Marvel Puzzle Quest

Developed by Demiurge Studios, "Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign" features team-based gameplay for the first time ever in the Puzzle Quest franchise. Players will assemble a team of three characters with…

40 3 October 2013

Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy Science fiction

Marvel Puzzle Quest is a puzzle developed by Demiurge Studios, released 3 October 2013 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Verified 27 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Marvel Puzzle Quest is

Marvel Puzzle Quest is a puzzle game developed by Demiurge Studios and released in 2013. It was published by D3 Publisher. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Viscious Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have mishandled a powerful new resource called Iso-8, allowing the Super Villain Norman Osborn to take control of the agency and replace it with H.A.M.M.E.R., an organization bent on world domination and destruction. Super Heroes and Villains must unite in this Match 3 RPG game to defeat H.A.M.M.E.R.’s rise to power and restore balance to the Marvel Universe! The power is in your hands! Create your own epic dream team using the strongest Heroes and the nastiest Villains from the Marvel Universe! Recruit characters like Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, and The Hulk as you battle your way to victory. Assemble the strongest crew and get ready for the fight in…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Marvel series

Marvel Puzzle Quest is the 250th of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. The next entry was LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril in 2013. Its critic score of 40 is 24 points below the series average of 64. The highest-rated entry is Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes at 90.

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How it was received

Marvel Puzzle Quest holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 30 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Marvel Puzzle Quest launched on 3 October 2013, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto V, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto V, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.