Dungeons 3

Realmforge have finally got the formula right. Dungeons 3 is plain, straight, addictive fun from start to finish. Both Overworld and Dungeon sides are kept relatively simple so things never truly get frustrating, and every part of it remains satisfying, from smacking your minions to blasting dwarves in the face and watching their bodies fly across the floor. The developer have made sure both sides are supremely playable and compliment each other well, with loads of neat touches and details to...

Recapturing Dungeon Keeper and its popularity has been a recent goal of quite a few games. War for the Overworld, Impire and the Dungeons series by Realmforge Studios, which has now reached its third iteration. Over time the game has expanded, moving to the surface and the conquest that brings in the second game. Now, with Dungeons 3, Realmforge have polished it to a near shine.

Dungeons 3 is a solid Dungeon manager that will keep you entertained for many hours between the fun gameplay, loving the attention to the details and endless puns and jeers of Thalya and the Narrator towards each other and famous franchises. If you are tired of the paladins and people who play them, this is the game for you.

Gamers have been invading dungeons and fighting evil forces for decades. Dungeons 3 turns this formula on its head as it allows you to spread evil from the comfort of your very own underground facility.

Dungeons 3 is a title that toes the line between nostalgia and gameplay almost perfectly, although at times its humor becomes self-indulgent to the point of exasperation. Non-existent multiplayer population and bugs aside, Dungeons 3's campaign has enough going for it that it's worth a look.