Game

Diablo III

2012 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure

81IGDB player score
961 ratings

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An 81 average from 961 ratings. Does what it sets out to do, no more and no less. Horror that commits, from Blizzard — fantasy atmosphere, real dread, and scares that aren't cheap. Come for the campaign, stay because your friends won't let you leave the lobby.

About this game

Diablo III is the third installment in Blizzard's franchise. The game, like its predecessors, is a dungeon crawler in which the player fights against hordes of enemies ranging from beasts and undead to actual demons. The game has four acts, two game modes (normal and hardcore) as well as four difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare, Hell and Inferno. A new addition to Diablo III is the auction house, where items are exchanged for in-game gold or real money, also usable to purchase Blizzard merchandise. The game features a wide array of achievements earned upon meeting certain requirements.

The game takes place in the dark fantasy world of the Diablo series twenty years after the events of Diablo II. Deckard Cain and his niece Leah are in the Tristram Cathedral investigating ancient texts regarding an ominous prophecy. Suddenly, a mysterious star falling from the sky strikes the Cathedral, creating a deep crater into which Deckard Cain disappears.