IGN added that the game is "compelling at each level" with "constant challenges and goals to work toward".[1] Touch Arcade awarded it four out of five stars, calling it "compulsively, sickeningly playable" and writing that, in comparison to other Puzzle Quest games, Marvel Puzzle Quest is more calculated and strategic, with a focus on team fighting rather than individual combat.[2] The game has received a rating of 74 on Metacritic.[27] MacLife said it "does a good job of spicing up the match-three genre for comic fans".[4]