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SpellForce 3

SpellForce 3

Released: 12/7/2017

SpellForce 3 goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo. Features: RTS/RPG Mix: Unique gameplay combining RTS and Top Down RPG genres Create & Customize: Create your own hero and develop his skillset as you prefer! Build to Fight: Build your own army and fight epic mass battles with it. Epic Storyline: Unravel a deep and epic story in the SpellForce universe that doesnt require having played any of the former SpellForce games. Fans will still find a lot of interesting connections. Rich universe & lore: Explore the world Eo and discover intrigues, secrets and a lot of loot for your hero. Apply some tactics: Use advance tactics with your RTS army to defeat your enemies Play on your own: Long Single Player Campaign of 30+ hours Multiplayer: Strong multiplayer component with various modes - Play cooperatively or compete against each other

SpellForce 3 goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo. Features: RTS/RPG Mix: Unique gameplay combining RTS and Top Down RPG genres Create & Customize: Create your own hero and develop his skillset as you prefer! Build to Fight: Build your own army and fight epic mass battles with it. Epic Storyline: Unravel a deep and epic story in the SpellForce universe that doesnt require having played any of the former SpellForce games. Fans will still find a lot of interesting connections. Rich universe & lore: Explore the world Eo and discover intrigues, secrets and a lot of loot for your hero. Apply some tactics: Use advance tactics with your RTS army to defeat your enemies Play on your own: Long Single Player Campaign of 30+ hours Multiplayer: Strong multiplayer component with various modes - Play cooperatively or compete against each other

SpellForce 3 goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo. Features: RTS/RPG Mix: Unique gameplay combining RTS and Top Down RPG genres Create & Customize: Create your own hero and develop his skillset as you prefer! Build to Fight: Build your own army and fight epic mass battles with it. Epic Storyline: Unravel a deep and epic story in the SpellForce universe that doesnt require having played any of the former SpellForce games. Fans will still find a lot of interesting connections. Rich universe & lore: Explore the world Eo and discover intrigues, secrets and a lot of loot for your hero. Apply some tactics: Use advance tactics with your RTS army to defeat your enemies Play on your own: Long Single Player Campaign of 30+ hours Multiplayer: Strong multiplayer component with various modes - Play cooperatively or compete against each other

Critics
73
Steam
77
Metacritic
76

Score Breakdown

73.0

Critic Average

34 reviews

77

Steam User Score

7,848 reviews

76

Metacritic User Score

188 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-3.9
Metacritic Disparity
-3.0
Combined Disparity
-3.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

3 early (9%)22 launch window (65%)9 late (26%)

Review summary

Updated May 12, 2026

Based on 34 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 73.0/100. Critics score this game 3.9 points lower than Steam users and 3.0 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 34)+
  1. Sina GolabzadeviaBazimag
    Sep 3, 2021·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 76.9/100 · -11.9 ptsMetacritic 76/100 · -11.0 pts
  2. Catherine DaroviaGameSpace
    Sep 9, 2019·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 76.9/100 · +8.1 ptsMetacritic 76/100 · +9.0 pts
  3. Kosta AndreadisviaAusGamers
    Jun 4, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 76.9/100 · +3.1 ptsMetacritic 76/100 · +4.0 pts
  4. GameSkinny StaffviaGameSkinny
    May 31, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 76.9/100 · +3.1 ptsMetacritic 76/100 · +4.0 pts
  5. Bogdan RobertviaGameWatcher
    May 31, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 76.9/100 · +3.1 ptsMetacritic 76/100 · +4.0 pts