Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Steam Deck Unsupported

Sierra On-Line · Adventure · Aug 29, 2016

It depends on what you're after.

At $5.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

57%
Mixed
136 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 136 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 100 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game is really good, fueled by a strong and well-researched story, great voice-acting and strong characters.
30 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game is really good, fueled by a strong and well-researched story, great voice-acting and strong characters.
12 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
That aside, gameplay-wise, it's probably the best concept for 3D point & click adventures that was ever used.
9 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
You freely control the camera and except for the rather cumbersome inventory, everything plays well and quickly.
8 of 100 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters30 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics26 reviews
77%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes16 reviews
50%
Bugs5 reviews
20%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
57%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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