Puzzle Combat is debuting on iOS and Android.
Puzzle Combat is debuting on iOS and Android.
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Zynga’s Small Giant Games launches mobile match-3 action-RPG Puzzle Combat

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Zynga’s Small Giant Games studio has launched Puzzle Combat, a new mobile match-3 action-RPG from the maker of Empires & Puzzles.

Small Giant Games’ success with Empires & Puzzles has been huge, and it’s one reason that Zynga bought the Helsinki-based studio for $560 million (and more in subsequent contingent bonuses) in 2018. The acquisition was important, as it helped Zynga return to growth. And this led to other deals, such as the acquisitions of Gram Games, Rollic, and Peak Games.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.