Crossy Road Castle
Endless Co-op Platform Fun
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Action
Languages
English
Tue Oct 20 2026
Bug fixes and improvements.
Mana Monsters combines classic Match-3 puzzle mechanics with a deep monster-collection RPG system. Players embark on a journey through the Underworld, strategically matching mana tiles to trigger powerful monster attacks and special abilities. With a focus on tactical team-building, you can evolve your monsters to unlock their true potential and compete in high-stakes Arena battles against other players worldwide.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Mana Monsters is a surprisingly polished Match-3 RPG that manages to stand out in a crowded genre. The first thing that hits you is the art style—it's colorful, expressive, and the monster designs are genuinely creative. Unlike many games in this category that feel like a mindless grind, Mana Monsters requires real tactical thinking, especially when you start facing bosses that mess with your board.
The progression loop is satisfying; there's always a new monster to evolve or a higher tier in the Arena to reach. While it does have some free-to-play elements, it’s generous enough with rewards that you don't feel forced to spend money to enjoy the main story. It's the perfect 'pick-up-and-play' game for commuters who still want a bit of depth in their gaming sessions.
Features
170+ unique monsters to collect and evolve
Challenging Match-3 tactical combat
Expansive story campaign through the Underworld
PvP Arena for competitive play
Stunning 2D character art and animations
Featured In
Upcoming Events
Tips & Walkthrough
Always pay attention to the elemental strengths and weaknesses. Matching the right color of mana not only deals damage but charges your monsters' skills. Aim for combos to generate power-ups that can clear the board and turn the tide of battle.
Gameplays
Collecting duplicate monsters and specific materials allows you to evolve your team. Evolution changes your monster's appearance and significantly boosts their stats and ultimate skills, essential for late-game content.
Screenshot
Q&A
While parts of the campaign can be played offline, an internet connection is required for Arena battles and daily rewards.
Ratings & Reviews
Great game for a single player or for the whole family
Mon Mar 29 2021 Mt Rainier viewsMy family loves this game because it is a fun single player, old school-style platformer like Super Mario Bros. It’s fun to play with touch controls, but even better with a controller. The levels offer a good mix of challenges and rewards, and different character options and hats that you can unlock by collecting coins and tokens add a silly element of fun to the game. As fun as single player mode is, it’s even more fun to play with friends. Unlike a lot of games on Apple Arcade, this game can be played both in local multiplayer mode with extra controllers (we use Xbox One controllers), or with Game Center through the internet. We’ve even brought our kids’ grandparents into the fun to play with us, which is a great way to stay connected during the Covid-19 era. A final thing to note is that because the multiplayer mode is cooperative play, where you advance to the next level as long as at least one person makes it through the level, you can enjoy this game with players of varying levels of skill. That means that a grandparent or young child can still keep playing and the group is having fun.
Read (This will help u)❤️😻🤩
Sun Mar 19 2023 40113⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#dogs+catsI love this game it is so much fun. Now I don’t usually leave reviews for things but I felt very called to leave a review for this game. I totally recommend getting this game. In The Og Crossy road I lost interest really quick but not this game. No this game will keep you occupied for hours on end. Now that being said I do have few suggestions to make this game even more fun. First of all u should make more characters and towers. Second I don’t really enjoy having to collect and pay 100 tickets just to get 1 character. Third thing the hearts ♥️♥️♥️. It really gets on my nerves when u are like on level 59 and u have one heart then you make some stupid mistake and u die then u have to start all over again. 🙄🙄🙄 Mabey you could make it when u defeat a boss u get like check point then if u die u just respon back then if u die again at let’s say level 42 then u stats back over again. Idk just some suggestions. But over all love this game you will not be disappointed if u decided to get it.😊😊😊
Would be five but…
Wed Jan 29 2025 FunnilyAnonomusI love this game, don’t get me wrong m. It’s well made and I love the gameplay. But with starting in new towers and having to be very careful, it’s kind of annoying to have only three lives. I would say that the first change would be that some of the enemies only deal half of a life, since they just run into you. Other ones like the bird that shoots down at you when spotted, that would deal a full heart, like spikes, lava, acid, getting squished by a bookcase, etc. My second review is about a bug I found. When I was on the on-off tiles, an enemy would charge at me. But when it stepped a foot on the on-off tiles, it kept noticing and not noticing me, causing it to jump in place. The only way to fix it was to get out of its line of sight. My final review is to make it easier to get the gems, since I’ve been on trying to get the last gym in the Unihorse castle for a while. That’s all I have, but all in all, I think it’s a great game, with some things it could fix. Thanks! P.S: I’m proud of you for having the attention span to read all that. For those of you who scrolled to the bottom, this is false pride.
