Gems of War - Puzzle RPG vs Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG is a puzzle RPG game from Infinity Plus 2 (2014) while Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is an action-adventure puzzle game from Codename Entertainment Inc. (2020).
What each one is
Steam files Gems of War - Puzzle RPG under Puzzle and RPG. In contrast, it files Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms under Action-Adventure and Puzzle.
Gems of War is a Match-3 RPG from the original creators of Puzzle Quest! Start your RPG journey and fight puzzle battles through hundreds of quests, or build your army of troops and go to war in strategic PVP match-3 combat!
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game uniting Champions from throughout the D&D multiverse into a grand adventure.
At a glance
| Gems of War - Puzzle RPG | Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.8/10 | 6.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (79%, 10,815) | Mostly Positive (77%, 15,028) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Install size | 0.78 GB | 2 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Developer | Infinity Plus 2 | Codename Entertainment Inc. |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG vs Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Gems of War - Puzzle RPGPuzzle RPG gameIdle Champions of the Forgotten RealmsAction-adventure puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Gems of War - Puzzle RPGFree to Play, Match 3, PuzzleIdle Champions of the Forgotten RealmsDungeons & Dragons, Free to Play, IdlerThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG ✓Score 6.8 · 79% on SteamIdle Champions of the Forgotten RealmsScore 6.7 · 77% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG10,815 reviews · 6 add-ons · 0.78 GBIdle Champions of the Forgotten Realms15,028 reviews · 10 add-ons · 2 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Gems of War - Puzzle RPGFreeIdle Champions of the Forgotten RealmsFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Gems of War - Puzzle RPGPlayableIdle Champions of the Forgotten Realms ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- Better on a Steam Deck: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Gems of War - Puzzle RPG (0.78 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayPuzzleRPGStrategy2DSingleplayerCasualFantasy
Where they differ
Match 3PvEPvPCard GameStrategy RPGTurn-Based Strategy
Dungeons & DragonsIdlerClickerManagementIndieAction
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Gems of War - Puzzle RPG is relaxed, easy to pick up. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is relaxed, easy to pick up.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Gems of War - Puzzle RPG and 0 for Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Gems of War - Puzzle RPG and Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms in scope?
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG has drawn 10,815 Steam reviews, ships 6 add-ons and installs in 0.78 GB. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms has drawn 15,028 Steam reviews, ships 10 add-ons and installs in 2 GB.
Is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG or Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Gems of War - Puzzle RPG rates higher (6.8 to 6.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Gems of War - Puzzle RPG or Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms?
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG is cheaper right now at Free, against Free. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.