Step into Etheria’s enchanted grid, where every gem holds power and every match fuels destiny. Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition isn’t just a nostalgic nod; it’s a full-blown resurrection of the genre-defining Match-3 RPG, now polished with nearly two decades of lore, spells, and strategic depth. From spell-slinging duels to citadel-building conquests, this edition invites players to forge their legacy one shimmering combo at a time. Whether you’re a returning warlord or a fresh recruit, the Immortal Edition casts a compelling charm that’s hard to resist.

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition Review Pros

• Decent hand-drawn graphics. 
• Download size. 
• Steam achievements. 
• Full controller support. 
• Graphics settings – resolution, display mode, frame rate, and blur quality. 
• Game settings – text speed (instant/very fast/fast/normal/slow/very slow), battle speed (very slow/slow/normal/fast/very fast), display gem swap hints (off/very slow/slow/medium/fast/very fast), gem swap hint detail (all gems/swap gems/single gems), controller vibration, display tutorials, and music and sound effect sliders. 
• 14 playable characters, each with favoured skills, unique starting skill, and capstone spell – Bard, Blood Mage, Druid, Elementalist, Knight, Monk, Paladin, Priest, Ranger, Rogue, Sword master, Warlock, Warrior, and Wizard. 
• 12 character portraits to choose from. 
• You can name your character or use the built-in name randomiser.
• Lightning-fast loading times. 
• Still, there are art cutscenes and character interactions that can be clicked through or skipped. 
• Match 3 RPG gameplay. 
• You can choose to play with or without the tutorial. 
• Combat events have 3 difficulties – Easy, Normal and Hard, which affect how much gold and exp you can earn from the encounter. 
• The game plays out in a world map, and you can choose your path across it, including being able to go back on yourself. The map can change over time, enemies can appear on paths, etc. 
• Locations like cities and castles will have multiple offers of play at them, like take on quests, talk with the people or visit the shop and more. 
• In-game, it’s a match-3 game, and you clear coloured gems to build up your abilities to cast magic or attacks, skulls do instant damage, gold is in there, as are bonus exp points. 
• End of battle breakdown showing exp and gold earned. 
• When on the map, you can see your character portrait, name, current level, exp bar, gold on hand, and any quests you have. 
• The Citadel is your home Castle, and you can and will use gold to rebuild it, which unlocks new encounters, opportunities, etc. 
• At times, you will get to choose your own path through the world, and multiple-choice encounters will help shape that. 
• You interact with the world map using a cursor and have buttons assigned for quick menu choices. 
• Taking on a mission will then mark it clearly on the map. 
• You can learn backstory, lore, and whispers by paying for them in taverns. Anything you learn is catalogued and will show on the map if possible. 
• Earn exp and level up to unlock new spells, abilities or attacks, your life goes up, gems and how they work can change, and you get skill points. 
• Once you unlock a load of spells, attacks, and abilities, you can equip up to six on your hotbar for battles. 
• It’s a game that’s simple to get into; the knack of learning which gems you need is immediately obvious, but only after you know that the list on the side is your attacks. 
• You can pause battles. 
• Cascades can happen, and earning more than four in one clear grants another go. 
• In battles, you take turns on the same board. 
• Has a puzzle element to it as you have to work out the best ways to clear the gems you want and not give ammo to your opponent. 
• Items let you pick and equip gear in the head, body, main weapon, and offhand, and each piece of gear can give buffs or change stats. 
• You can have many quests on the go at one time; you choose what to take on when you visit locations. 
• There is a calming yet deep addictive nature to the gameplay and the battles in particular. 
• You can buy and sell gear and weapons. 
• Saves and quits along with a generous auto save. 
• When on the main menu, you can edit and change your character’s gear and practice against any encountered enemies in one-off battles. 
• Building a dungeon in the Citadel lets you capture enemies and ride the mounts you take. 
• A lot of optional replayable quests. 
• Recruit party members from events, and you can manage them. 
• It’s a game where I can just plonk down and play it for hours. 

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition Review Cons

• There is no voice work for story or encounters; there is a voice-over for winning a match or doing a big cascade or match in-game, but that’s it. 
• You cannot remap the controls. 
• No Colourblind support, large text or font changes. 
• The music is not to everyone’s taste and is very repetitive. 
• The game can suffer from difficulty spikes a lot. 
• The quest system is still old and clunky, with just menus and button clicking. 
• You get story and interaction only in quests, and they are just boring and usually take you out of it. 
• You lose a lot when you lose a match, as in you only get a small percentage of what you gathered in a game. 
• I’m miffed that they never fixed or tweaked the gem hint system, as it still always gives you hints that clearly aid the enemy instead of you. 
• The story is almost instantly forgettable. 
• Some of the gear and spells are locked behind level requirements. 
• There is a fair amount of grinding in order to match the later level combat encounters. 

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Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition

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Developer: Infinity Plus 2

Publisher: 505 Games

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