It’s been a few months since September big update, I figured it was about time we revisited those big changes.

We launched MatchyGotchy™ back in January, and ever since we’ve worked on different updates. We have shared seasonal updates like Halloween, and Valentine’s Day, but these changes are often up for two weeks or so and then they’re gone until next year. However, back in September we did a set of big changes which were fully permanent to the game.

From the ‘Big MatchyGotchy™ Update’ we revisited a lot of user feedback and decided to tweak things around. Some were technical, and most were entirely aesthetic changes. Let’s talk about the most important revisions first.

We included notifications.

These pop up bubbles show up to help you understand your Star better. At first it’s supposed to guide you through as a tutorial, actions light up yellow to make it easy to follow. Eventually the popups will appear less frequently only to guide you in the right direction if needed.

Party at Xanadu.

Some people thought the congratulation screen wasn’t enough of a reward at the end of the game, so we decided to include a whole pool party. You can now get a proper score of how well your Stars worked, and also give them a bit of time to relax and have fun after all that hard work. Visiting Xanadu will change the laboratory too, after your visit.

Stars leveling pace changed.

We tweaked how Stars level. Baby phase only takes three ships and teenage phase takes another six ships – this has to do with the whole notification phase. Also, each pet is capable of different productivity skills, meaning some can produce multiple ships at once. As adults the Stars even produce ships of different colors. And last but not least, leveling includes a more visually noticeable animation to let you know your Star is on its way to become a rocket surgeon.

Sleep is a bit easier.

We heard that this one achievement might have felt a bit grindy, so we decided to make it less of a chore to get. Sometimes idle pets will fall asleep when you aren’t using them for up to 5 sleeps. This makes the sleep achievement a bit easier.

These are both visually and technically important, however, there were other changes that were just aesthetic – yet, they add more to the game now.

Hands animation.

The main game from the free build now has hands instead of buttons. You get to choose which hand the heart is hidden, making the game interaction somewhat more enjoyable. Also the first choice you make is a freebie, guaranteed to get you a heart.

More roaches.

Cleaning just got more colorful, and messier! There are different roaches now. Including a swatter to get them.

Stars have different sizes while growing up.

It was a minor aesthetic change, but it sure makes baby photos look extra cute now.

In other updates, mostly technical, cloud save is now available. Soft and hard reset exist. Soft reset clears stars but not your score, whereas hard reset clears all your stars and your score. A lot of new things became part of the game, and also were intended to improve the game experience.
Have you played MatchyGotchy™ yet? You should! It’s fun, it’s cute and it’s also entirely free.

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