Enjoyable if judged apart from the Sacred name
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“It's probably time to set aside the fact that this is Sacred and just enjoy it as an action game.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Sacred 3
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 26%Mostly Negative · 26%Keen Games2014Hack and Slash · Action · RPG
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 44 min ago
The verdict
A simple, polished, linear co-op brawler in the Gauntlet vein with no loot or open world. Skip it if you want a real Sacred or a deep ARPG.
Great for
Couch or online co-op players wanting a simple, pretty hack-and-slash on sale, ideally with a controller
Main risk
Expecting a Sacred/Diablo-style open-world loot ARPG and getting a shallow, repetitive linear brawler
What players love
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It has without doubt one of the best mutiplayer hop in and out lobby's I have ever seen in almost any game.”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Jawdroppingly Beautiful Environments”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Fun, smooth hack-and-slash combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“character control is perfect - really smooth, not at all clunky.”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
Good value when discounted
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is real loot for that price!!!”
Steam review · 60 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not a real Sacred: no open world or loot
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“This is Sacred in name only, be warned.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive button-mashing combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the game play is repetitive and boring You get essentially 4 attacks and one finisher.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Cringe, constant, unskippable dialogue and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Every second line in the script is a pathetic attempt at a joke. Surprising that they didn't add a laugh track.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Feels like a cheap mobile/kids game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Sacred 3 feels like little more than a cheap mobile game.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Clunky mouse-and-keyboard controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Unintuitive controls where you dodge towards the mouse, and the mouse is what you use to aim if not using controller, so you dodge and end up in the middle of enemies.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
No mid-mission saves or pause
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“No saving on checkpoints, you have to restart the WHOLE level if you quit in the middle.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista SP2 / 7 / 8
ProcessorIntel Pentium D945 (Dual Core 3400 MHz)/ AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (Dual Core 3000 MHz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GT 610 (1024MB) / ATI Radeon 4770 (512MB)
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista SP2 / 7 / 8
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4430 (Quad Core 3000 MHz) / AMD Phenom 9500 (Quad Core 2200 MHz)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GT 640 (2048MB) / ATI Radeon HD 5570 (1024MB)
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows Vista SP2 / 7 / 8
ProcessorIntel Pentium D945 (Dual Core 3400 MHz)/ AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (Dual Core 3000 MHz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GT 610 (1024MB) / ATI Radeon 4770 (512MB)
Storage25 GB available space
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