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7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2012

Should you play it?

The long-standing 7 Wonders series keeps getting better and better! The fifth installment, 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover, adds an entirely new game component, new Wonders and a new and exciting material – Alien Energy!

What works

  • Addictive and relaxing match-3 gameplay
  • Varied difficulty levels including zen mode
  • Village building and customization
  • Multiple mini-games adding variety
  • Steam achievements included

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and sometimes too easy gameplay
  • Some players find power-ups make game too simple
  • Limited replay value after completion
  • Performance issues on some systems
  • Price considered high for casual content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Doodle God

  • Spooky Bonus

  • Terra Nil

  • Alice's Patchwork

  • Rain on Your Parade

  • Merge Adventure: Magic Dragons

More survival-focused

Games that feels like 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Desktop Dungeons

  • Evil Defenders

  • Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

  • Roots of Yggdrasil

  • Into the Emberlands

  • Legacy of Defense - Prologue

More idle-friendly

Games that feels like 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Village Tale

  • Realm Grinder

  • Lost Lands: Mahjong

  • Clover Tale

  • Bejeweled® 3

  • MergeCrafter

Less expressive

Games that feels like 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover but with less self-expression and customization

  • Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun

  • 12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power

  • Millie

  • Dynomite Deluxe

  • Feed All Monsters

  • Bejeweled 2 Deluxe

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7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026