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Dungeon Siege III

Dungeon Siege III (DSIII or DS3) is an action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.[5] Chris Taylor, the…

76 16 June 2011 from $2.99

Dungeon Siege III is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Obsidian Entertainment, released 16 June 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at Steam.

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What Dungeon Siege III is

Dungeon Siege III is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and released in 2011. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Onyx Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game returns to the Kingdom of Ehb, which already featured as the setting of the first (but not second) game. Roughly 150 years after the events of Dungeon Siege, the 10th Legion, who provided stability and protection for the kingdom for 400 years, has almost completely been wiped out. 30 years before the game's setting, Jeyne Kassynder rallied the people of eastern Ehb and the Azunite Church against the Legion who she blamed for the death of the king (her father). Following a long and brutal campaign, she managed to kill the entire remnant of the Legion in a battle in the Rukkenvahl Forest and the royalist army of young Queen Roslyn has been driven deep into the mines of Glitterdelve…
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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. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 54 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Dungeon Siege III holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 73 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz or equivalent, 1.5 GB of RAM and ATI Radeon HD 3870 or NVIDIA 9800 GT. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Steam, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Dungeon Siege III launched on 16 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dungeon Siege III yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Dungeon Siege III — frequently asked questions

When did Dungeon Siege III come out?
Dungeon Siege III was released on 16 June 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Dungeon Siege III cost?
The cheapest current price for Dungeon Siege III is $2.99 at Steam, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dungeon Siege III?
At minimum, Dungeon Siege III needs Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz or equivalent, 1.5 GB of RAM, ATI Radeon HD 3870 or NVIDIA 9800 GT graphics, 4 GB for full installation of storage.
How many GB is Dungeon Siege III?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB for full installation"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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