Choose Bejeweled® 3
Choose Bejeweled® 3 if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,807 Steam reviews back the pick.
Bejeweled® 3 vs Allura: The Three Realms
Bejeweled® 3 and Allura: The Three Realms both land in Casual 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 are Casual games on Steam. Bejeweled® 3 (2010) is 11 years older than Allura: The Three Realms (2021). Bejeweled® 3 is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Allura: The Three Realms (0.99 USD vs. 6.79 USD). 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 Allura: The Three Realms
Choose Allura: The Three Realms if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Allura: The Three Realms launched in 2021.
Both Bejeweled® 3 and Allura: The Three Realms sit in Casual on Steam, 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
 Bejeweled® 3 |  Allura: The Three Realms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 6.79 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (3,807 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PopCap Games, Inc. | efunsoft games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Bejeweled® 3 (2010) is 11 years older than Allura: The Three Realms (2021).
- Bejeweled® 3 is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Allura: The Three Realms (0.99 USD vs. 6.79 USD).
- Bejeweled® 3 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Allura: The Three Realms has no Deck rating yet.
Bejeweled® 3 vs Allura: The Three Realms — FAQ
- Should I play Bejeweled® 3 or Allura: The Three Realms first?
- If you want chronology, Bejeweled® 3 (2010) came out before Allura: The Three Realms (2021). 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 Bejeweled® 3 and Allura: The Three Realms similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.
- Does Bejeweled® 3 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Bejeweled® 3 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Allura: The Three Realms doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.