Bejeweled 3

Bejeweled 3

Developers
	PopCap Games
Release dates
Windows	December 7, 2010
macOS (OS X)	December 7, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	82
IGDB	78

Bejeweled
Bejeweled	2001
Bejeweled 2	2004
Bejeweled Twist	2008
Bejeweled 3	2010
Bejeweled LIVE	2013

Key points

Video card detection error on modern hardware configurations. See "Issues fixed"

General information

Official website (archived)

Bejeweled 3 on the Bejeweled Wikia

Answers HQ

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Origin
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PopCap\Bejeweled3
Steam	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SteamPopCap\Bejeweled3
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/78000/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\PopCap Games\Bejeweled3\users\
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Steam\Bejeweled3\users\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/78000/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

3D Acceleration Not Supported error on modern versions of Windows

Fixes 3D acceleration, improves performance and allows support for higher resolutions.

Use WineD3D
Download the latest version of WineD3D here Open the .zip file and open the bejeweled-3 folder. Copy the contents of the unzipped file to the bejeweled-3 folder. Start the game. Notes To save space, look at this for hints on figuring out which of the files are enough to copy over.

Install the Bejeweled 3 patch

Download the Bejeweled 3 patch here Open the .zip file and open the bejeweled-3 folder. Extract the relevant folder of the edition (Steam, Origin, PopCap) of the game to <path-to-game>. Copy the Bejeweled3-nosig+vmem+vcard.exe and compat.cfg to <path-to-game>. Rename the .exe file to Bejeweled3.exe. Run the game and enable 3D acceleration. Change the resolution as desired. Notes If 3D acceleration still refuses to be enabled, run the included Test3D-clean.reg file. The original .exe for Bejeweled 3 is included as a backup if something breaks.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
DirectDraw	7
OpenGL		OS X only.
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			Steam version is not 64-bit. Possibly available in Origin version.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	BASS

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.2+ GHz
System memory (RAM)	1+ GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	320+ MB
Video card (GPU)	128+ MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c or higher compatible	256+ MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c or higher compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c or higher sound

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or better
System memory (RAM)	1+ GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	320+ MB
Video card (GPU)	128+ MB of VRAM	256+ MB of VRAM