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Etrian Odyssey III HD

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Set sail to an undersea labyrinth in search of the Deep City of Armoroad! Lead a party of adventurers to explore the vast dungeon in search of untold technology, treasure, and lost secrets.

What works

  • Deep party customization and subclassing
  • Engaging and challenging dungeon crawling
  • Manual map drawing with automap options
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Excellent soundtrack and art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and difficulty
  • Some mechanics and skill effects lack clear in-game explanation
  • Tedious grinding and resource management
  • Price considered high for a remaster
  • Limited social/multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered

  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

  • Wizardry: The Five Ordeals

  • Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

  • Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition

  • Legend of Grimrock

More relaxing

Games that feels like Etrian Odyssey III HD but with a more relaxing feel

More social

Games that feels like Etrian Odyssey III HD but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Wizardry 8

  • Bloodborne

  • Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-

  • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

  • Planet Alcatraz 2

  • Siege of Dungeon

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

  • Etrian Odyssey HD

  • Etrian Odyssey II HD

  • Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

  • RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

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Etrian Odyssey III HD: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026