Eternal Dread 3

Eh its pretty generic game with a very generic plot and world building and really boring character design just play Atlyss instead, much better in every single way.

It’s actually not bad at all for a low-budget game made by just two people. The combat system is simple. Most of it revolves around using skills and making the most of their effects, giving it a feel similar to online games from the 2000s. Using the right skills at the right time and choosing an element that has an advantage over your enemies can make fights much easier. For example, I played Warrior, and a lot of the skills give you I-frames during their animations, so you can actually use them to dodge enemy attacks or even counter them. You can also focus on skills that apply CC if you want to keep enemies under control. The game also has blocking and rolling for evasion, but there’s no parry or perfect dodge system, and there are no ultimate moves. As a result, there aren’t that many advanced action mechanics compared to modern action games. Character builds and equipment are also quite important. If you just focus on getting through the game without paying much attention to your build, it can definitely be difficult. However, if you enjoy building your character, farming for gear, and optimizing your gear stats around the playstyle you’re using, the game becomes significan…

The game is better made than the previous versions, but the big underlining issue I have is the constant death. If you fall in combat you watch a short cut scene of the girl being executed in various ways. Even if you go easy mode and never die all the roads and dungeons have the fallen anime girls placed all over the place. How does that world keep its population with losses like this and no males?

You come across this while zapping through Steam, thinking low budget eroge, ready to move to the next release, but wait, what's that about 8 playable classes? Warrior, mage, rogue, engineer, and a bunch others, each with a number of different skills, melee with stuns and knockdowns, big flashy elemental spells, summons, traps, decoys, what? You give it a try and eventually find it's a surprisingly fun low budget mix of Diablo/Elder Scrolls, with actually fun loot that lets you customize your set AND affixes without wanting to punch a developer that thought random affix upgrades are fun *glare at most Diablo-likes*. And here we are, putting a number of hours unthought for an unknown little indie game with a few different characters each with a different dual class combination, crafting some op combos and running across secret super bosses in a fun set of interconnected open areas. What a strange surprise this was, unfortunately they seem to have gone a few important steps backwards with Dread Trials, I hope they re evaluate and see the greatness they had here. Also, big *** companies check how to make a fun and very replayable game without risking all your $$$$$

Eternal Dread 3 is a grim, unapologetically harsh action RPG that fully commits to its bleak vision of a world already lost. Developed and published by Hitbear Studio, the game presents a demon-dominated realm where civilization has collapsed and survival itself feels like a temporary victory. Rather than offering heroic optimism, Eternal Dread 3 leans into despair, brutality, and persistence, creating an experience that is as much about enduring suffering as it is about overcoming enemies. This tone defines every system in the game, from combat pacing to narrative framing, and makes it clear that players are stepping into a setting where power is earned through hardship. Character creation is one of the game’s strongest pillars, offering a wide range of classes that meaningfully alter how the game is played. Each class embodies a distinct philosophy of combat, from traditional melee warriors who rely on positioning and stamina control, to ranged fighters and magic users who exploit distance, elements, and crowd control. Hybrid classes blur these boundaries, allowing players to experiment with spell-infused melee builds or gadget-based battlefield control. Later progression system…

5/10. I'd say it's a bad game that is still fun to play. I'd say the appeal to this game is that it at least get's the progression and variety in monsters and biomes right, and you can make a cute anime girl to roam the map and power up. I found the game to be more fun the longer it went on for, the combat can get pretty hectic depending on the two classes you have by the midpoint. If it weren't for the really janky combat mechanics it would easily be a 6/10 action RPG. I think $15 is too much though so grab it with some other stuff during a seasonal sale like I did and it should be a fun distraction for a few days.