Tag Archives: Spooky Dwellers

26 Dec

Nocturnarya among the best Match 3 games of the year!

Hello fans and players of Nocturnarya! We are thrilled to announce that our vampire-themed Match 3 game has captured the 3rd spot in the Best Match 3 games of the year on Big Fish Games, the largest casual games portal! For a small studio like us, this is an incredible achievement! You can see the full list of winners here: Best games of 2023 on Big Fish Games.

Big Fish Games Best Match 3 games of 2023

First and foremost, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you who has supported and played Nocturnarya. Your enthusiasm, feedback, and dedication have been instrumental in making this achievement possible. We couldn’t have done it without your continuous support, and we are truly humbled by the overwhelming response to our game. We want to thank our artists, beta testers, and especially you, the fans of Nocturnarya.

Incidentally, in 2022, we also clinched that 3rd spot on Big Fish Games with Spooky Dwellers.

Big Fish Games Best Match 3 games of 2022

We’d also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the other winners of the Best Match 3 games of the year. It’s important to acknowledge the remarkable talent and hard work put into creating these amazing games, from well-established franchises. Furthermore, we want to extend our appreciation to all the developers of the Match 3 games released this year, and we commend your efforts in pushing the boundaries of this genre. I feel that the Match 3 games released this year were really good.

Once again, thank you for being a part of our Nocturnarya journey. We are excited to continue delivering captivating and enjoyable gaming experiences to all of you. Stay tuned for more updates and new games!

04 Nov

Spooky Dwellers games on Steam

Finally both Spooky Dwellers games are on Steam! Are you ready to embark on a thrilling and spine-chilling journey? Spooky Dwellers 1 is a Match 3 game that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Dive into a haunted world filled with mysterious dwellers and challenging Match 3 puzzles. With its unique blend of match-making and puzzle-solving, Spooky Dwellers 1 offers an immersive gameplay experience that will leave you craving for more. Unleash your strategic skills as you match tiles to lead the light of sacred talismans to banish the spooky dwellers!

But the excitement doesn’t end there. Brace yourself for even more thrills with Spooky Dwellers 2 (we announced the game release on Steam in this post). Building upon the success of its predecessor, Spooky Dwellers 2 takes the spooky dwellers gameplay to new heights with even trickier challenges and an enhanced 3D playground. Spooky Dwellers 2 will keep you entertained for hours, as you strive to conquer each puzzle within the dark corners of a ghostly house.

So, if you’re ready for an adventure that will test your wits and send shivers down your spine, look no further than Spooky Dwellers 1 and its sequel, Spooky Dwellers 2. Get ready to match, solve, and unravel the mysteries that await in this hauntingly addictive Match 3 game! And get all the Steam achievements in both games to prove your mastery of Spooky Dwellers!

27 Sep

Spooky Dwellers 2 is coming soon

Yes, the sequel for our Halloween-themed Match 3 game, Spooky Dwellers, will be available in a few weeks through several publishers, and eventually here on ikigames.com. The game’s Match 3 levels will showcase the distinctive gameplay of Spooky Dwellers, guiding a light from talismans to the ghosts on the boards. In Spooky Dwellers 2, we’ll introduce a few novelties to this mechanic. For instance, there will be the presence of Big Spooky Dwellers that require multiple lights to be hit. We believe it will be a really fun game!

In the original Spooky Dwellers, you decorate a terrace with Halloween objects as you progress through the game. Spooky Dwellers 2 takes it a step further: now you’ll be able to create a 3D Halloween playground. You can buy and place houses, roads, pumpkins, and many more Halloween-themed objects on the terrain. You have the flexibility to rotate and reposition your buildings and objects as you prefer. It’s quite cool. We also included this 3D village building feature in our previous game, Nocturnarya. However, Spooky Dwellers 2 expands upon it with improved navigation controls, creepy objects, ghosts, pumpkins, and many other features. If you purchase the Collector’s Edition of Spooky Dwellers 2, you’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy the Spooky Tour. This feature allows you to walk around your 3D Halloween playground! And the game has much more novelties!

Spooky Dwellers 2’s Halloween Playground

It’s been quite a journey. The development of Nocturnarya began in October of last year, and we announced it in December of the same year. Nocturnarya was completed in July, and we immediately started working on Spooky Dwellers 2. We hope you enjoy both games!

PS. Here’s a fantastic guide for Spooky Dwellers 2 by our friend and guru player Kathy Lew (aka SynthpopAddict).

29 Oct

Spooky Dwellers on Windows 7

If you’re having troubles running Spooky Dwellers on a Windows 7 PC, please verify that your Windows 7 is updated. Specifically, note that the minimum requirement for Spooky Dwellers is Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Your graphic drivers should be updated too.

Here are some links to update your Windows 7:

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Platform Update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1

Update for the d3dcompiler_47.dll component on Windows 7

It’s also important that your graphic card drivers are updated. These updates should let the Spooky Dwellers games run properly on your Windows 7 PC.

Finally, remember there is a complete guide for Spooky Dwellers here.

21 Sep

Coming Soon: Spooky Dwellers

Spooky Dwellers

Update: Here’s a guide for Spooky Dwellers, comprising levels from both the Standard and the Collector’s Edition.

After several months of hard work, our new Match 3 game is complete. The name of the game is Spooky Dwellers and it features a cool and fun mechanic. Essentially, on most of the Spooky Dwellers boards there are ghosts on the edges (the dwellers), and there are also sacred talismans that emit a light to repel those ghosts. Your goal is to destroy obstacles on the board and direct the light towards the ghosts. Of course, there are also several mini-games, such as hidden objects.

Furthermore, the game will have 2 versions: Standard, and Collector’s Edition (which includes 60 bonus levels, more mini-games and many other features). These versions will be available for Windows and, hopefully, macOS (still a work in progress).
The game should be available for sale next month. We hope you like it 🙂