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You Must Build A Boat

Role Playing EightyEight Games ⭐ 4.80 100,000+
Version 1.7.2026 26.9 MB Everyone

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Permissions Explained 10 permissions requested View details

This app requests 10 permissions. The table below explains what each permission may allow and what users should review before installing.

Status Permission What it means Why it may be used User safety note
⚠️ Sensitive Modify external storage android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Allows the app to write or modify files in shared device storage. Used for saving downloads, media files, exports, edited documents, backups, or cached content. Sensitive permission. Make sure file access matches the app’s purpose.
⚠️ Sensitive Read phone state android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Allows the app to access phone status and device-related information. Used for call handling, carrier services, device identification, account security, or playback interruption handling. Sensitive permission. Review whether the app has a clear phone-related reason.
Common Internet access android.permission.INTERNET Allows the app to open network connections and communicate with online services. Commonly used for streaming, syncing, login, ads, analytics, downloads, cloud features, and app updates. Common permission. Review the app’s behavior if it does not appear to need online access.
ℹ️ Review Access Wifi State android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
Common View network status android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Allows the app to check whether the device is connected to Wi-Fi, mobile data, or another network. Often used to avoid loading content when offline or to adjust loading based on connection quality. Generally low risk by itself.
ℹ️ Review Keep device awake android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Allows the app to prevent the device from sleeping while a task is running. Used for media playback, downloads, navigation, alarms, calls, or long-running background tasks. Review battery usage if the app keeps the device awake too often.
ℹ️ Review System Alert Window android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
⚠️ Sensitive Read external storage android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Allows the app to read files from shared device storage. Used by media players, file managers, backup apps, editors, upload tools, and document apps. Sensitive permission. Review carefully if the app does not need access to files or media.
⚠️ Sensitive Approximate location android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Allows the app to access an approximate device location. Used for weather, local content, regional features, nearby services, or location-based settings. Sensitive permission. Review whether the app needs location access.
⚠️ Sensitive Precise location android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Allows the app to access the device’s precise location when granted by the user. Used for maps, navigation, local recommendations, weather, rideshare, nearby devices, or location-based content. Sensitive permission. Grant only when location access matches the app’s purpose.

About You Must Build A Boat

" * * * * * - A truly superb mash-up of match-three and endless runner that’s unique on mobile and thoroughly addictive. Buy it" - Stuff Magazine " * * * * * - Makes the original game feel like a demo. It's absurdly fun and nearly impossible to put down." - Touch Arcade " * * * * ½ Gold Award - Building a boat will indeed become the most important task in your life." - Game Informer " * * * * ½ - We will gladly build a boat again and again." - Gamezebo BUILD A BOAT Travel the world in your boat, from the top of the Mage Tower to the bottom of Hell GATHER YOUR CREW Recruit a crew to live on your boat and offer their services FRANTIC MATCHING Match as fast as you can to keep on running CAPTURE MONSTERS Turn Monsters to your cause to get bonuses and have them aid your in battle CAST SPELLS Use magic to aid your quests, and don’t forget to visit your onboard Arcanery to upgrade them RANDOM DUNGEONS With procedural dungeons and random Dungeon Modifiers, It’s never the same experience twice BUILD YOUR BOARD Upgrade your tiles, Quaff Potions and Pray for Modifiers to whatever fits your play style best SPEEDRUN How fast can you build your boat? You must spring out of bed. You must bargain with the lizardman. You must heed your undead navigators. You must slide rows or columns of tiles on a 6x8 grid. You must match at least 3. You must run to the right. You must focus intently on 2 areas of the screen simultaneously. You must match keys to unlock chests and swords to attack. You must literally collect your thoughts and trade them for dragons. You must not dally. You must not be too hasty. You must voluntarily ramp up the difficulty by taking on multiple quests at once. You must incrementally reach your goals. You must try again. You must try again x5. You must win every time, even when you don’t. You must remain optimistic. You must upgrade your magic staff. You must occasionally stop playing to allow for your hand to uncramp. You must take credit for random chain combos you made no effort to arrange. You must trust a blue bean man to make dangerous investments with your money. You must forget about the blue bean man. You must mind the asp. You must reconcile that despite the game’s title, you begin your journey in possession of what is, in no uncertain terms, already a boat. You must go all-in on the retro aesthetic. You must trade junk for gold with the voidorb. You must pray for salt. You must consume fish and tomatoes for time. You must venture through hell. You must disarm traps like your life depends on it. You must make an offering at the chapel. You must rally the Fantasy Union and the Undead Buddies to your cause. You must weigh anchor and methodically yet joyously hop in sync with your entire crew. You must feign interest in critiquing the gardener’s work. You must look up at the clock and wonder how it’s so late already. YOU MUST BUILD A BOAT!

What You Must Build A Boat Is Used For

You Must Build A Boat appears to be a mobile role-playing game built around fast tile matching and progression through dungeons. Based on the metadata, players move through procedurally generated areas, match tiles on a grid, and use the results to travel, fight, unlock rewards, and complete quests. The title and description suggest that building and improving a boat is part of the game’s central progression loop.

The game may appeal to people who like short, high-speed sessions where matching, combat, and resource management happen at the same time. It also appears to include crew recruitment, monster capture, spell upgrades, and random dungeon modifiers, which suggests a mix of strategy and replayable challenge. On phones, this kind of game is typically used for on-the-go play rather than long, complex sessions. Some listed permissions, such as storage and network access, may support saving game data and online connectivity, while the location and overlay permissions are notable but not explained by the metadata alone.

Common uses

  • Play a match-3 style combat and movement game
  • Progress through dungeon runs with changing layouts
  • Recruit crew members to support your boat and quests
  • Capture monsters for bonuses and battle aid
  • Upgrade tiles, spells, and other buildable systems
  • Use it for quick phone gaming sessions
  • Try repeated runs to improve speed and progression
Best for:
mobile RPG fans match-3 players short gaming sessions progression game players phone app

App Details

Package:
com.eightyeightgames.ymbab
Category:
Role Playing
Developer:
EightyEight Games
Version:
1.7.2026
Updated:
Feb 24, 2026
Min Android:
7.1
Age Rating:
Everyone
Contains Ads:
No
In-App Purchases:
No

Official Listing

  • Official listing available on Google Play
  • Package name: com.eightyeightgames.ymbab
  • Age rating: Everyone

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