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Flambé®: Merge and Cook
Microfun Limited · 12,356 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 26 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"game"
23 negative reviews mention this · 88% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
2
"money"
10 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
3
"play"
10 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
4
"energy"
7 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
5
"spend"
7 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
6
"spend money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
7
"downloaded"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not the game advertised. I downloaded this game by playing on an ad on another game, and it’s not the game I was playing" - cintmart
8
"playing"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not the game advertised. I downloaded this game by playing on an ad on another game, and it’s not the game I was playing" - cintmart
9
"once"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "money grabs. this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money" - jenevievelove1
10
"purchases"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Later on the game becomes dull. Once you hit a certain level game play is dull since you can’t fill an order with the moves given to you. Sadly I poured money in for a bit, only to find expensive purchases don’t even get you through a level. I deleted it today after playi…" - Thriverslife2
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"long"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No ads but…. The length of time for the generators to regenerate is crazy long. Because so many things come from one generator, it depletes your energy quickly. Then generators like the fish/shellfish or the fruit baskets don’t give you much before you’…" - LilMomma1026
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"impossible"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Became impossible money pit. Was fun for the first few weeks but then becomes impossible with out spending money. And I don’t mind spending a little money for a good game. But the amount needed to spend just to play and finish a day is ridiculous." - Jlibra68
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How do I contact support? My game froze and it’s not producing the cooked content.
My game froze. help!
Not the game advertised
I downloaded this game by playing on an ad on another game, and it’s not the game I was playing
Later on the game becomes dull
Once you hit a certain level game play is dull since you can’t fill an order with the moves given to you. Sadly I poured money in for a bit, only to find expensive purchases don’t even get you through a level. I deleted it today after playing the free moves and finding I couldn’t make any progress.
Became impossible money pit
Was fun for the first few weeks but then becomes impossible with out spending money. And I don’t mind spending a little money for a good game. But the amount needed to spend just to play and finish a day is ridiculous.
Fun until…
Was enjoying this game till you clicked on your rewards and boom you don’t get all the life you just won!
Really Complex.
I was looking for a fun matching game. This is not it. Too complex. Difficult to play.
OVERPRICED EVERYTHING!
this is my absolute favorite game, it is so fun and i appreciate the fact that there aren’t adds. however, bundles and in game purchases have gone from a $2.99 average to $19.99! this is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable for a mobile game.
Seems rigged
I have been playing for awhile now because the game is fun, but this is the second time that I have collected all the cards in the bonus game except for the last one, which seems impossible to get. I still had 12 days to earn the last card, made in app purchases and played daily, to no avail. I really don’t think that is fair play.
Smh, Not like ad
Game is too complicated for such a small screen. Lots a constant clicking to get ingredients. A lot like Gossip Harbor. I did not like. Takes to long to make orders and receipts too much work…not for me.
Do NOT spend money on this game.
I contacted support because I believed I paid for items that I never received. Instead of actually helping, I got the same copy-and-paste responses over and over again telling me their records were correct. There was no real effort to address my concerns or provide meaningful customer service.
I’ve been playing for a long time and reached Level 273, so this isn’t coming from a new player who doesn’t understand the game. When I had an issue involving real money, I expected support to actually support their customers. Instead, I felt completely dismissed.
Whether you agree with their records or not, the customer service experience was terrible. If something goes wrong with a purchase, don’t expect much help. There are plenty of games out there that value their players more than this one.
Spend your money elsewhere
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I already did all the steps u guys asked and nothing was done abt it
I’ve been playing for a long time and reached Level 273, so this isn’t coming from a new player who doesn’t understand the game. When I had an issue involving real money, I expected support to actually support their customers. Instead, I felt completely dismissed.
Whether you agree with their records or not, the customer service experience was terrible. If something goes wrong with a purchase, don’t expect much help. There are plenty of games out there that value their players more than this one.
Spend your money elsewhere
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I already did all the steps u guys asked and nothing was done abt it
Basically impossible to play without paying
This game was fun when I first downloaded it, but after having it for a few months it’s basically impossible to play it without paying some way and it sucks the fun out of it completely. Every order is so hard to fill because your generators run out of energy and you have to wait a hour for it to replenish, your energy replenishes slow as well, and updating the restaurant takes too much money, especially considering how unnecessarily hard it is to fulfill orders. This game is a greedy nightmare.
