Choose Bejeweled® 3
Choose Bejeweled® 3 if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 82% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,807 Steam reviews back the pick.
Bejeweled® 3 vs Quadrium
Bejeweled® 3 and Quadrium 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 13 years older than Quadrium (2023). Bejeweled® 3 is currently ~82% cheaper on Steam than Quadrium (0.99 USD vs. 5.59 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 Quadrium
Choose Quadrium if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Quadrium launched in 2023.
Both Bejeweled® 3 and Quadrium 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 |  Quadrium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 5.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (3,807 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PopCap Games, Inc. | IP Izmailov Vladimir Yurievich |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Bejeweled® 3 (2010) is 13 years older than Quadrium (2023).
- Bejeweled® 3 is currently ~82% cheaper on Steam than Quadrium (0.99 USD vs. 5.59 USD).
- Bejeweled® 3 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Quadrium has no Deck rating yet.
Bejeweled® 3 vs Quadrium — FAQ
- Should I play Bejeweled® 3 or Quadrium first?
- If you want chronology, Bejeweled® 3 (2010) came out before Quadrium (2023). 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 Quadrium 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. Quadrium doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.