Retro Puyo Puyo Game Collection

17 total games

In Puyo Puyo, you're dropping pairs of colored blobs, called Puyos, and your goal is to connect four or more of the same color to make them pop, setting up chains to send Nuisance Puyos over to your opponent's screen.

About the Puyo Puyo Series

Puyo Puyo is a puzzle game series that first appeared in arcades back in 1991. It's all about matching falling colored blobs, known as Puyos, to clear them from the screen. Think of it like Tetris, but instead of fitting shapes, you're trying to group identical colors together.

The core gameplay of Puyo Puyo revolves around connecting four or more Puyos of the same color contiguously. When you do this, they disappear, and any Puyos above them fall down. The real strategy comes from setting up 'chains' – where clearing one group causes falling Puyos to form another matching group, which then clears, and so on. Successfully executing these chains sends 'Nuisance Puyos' (these are solid, grey blobs that can't be popped directly) to your opponent's playfield, burying their existing Puyos and making their task harder. The first game featured a cast of characters like Arle Nadah and her companion Carbuncle, each with their own distinct look and sometimes unique starting boards or attack patterns.

Over the years, Puyo Puyo has seen many iterations, often featuring different game modes like Endless Mode, Versus Mode against AI or other players, and sometimes even puzzle-solving scenarios. While the basic four colors (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green) remain constant, later entries in the Puyo Puyo series might introduce special Puyos or slightly altered rulesets. The challenge in Puyo Puyo is not just about clearing your own screen but anticipating your opponent's moves and planning multiple steps ahead to build powerful chains.

All Puyo Puyo Retro Games

17 games available

Puyo Puyo
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Puyo Puyo

NES1991
Series: Puyo Puyo

You connect falling Puyos of the same color to clear them, aiming to create chain reactions that send garbage Puyos to your opponent's screen before your own stack reaches the top.

Puyo Puyo
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Puyo Puyo

Series: Puyo Puyo

You clear the screen by matching four or more Puyo of the same color, aiming to create chain reactions that send garbage Puyo to your opponent.

Puyo Puyo 2
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Puyo Puyo 2

Series: Puyo Puyo

You aim to clear the screen of falling colored blobs called Puyo by connecting four or more of the same color in Puyo Puyo 2, a puzzle game where successful chains send garbage blocks to your opponent's side.

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Series: Puyo Puyo

You clear the screen by matching four or more beans of the same color, creating chains and sending 'garbage' beans to your opponent's side in this fast-paced puzzle game.

Super Puyo Puyo
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Super Puyo Puyo

SNES1993
Series: Puyo Puyo

In Super Puyo Puyo, you'll guide falling pairs of colored blobs, called Puyos, matching four or more of the same color to clear them and send obstructive 'garbage' Puyos to your opponent's screen, racing to keep your own grid from filling up.

Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu
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Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu

SNES1994
Series: Puyo Puyo

In Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu, you drop colored Puyos to match four or more of the same color, aiming to create chain reactions that clear your screen and send disruptive garbage blocks to your opponent's side.

Puyo Puyo Fever
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Puyo Puyo Fever

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo Fever, you aim to clear falling colored Puyos by matching four or more of the same color to send junk Puyos to your opponent's screen, ultimately trying to overflow their playfield.

Puyo Puyo Fever 2
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Puyo Puyo Fever 2

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo Fever 2, you match four or more same-colored Puyos to clear them and send obstructive Puyos to your opponent, aiming to fill their screen before they fill yours, utilizing the strategic Fever mode for offensive bursts.

Minna de Puyo Puyo
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Minna de Puyo Puyo

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Minna de Puyo Puyo, you drop pairs of colored blobs, aiming to connect four or more of the same color to clear them and send garbage to your opponent's screen to win.

Puyo Puyo Sun 64
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Puyo Puyo Sun 64

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo Sun 64, you match falling colored blobs, called Puyos, by connecting four or more of the same color to clear them and send garbage blocks to your opponent's screen, aiming to fill their board before yours does.

Puyo Puyo! - Puyopuyo 15th Anniversary
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Puyo Puyo! - Puyopuyo 15th Anniversary

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo! - Puyopuyo 15th Anniversary, you connect falling Puyo of the same color to clear them from the screen, aiming to chain reactions and send garbage blocks to your opponent's field to win matches.

Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
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Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary

Series: Puyo Puyo

You aim to connect four or more of the same colored Puyo to make them disappear, setting up chain reactions that send garbage Puyo to your opponent's screen in this competitive puzzle game.

Puyo Puyo 7
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Puyo Puyo 7

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo 7, you drop colored blobs called Puyos, matching four or more of the same color to clear them and send garbage to opponents, using a transformation system to alter your Puyo appearance and gain strategic advantages.

Puyo Puyo 4 - With Car-Kun
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Puyo Puyo 4 - With Car-Kun

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo 4 - With Car-Kun, you connect four or more of the same colored Puyo to make them disappear, aiming to chain reactions that send garbage blocks to your opponent's screen while preventing your own from reaching the top.

Puyo Puyo Tsuu: Definitive Edition
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Puyo Puyo Tsuu: Definitive Edition

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo Tsuu: Definitive Edition, you'll match falling colored blobs called Puyos, connecting four or more of the same color to clear them and send garbage blobs to your opponent's screen, aiming to fill their field before you do.

Puyo Puyo Box
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Puyo Puyo Box

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo Box, you'll match falling colored blobs called Puyos, aiming to connect four or more of the same color to clear them and build chains that send obstacles to your opponent's side.

Puyo Puyo Sun - Definitive Edition
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Puyo Puyo Sun - Definitive Edition

Series: Puyo Puyo

In Puyo Puyo Sun - Definitive Edition, you match four or more falling Puyos of the same color to clear them and send garbage to your opponent, aiming to fill their screen while using the special Sun Puyo to clear surrounding groups.

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