Bejeweled® 3

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%2010

$4.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A classic match-3 with many varied modes, great music and no microtransactions, at a tiny price. Skip it if you want no hassle on a modern PC or hate RNG.

Great for

Players who want a relaxing, ad-free match-3 with lots of modes and nostalgia

Main risk

3D acceleration/fullscreen problems or crashes on modern PCs, plus RNG frustration

What players love

Nostalgic classic, addictive

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“It's been 16 years and this game hasn't lost its charm at all.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗

“Took me right back to childhood, to 2006 when I played the first Bejeweled.”
Steam review · translated · 1.1 h played ↗

Many varied game modes

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“the highlight of the game is its variety through different modes such as: Classic, Zen, Lightning, Quest, Poker, Butterflies, Ice Storm, Diamond Mine”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗

“I like that there are different ways to play, e.g. classic, zen, butterfly, poker.”
Steam review · 2346.2 h played ↗

“Lots of modes, achievements and a bit of competitive spirit with the local records system.”
Steam review · translated · 19.9 h played ↗

Relaxing, calming Zen play

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Zen mode offers possibly the most relaxing experience in gaming.”
Steam review · 217.1 h played ↗

“It just works to clear my head compared to similar swipe and match games of today.”
Steam review · 334.8 h played ↗

Great music and sound design

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“This game has some of the best music I've ever heard and it's a game about matching gems”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗

“a soundtrack that shines just as bright as the gems themselves.”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗

Very cheap for the content

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“Probably one of the best match 3 games in terms of content and value”
Steam review · 68.3 h played ↗

“For only $5, this is absolutely a steal for any lovers of this genre.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗

No ads or microtransactions

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“It runs great, there are absolutely no microtransactions, and there are plenty of game modes to keep things feeling fresh.”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗

“you won't have to deal with the annoying adds most of the clones of Bejeweled always devolve into.”
Steam review · 57.3 h played ↗

What players complain about

3D acceleration and fullscreen broken

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Can't change the resolution without turning on "3D acceleration", which is impossible.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“The game itself works, but It will only play in a 4 inch by 4 inch window on my screen.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“there's still no fix for 3d acceleration not working for windows 10 or new graphics cards”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

Crashes and won't launch

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“when starting the game it will simply crash, not open, or pop-up a window to report that a problem occured when executing the game to EA.”
Steam review · 109.6 h played ↗

“tabbing out of the game will not only cause it to freeze, but to lock up the monitor you were playing it on”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Too much RNG, feels rigged

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Basically just a random number generator. There is very little skill involved.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗

“the game traps me in the upper corners of the board with no wat out for ALL of the remaining time”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗

Dated, repetitive, worse than Bejeweled 2

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Play Bejeweled 2 and Bejeweled Twist instead they have much better gamemodes and soundtracks.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗

“There are technically things to do in the game but it all feels so tacked on, especially the zen mode.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

No cloud saves, progress gets lost

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“All bellow year 2023 are without steam cloud which means you might lose your progress which i hate.”
Steam review · 21 h played ↗

“The game keeps resetting when you update Steam, change language or even when nothing happens.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗

Forced hints can't be disabled

Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews

“There is a "Don't show hints" checkbox... it does not work.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“if you take too long to make a move the game automatically suggests a move to make, and there is no ****** way to disable this.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows XP SP2/Vista/7

Processor1.2+GHz processor

Memory1+GB of RAM

Graphics128+MB of video memory (256+MB recommended)

Storage320+MB of free hard drive space

OSWindows XP SP2/Vista/7

Processor1.2+GHz processor

Memory1+GB of RAM

Graphics128+MB of video memory (256+MB recommended)

Storage320+MB of free hard drive space

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