Choose Bejeweled® 3
Choose Bejeweled® 3 if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,807 Steam reviews back the pick.
Bejeweled® 3 vs Night of the Shrub Part 2
Bejeweled® 3 and Night of the Shrub Part 2 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 8 years older than Night of the Shrub Part 2 (2018). Bejeweled® 3 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Night of the Shrub Part 2 (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Night of the Shrub Part 2
Choose Night of the Shrub Part 2 if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Night of the Shrub Part 2 launched in 2018.
Both Bejeweled® 3 and Night of the Shrub Part 2 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 |  Night of the Shrub Part 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (3,807 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PopCap Games, Inc. | Grove Street Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Bejeweled® 3 (2010) is 8 years older than Night of the Shrub Part 2 (2018).
- Bejeweled® 3 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Night of the Shrub Part 2 (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Bejeweled® 3 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Night of the Shrub Part 2 has no Deck rating yet.
Bejeweled® 3 vs Night of the Shrub Part 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Bejeweled® 3 or Night of the Shrub Part 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Bejeweled® 3 (2010) came out before Night of the Shrub Part 2 (2018). 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 Night of the Shrub Part 2 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. Night of the Shrub Part 2 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.