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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

thomas-tank-engine-1-03

Thomas the Tank Engine

DOS1992 Peakstar Software
swap-microids-01

Swap

DOS1992 Microids
squarez-deluxe-04

Squarez Deluxe!

DOS1993freeware Adept Software
snood-03

Snood

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996freeware
sherlock-splash

Sherlock: The Game of Logic

DOS1991protected Everett Kaser Software
shangai2-01

Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
sexy-droids-05

Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW Eleven Software
sarakon-01

Sarakon

DOS1991 Starbyte Software
puzznic-2

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...
pipedreams-2

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...
pick-and-pile-02

Pick 'n Pile

DOS1990 UBI Soft
pent-hot-numbers-01

Penthouse Hot Numbers

DOS1993NSFW reLINE Software
mystery-at-the-museums-01

Mystery at the Museums

DOS1993 Artech Studios
Morejongg-02

Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/951992 Moraffware
mahjongg-nels-01

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
magcrane-2

Magnetic Crane

DOS1989
m-labyrinth-03

M Labyrinth

DOS1993 Gamos
loopz-3

Loopz

DOS1990 Audiogenic
logo-splash

Logo

DOS1990NSFW Starbyte Software
ishido-way-stones-03

Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS1990 Publishing International
impossible-mission-2-splash

Impossible Mission 2

DOS1988 Novotrade Software
hexxagon2-splash

Hexxagon 2

DOS1993 Argo Games
hexxagon-splash

Hexxagon

DOS1993 Argo Games
flixmix-02

FlixMix

DOS1993 Celeris
dinosaur-balls-02

Dinosaur Balls

DOS1992 Amwa (HK) Computer Co.
columbusdiscovery-splash

Columbus Discovery

DOS1992 Gamos
colorlines-3

Color Lines

DOS1992 Gamos
centerfold-squares-01

Centerfold Squares

DOS1988NSFW Artworx Software
bust-a-move-01

Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware Taito
Also known as Puzzle Bobble, this bubble-popping classic stars those cute dragons from Bubble Bobble, now in competitive puzzle mode. Match three colors, clear the screen, panic as the ceiling drops—repeat until addicted. Bu...