The gameplay is amazing, but the stickers are not good
Sat Mar 18 2023 not telling may actual nameThis game is my favorite game so you should download it. But lately I’ve just wanted to say one thing with the sticker update, and it has to do with the multiplayer stickers. They seem really easy to get, but because you can’t communicate to the other players, they’ll start the game without being able to get the sticker. So I think it’d be cool to have some sort of way to communicate, or show what sticker someone wants to get at the top of the screen. It would also help if the game didn’t start right when one person hits start. Sometimes I’d want to change a character or hat to get a sticker, but then right before I can do that someone hits start. So if there are some minor changes, it would make the game way better. This is just an idea, but it would also be cool if there was a game mode where every level would change from tower to tower. It’s hard to explain but it’s like where a level can be a random level from any of the towers. It would make it unexpected of what would come next. That is it, I love this game, and yeah
Plz read :D
Tue Dec 29 2020 higihihigihihiiiiI LOVE this game, i play it for what feels like hours! This game is soooo well made and a lot of fun to play not only by yourself but with friends as well. As u might see by the example videos, the game uses simple controls that r easy to use, it has a nice in-control feel to it. And i love the concept of the game (basically, u try to survive the many set backs and challenges the game gives to to reach a door that leads to the next level or floor, collecting coins-to get hearts and accessories-along the way) i love all the character’s u get to choose from and cute animations the game has, seriously, really well made. Another thing I appreciate with Apple Arcade in general is the fact that there r no adds and the individual games don’t ask u to bye things like coins or gems depending upon the game. I think the membership to Apple Arcade was a great deal and i would recommend to other people. I don’t think i have any negative feedback, this game is just one of my favorites and i think u should definitely consider getting this game if u haven’t all ready.
Snowpeak place
Wed Oct 21 2026 KadizidelmameSo basically, I was playing Crossy Road castle and then I was trying to make it to the boss on level 30 on Snow Peak Place for some reason it’s always me. I made it to 28 me and my friend were playing and then my friend hit one of the enemies by accident. Then when I was playing, we were at one try and then I didn’t even do anything, but I just got hit by an enemy for no reason it’s not my fault. It was close to me, but it wasn’t even there. I mean, I should’ve given this review four stars and plus the great treehouse is easy for me because I made it to level 60 before and then so after that, my biggest challenge is the snow peak place so yeah, this is my biggest challenge of the whole entire year because it’s almost December guys remember that guys December in Crossy Road castle this is crazy like the other of you that someone else said four stars I just hit laser like that exactly like that. This is kind of the same exact review.
Apple Arcade still fails to disappoint
Mon Mar 02 2020 HalesmanSo I’m going to admit, I didn’t like the original crossy road , it felt like I was being begged to pay the developers, I also haven’t had the best experience with Apple Arcade, many games were disappointing and only had minutes of content. nevertheless I tried this game. I did not know what a masterpiece of a game that I was buying. I love the difficulty, I love the music, I love how it’s a 2d platformer, I love the art style, I love everything about this game! It’s smart how each 10 levels is like a group all with the same theme and I really like how you can regenerate lives every 10 stages the bosses are fun and engaging, and not to mention the gems in the secret rooms! The gems really make me feel like I have a goal in this game. The best part about this game is how for the first 30 levels you can only get some levels, but the farther you go the cooler and more engaging the levels are! It should be a crime not to have this game! 5/5
Great single or multiplayer game
Sun Apr 06 2025 The Wilderness ManI’ve loved playing this game when I have a few spare minutes, or when I get together with some family or friends. It’s light enough to not be too intense, but still be challenging enough to keep me engaged. It’s also easy to pick back up after a long break. Co-op play is also awesome with how coins are shared, and as long as one player completes the level, everyone advances. My one issue is the controls are now broken. I’m not sure when it happened, but I recently played again and the controls have an occasional issue where I can’t hit the jump button while I’m holding the left or right move buttons. I’ve tried adjusting control placement and resetting back to normal. Quitting the app and coming back seems to help for a bit, but it keeps happening. It makes it nearly impossible to succeed in some levels. It’s happened to some friends I’ve played with as well. If this can get fixed, I’ll amend my review to the 5 stars this game deserves.
News found!
Crossy Road Rush launches on November 5 exclusively on Apple Arcade Notebookcheck
Notebookcheck Thu Oct 08 2026
New Crossy Road game announced as an Apple Arcade exclusive 9to5Mac
9to5Mac Tue Oct 06 2026
Atari to Acquire Melbourne-Based Studio Hipster Whale Branding in Asia
Branding in Asia Wed Jun 03 2026
Atari acquires Crossy Road maker Hipster Whale for an initial $29.3m Mobilegamer.biz
Mobilegamer.biz Mon Jun 01 2026
Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale acquired by Atari Checkpoint Gaming
Checkpoint Gaming Mon Jun 01 2026
Atari acquires Crossy Road creator Hipster Whale in $29.3M deal Mobidictum
Mobidictum Mon Jun 01 2026
Apple Arcade just pulled out its secret weapon to court families: Bluey Polygon.com
Polygon.com Thu May 21 2026
Bluey Joins Apple Arcade in Massive Limited-Time Crossover Across Crossy Road Castle, Suika Game+, and More GamerBraves
GamerBraves Thu May 21 2026
Bluey special event starts today in five games you can play right now on Apple Arcade Radio Times
Radio Times Thu May 21 2026
Crossy Road Castle vinyl soundtrack National Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive Mon May 18 2026
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