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Tile-matching puzzle games sorted by title, from Z to A

Tile-matching puzzle video games are a popular genre of games that involve manipulating and matching tiles or blocks to clear them from the game board. These games typically feature a grid-based layout where players must swap, slide, or rotate tiles to create matches of three or more identical tiles. Tile-matching puzzle games can be highly addictive and offer simple, yet challenging gameplay. 
They are often designed with colorful graphics, catchy soundtracks, and progressively difficult levels to keep players engaged and entertained.

The objective of tile-matching puzzle games is to clear the game board by making matches, which causes the matched tiles to disappear. As players progress, the difficulty usually increases, introducing obstacles such as limited moves, time constraints, or special tiles with unique properties. Tile-matching puzzle games can come in various forms and themes including match-3 games, collapse-style games, mahjong games.

Most popular tile-matching games

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Thomas the Tank Engine

DOS1992 Peakstar Software
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Swap

DOS1992 Microids
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Squarez Deluxe!

DOS1993freeware Adept Software
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Snood

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996freeware
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Sherlock: The Game of Logic

DOS1991protected Everett Kaser Software
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
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Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW Eleven Software
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Sarakon

DOS1991 Starbyte Software
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Puzznic

DOS1990 Taito
Puzznic is a tile-matching puzzle video game originally developed and published by Taito in 1989 for arcade systems. The goal of Puzznic is to clear a series of levels by aligning matching tiles (blocks) to make them disappea...
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Pipe Dream

DOSWindows 3.x1989 The Assembly Line
Pipe Mania (also known as Pipe Dream is a tile-matching (sort of) puzzle game about flowing liquids developed by The Assembly Line in 1989. You must build a path made of pipe pieces to let a green liquid (sewer goo?) flow. It's si...
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Pick 'n Pile

DOS1990 UBI Soft
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Penthouse Hot Numbers

DOS1993NSFW reLINE Software
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Mystery at the Museums

DOS1993 Artech Studios
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Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/951992 Moraffware
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Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
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Magnetic Crane

DOS1989
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M Labyrinth

DOS1993 Gamos
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Loopz

DOS1990 Audiogenic
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Logo

DOS1990NSFW Starbyte Software
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Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS1990 Publishing International
Ishido (1990, DOS/Mac) is the digital version of sitting in a Zen garden and realizing you’re terrible at strategy. The game’s premise is simple: place stones on a grid according to color and symbol, trying to match th...
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Impossible Mission 2

DOS1988 Novotrade Software
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Hexxagon 2

DOS1993 Argo Games
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Hexxagon

DOS1993 Argo Games
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Germ Nation

Windows XP/98/952000freeware
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FlixMix

DOS1993 Celeris
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Dinosaur Balls

DOS1992 Amwa (HK) Computer Co.
The title Dinosaur Balls might raise eyebrows today, but in 1992 it was just a quirky DOS puzzle game. Think of it as prehistoric Bubble Bobble: you fire colored spheres to match and clear rows, while a dinosaur mascot cheers you ...
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Columbus Discovery

DOS1992 Gamos
Columbus Discovery (1992, DOS) is a history-flavored point-and-click adventure where you, as a pixelated Christopher Columbus, set sail to "discover" lands that are already very much discovered. Expect slow pacing, earnest educati...
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Color Lines

DOS1992 Gamos
In Color Lines (1992, DOS), colors aren’t just pretty—they're plotting your demise. You match five or more balls in a row before your screen becomes a chaotic rainbow prison. Every move feels like a negotiation with a ...
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Centerfold Squares

DOS1988NSFW Artworx Software
Let’s be honest—Centerfold Squares (1988) is what happened when someone asked, “What if Qix but hornier?” You draw squares to reveal pixelated images of... let’s say, confident women. It’s surpr...