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Naavik Digest: What Leading Match-3 & Merge Games Do Differently

Naavik Digest: What Leading Match-3 & Merge Games Do Differently

Naavik Gaming Podcast

January 18, 202616m 22s

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Show Notes

This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on January 18th, 2026. We look back at the mobile Match-3 and Merge genres in 2025, exploring what succeeded, what top performers do differently, and what might be important in the future.

You can read the newsletter (with even more sections and visual detail) here: https://www.naavik.co/digest/what-leading-match-3-and-merge-games-do-differently

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