Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a 2007 puzzle-RPG developed by Infinite Interactive, fusing match-three gameplay with the character progression, story and questing of a fantasy role-playing game. Players create a hero of a chosen class and adventure across a map threatened by a rising undead warlord.
Battles play out on a match-three gem board shared with the enemy, where matching colored gems generates the mana used to cast class-specific spells, while matching skulls deals direct damage and matching coins or stars grants gold and experience, turning every puzzle into a tactical duel of resource denial and setup. Leveling up, learning new spells, capturing mounts, crafting items and besieging enemy citadels added strategic depth and long-term goals well beyond a typical matching game.
Puzzle Quest was widely praised for its clever genre fusion and proved surprisingly addictive, spawning sequels and inspiring many imitators of its battle system. It appeared on numerous platforms and remains a landmark example of blending puzzle mechanics with RPG systems.
Where can you play Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases) and Puzzle Quest 3 (Free + in-app purchases).
- Mac
- None of the alternatives to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords runs on Mac.
- Linux
- None of the alternatives to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords runs on Linux.
- iPhone
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases) and Puzzle Quest 3 (Free + in-app purchases).
- iPad
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases) and Puzzle Quest 3 (Free + in-app purchases).
- Android phone
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases) and Puzzle Quest 3 (Free + in-app purchases).
- Android tablet
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases) and Puzzle Quest 3 (Free + in-app purchases).
- PlayStation
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases).
- Xbox
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases).
- Switch
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases).
- Steam Deck
- Gems of War (Free + in-app purchases) and Puzzle Quest 3 (Free + in-app purchases).
Games like Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Modern alternatives to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Gems of War Indie
Free + in-app purchasesA match-three puzzle-RPG with team building and campaigns.
Gems of War runs on PC, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Puzzle Quest 3
Free + in-app purchasesThe free-to-play modern continuation of the puzzle-RPG series.
Puzzle Quest 3 is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Puzzle Quest 3 runs on PC, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. Not available on Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
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