Playable free-to-play without spending
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the game is actually pretty generous to free players”
Steam review · 189.9 h played ↗
MARVEL Puzzle Quest
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 70%Mixed · 70%Infinity Plus 22013Match 3 · Puzzle · RPG
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep Marvel-flavored match-3 with strategic team-building, but buried under aggressive gacha monetization, roster-slot limits and grind. Skip it if you hate F2P pressure.
Great for
Marvel fans and match-3 players who enjoy collecting heroes, building teams and slow F2P progression
Main risk
Roster slots, gacha and grind push you to pay or play for years to keep up
What players love
Strategic team-building and unique powers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“every character is well thought out for theme and effects that make sense in a gem match battler”
Steam review · 18329.9 h played ↗
Relaxing casual time-killer
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Great game for passing time. Doesn't require a large amount of brain power, but still fun to play”
Steam review · 9890 h played ↗
Addictive long-term collection loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“no other game of this genre has ever hooked me this much”
Steam review · translated · 550.5 h played ↗
Active developers, events and alliances
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the devs just keep making it better, with new characters, new quests and new challenges”
Steam review · 47627.1 h played ↗
Huge roster of Marvel heroes and villains
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“with new heroes being constantly released there's endless number of possible team combinations”
Steam review · 297.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The micro transactions and monetization of this game are the absolute worst.”
Steam review · 33.9 h played ↗
Bugs and instability after engine update
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This game is currently unplayable on Steam since the update.”
Steam review · 10358.1 h played ↗
Roster slots force you to pay or sell heroes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game offers a HUGE character varity but players need to buy expensive character slots to be able to use them.”
Steam review · 210.4 h played ↗
Grind and slow progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game isn't really a game, it's a second job.”
Steam review · 278.6 h played ↗
Constant nerfs and power creep
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Nerf that character less than a month after the Vault sale ends.”
Steam review · 1021.5 h played ↗
No account sync with mobile
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“NOT Cross-play. You canNOT play on your phone AND here on the same account.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB) | Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) | Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
Storage8 MB available space
OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB) | Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
Storage8 GB available space
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