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Most of the RPG features, such as character and ability development, have been stripped away from gameplay and turned into luck- and purchase-based bonuses. Here, however, is where the game's free-to-play scheme puts up giant roadblocks that hamper player enjoyment. There are even player versus player tournaments that, while not active person versus person battles, allow players to challenge each others superhero teams.Īlthough it lacks the complexity of the original Puzzle Quest, the Marvel edition's twists provide plenty of entertainment and promise deeper gameplay as players amass a team of varied heroes who can work with each other. Every matched or shattered gem takes health from the enemies, who of course do their own damage against the player.Īlong with pre-made story modes, the Marvel Puzzle Quest team runs regular events that offer new storylines and heroes to collect. The player can take three of these heroes at a time into a match-3 puzzle battle against up to three enemies. Each hero has a set of superpowers that allow them to manipulate the colored gems on the game field or damage the enemy in various ways.

The player controls a team of Marvel superheroes like Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Storm. The tragedy of Marvel Puzzle Quest is that it's actually a rather entertaining game that is buried beneath layers upon layers of obnoxious microtransaction incentives. Still, as a former Puzzle Quest addict, I felt compelled to investigate the title. The free-to-play part itself raises warning signals, and the fact that the game was developed by Demiurge instead of Infinite Interactive (albeit with Infinite's permission and consultation) certainly lowers expectations for the game. Developer Infinite Interactive was never quite able to fully recapture Puzzle Quest's success with the game's spinoffs and sequels, and put the property out to pasture for a while after 2010's Puzzle Quest 2.Įnter Marvel Puzzle Quest, which has been out for mobile devices for several months and just appeared on Steam as a free-to-play title.

It combined match-3 puzzle gameplay with RPG mechanics and a lighthearted story, an addictive mixture that hooked traditional and casual gamers alike.

Six years ago, a little game called Puzzle Quest burst onto the gaming scene, becoming a surprise hit.