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Verdict for “Puzzle Game”

Crowded

Strong, charting rivals already own this. Only enter with something very different.

22 matched apps currently sit in the top 10 charts — niche looks saturated with strong incumbents (saturation 86/100).

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40competitors found
32in the charts
4.7avg rating, top apps
852launched in 30 days

Who you’d compete with

Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
Block Blast！Hungry Studio · Games #1top free 4.92,730,554 ratings n/aApp Store 5active updates Vita MahjongVita Studio · Games #1top free 4.91,736,066 ratings n/aApp Store 3active updates Block Out! - Color Sort PuzzleGrand Games A.Ş. · Games #1top free 4.7277,641 ratings n/aApp Store 2active updates Meowdoku!Oakever Games · Games #1top free 4.8272,493 ratings n/aApp Store 3active updates CubeAway - 3DPuzzleGOODROID,Inc. · Games #1top free 4.7107,012 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Bus Traffic Fever!GOODROID,Inc. · Games #1top free 4.772,797 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Arrows – Puzzle EscapeLessmore GmbH · Games #1top free 4.665,999 ratings n/aApp Store 4active updates Brain Puzzle 3: Crazy MindSmallStep Dev Team · Games #1top free 4.720,422 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Royal KingdomDream Games · Games #2top free 4.71,140,254 ratings n/aApp Store 2too new to tell DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLEBandai Namco Entertainment Inc. · Games #2top grossing 4.8251,184 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell

New in this niche

852 launched in the last 30 days
Arrow Go Tap Out Puzzle Game Mudassar Sadiq Games DiffMaze - Maze Puzzle Noppadol Assavakamhaenghan Games Blocked In: Color Sort Puzzle Tripledot Studios Games Block Puzzle Plus+ Ngo Thanh Trung Games Chime Blast: Match 3 Puzzles 文长 侯 Games Shatter Cube: Blast Puzzle Aydın COSKUNIRMAK Games Sudoku - Daily Brain Puzzles Yigit Tamer Games Lumenlings: Line Puzzle 欢 林 Games Aetheria Saga: Match 3 Puzzle ADRIAN DANIEL CIOC Games Pencil Line Path Puzzle Game Khureeza Ali Games Café Jam: Coffee Sort Puzzle Bahadr Demir Games Arc & Vessel: Puzzle Game Dogukan KOCAK Games

Where the opening is

  • Beginner / simplicity positioning is common — room for advanced niche? (17/40 descriptions)
  • Offline capability is a recurring selling point (10/40 descriptions)

What to do next

  1. Only proceed with a sharp wedge — me-too launches will struggle here.
  2. Review these strong incumbents before pivoting: Block Blast！, Vita Mahjong, Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle.
  3. Consider an adjacent keyword or sub-audience with weaker chart presence.
  4. Use Launches (/launches?q=Puzzle%20Game) to see if new launches still enter this space.
How we scored this
Competitors+40
Chart presence+27
Ratings+19.3
Update pace0
Saturation86/100

About the data

  • Match set has ratings and chart signals; score is based on stored crawler data only.

Open below 40, competitive 40–69, crowded from 70 or with 3+ top-10 charting rivals. We never estimate downloads or revenue. Generated 2 Oct 2026.