Halloween monsters merge

The pitch

Collide the same monsters with each other, but do not cross the top lane - otherwise you will lose! Unlock new monsters and have fun on Halloween! Coins are given for connecting monsters. For coins you can unlock new monsters in the store. More points are given for new monsters when connecting, so there is a chance to improve your record! The main goal is to unlock all the monsters and take the first place in the leaderboard. Demonstrate your skill and dexterity in connecting monsters!

Controls & how it runs

A monster is shown on the playing field above, which must fall. If the keyboard is available, you can use the left/right arrows to move the next monster and the down arrow or space bar to reset. Your task is to drop the monster down the playing field, while trying to get it to hit the same monster. When two identical monsters come into contact, a new, larger one appears instead. If the entire playing field fills up and the monsters go beyond the top line, then the game session will be lost. Coins are given for connecting monsters. They can be used to unlock new monsters in the store. It is possible to change the monster for watching video ads!

Getting a run going takes exactly one press: Press start, up top, and the game boots inside this page — nothing downloads in the background and no form wants your details before the first jump. The cabinet is drawn for a portrait (upright) screen and listens to mouse, keyboard or touch, whichever the game prefers. This cabinet stands tall: it was built for portrait screens, so a phone held upright gives it the frame it wants — though it will squeeze politely into any window. Given a fullscreen button, use it — scores look better at full size, that's just science.

Pro tips for arcade cabinets

• Treat your first run as a scouting mission. Arcade cabinets hide their cruelty in the second minute, not the first — learn where the difficulty spikes before you start chasing numbers.
• Small scores compound. Grab the easy pickups on every pass instead of gambling the whole run on one heroic line; heroes respawn, banked points don't evaporate.
• Watch the edges of the screen. In classic arcade design the next problem almost always enters from somewhere you weren't looking — build the habit of scanning the borders.

Halloween monsters merge — quick-fire questions

Does Halloween monsters merge cost anything to play?

Not a token. The cabinet is free from the first run to the five-hundredth — no wallet, no sign-up, no toll booth hiding three levels in. The adverts around the page are what keep the floor's lights on.

What sort of game is Halloween monsters merge?

It stands on our Arcade row — that's the family it plays most like. The pitch above is the publisher's own rundown of what it throws at you and what it hands back.

Can I play Halloween monsters merge on my phone?

Happily, yes. It runs inside the browser on phones and tablets the same way it does on a computer. This cabinet stands tall: it was built for portrait screens, so a phone held upright gives it the frame it wants — though it will squeeze politely into any window.

Do I need to install anything first?

Nothing whatsoever. Halloween monsters merge is an HTML5 game: hit the start button and it boots on this page, and shutting the tab sweeps the cabinet clean behind you.

Before you wander off

Personal best banked, or still chasing it? Either way the full Arcade row is powered on and waiting — The main floor: 415 cabinets of pure arcade stock — the quick, the loud and the gloriously unfair. If it beeps, flashes and dares you to beat a number, it lives on this row.