Dungeon Siege III

Dungeon Siege III

Skip · RPG · 2011

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

It scores 4, under the fair line, at $14.99.

Cost per hourS
$1.01/hr
Reviews▼
57% of 2,970
Critics
72 players 15 lower
Genre rank
Top 95% RPG

Holding it back: Reviews

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
14.8h
To 100%
25.6h 1.7x the story
Finish
1% reach the ending
Achievements
54

Price and sales

Sales
91 on record
Typical cut
80% off
Steam low
$1.99 November 2021
Sale every
46d last October 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $1.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
14 now
Cheaper than
22% of its genre
Better reviewed
4% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

35% start to 1% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

Steam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

91 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 3 weeks ago.

It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 96 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Victor Vran ARPG ($19.99, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem ($19.99, scores 2).

More about Dungeon Siege III

The press liked it more than its buyers did, 72 against 57 percent.

Steam's global achievement data puts about 1 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 14.8-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. 1 of the 668 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 26 percent of the 543 reviews written there were positive, against 57 percent overall, and those are 27 percent of everything written about it.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 19 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$1.01/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Engagement1% finish
How far players get (achievements). It can only add points
MonetizationNone
No in-game purchases. Paid DLC exists and is not docked
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones. Scored as 58% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
Refunds1 of 668 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

I'm just replaying this game. Wow, it might not have the best graphics compared to today's tech, but in terms of immersion, this , Dragon Age Origins, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, the old Diablos, there's no immersion and storytelling like those anymore. A game where you care about the characters. A game where you don't have that ultra grey areas. Villains are evil, to the core, you have motivation to fight, the pace is...
SATURNVAHNNAHELRecommendedafter 32hSep 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Even though the game has become more *Diablo*-like, that hasn't made it any worse.
c3_h7Recommendedafter 26hJul 2026Read on Steam
Just play DS1 and never touch 2, 2.5 or 3. Just DO NOT. But watch the 1st movie it's great.
DiamondBackDrakeNot recommendedafter 19hJul 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Fight hordes of dangerous creatures in a mystical fantasy world.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 1.5 GB of memory, ATI Radeon HD 3870 or NVIDIA 9800 GT, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.

Cite this score

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Dungeon Siege III scores 4/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/39160/dungeon-siege-iii
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-15
Critics72
Players57
Critic darling, cooler with players. Read recent reviews before buying.
Metacritic critics · 2,970 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperObsidian Entertainment
PublisherSquare Enix
GenreRPG
Released2011
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements54