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Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition combines the classic match 3 puzzle game with deep level role playing. Match 3 or more gems in a row to gain mana used to cast s…
Puzzle Quest is the reason we even talk about “match-3 RPGs” in 2025. Before the gacha-fueled sprawl of mobile puzzlers, Challenge of the Warlords made matching gems feel like a tactical duel. So when 505 Games and Infinity Plus 2 say Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition is the “definitive” version-out September 18 on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch with a 20% launch discount through October 2-I perk up. After Puzzle Quest 3’s free-to-play grind left many veterans cold, a premium, all-in, one-and-done package could be the redemption arc fans wanted.
Immortal Edition pulls together the base game and its add-ons (think Revenge of the Plague Lord era content) and layers in new stuff: a fresh character class and over 40 new items that should shake up buildcraft. The hook of Puzzle Quest was always the synergy between your spellbook and the board—choosing which colors to hoard, baiting skull cascades, and timing that one spell that turns the whole screen into your color. More class options and items amplify that chess-not-checkers feel.
Visually, the 4K artwork on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S is exactly the right kind of remaster: sharper, cleaner, but not glossy to the point of losing the pulp fantasy charm. On Switch and last-gen, you’re getting cleaner assets and snappier UI rather than brute-force resolution. It’s still the same 8×8 board, the same momentum swings when a match triggers a cascade, just with clearer readability.
The team also touts gameplay and UI improvements. For a game that lives and dies on tempo, that matters more than you’d think. Faster loading, better tooltips, and less menu friction translate to more time plotting your next move and less time wrestling with legacy UI. If you bounced off the clunk of older ports, this is aimed at you.
Pricing lands in budget territory (listed at $14.99, with a 20% launch discount until October 2), and it’s on basically everything: Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series X|S, and PC. It’s a rare modern release that treats last-gen owners like they still exist.
This isn’t just nostalgia cosplay. Match-3 with RPG loadouts still works because each turn is a micro-puzzle with macro consequences. Do you break that skull line now or feed your red mana for a guaranteed stun on the next turn? Immortal Edition stacks the deck with more build diversity, which is what long-time players actually want—fresh lines to optimize, new spell synergies to break the board.
There are caveats. As of launch, there’s no PvP listed; the original’s head-to-head options were a fun side dish even if not the main course. No cross-save is another bummer—this kind of game is perfect to bounce between PC and handheld, but you’re picking a platform and sticking with it. And I’ll be watching closely for the age-old Puzzle Quest discourse: does the AI “cheat” with lucky cascades, or is it just the nature of gravity-driven boards? If they’ve tuned drop logic and turn tempo, it’ll win back skeptics fast.
On hardware specifics: PS5/Series X and PC are the “looks best” picks thanks to 4K artwork and zippy loads. Switch remains the comfy couch option; handheld clarity is fine because the art’s been cleaned up, though you’ll naturally lose some crispness. Either way, the board’s readability is miles better than a straight port of an old asset pack.
We’re drowning in puzzle battlers—Marvel tie-ins, mobile stamina meters, roguelite spins—but very few capture the “RPG first, puzzle second” balance like Puzzle Quest at its peak. Infinity Plus 2 (the studio behind both Puzzle Quest and Gems of War) knows the space. After PQ3 leaned too hard into seasonal pass economics, a premium, complete package is the right counterplay. If you want a long tail without daily timers, this scratches that itch.
Content-wise, you’re looking at dozens of hours between the main quest, side stories, and the evergreen loop of chasing a build that demolishes late-game bosses in three turns. The new class and item pool are the longevity play. If they’ve also streamlined citadel upgrades and creature/mount systems, Immortal Edition won’t just be the best way to revisit Puzzle Quest—it’ll be the best way to play it, period.
If you’re a lapsed fan burned by free-to-play economies, Immortal Edition feels like an apology letter with a gift card inside. For newcomers, it’s a smart history lesson: the OG that still holds up, now with fewer rough edges. The lack of PvP and cross-save are notable misses, but the price, platform spread, and tangible upgrades make this an easy recommend—especially during the launch discount window.
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition bundles the classic with all expansions, a new class, 40+ items, 4K art, and welcome QOL fixes. No PvP or cross-save, but for a budget price (with a launch discount through October 2), this is the right way to revisit a genre pioneer—or discover why it mattered in the first place.
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