How Games of These Genres Became Top Most Popular

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Despite the abundance of complex RPGs and shooters, long interesting quests and realistic simulators, games of the “three in a row” genre still remain very popular.

According to the study , more than 35% of all mobile gaming activity in Russia falls into the casual games genre, which includes match-three games.

Evgeny Mirkin, editor of the gaming department at RuStore, spoke about the phenomenon of this genre and the complexity of creating such games and their evolution.

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"Three in a row" - what kind of games are these?
Match-3 games are a type of casual puzzles. The main bosnia and herzegovina telegram database objective is to form lines of three or more identical elements.

Traditionally, the board is rectangular in shape and filled with various objects that need to be moved to form lines of the same color or shape.

When the line is completed, it disappears and new objects appear on the field, which again need to be moved according to the same pattern.



An example of the interface of the match-three game. Screenshot from the game "Forgotten Treasure 2".

Despite its simplicity, this genre remains one of the most popular among mobile applications.

The casual online games market, led by match-3 games, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 24.6% during 2023–2028.

RuStore also conducted a study to compile a list of the most popular games in Russia - the match-three genre was in the top 3 in terms of downloads.