Fruit Alchemist is on Google Play. Here's what's next.

Fruit Alchemist is now on Google Play. If you've been dropping fruit into the barrel in your browser, I'd love for you to try the Android app. If you haven't played yet, this is where I'd start.

I've been spending more time with the native Android builds, and I keep coming back to the same conclusion: these games play much better there. The browser is still the easiest way to send someone a game and have them playing without an install. On my phone, though, I want the app. Fruit Alchemist is the first public Android release, with more of the Legitsauce catalog on the way.

There's one thing I want to settle before getting into the games. Moving to Google Play is not an excuse to start stuffing video ads into them. As long as I own this company, there will be no video ads in our games. Ever. That includes optional rewarded videos. You shouldn't have to decide whether watching a commercial is worth another attempt.

A barrel of fruit, now on your phone

Fruit Alchemist is a drop-and-merge puzzle. Aim your next fruit, let it fall, and bring matching fruit together to make something bigger. Keep going toward the Golden Quince without letting the barrel get away from you.

The early drops are forgiving. There's space to make a mess, and a lucky collision can clean up a placement you probably shouldn't have made. Later, small choices matter. A piece lodged between two matching fruit can hold up the whole barrel. A merge near the bottom can send everything above it tumbling into a chain you didn't see coming. That's the bit I like: making a plan, letting go, and watching the physics argue with me.

You can settle into a regular run, take on the Daily Orchard, or switch to Time Attack when you want a short, hurried round. The daily puzzle gives you something to return to without being the only thing you're allowed to play that day. If you're new, start with a regular run and learn how the fruit rolls before worrying about a score.

The Android release is free to download. You can also keep playing Fruit Alchemist in the browser. I'm not taking the web version away to push people into the store.

Why I'd choose native Android

For me, the difference is most obvious while playing, not while looking at screenshots. The small interactions feel better on the native build: aiming a drop, following a collision, and starting the next round. In a game where you're constantly watching objects settle against each other, those details matter more than another item on a feature list.

I also like opening the game from my home screen and having the whole session belong to it. No browser tabs to manage, no address bar competing for space. The web version is useful when I'm sharing a link or trying something for the first time. Once I know I want to come back, the app is the version I'd rather keep playing.

Phones vary, so try a few rounds on your own device. If the app feels worse than the browser, I want to know which phone you're using and where it falls short. My preference for the native version is a good reason to release it, but your experience is what will tell me where it still needs work.

No video ads. Not even the "optional" kind.

I don't enjoy losing a round and immediately being handed a commercial. I like it even less when the game makes the bad outcome expensive enough that watching the ad starts to feel compulsory. Calling that video optional doesn't make the choice enjoyable.

So here's the rule for Legitsauce: no video between rounds, no rewarded video for a revive, no video to unlock an upgrade, and no video as the price of continuing. This commitment lasts as long as I own the company, however many people install the games.

Display ads are a different question. Small, non-intrusive banners can help pay for development and hosting, provided they stay out of the way. They don't belong over controls or in a position where the next normal tap becomes an accidental click. Losing a round shouldn't open an advertising obstacle course before you can try again.

Fruit Alchemist's current Android release is ad-free. For future display-ad support, my policy is that the first five minutes of active play in a session stay free of ads. After that, a banner can appear on the win or lose screen, not across the barrel while you're playing. Crossing that five-minute mark must never interrupt a round.

Any future ad setup has to meet the no-video rule before it goes live. I'd rather leave ads off than ship a format that can't keep that promise. Running a small game company costs money, but that doesn't make every way of earning it acceptable.

Android roadmap update

Updated September 29, 2026: the three games I mentioned when Fruit Alchemist launched are now available on Google Play. This replaces the original review and preparation notes below; the September 8 date at the top remains the date of this Fruit Alchemist post.

Defend the Dune

Defend the Dune is on Google Play. You spend coins on towers, walls, and recruited defenders, then see how those purchases handle the next wave. The campaign runs through 101 waves toward a three-phase Cosmic Leviathan fight, with earned XP funding permanent upgrades between attempts.

This is the one I'd suggest if you'd rather think about where to reinforce a defense than steer a character through enemies yourself. If a wave gets through, you can look at the line it broke and decide what to change. The Dune Android launch post has screenshots, more on the upgrades, and a few things to watch during a first run. You can also play Dune in the browser.

Geometry Survivor

Geometry Survivor is on Google Play. Your weapons fire automatically while you steer through the swarm, collect XP, and choose cards as you level up. Different attack patterns change where you can move safely and how you deal with the enemies closing in.

It also has persistent progression through earned souls and character skill trees. The Geometry Survivor Android post explains both the choices within a run and the upgrades that carry into later attempts. If you're curious about the genre but haven't tried one, the browser game is an easy place to start.

Bulwark 2: Defend Your Castle

Bulwark 2: Defend Your Castle is on Google Play, with its new name in place. Steer automatically firing archers across three lanes, collect blue boxes to grow the squad, and shoot barrels for power-ups. Each of the campaign's 21 levels ends with a boss.

The Bulwark 2 Android launch post takes a closer look at those lane decisions and the permanent upgrades. You can still try it in the browser too. All three of these Android releases are currently ad-free and covered by the same no-video-ads commitment. I'll keep this roadmap tied to games you can actually download, and share further releases as they become available.

What would help most after you try it

Right now, useful feedback matters more to me than a big launch-day number. Tell me if a button is uncomfortable to reach, a rule takes too long to understand, or a round ends and you don't feel like starting another. Those are things I can work on.

If you're reporting a problem, include your device model, whether you were holding it upright or sideways, and what you were doing just before it happened. A screenshot helps with a clipped menu. A few steps help with a repeatable bug. Please don't include personal account details. The support contact on the Play listing is a good place to send it.

And if you enjoy the game, an honest store review is welcome. No reward, no request for a particular score. I'd rather know what you actually thought.

Download Fruit Alchemist on Google Play, give the barrel a few rounds, and see how the native version feels on your phone. I'll keep working through the next releases. The browser games will still be here when you want a quick link instead of an install.