white.or any of theses Egypt characters being white. Lose the ego.
Straightforward and to the point. Match 3 on a lot of levels. No other stuffs, just your speed and skill. Oh, and it's addicting.
Love this game, lots of good fun to kill time and relax.
Enjoy game not sure if the upgrade will work on our iPad, paid 4.99 and it keeps saying get the extras.
It's exactly the type of game we most enjoy.
Very entertaining and quite calming in the relaxed mode. Great fun.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.5
- Size: 374.58 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, PT, RU, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Vyacheslav Basharimov
Last updated: 28th June 2017 | Genre: Entertainment, Puzzle | Developer: Vyacheslav Basharimov