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24 alternatives to Match Effect
Experience the typical Match3 formula from a new perspective
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Match Effect launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN, I made this small game in my spare time. It's quite addictive, I spent a lot of hours playing instead of polishing it. My own highscore is 96,792. Source code is at https://github.com/MikeBellika/tile-game. It's made with react, tailwind, and framer motion. Hope you enjoy!
2024 · bellika.dk · its alternatives →
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I’ve been working on a puzzle game for a few years as a side project. The game is based on a small region of tiles in a grid that is mirrored, modified, and mirrored again. It’s based on a novel phenomenon I noticed where, once these mutations happen a few times, the original region can be hard to recognize. You have a feeling there are symmetries in the image, but they are just out of grasp. Going further, if only part of the region is visible, such as mirroring off the edge of the board, it adds to the feeling and it becomes a satisfying puzzle to solve. I originally published this on the…
2024 · hidden-mirrors.com · its alternatives →
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Puzzle Swap▲62A calming game where you switch tiles to reveal an image
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Move and stack the right color platforms to get a huge score
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hello! Try out a 3x3 puzzle and click the question mark in the top right for a tutorial. I'd really appreciate any feedback! Thanks
2024 · slidecross.io · its alternatives →
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Eight Colors▲76Simple, yet challenging, block shifting game
2022 · eightcolors.net · its alternatives →
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Mixoku▲65A minimalist puzzle about mixing colors to clear the board
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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A color matching game
2012 · color.method.ac · its alternatives →
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Tap, match, score – how far can you go?
2025 · itboos.com · its alternatives →
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A simple, colorful casual game to kill your free time
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Transform a chaotic grid into perfect harmony! Click tiles to create cascading color changes in this mind-bending puzzle game. 70+ levels of pure satisfaction await. Can you master the cross pattern and achieve color unity?
2025 · color-me-same.franzai.com · its alternatives →
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Memorix▲3Memory match, rebuilt. Drag pairs. Chain combos. Ascend.
May 2026 · memorix.webist.agency · its alternatives →
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Solve matchstick simple math puzzles & geometry puzzles
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
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