Close Cities

Ever stared at a map and felt that itch to organize everything perfectly? That’s the exact vibe Close Cities Mod captures, but it cranks the satisfaction up to eleven. This isn't just another match-three time-waster; it's a spatial reasoning puzzle that feels like playing Tetris with medieval kingdoms, where every placement echoes across the entire board.

What Makes Close Cities Mod Worth Your Brain Cells

Forget endless grinding. Close Cities Mod is pure, distilled puzzle logic. Your job is simple on paper: drag castle tiles onto a grid so that cities of the same type are adjacent. But the execution? That’s where the genius—and the frustration—hits. Each of the 10 unique locations, from Chinese pagodas to Western European fortresses, introduces new tile shapes and tighter spatial constraints. The game brilliantly teaches you to think in clusters and plan three moves ahead, because placing one castle can box you out of finishing another. It’s the kind of game you play for ‘just one more level’ and lose an hour to.

How the Mod Unlocks the Full Experience

The standard free version gates those later, more complex locations behind a grind. This mod flips the script. The moment you boot up Close Cities Mod, everything is yours. To dive straight into the hardest puzzles, just open the World Map from the main menu—you’ll see all 10 locations lit up and ready. No waiting, no forced ads between attempts. It turns the game from a patience test into a pure logic playground where you can tackle any challenge that intrigues you.

Pro-Tip: The Corner Strategy

New players often try to fill the grid from the center out. Big mistake. The real clutch move is to start by placing your odd-shaped or largest castle tiles in the corners first. Corners limit connection points, making it easier to see where adjacent tiles of the same type MUST go. This simple shift in strategy turns impossible-looking levels into solvable puzzles.

Optimizing Your Puzzle Session

While Close Cities Mod isn't a graphics powerhouse, the clean, colorful art is part of the charm. On older Android devices (we're looking at you, Android 5.1 crew), go into your phone's Settings > Developer Options and toggle on ‘Force GPU rendering’. This offloads some work from your main processor and makes tile dragging feel buttery smooth. Compared to other ‘packing’ puzzle games, Close Cities Mod stands out for its consistent, escalating challenge and lack of predatory timers or energy systems. The mod simply removes the last barriers between you and that perfect solve.

Getting Close Cities Mod on Your Phone

Since this mod isn't on the Play Store, you'll need to sideload it. Don't sweat it—it's easy. First, head to your phone's Settings > Security and enable ‘Install from Unknown Sources’. Next, download the Close Cities Mod APK file. Once it's done, tap the download notification to launch the installer. Hit ‘Install’, wait a few seconds, and you're done. Open the app and your fully unlocked puzzle kingdom awaits. No root, no hassle.