Fake 5 star review
I can’t stand all these fake 5 star review. There is no way this game gets 5 stars. First off it’s too difficult to play. It doesn’t make any sense. You have to do to much to match things. Terrible game.
Money stolen !!!!!
I have had issues with the game glitching and taking the red diamonds. Reached out to customer service provided screenshots and they refused to return the diamonds that I paid for. I do not recommend spending any money because they will not refund when their game glitches or even try to offer to return what was lost. Be aware and don’t give them your money.
Bored game
Extremely boring game! The orders are too difficult, and energy is incredibly hard to get. The 100-energy cap isn't even enough to complete a quarter of a single order. On top of that, anything you want to buy with gems is ridiculously overpriced. This game is just a complete waste of time with absolutely no fun at all
Don’t get
It should not take over 300 energy to get ONE ITEM!!!!
Not what you think
This game bored me within 5 minutes. I thought T was going to play the snippet I encountered and that was not the case.
false advertising ! do not download !
whoever developed this game needs to be careful because the ads for this game are extremely misleading. the ads make it seem like the game looks and operates a completely seperate way.
i downloaded this game, because the interactive ad version they showed me in a seperate app, was actually fun to play. it was a bunch of tiles with food in them and a conveyor belt at the bottom of the screen that held 3 tiles. once you matched all 3 tiles from off the conveyor belt, it would turn and put a new set of 3 tiles onto the screen.
that’s how this game is being advertised…and when you download the app you literally see a completely different game…
so if the developers of this game want to genuinely avoid getting sued for false advertisement, i suggest they stop being idiotic making it seem like their game looks a certain way when it doesn’t.
this was the fastest i’ve ever deleted an app a day in my life. i hope the developer(s) of this game have the day and life they deserve for being so stupid .
i downloaded this game, because the interactive ad version they showed me in a seperate app, was actually fun to play. it was a bunch of tiles with food in them and a conveyor belt at the bottom of the screen that held 3 tiles. once you matched all 3 tiles from off the conveyor belt, it would turn and put a new set of 3 tiles onto the screen.
that’s how this game is being advertised…and when you download the app you literally see a completely different game…
so if the developers of this game want to genuinely avoid getting sued for false advertisement, i suggest they stop being idiotic making it seem like their game looks a certain way when it doesn’t.
this was the fastest i’ve ever deleted an app a day in my life. i hope the developer(s) of this game have the day and life they deserve for being so stupid .
False advertising
they said I would walk around and cook in the advertisement 🙄
False advertisement
Once I downloaded the game, it was not the same as advertised. Waste of time
Not like the ad
I downloaded after playing it as an add in a different game. Not the same game as all.
money grabs
this game is very relaxing but it’s almost unplayable with how many money grabs they shove in your face every two seconds and once you run out of energy, which takes about 3-5 minutes you can’t play anymore unless you spend money
Fun but a cash grab
I’ve been obsessed for a couple days now but no fun anymore since I spend so much time waiting for the little bolts. Probably gonna delete soon since I can’t advance unless you spend money.
Not really that fun
Flambé Match & Cook starts out as a fun and engaging game, but progress quickly becomes frustrating. There is far too much waiting, and it often feels like you’re pushed to spend money on lives or upgrades just to keep moving through the game. The constant delays and paywalls take away from the enjoyment and make it feel more focused on purchases than gameplay. With less waiting and a fairer progression system, it could be a much better experience.
No ads but…
The length of time for the generators to regenerate is crazy long. Because so many things come from one generator, it depletes your energy quickly. Then generators like the fish/shellfish or the fruit baskets don’t give you much before you’re waiting an hour or more for them to refill. I like the game but I’m remembering why I deleted it before.
Cool down times too long
Great game but impossible to enjoy bea cause you spend too much energy and the game gives you no options to earn more except to pay. And paying only gives you 5 more min of playtime for 6$. Devs are too money hungty and ar destroying an otherwise fun game with their greed.
Fun at Low Levels
REVISED REVIEW: the higher the level, the harder it is without paying for gems or energy. It may take 4 or 5 days to complete a level, and that’s if you go in several times per day. Charged time is shorter in higher levels. Love this game but I refuse to pay just to pay. Now it’s just frustrating. Sad.
First Review:
One of the few merge/match games that you can play for periods of time without having to spend money. Cute artwork.
First Review:
One of the few merge/match games that you can play for periods of time without having to spend money. Cute artwork.
Sentiment summary
96%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)