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Match 3

Game genre theme

A type of visual matching puzzles where you match 3 or more visually similar pieces to progress, often by lining them horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

286
games
57
platforms
Luxor 2 (Xbox 360)
Luxor 2
X360 2007-04-04
Sanrio Carnival 2 (Game Boy)
Sanrio Carnival 2
GB 1993
Puzzle Quest 2 (Windows)
Puzzle Quest 2
WIN 2010-08-12
Puzzle Pirates (Windows)
Puzzle Pirates
WIN 2005-05
Klax (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Klax
NES 1990-06
Klax (BBC Micro)
Klax
BBC 1990
Klax (Master System)
Klax
SMS 1991
Fat Princess: Piece of Cake (Android)
Fat Princess: Piece of Cake
ANDR 2015-01-13
KDiamond (Linux)
KDiamond
LIN 2008
Klax (Arcade)
Klax
ARCD 1990
To-Heart Columns (Game Boy)
To-Heart Columns
GB ? *
Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Taisen Mahoudama (Game Boy Advance)
Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Taisen Mahoudama
GBA 2003
See also: gomoku
Usually the minimum connected pieces is three, but more can be required depending on the game and possibly difficulty. Two is never enough. Bonus points are usually awarded for connecting more than what is required.

Although straight lines are most common requirement for the matching to work, any shapes are possible as long as they're "matched" (usually this means touching on any of their sides).

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Puzzle, Visual matching

Games by year

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The first Match 3 video game was released in 1979.

Domark, Disney and PopCap Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 78
Windows 41
BeOS 13
Mac OS X 11
Android 10
iOS 10
GB 9
Nintendo DS 8
X360 8
Mac OS Classic 7
GBC 7
GBA 6
Apple II E 4
MS-DOS 4
Arcade 4
BSD 4
NES 3
Master System 3
PS 3
PS Vita 3
3DS 3
NeXT 3
PS3 2
C64 2
ZX Spectrum 2
Internet Only 2
Amiga 2
Wii 2
Game Gear 2
Amstrad CPC 2

Most common companies

Domark9
Disney7
PopCap Games7
Sega6
MumboJumbo6
Nintendo5
Green Sauce Games5
Hudson Soft4
Purple Hills4
Ubisoft4
Sony Computer Entertainment4
Tengen3
Devolver Digital3
Spry Fox3
EightyEight Games3