Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Puzzle Quest:
Challenge of the Warlords
PlayStation Portable European cover art
Developer(s)Infinite Interactive
1st Playable Productions (DS)
Infinity Plus 2 (Switch)
Publisher(s)D3 Publisher
D3 Go! (Switch)
Designer(s)Steve Fawkner
SeriesWarlords
Engine
Platform(s)
Release
16 March 2007
  • Nintendo DS & PlayStation Portable
    • EU: 16 March 2007
    • NA: 20 March 2007
    • JP: 27 September 2007 (PSP)
    • JP: 29 November 2007 (DS)
  • Windows
  • 10 October 2007[1]
  • Xbox Live Arcade
    • NA: 10 October 2007
    • EU: 10 October 2007[2]
  • PlayStation 2
    • NA: 13 November 2007
    • EU: 30 November 2007
    • AU: 27 March 2008
  • Wii
    • NA: 30 November 2007
    • EU: 8 February 2008
    • AU: 27 March 2008
  • PlayStation 3
    • NA: 9 October 2008
    • EU: 11 December 2008
  • iOS
  • Mobile
  • 2008
  • Switch (The Legend Returns)
  • 19 September 2019
Genre(s)Tile-matching, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a puzzle video game designed by Steve Fawkner for Australian game developer Infinite Interactive and published by D3 Publisher in 2007. The game combines role-playing with tile-matching elements. Taking place in a high fantasy setting, the player moves their character around the game's world and encounters monsters and other enemies to fight so as to gain experience and acquire treasure as in a typical role-playing game. Combat takes place on a board similar to Bejeweled, and by making matches of coloured gems, the combatants can cause damage to their opponents, cast spells, or perform other abilities that affect the flow of the game.

The game was first released on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable in 2007, and has since been ported to Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. Among these ports included extended content: "Revenge of the Plague Lord" which was included in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and iOS releases, and "Attack of the Golem Lord", which is available alongside the "Revenge" content for the Switch version, under the name Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns.

Puzzle Quest was a surprise hit at release and received generally positive reviews for the fusion of the two distinct video game genres. Since its release, Puzzle Quest has received a direct sequel, Puzzle Quest 2, and a science-fiction variant, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. The basic gameplay has also been used as a template for licensed games in the series, Marvel Puzzle Quest and Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest.

  1. ^ "Release Information for Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords". Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for Xbox 360". Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. ^ "IGN: Puzzle Quest: Chapter 1 -- Battle of Gruulkar". Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010.