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Gems of War - Puzzle RPG

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!

PuzzleRole-PlayingStrategy

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Would you recommend it?
Player score
7.9/10
10,815 reviews
Released
2014
Developer
Infinity Plus 2
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
playable
Download
0.78 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG?

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!

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released19 November 2014
DeveloperInfinity Plus 2
Publisher505 Games
PlatformsPC
GenresPuzzle, Role-Playing, Strategy
Languages7 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Gems of War - Puzzle RPG received?

Players79%positive of 10,815 · Mostly Positive
Achievements165on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Partial Controller Support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerpartial support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playYes
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesYes
Steam Deckplayable
Download size0.78 GB
Add-on content6 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

Free

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG worth it?

79% of 10,815 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. It is free to play. About 2,002 people were playing at once when we last checked, so it is still active.

That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. We have not published our own review of this game.

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Is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG still active? Players right now

2,002concurrent playerssnapshot, 19 October 2026
88%busier than this shareof the 1,496 games we track
8,790Steam reviews writtenevery one an owner

Gems of War - Puzzle RPG has a modest but active community: 2,002 people were playing at once when we last read Steam on 19 October 2026. This is a snapshot, not a live counter, and it is a recent concurrent reading rather than an all-time record. For what is trending across the catalogue right now, see the pulse.

How many people own Gems of War - Puzzle RPG

1.0M–2.0MEstimated owners on Steama band, not a figure · SteamSpy
8,790Reviews writtena floor: every one owns it
2,002Playing at peak, recentlyconcurrent players

This is an estimate, not a sales figure, and the two are not interchangeable. SteamSpy samples public profiles and publishes a range; the range here spans a factor of 2.0, and that width is the honest part of it. We show both ends rather than a midpoint, because a midpoint would look like a measurement.

Steam only. Console and storefront sales are not counted, so a game that sold heavily elsewhere reads low here. Read on 19 October 2026. Where a publisher has announced a real unit figure, that appears separately and carries its source.

Gems of War - Puzzle RPG price & deals: is it on sale?

We have one reading so far: Free on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.

Latest Gems of War - Puzzle RPG updates & patch notes

Pulled from Gems of War - Puzzle RPG's own Steam feed on 5 September 2026. Posts marked as from the studio were written by the developer; the rest are articles Steam syndicated from elsewhere. Every one links to its source.

  1. Update 9.3 · From the studio
  2. Update 9.2 Hotfix · From the studio
  3. Update 9.2 · From the studio
  4. Update 9.2 Crystal Kingdom: A Deep Dive! · From the studio
  5. Update 9.1 · From the studio
  6. The Astral Spire: A Detailed Overview · From the studio

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Common questions about Gems of War - Puzzle RPG

What platforms is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG on?

Gems of War - Puzzle RPG is available on PC. It first released in 2014.

Is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG free?

Yes. Gems of War - Puzzle RPG is free to download on Steam. It carries in-game purchases.

Do players recommend Gems of War - Puzzle RPG?

79% of 10,815 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Gems of War - Puzzle RPG work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Gems of War - Puzzle RPG as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Gems of War - Puzzle RPG download?

0.78 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Gems of War - Puzzle RPG?

Gems of War - Puzzle RPG was developed by Infinity Plus 2 and published by 505 Games.

Is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG worth it in 2026?

79% of 10,815 Steam reviews are positive (Mostly Positive), and it is free to play. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.

Is Gems of War - Puzzle RPG dead?

No. About 2,002 people were in-game at once when we last read Steam's concurrent-player figure. Peak activity is higher; this is a recent snapshot, not the all-time peak.