Drakengard 3

Drakengard 3 transports players to a medieval world where six goddess-like sisters known as "Intoners" have brought peace to the earth with their power to manipulate magic through song. Harmony is disrupted…

56 19 December 2013

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Action Fantasy

Drakengard 3 is an adventure developed by Access Games, released 19 December 2013 on PlayStation 3.

Verified 21 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Drakengard 3 is

Drakengard 3 is an adventure game developed by Access Games and released in 2013. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story focuses on Zero, a woman who can manipulate magic through song. Partnering with a dragon named Mikhail, Zero set out to kill her five sisters, who rule the world's regions. As she travels, the player discovers the true reason behind Zero's rampage.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Drakengard series

Drakengard 3 is the eighth of 35 entries we hold in the Drakengard series. The next entry was Drakengard 3: Collector's Edition in 2014. Its critic score of 56 is 12 points below the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Nier: Automata - Become as Gods Edition at 89.

See all 35 Drakengard games in release order →

How it was received

Drakengard 3 holds a critic score of 56 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 14 points below the year average. Players rate it 65, 9 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Drakengard 3 launched on 19 December 2013, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 2, The Walking Dead: Season Two, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 2, The Walking Dead: Season Two, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.

Cheats and codes

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