<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Realmforge	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2015	O
video	O
game	O
Dungeons	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
combines	O
dungeon	B-Application
building	I-Application
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
building	I-Application
video	O
game	O
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
dungeon	B-Application
building	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
hand	O
,	O
performing	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
moving	O
creatures	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
casting	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
specific	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
target	O
for	O
attacking	O
heroes	O
and	O
its	O
destruction	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
is	O
generated	O
by	O
Demon	O
units	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
unleash	O
powerful	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
revive	O
Demon	O
units	O
and	O
turn	O
toolboxes	O
into	O
magic	O
toolboxes	O
for	O
more	O
powerful	O
traps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
both	O
neutral	O
units	O
and	O
rooms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
treasury	O
and	O
farms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
factions	O
that	O
provide	O
their	O
own	O
specific	O
advantages	O
and	O
disadvantages	O
:	O
The	O
Horde	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hire	O
goblins	O
,	O
orcs	B-Language
and	O
naga	O
and	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
training	O
rooms	O
and	O
traps	O
;	O
Demons	O
consist	O
of	O
imps	O
,	O
arachnids	O
and	O
succubi	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
research	O
upgrades	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
generate	O
mana	B-Application
for	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
advanced	O
traps	O
;	O
and	O
The	O
Undead	O
faction	O
offers	O
banshees	O
,	O
vampires	O
and	O
lich	O
creatures	O
and	O
rooms	O
like	O
a	O
prison	O
to	O
incarcerate	O
attacking	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	O
Demon	O
units	O
will	O
be	O
resurrected	O
in	O
a	O
lair	O
using	O
mana	B-Application
and	O
defeated	O
Undead	O
units	O
will	O
slowly	O
regenerate	O
in	O
their	O
graveyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
dungeon	B-Application
building	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
units	O
cannot	O
be	O
controlled	O
directly	O
but	O
picked	O
up	O
using	O
the	O
hand	O
and	O
dropped	O
where	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
to	O
attack	O
heroes	O
that	O
have	O
entered	O
the	O
dungeon	O
through	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
entrances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
select	O
units	O
like	O
in	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
issue	O
commands	O
directly	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
use	O
their	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
a	O
skirmish	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
battles	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
on	O
randomly	O
generated	O
maps	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
but	O
not	O
attack	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
dungeons	O
(	O
unlike	O
in	O
Dungeons	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
rotated	O
by	O
90°	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
uses	O
two	O
different	O
mini-maps	O
for	O
dungeon	O
and	O
over-world	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dungeons	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
a	O
new	O
continent	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
good	O
paladin	O
Tanos	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
racist	O
dwarf	O
king	O
Grimli	O
,	O
the	O
vain	O
paladin	O
Elric	O
the	O
Pretty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
greedy	O
Yaina	O
Overproud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dungeon	O
Lord	O
casts	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
control	O
Thalya	O
,	O
awakening	O
her	O
evil	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
Tanos	O
himself	O
,	O
she	O
fails	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
to	O
temporarily	O
transport	O
the	O
Dungeon	O
Lord	O
to	O
the	O
continent	O
where	O
he	O
battles	O
with	O
Tanos	O
who	O
then	O
flees	O
and	O
becomes	O
more	O
fanatic	O
in	O
his	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
Thalya	O
and	O
her	O
forces	O
,	O
sacrificing	O
his	O
own	O
cities	O
and	O
people	O
and	O
calling	O
upon	O
dead	O
heroes	O
from	O
Valhalla	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
for	O
him	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
so	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
allusions	O
to	O
other	O
works	O
of	O
science-fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
meta-humor	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
frequently	O
breaking	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
narrator	O
and	O
Thalya	O
in	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalypso	O
Media	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
with	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
and	O
an	O
announcement	O
teaser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
over-world	O
as	O
an	O
area	O
to	O
be	O
captured	O
in	O
Dungeons	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
proven	O
a	O
successful	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
Realmforge	O
Studios	O
concentrated	O
on	O
expanding	O
upon	O
this	O
concept	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
changes	O
that	O
players	O
liked	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realmforge	O
Studios	O
released	O
multiple	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
to	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
three	O
preceding	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
which	O
were	O
all	O
limited	O
to	O
three	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
this	O
expansion	O
offers	O
eight	O
new	O
missions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
new	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
adds	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanisms	O
by	O
allowing	O
enemies	O
to	O
create	O
outposts	O
within	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dungeon	O
area	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
defenses	O
outside	O
the	O
dungeon	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
traps	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Unexpected	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Realmforge	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
Famous	O
Last	O
Words	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
planned	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breaking	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
completely	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
sees	O
Thalya	O
battling	O
the	O
Narrator	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
previously	O
announcing	O
that	O
Famous	O
Last	O
Words	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Realmforge	O
released	O
a	O
map	O
pack	O
entitled	O
A	O
Multitude	O
of	O
Maps	O
on	O
21	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
opined	O
that	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
closest	O
the	O
developer	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
creating	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
 '	O
iconic	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
improvements	O
compared	O
to	O
Dungeons	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
almost	O
non-existent	O
,	O
making	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
merely	O
a	O
polished	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
versions	O
were	O
rated	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
4Players	O
especially	O
criticizing	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphical	O
errors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
improved	O
user	O
interface	O
(	O
UI	O
)	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
input	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
easy	O
input	O
on	O
consoles	O
,	O
something	O
seldom	O
achieved	O
by	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
simulation	O
games	O
that	O
tend	O
to	O
be	O
tailored	O
to	O
PC	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
PC	O
Games	O
criticized	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
building	I-Application
aspect	O
for	O
always	O
relying	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
pattern	O
since	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
missions	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
scarcity	O
of	O
resources	O
would	O
force	O
players	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Games	O
lauded	O
the	O
new	O
co-op	O
mode	O
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
Dungeons	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allowed	O
to	O
attack	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
