Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords trailer

This Main Game, first released in 2007, blends strategy, adventure, and puzzle genres. You progress through over 150 quests in the single-player campaign to save Etheria by matching crystals to fuel spells that disrupt opponents. Distinctively, puzzle success directly drives character progression, empire building (capturing cities, recruiting companions), and equipment purchasing, offering a deep fusion of match-three mechanics with RPG systems.