Casual Puzzles in 2026: The Past, The Present, and The Future

There are three pillars of the Casual Puzzle market: Blast, Match-3, and Merge-2.

And despite having a lot in common, they now face very different fates:

— Merge-2 is showing solid growth year after year, and 2026 is no exception

— Match-3 has been stagnating after the explosive success of Royal Match

— Blast has been declining and is way behind the two leaders

Together with Ahmetcan Demirel, we took a closer look at how these three major Puzzle genres performed over the last three years and where the opportunities are in 2026.

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