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Puzzle & Dragons review
GungHo's free match-3 RPG where matching colored orbs makes your team of collected monsters attack.
By the DBotMaker research desk · Updated November 10, 2026
- Capabilities (40%)
- 8.6
- Ease of setup (30%)
- 7.2
- Value (30%)
- 7.8
Puzzle & Dragons is the outlier here: a match-3 game where the board is your weapon. GungHo describes matching three orbs of one color to make the matching monsters on your team attack, then chaining combos and colors for bigger damage. Around that sits a full RPG with over 10,000 monsters to collect, evolution paths, friend IDs to borrow allies' monsters, Multiplayer Dungeons and Story Dungeons. Collaboration events rotate in, such as a recent CODE GEASS collab. That depth is why its capabilities score is high, but it is the hardest to pick up, and it ranks last for casual players: GungHo states a network connection is required, the US version is English only, and the listing flags loot boxes and advertising. The US App Store version has only 3,700 ratings at 4.4. Magic Stones start at $0.99, and the P&D Pass costs $8.99. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not play through every level.
Who it is for
Players who want match-3 battles with monster collecting and multiplayer dungeons rather than a decorating story.
Price
Free to play; in-app purchases from $0.99 (1 Magic Stone) on the US App Store.
1 Magic Stone $0.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.
Key features
- Match 3 orbs of a color to trigger attacks from that color's monsters
- Over 10,000 monsters to collect
- Evolution paths that make monsters stronger
- Multiplayer Dungeons with friends
- Story Dungeons and regular collaboration events
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: The deepest strategy on this list, with team building and combos
- Strength: Over 10,000 monsters to collect
- Strength: Regular collaboration events, such as a CODE GEASS collab
- Weakness: A network connection is required to play
- Weakness: English only, with 3,700 US App Store ratings
- Weakness: The listing flags loot boxes and advertising
Key facts
- Developer: GungHo Online Entertainment
- Age rating: 13+
- Languages: English
- Download size: 338 MB
Where it ranks
Puzzle & Dragons is No. 10 in our Best Match-3 Games verdict.
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