A game like Merge Dragons?
Meet Dragon & Elfs.

Start with the part you enjoy.

If the creatures you collect and the home you build are what keep you returning to a merge game, Dragon & Elfs is worth a closer look.

When choosing among games like Merge Dragons, ask what you want to keep doing after the first few merges. Is it discovering another creature, completing a long item chain, solving a level, or arranging a camp you have grown over time? Those are different reasons to keep playing.

Dragon & Elfs brings together elf collection, land restoration and a growing home. This guide focuses on those parts of the game, with particular attention to the work of managing a large collection.

What will feel familiar?

Merge Dragons! centers on merging objects, evolving creatures, healing land and developing a camp. Dragon & Elfs shares that broad fantasy-merge structure, with elves at the center of its collection.

In Dragon & Elfs, a five-item merge turns five identical items into two upgraded items. Eggs become part of your elf collection; merging develops objects through successive forms. You can pursue longer chains while working on your home and puzzle stages.

That makes it useful to judge a new game by more than its opening minutes. Decide whether the objects and creatures are things you want to keep collecting, and whether planning a longer chain feels satisfying to you.

A home that grows with your collection.

You begin with a small area and gradually restore land to expand your home. The game has a large home map, but expansion is part of progression: the full space is not available at the start.

For a collector, space is also a planning question. You may want one area for a chain you are actively working on and another for objects you are keeping. As your home grows, consider whether you enjoy arranging it as much as making the next upgrade.

A growing home is part of the journey. If you enjoy choosing a corner to restore and deciding how to arrange your collection, that gradual change can become a goal of its own.

Less searching through your collection.

Large collections create a practical problem: finding the pieces you want to work on. Dragon & Elfs has two tools designed around organizing items.

You still choose what to merge and what to keep. For a closer look at the two tools, read our Black Hole and Wormhole guide. Check the current in-game requirements for access to each tool.

Three things to notice when you try it.

1. Choose a chain you actually want to finish.Look at the changing objects, rather than only how fast you can clear space. Is discovering the next form enjoyable?
2. Watch how your home develops.Does restoring and arranging land give you a goal you want to return to? You do not need to complete every chain to answer that.
3. Check how the game fits your own pace.Look at the goals, resources and purchase options presented in the game. Decide whether the choices suit your play style before spending.

There is no single best merge game for every player. If your favorite part is a home and collection that you keep developing, those are the parts of Dragon & Elfs to explore first.

Before you download.