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Diablo III

Action

Fantasy

Horror

Role-playing (RPG)

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Adventure

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.

4.0

External Ratings

943 ratings
Release Date:

15 May, 2012

Last Updated:

18 Jun, 2026

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 merchand...

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Storyline

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.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4

release date

Release Date:

15 May, 2012

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy, Horror

genre

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Diablo III

IGDB Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

928

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.0 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.0

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

943

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

80%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Blizzard Entertainment

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Square Enix

Blizzard Entertainment

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