UPDATE 5/28/2025
You asked and we listened! A major update to Cooking Bride to Primrose Lake is now available on GameHouse and Zylom.
Here's what's new:
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Time Management levels now unlock automatically
No need to collect stars from Match 3 levels. Simply complete a level to move on to the next, just like in our other Time Management games.
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Match 3 levels are now completely optional
You can choose whether or not to play them. The main story and Time Management gameplay are no longer gated by Match 3 progress.
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The issue with the Level 11 Side Objective has been fixed
The bug that caused the objective to fail automatically has been fixed. You can now complete the side objective as intended.
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Tutorials no longer cause freezing issues (previously fixed)
Having tutorials enabled will not cause the game to freeze/crash.
To get the latest version:
Simply uninstall the game, then redownload it directly from the website. You will NOT lose your saved game progress by doing this!
GameHouse: https://bit.ly/cooking-bride-primrose-lake-GH
Zylom: https://bit.ly/cooking-bride-primrose-lake-ZY
Match 3 Gameplay Help
Not sure how to create certain Power-Ups? See the tips below:
- Horizontal Cutlery is created by matching four or five items of the same color in a row horizontally. Use it to destroy all items in a row.
- Vertical Cutlery is created by matching four or five items of the same color in a row vertically. Use it to destroy all items in a column.
- Exploding Pot is created by matching five items in an L or T shape. Use it to destroy all items adjacent to the Pot.
- Rainbow Takeout Box is created by matching at least six items of the same color. Use it to destroy all items of the same kind on the board.
For information on using Boosters and Power-Ups, head to the Booster shop in the game, then click on the image of the Booster or Power-Up, and you'll see more info.
UPDATE 5/16/2025
We're aware that the game freezes at the Match 3 booster upgrade screen (after level 3). We have released an updated build on May 16th, 2025, that fixes the issue. To get the latest version, please uninstall the game, then redownload it directly from the website.
If uninstalling/redownloading has not helped
Solution 1
Close the game and reopen it. Then, on the Main Menu screen, click on the menu icon in the upper left corner (the circle with three horizontal lines).
Then, click on Settings and turn off tutorials. You must do this on the Main Menu page BEFORE clicking on the green Play button, or the level map screen will freeze again/remain frozen.
Solution 2
If the above workaround has not helped and you have already uninstalled/redownloaded the game (since May 16th), you can delete your saved game progress files so you can start the game over.
Deleting your progress files
Please copy and paste the link below into your search bar via the 'Start/Search' menu on your computer. You must replace 'username' with the actual username of your computer login.
C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\SQRT3
You can find the step-by-step instructions to locate the folder below:
1) Click on the Windows 'Start/Search' menu, type in ‘File Explorer’ and press Enter
2) Click on the OS (C:) folder (your C drive folder) > Users > username of your computer > AppData > LocalLow > SQRT3
3) Locate the 'Cooking Bride 1' folder and delete it. This will remove your game progress entirely.
4) Now, when you open the game, your player profile will be gone, and you can start the game over.
The game is randomly freezing/crashing
This could be due to a number of different factors, including system settings and graphics cards. Please check out this help page article for troubleshooting tips.