You Must Build A Boat

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EightyEight Games  | 
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App Rating
4.6
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Votes
961.02K
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App Age
10y 7m
rating
Last Update
Oct 31, 2024

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Current App
Category Top Average
Difference
Installs
179.9K
31.1M
-99%
Rating
4.72
4.36
+8%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
743.1K
67.3M
-99%
App Age
10y 7m
4y 11m
+113%
Price
$3
$0
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$77
Update Frequency
427d
83d
+413%
Title Length
21
21
Short Description Length
55
55
Description Length
2 955
2 452
+21%
Number of Screenshots
1320
1473
-10 %
Has Video?
No
0% has videos
Size
0MB
0MB

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Title (
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You Must Build A Boat
Short Description (
Characters: 55 of 80
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Run Dungeons, Find Crew, Capture Monsters, Build A Boat
Description (
Characters: 2955 of 4000
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" * * * * * - A truly superb mash-up of match-three and endless runner that’s unique on mobile and thoroughly addictive. Buy it" - Stuff Magazine " * * * * * - Makes the original game feel like a demo. It's absurdly fun and nearly impossible to put down." - Touch Arcade " * * * * ½ Gold Award - Building a boat will indeed become the most important task in your life." - Game Informer " * * * * ½ - We will gladly build a boat again and again." - Gamezebo BUILD A BOAT Travel the world in your boat, from the top of the Mage Tower to the bottom of Hell GATHER YOUR CREW Recruit a crew to live on your boat and offer their services FRANTIC MATCHING Match as fast as you can to keep on running CAPTURE MONSTERS Turn Monsters to your cause to get bonuses and have them aid your in battle CAST SPELLS Use magic to aid your quests, and don’t forget to visit your onboard Arcanery to upgrade them RANDOM DUNGEONS With procedural dungeons and random Dungeon Modifiers, It’s never the same experience twice BUILD YOUR BOARD Upgrade your tiles, Quaff Potions and Pray for Modifiers to whatever fits your play style best SPEEDRUN How fast can you build your boat? You must spring out of bed. You must bargain with the lizardman. You must heed your undead navigators. You must slide rows or columns of tiles on a 6x8 grid. You must match at least 3. You must run to the right. You must focus intently on 2 areas of the screen simultaneously. You must match keys to unlock chests and swords to attack. You must literally collect your thoughts and trade them for dragons. You must not dally. You must not be too hasty. You must voluntarily ramp up the difficulty by taking on multiple quests at once. You must incrementally reach your goals. You must try again. You must try again x5. You must win every time, even when you don’t. You must remain optimistic. You must upgrade your magic staff. You must occasionally stop playing to allow for your hand to uncramp. You must take credit for random chain combos you made no effort to arrange. You must trust a blue bean man to make dangerous investments with your money. You must forget about the blue bean man. You must mind the asp. You must reconcile that despite the game’s title, you begin your journey in possession of what is, in no uncertain terms, already a boat. You must go all-in on the retro aesthetic. You must trade junk for gold with the voidorb. You must pray for salt. You must consume fish and tomatoes for time. You must venture through hell. You must disarm traps like your life depends on it. You must make an offering at the chapel. You must rally the Fantasy Union and the Undead Buddies to your cause. You must weigh anchor and methodically yet joyously hop in sync with your entire crew. You must feign interest in critiquing the gardener’s work. You must look up at the clock and wonder how it’s so late already. YOU MUST BUILD A BOAT!}
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4.6
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Some Latest Reviews

nana josh
11 Dec, 2025
5
fun casual game with no ads! This dev is great, and I've been having fun with this game for years now. Thank you kindly dev.
William Verish
10 Dec, 2025
5
Fantastic game! 10/10 no notes. In a world filled with slop mobile games, this one is a gem!
Trevor Merrill
27 Nov, 2025
4
A great little game that unfortunately for whatever reason I find weirdly stressful and frustrating. The real time Match 3 system where you have to be as fast as possible is just rough. This isn't as much of a hit against the game as it is just a sign that it probably isn't for me.
J Russell
27 Nov, 2025
5
I continually go back to this game. I really enjoy it. It's a simple game with a simple concept, but it is executed perfectly. I love how I can play this without an Internet connection. I loved 100000000 but lost access to it somehow, so this is the next best thing.
Cassie
26 Nov, 2025
5
Very enjoyable, fast paced with simple mechanics, and a nice sense of progression as your boat takes shape. Sometimes a little too fast paced for me but never overwhelmingly so. Worst case is keep trying until you get lucky rng on the board, or can purchase an upgrade or two. No microtransactions, no ads, just jump right into the game and have fun. Reminds me of the older style of mobile games -- before everything got stuffed with ads and unlock fees. I highly recommend this game.
Anthony Green
22 Nov, 2025
5
great simple matching game. loving that there are no ads.
Sushi Soup
09 Nov, 2025
4
it's fine but way too hard of a game and I'm not even a casual gamer. (or maybe i am after all...!)
Daniel Otto
24 Oct, 2025
5
kurzweiliger Zeitvertreib. Spiele es immer wieder gern
Jeff Gilman
20 Oct, 2025
3
Fun but too much frenzied grind and useless 'tapping' for my taste.

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.65
Voted: 961.02K
Google Play Link:
Price: 3.21 $
Website:
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Categories: Role Playing
Size: -
Installs: 179.93K
App Age: 10 years 7 months
Release Date: Jun 02, 2015
Last Update: Oct 31, 2024
Version: 1.7.1714
Version history
1.7.1714
Oct 31, 2024
-Bug fixing and Compatilibity changes
1.6.1302
Feb 20, 2023
Version history