Deep match-3 with RPG team building
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Mixing match-3 puzzles with RPG combat and team building works far better than it sounds.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Infinity Plus 22014Match 3 · Card Game · Puzzle
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A deep, free-to-play match-3 RPG with huge troop variety, tons of modes and guilds. Skip it if aggressive monetization, pay-to-win walls and an AI that seems to cheat will annoy you.
Great for
Relaxed daily players who like match-3 with team building, collecting and guilds, and who can ignore the shop
Main risk
Hitting a pay-to-win wall and constant shop pop-ups, with an AI that feels rigged
What players love
Huge amount of content and game modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“One of the best 3 in a raw games. TONS of content. Should be played :)”
Steam review · 452.9 h played ↗
Playable free without spending
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I have been playing for a month or so and I am still progressing, earning new heroes, and can do a bunch of different kinds of game modes and I have spent no money and it's super fun.”
Steam review · 48.2 h played ↗
Relaxing time-killer for casual play
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's a great game to zone out to, listen to an ebook or watch a show while you stay occupied.”
Steam review · 1667.7 h played ↗
Friendly guild and chat community
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“There are guilds and chat. That's where match-3 shows another side, because playing and chatting is much more fun.”
Steam review · translated · 949.2 h played ↗
Cross-platform progress and Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“I play either on Steam when I am at my desk or on Android when I am away and mobile.”
Steam review · 9554.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Each update adds more monetisation and shops, more random ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gacha-mechanics”
Steam review · 3357 h played ↗
AI cheats with rigged-feeling RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game purposefully boosts the AI's drop RNG because the computer's basic logic is too dumb to win fairly against a human.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Endless grind and repetitive chores
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The daily chores were multiplying faster than rabbits when food is abundant.”
Steam review · 577.1 h played ↗
Lost accounts, rollbacks, bans and bad support
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“they lost my savegame and could not restore it. alot of other player experienced the same.”
Steam review · 871.5 h played ↗
Cluttered UI and confusing systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“I might be more invested if I could figure out the game's five thousand systems but the tutorials seem to be broken”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Buggy updates and broken achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“100% steam achievement completion is impossible.”
Steam review · 862.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable800 MB
Minimum
OSVista SP1+, Windows 7 or higher
Processor2.33 GHz or faster x86 CPU, or Intel Atom 1.6Hz or faster CPU (SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD2000 series or better, GeForce 8 series or better, Intel 3000 or better (Pixel Shader 4 support required)
Storage800 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 or higher
Processor2.33 GHz or faster x86 CPU, or Intel Atom 1.6Hz or faster CPU (SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD5000 series or better, GeForce GTX400 series or better, Intel 3000 or better (Pixel Shader 4 support required)
Storage1 GB available space
OSVista SP1+, Windows 7 or higher
Processor2.33 GHz or faster x86 CPU, or Intel Atom 1.6Hz or faster CPU (SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD2000 series or better, GeForce 8 series or better, Intel 3000 or better (Pixel Shader 4 support required)
Storage800 MB available space
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