Ghostbusters: Puzzle Fighter is one of the easier Ghostbusters mobile games to forget if you only think in terms of action titles, but it deserves a spot in the series timeline. Beeline took the license in a very different direction here, building a match-three puzzle battler with RPG and card-game DNA instead of another straight proton-pack shooter.
That alone makes it a neat little oddity. It was the second Ghostbusters game from Beeline after the studio’s 2013 mobile title, and it leaned into squad-building, collectible characters, and versus play rather than trying to recreate the feel of a console adventure.
- Documented public launch platform: iPhone / iOS
- Release window: August 2015
- Developer: Beeline Interactive
- Genre mix: match-three puzzle battler with RPG/card-game elements
- Parent Page: Ghostbusters Video Games
What kind of Ghostbusters game it was
The basic pitch was simple: build a squad, match gems, trigger attacks, and push through ghost battles across story and versus modes. Coverage from launch described it as part puzzler, part card game, and part RPG, which sounds about right. This was less about free-roaming ghostbusting and more about assembling a team that could win escalating puzzle fights.
The roster was a big part of the appeal. Launch materials highlighted a mix of Ghostbusters heroes and ghosts pulled from across the franchise, including the original team, villains like Gozer and Zuul, and some deeper-cut inclusions that gave the game more fan-service flavor than its title alone might suggest.
Why it stands out in the mobile lineup
Most Ghostbusters mobile games chase one of two ideas: simulated ghostbusting or base-management loops. Puzzle Fighter swerved into something much more gamey and abstract. It used the Ghostbusters universe as the skin for a team-building puzzle battle app, which makes it feel a little odd next to games like Paranormal Blast, Ghostbusters (2013), or Slime City, but that difference is exactly why it belongs on the full series list.