Tile-matching video game

A tile-matching video game is a type of puzzle game where players combine game pieces, for example, "gems" or "tiles," on a row or grid to make groups of identical items. Matching requires at least three tiles of similar shape, color, or type to progress through a puzzle or accumulate points.

While all match-3 games are considered tile-matching puzzle games, the reverse is not always true.

Tile-matching Video Game Media

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  SameGame was released in 1985 and has since been ported to many platforms. The player selects a group of matching-color blocks to make them disappear from the grid, with unsupported blocks falling downwards.

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  Screenshot of Frozen Bubble 2

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  Merge-style puzzle game, Threes, where players slide tiles to merge tiles of equal value into larger values