Puyo Puyo Timeline

A while ago, I made a timeline for the Bomberman series, partially to help myself figure out when all the games released in relation to each other, and partially to help anyone else who's curious about the same thing. Puyo Puyo is another series that I'm a big fan of that has quite the wild release timeline, containing countless ports and spinoffs, along with the fact that Puyo itself is a spinoff of the Madou Monogatari series. So here's another timeline that can hopefully help anyone who's curious about what order the whole Puyo Puyo series took place:

• Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 - MSX/PC-98 (1990) - The main Madou Monogatari game
• Madou Monogatari I - Game Gear (1993)
• Madou Monogatari II - Game Gear (1994)
  
• Madou Monogatari III - Game Gear (1994)
• Madou Monogatari: Big Kindergarten Kids - SNES (1996)
• Madou Monogatari I - Mega Drive (1996)
• Madou Monogatari I - PC Engine CD (1996)
• Puyo Puyo - Famicom (1991) - The actual first Puyo Puyo game, focused entirely on single-player
• Puyo Puyo - Arcade (1992) - The first competitive Puyo Puyo game, lacks offsetting
• Puyo Puyo - Genesis (1992)
• Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Genesis (1993)
• Puyo Puyo - Game Gear (1993)
  
• Super Puyo Puyo -  SNES (1993)
• Kirby's Avalanche - SNES (1995)
• Puyo Puyo CD - PC Engine CD (1994)
• Madou Monogatari: ARS - PC-98 (1993) - The prequel to 1-2-3
• Madou Monogatari A: Doki Doki Vacation - Game Gear (1995)
• Nazo Puyo - Game Gear (1993) - Spinoff series focused entirely around the puzzle Nazo mode
• Nazo Puyo 2 - Game Gear (1993)
• Nazo Puyo: Arle No Roux - Game Gear (1994)
• Super Nazo Puyo: Arle No Roux - Super Famicom (1995) - A spinoff series within a spinoff series blending the Nazo gameplay with an RPG structure and a strong focus on Rulue
• Super Nazo Puyo Tsu: Rulue No Tetsuwan Hanjouki - Super Famicom (1996)
• Puyo Puyo Tsu - Arcade (1994) - The most iconic (and ported) Compile Puyo game, polished the gameplay and introduced offsetting
• Puyo Puyo Tsu - Mega Drive (1994)
• Puyo Puyo Tsu - Game Gear (1994)
• Puyo Puyo Tsu - Sega Saturn (1995)
• Super Puyo Puyo Tsu - Super Famicom (1995)
• Super Puyo Puyo Tsu Remix - Super Famicom (1996)
• Puyo Puyo Tsu CD - PC Engine CD (1995)
• Puyo Puyo Tsu Ketteiban - Playstation (1995)
  
• Puyo Puyo Tsu - Wonderswan (1999)
• Puyo Pop - Neo Geo Pocket Color (1999)
• Puyo Puyo Sun - Arcade (1996) - The fast-paced tropical entry, introducing the divisive Sun rule. Has a banger soundtrack though.
• Puyo Puyo Sun - Saturn (1997)
• Puyo Puyo Sun 64 - Nintendo 64 (1997)
• Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban - Playstation (1998)
• Pocket Puyo Puyo Sun - Game Boy Color (1998)
• Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon - Saturn (1998) - Puyo Puyo mystery dungeon
• Waku Puyo Dungeon Ketteiban - Playstation (1999)
• Madou Monogatari - Saturn (1998) - A more traditional RPG for the Saturn
  
• Puyo Puyo N - Dreamcast (1999) - The most polarizing Compile Puyo, visually gorgeous but riddled with gimmicks like gravity fields and super attacks. Not for competitive players, but I personally adore it.
• Puyo Puyo N Party - Nintendo 64 (1999)
• Puyo Puyo N - Playstation (1999)
• Pocket Puyo Puyo N - Game Boy (2000)
• Puyo Puyo Da - Dreamcast (1999) - Strange DDR spinoff with sick character redesigns and wonky gameplay
• Arle No Bouken: Mahou No Jewel - Game Boy Color (2000) - Puyo Puyo's attempt at a monster catcher
• Puyo Puyo Box - Playstation (2000) - Compile's final Puyo game, a compilation of all the previous four mainline entries
• (Compile files for bankruptcy and Sega takes over the series)
  
• Puyo Pop - GBA (2001) - Sega's first entry in the series, very derivative of Tsuu
• Puyo Puyo Fever - Arcade (2003) - The game that put Sega's version of Puyo on the map, introduced the Fever rule and a whole new cast and world, generally regarded as a Classic
• Puyo Puyo Fever - PS2/DC/GC (2004)
  
• Puyo Pop Fever - GBA/DS/PSP (2004)
  
• Puyo Puyo Fever 2 - DS/PS2/PSP (2005) - JP-only so not experienced by a lot of people, but generally considered a step-up over the first Fever
• Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary - DS/Wii/PSP (2006) - Sega's take on Puyo Puyo Box, a big celebration of the series featuring a ton of old and new rules
• Puyo Puyo 7 - DS/Wii/PSP (2009) - Yet another soft reboot with a unique artstyle and the introduction of Ringo, introduced Transformation rule
• Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary - DS/Wii/PSP (2011) - 15th Anniversary with even more modes and options, often held up as the peak of the Sega games
• Sorcery Saga: Curse Of The Great Curry God - PS Vita (2013) - This is Compile Heart's "Madou Monogatari at home". It's in the same style, but has a whole new cast.
• Puyo Puyo Quest - iOS (2013) - The mobile Puyo Puyo gacha
• Puyo Puyo Tetris - PS/XBOX/Switch (2014) - One of the most popular mainstream Puyo Puyo games, great intro to the characters, a bit unbalanced towards Tetris
• Puyo Puyo Chronicle - 3DS (2016) - Fully 3D rendered followup to 20th complete with a full RPG mode, released in JP only
• Puyo Puyo Champions - PS/XBOX/Switch (2018) - Barebones competitive-focused entry, cheap and has a robust training mode
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 - PS/XBOX/Switch (2020) - Really just more of Puyo Puyo Tetris
• Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop - iOS (2024) - Apple Arcade exclusive about a dream world, has fleshed out character campaigns at the cost of touch controls
• Madou Monogatari: Fia And The Wondrous Academy - Switch/PS (2024) - Sega actually lets Compile Heart use some Puyo characters for this one