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Monument Valley 3
The series returns to its own storefronts as a try-before-you-buy puzzle adventure, with the Garden of Life chapters included at no extra cost.
- Mobile release date
- Developed by
- ustwo games
- Play style
- Single-player perspective puzzle adventure
Official mobile artworkMonument Valley 3 is an easy recommendation for anyone who wants a beautiful, unhurried puzzle game on a phone, and the free first chapters mean you can judge it before paying anything. The catch is not the quality but the housekeeping: Android costs a dollar less than iOS, the iOS build has lagged several months behind Android, and although Google Play tags the game as playable offline, recent Android reviewers describe the paid unlock failing without a connection. Puzzle veterans should also expect a gentle challenge rather than a demanding one.
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Source-reviewed assessment by GamesRanker Editorial: GamesRanker did not claim a first-hand test for this score. We verified product facts and evaluated attributed mobile testing from the named reviewers below. Store details were last checked using the United States baseline on September 5, 2026; availability and prices may differ in your country. See how source-reviewed scores work.
The essentials
What is Monument Valley 3?
Monument Valley 3 is ustwo games' perspective puzzle adventure, following an apprentice lightkeeper named Noor as she sails a rising sea to restore her world's fading light. Players rotate and realign impossible architecture to open paths, and the third entry adds boat travel between puzzle islands. After a year as a Netflix Games exclusive, ustwo brought it back to the App Store and Google Play on December 3, 2025 as a free download that unlocks in full with one purchase.
Why it stands out
- Two free chapters let you judge the game before paying anything
- The Garden of Life expansion is included in the single unlock, not sold separately
- Touch rotation of the architecture is direct and needs no on-screen buttons
- Short chapters and a chapter hall suit interrupted commutes and short sessions
- No ads, currencies, timers, or consumable purchases of any kind
- Included at no extra cost with a Google Play Pass subscription
- One App Store purchase also covers Apple silicon Macs and Apple Vision
What to consider
- The US App Store unlock costs a dollar more than the same unlock on Google Play
- The iOS build was months behind the Android build when checked
- Google Play tags the game Offline, but recent Android reviewers report the paid unlock failing without a connection
- Puzzle veterans are likely to find the difficulty gentle and the campaign short
- No hint system, which makes the occasional sharp difficulty spike frustrating
- Neither store listing advertises controller support
- Nothing published confirms that progress carries over from the old Netflix edition
Is it for you?
Should you download it?
Players who want a short, beautiful, completely ad-free puzzle game they can pick up for ten minutes at a time, and anyone who wants to try a premium mobile game properly before paying for it.
You want a demanding puzzle challenge, a long campaign, controller support, or a guarantee that the paid game will open on a plane with no signal.
Score details
Why Monument Valley 3 scored 8.8
We score both the game itself and how well this version works on a phone or tablet.
Fun
The perspective puzzles remain inventive and the sailing sections give the series a genuinely new verb, but reviewers consistently describe the difficulty as gentle and the campaign as short, and there is no hint system when a late puzzle does bite.
Phone experience
This is the series' home format: one structure fills the screen, rotation is a direct swipe or drag on the architecture itself, chapters are short, and progress resumes cleanly from a chapter hall after an interruption.
Value
Two chapters are free to try and a single $4.99 to $5.99 unlock covers the rest plus the four Garden of Life chapters and the optional bonus puzzles. Google Play Pass subscribers get it at no extra cost, though the total playtime is modest.
Performance
The game runs on modest hardware from Android 8 to 9 and iOS 16 upward, but the iOS build has sat several months behind Android, Google Play tags the game Offline while recent Android reviewers report the unlock failing without a connection, and it needs roughly 582 MB on iPhone.
Ads & purchases
There are no ads, no currencies, no timers and no consumable purchases. The one in-app purchase unlocks the whole game permanently, the expansion is included rather than sold on, and reinstalling on the same store account costs nothing.
On mobile
Features that matter
- 01Rotate and realign impossible architecture to open paths that should not exist
- 02Sail Noor's boat between puzzle islands across a rising sea
- 03Play the first two chapters free before deciding whether to unlock the rest
- 04Continue the story through the four Garden of Life chapters at no extra cost
- 05Hunt optional hidden bonus puzzles, a first for the series
- 06Resume any completed chapter from the chapter hall
- 07Play in twenty languages, matched automatically to your device language
Quick answers
Common questions about Monument Valley 3 on mobile
Straight answers about price, content, offline play, controls, and compatibility.
How much does Monument Valley 3 cost on Android and iOS?+
The download is free on both. Unlocking the full game was listed at $4.99 USD on the US Google Play listing and $5.99 USD on the US App Store listing when checked on September 5, 2026, so Android was a dollar cheaper for the same content. Local prices may differ.
What do you get before paying anything?Monument Valley 3+
The first two chapters. ustwo describes the release as try-before-you-buy: you play the opening of Noor's story for free, and one in-app purchase unlocks every remaining chapter permanently. There are no ads and no other purchases.
Is The Garden of Life expansion an extra purchase on mobile?Monument Valley 3+
No. The four Garden of Life chapters and the optional hidden bonus puzzles launched alongside the mobile return on December 3, 2025 and are covered by the same single unlock.
Can I play Monument Valley 3 offline?+
GamesRanker leaves this unconfirmed. Google Play tags the game with its Offline label, but recent Android reviewers on that same listing report that the unlocked game behaves as though it was never bought when opened without a connection, and ustwo's public reply pointed the reviewer to support rather than confirming intended behaviour. Treat guaranteed offline play as untested until ustwo states it plainly.
Is Monument Valley 3 included with Google Play Pass?+
Yes. The US Google Play listing offers the game free of ads and in-app purchases to Google Play Pass subscribers. There is no equivalent Apple Arcade edition; on iOS you buy the unlock outright.
Does my old Netflix Games progress carry over?Monument Valley 3+
Nothing published confirms that it does. The Netflix edition was a separate app that was delisted in July 2025, and ustwo's support pages describe saves as stored either locally or in your store's own cloud, with no documented transfer between editions. Assume you are starting again.
Which devices can run it?Monument Valley 3+
The App Store requires iOS or iPadOS 16.0 or later, and the same purchase covers Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 13 and Apple Vision on visionOS 1.0. On Android the Google Play listing asks for Android 9 or later, while ustwo's support page still states Android 8.0, so check the listing on your own device.
Is the GamesRanker score based on first-hand testing?Monument Valley 3+
No. This is a source-reviewed editorial assessment. GamesRanker verified current product and store facts on both US storefronts and evaluated attributed mobile testing from Jupiter Hadley at Pocket Gamer and Bradly Shankar at MobileSyrup.
Store snapshot
What players are rating
United States snapshot, : Google Play showed 4.8 stars from about 8,168 ratings, 500K+ downloads, and inclusion with Google Play Pass. The US App Store showed 4.8 from 4,450 ratings and a #90 position in Adventure. These changing demand signals helped prioritise coverage but did not determine the GamesRanker score.
Your next step
Price and download
The download is free and includes the first two chapters. Unlocking the rest of the game, including The Garden of Life expansion, was a single purchase listed at $4.99 USD on the US Google Play listing and $5.99 USD on the US App Store listing when checked. Local prices and availability may differ.
Regional store note: Listed on both reference stores on . GamesRanker uses this consistent baseline for comparison; use the store links to see availability, pricing, size, and requirements in your region.
