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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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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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Tap, match, score – how far can you go?
2025 · itboos.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 · its alternatives →
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While on paternal leave, I wanted to create a game my newborn daughter could eventually play and learn something from. I was heavily inspired by the daily puzzle games I consistently play such as Wordle and Strands. Refractor is a game about connecting colored tiles together to reach all the goals. Use "refractor" tiles to combine two colors together but be careful not to trap yourself in! The game is won when all goals are fulfilled. The tech stack is: Laravel + Inertia, React + TypeScript, and DaisyUI + TailwindCSS. Open to any questions or feedback. Hope you might find it interesting!
2024 · refractor-game.com · its alternatives →
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Solve matchstick simple math puzzles & geometry puzzles
2020 · its alternatives →
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Discover Endless Joy with Cat Tile Match.
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Can you remember the exact color?
14d ago · colormatchgame.app · its alternatives →
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