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Life & fun · April 15, 2026

Aetylis

You'll just want one more turn

What it does

Aetylis is a tile fusion puzzle I've been building for a while. You place tiles on a grid, and when two matching ones end up next to each other they merge into a higher level tile. Sometimes that sets off a whole chain and your score jumps. Sometimes you just fill the grid and it's over. There's a daily challenge if you want something to compare with friends, and a classic mode where you pick the grid size and difficulty and go at your own pace. It's free.

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