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Zuma Deluxe
Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
57 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“nostalgic, simple, and chill game”
“Now while this is a fun game, It would be better if I was playing this on a McDonalds Touch 2 Play with a screen that had to be pressed really hard to register that I wanted my shot to go where I was pressing.”
“Okay, so here's the deal: not every game needs to be an 40+ hour slog, filled with fancy crud like 'narrative', or 'leveling', or 'padding'... Sometimes you just want to f*ck around for an hour plinking balls at other…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Zuma Delux Game Review (Disclaimer - This is just my opinion and may be unpopular, or disliked.) (General) 1. It is a tile matching game where you shoot colored spheres and make groups of three minimum as they move…”
“An older game, but a lovely timewaster nonetheless. 13-1 you were my white whale for quite some time... Happy to have finally beaten this game”
“after 50 hours i finally beat this game”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Okay, so here's the deal: not every game needs to be an 40+ hour slog, filled with fancy crud like 'narrative', or 'leveling', or 'padding'... Sometimes you just want to f*ck around for an hour plinking balls at other…”
“absolute cinema, peak gameplay, epic plot, deep story, godlike visual design, 10/10”
“Masterpiece with a conclusion that will forever change your view on life.”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“absolute cinema, peak gameplay, epic plot, deep story, godlike visual design, 10/10”
“Fun arcade-y type game. Very RNG dependent but hey. Difficulty ramp is... a bit much (over half my play time is in stage 12 (essentially the last stage)) but y'know whatever. It's a classic. Worth the five dollars or…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Zuma Delux Game Review (Disclaimer - This is just my opinion and may be unpopular, or disliked.) (General) 1. It is a tile matching game where you shoot colored spheres and make groups of three minimum as they move…”
“Good casual game...but gets stupidly frustrating in the later stages. I got this game for less than a $1 and it has given me 8+ hours of good fun. Turn down the in-game music, enjoy your own. Once you get the hang of it…”
“after 50 hours i finally beat this game”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun arcade-y type game. Very RNG dependent but hey. Difficulty ramp is... a bit much (over half my play time is in stage 12 (essentially the last stage)) but y'know whatever. It's a classic. Worth the five dollars or…”
“Good casual game...but gets stupidly frustrating in the later stages. I got this game for less than a $1 and it has given me 8+ hours of good fun. Turn down the in-game music, enjoy your own. Once you get the hang of it…”
“I would recommend it if you just want to kill some time Otherwise the last stage came straight out of Satan's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I swear”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Good casual game...but gets stupidly frustrating in the later stages. I got this game for less than a $1 and it has given me 8+ hours of good fun. Turn down the in-game music, enjoy your own. Once you get the hang of it…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Now while this is a fun game, It would be better if I was playing this on a McDonalds Touch 2 Play with a screen that had to be pressed really hard to register that I wanted my shot to go where I was pressing.”
“Great game. The only thing I would love to see is controller support”
“It sure is tough when the MARBLES change colors JUST as you are shooting them for a combination. If your mouse drifts a little too far to the top right corner, you hit the game menu and miss your shot. At level 8, as…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“My grandma was addicted to this game, and i would also be addicted at watching her playing this game. Now playing it myself, I have become my grandma”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Used to see my grandmother play this, she was really good at it. I play a little bit here and there, but never at her level. Great game!”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A classic from my childhood. Simple fun puzzle game. Can't ask for anything more.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual |
| Player tags | Match 3 · Puzzle · Arcade · 2D · Strategy · Funny · Casual · Cute · Colorful · Family Friendly · Singleplayer · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum Requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, 500MHz or faster, DirectX: 7.0