Bejeweled

Bejeweled (also referred as Bejeweled Deluxe in some releases) is a tile-matching puzzle video game by PopCap Games, developed initially for browsers in 2001. The first game developed by PopCap under their current name, Bejeweled involves lining up three or more multi-colored gems to clear them from the game board, with chain reactions potentially following.

This article is about the 2001 video game. For the series, see Bejeweled (series). For the Taylor Swift song, see Bejeweled (song).

Bejeweled
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Developer(s)PopCap Games
Publisher(s)PopCap Games
Electronic Arts
Designer(s)Jason Kapalka
Composer(s)Peter Hajba
SeriesBejeweled
EnginePopCap Games Framework
Platform(s)Windows
macOS
Flash
Palm OS
Windows Mobile
BlackBerry 10
Java ME
iOS
Android
Windows Phone
Xbox
Facebook
ReleaseMay 30, 2001
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Originally starting out as a Java web browser game titled Diamond Mine, Bejeweled would later be developed into a retail title and was released for PCs on May 30, 2001, with the name Bejeweled Deluxe.

The game sold over 10 million copies and has been downloaded more than 150 million times. The game was followed by several sequels and spin-offs, with the game being followed by a direct sequel in 2004.

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