Disney Tsum Tsum is still running in 2026, and it outlived its sequels
Twelve years after launch, LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum is still live, still shipping monthly events, and still getting name-checked by Disney. Meanwhile the spinoffs built to replace it are dead, and two newer Disney mobile games are shutting down this year.
Disney Tsum Tsum turned 12 this year, which in mobile game terms is old.
The original LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum launched in 2014, and it’s still live on iOS and Android right now. Monthly Tsums, licensed crossovers, seasonal events, the whole machine still running.
What makes that genuinely strange is what happened to everything built around it.
The other Tsum Tsum games are already gone
If you’ve searched this and gotten confused, that’s fair. There have been several Tsum Tsum games, and most of them are dead.
Disney Tsum Tsum Land, developed by Colopl, launched in November 2017 and shut down on January 31, 2024. Tsum Tsum Stadium, a puzzle battle royale, also closed. When Stadium was announced as shutting down, the notice specifically clarified that the original Tsum Tsum would keep operating normally.
There’s also Disney Tsum Tsum Festival, a 2019 Nintendo Switch party game, which was a one-and-done console release rather than a live service.
So the 2014 original has outlasted the newer, flashier attempts to extend it. The sequels died. The one with the funny name and the simple bubble-popping stayed.
Disney’s mobile lineup has been thinning around it
The survival looks even odder when you look at what else Disney has closed lately.
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode ran for eight years, pulled over 10 million downloads on Google Play alone, held a 4.4-star rating, and shut down on May 31, 2026. Disney Pixel RPG, which only launched in 2024, ends service on September 30, 2026.
Both were newer than Tsum Tsum. Both are gone or going. The twelve-year-old is still taking bookings.
Disney still lists Tsum Tsum in its active portfolio
Here’s the strongest signal that the plug isn’t coming out anytime soon.
On August 13, 2026, Disney published a games strategy piece laying out where interactive fits into the company’s future. In the mobile section, it named its Disney and Pixar portfolio specifically: Disney Solitaire, Magic Kingdoms, and Tsum Tsum, noting that portfolio has passed 1 billion installs since 2014.
Companies don’t usually name-check a title in a strategy document weeks before killing it. That’s not a guarantee, but it’s the opposite of a death rattle.
How Tsum Tsum actually works now
For anyone who fell off years ago, the shape of the game hasn’t changed much, and that’s arguably why it survived.
You still trace lines through connected Tsums to pop them. You still collect characters, each with a skill that changes how a round plays. You still grind coins, pull from Premium Boxes, and work event cards for rewards.
What has changed is the licensing reach. Recent events have pulled in Twisted Wonderland, Kingdom Hearts, Zootopia 2, Lorcana, Star Wars, and Duffy and Friends. In February 2026, a Kingdom Hearts event in Japan brought in Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, and Yuffie, the first Final Fantasy characters ever to appear in the game.
One thing to know before you go looking for a specific event: Japan and International run different calendars. A Tsum you saw in a Japanese player’s post may be months away from your version, or may never arrive. It’s the single most common source of confusion around this game.
Is Disney Tsum Tsum still popular
Honestly, nobody outside Disney and LINE knows, and the public numbers are stale.
The App Store description still advertises 70 million downloads worldwide, but that’s old marketing copy, not a 2026 figure. The billion-plus install number Disney cited covers its whole mobile portfolio, not Tsum Tsum alone. There’s no reliable current player count or revenue figure available publicly.
What’s observable is the behavior. Monthly new Tsums, active licensed crossovers, a 12th anniversary celebration, and a spot in Disney’s own strategy materials. That’s a healthy long-tail title, not a phenomenon. It’s not 2015 anymore, when Tsum Tsum plush were stacked at every Disney Store register.
But it’s twelve years old and still shipping content, in a category where three years is a decent run. Whatever Tsum Tsum is doing, it’s working well enough that Disney keeps the lights on while switching them off elsewhere.
Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.
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Hat Tips:
The Walt Disney Company (August 13, 2026), the games strategy piece naming Tsum Tsum in Disney’s active mobile portfolio and the 1 billion install figure
Siliconera (September 2023 and July 2026), the Disney Tsum Tsum Land closure on January 31, 2024 and the Disney Pixel RPG shutdown set for September 30, 2026
ComicBook (April 3, 2026), the Disney Heroes: Battle Mode shutdown and download figures
Google Play and the App Store (retrieved August 15, 2026), the 12th anniversary listing, the download claim, and current player reviews
Disney Tsum Tsum Wiki (retrieved August 15, 2026), the Japan and International event calendars, fan-maintained
Kingdom Hearts Wiki (retrieved August 15, 2026), the February 2026 Kingdom Hearts event and first Final Fantasy Tsums