Choose MARVEL Puzzle Quest
Choose MARVEL Puzzle Quest if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 2,723 Steam reviews back the pick.
MARVEL Puzzle Quest vs Gems of War - Puzzle RPG
MARVEL Puzzle Quest and Gems of War - Puzzle RPG both land in Strategy, RPG, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. MARVEL Puzzle Quest (2013) is 1 year older than Gems of War - Puzzle RPG (2014). Gems of War - Puzzle RPG scores higher on Steam reviews (75.5% positive) than MARVEL Puzzle Quest (63.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Gems of War - Puzzle RPG
Choose Gems of War - Puzzle RPG if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 75.5% positive across 4,805 reviews.
Both MARVEL Puzzle Quest and Gems of War - Puzzle RPG sit in Strategy, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 MARVEL Puzzle Quest |  Gems of War - Puzzle RPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2014 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 63.1% positive (2,723 reviews) | 75.5% positive (4,805 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Infinity Plus 2 | Infinity Plus 2 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- MARVEL Puzzle Quest (2013) is 1 year older than Gems of War - Puzzle RPG (2014).
- Gems of War - Puzzle RPG scores higher on Steam reviews (75.5% positive) than MARVEL Puzzle Quest (63.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
MARVEL Puzzle Quest vs Gems of War - Puzzle RPG — FAQ
- Which is better, MARVEL Puzzle Quest or Gems of War - Puzzle RPG?
- On Steam reviews Gems of War - Puzzle RPG scores higher (75.5% positive) than MARVEL Puzzle Quest (63.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Gems of War - Puzzle RPG is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play MARVEL Puzzle Quest or Gems of War - Puzzle RPG first?
- If you want chronology, MARVEL Puzzle Quest (2013) came out before Gems of War - Puzzle RPG (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are MARVEL Puzzle Quest and Gems of War - Puzzle RPG similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.