Etrian Odyssey III HD

In the sea city of Armoroad, you lead a guild of adventurers into the Yggdrasil Labyrinth to investigate the ruins beneath the ocean. Create a party from a roster of character classes and guide its members through the maze.

Explore grid-based floors in first person, drawing a map as you go and marking paths, landmarks, and shortcuts. Turn-based battles require planning around enemies’ strengths and weaknesses while managing your party’s health and skill resources; quests and gathered materials support further expeditions.

Develop each adventurer through class skill trees, and later assign a subclass to broaden their abilities. Alongside the labyrinth, sail and chart nearby seas, take on quests and bosses, and make choices that lead along different story routes. The HD version adds selectable difficulty and quality-of-life features such as save slots and quick access to reference menus.

Players who enjoy the game often praise the freedom to build class combinations, the satisfaction of charting and navigating the labyrinth, and its demanding tactical battles. Sea exploration and the game’s art and music also appeal to some reviewers. Others find the experience grind-heavy or slow, and reviews raise concerns about unclear skills, mapping friction, the port, and its price.