The Treasures of Montezuma cover art

The Treasures of Montezuma

The objective in this tile matching game is to collect all of the sparkling gems in a level before the time runs out on the ticking pocket watch. The number needed for the level is displayed above the main…

21 December 2006

The Treasures of Montezuma is a puzzle developed by Visual Shape, released 21 December 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB

What The Treasures of Montezuma is

The Treasures of Montezuma is a puzzle game developed by Visual Shape and released in 2006. It was published by Alawar Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The location is Cancun, Mexico, in 1935 where young Dr. Emily Jones is working at the Archaeological Museum. The discovery of an ancient stone tablet in the museum sparks her interest. She ultimately concludes that solving tile-matching puzzles will lead her to a secret Aztec city. Emily's journal acts as a record of her findings, and newspaper articles and other documents keep the story moving along at a preset pace.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Treasures of Montezuma launched on 21 December 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Quick answers

The Treasures of Montezuma — frequently asked questions

When did The Treasures of Montezuma come out?
The Treasures of Montezuma was released on 21 December 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

If you like this

Games like The Treasures of Montezuma

See all