The action takes place prior to the events in “SpellForce: The Order of Dawn”, and this “prequel” immerses players in the lush and luxuriant fantasy world of Eo.

Similar to its successful predecessors, players create their hero from scratch and can then develop the hero’s skills during the campaign, complete quests, explore the game world and join forces with up to three characters to form a group of heroes.

The map in SpellForce III is divided into different sectors. The player’s base won’t grow arbitrarily, but always organically. Concretely, this means that the player can only conquer sectors, which are connected to the base or other, already conquered, sectors. This is important, because there is no “Global Economy”, but the distribution of resources will happen mechanically (resources are being transported via carts). The player can decide which raw materials he wants to collect, distribute and export in each sector and must therefore carefully plan where to build the sectors.

If, for example, the player defeats all the enemies in a particular sector and the bandit camp is captured, he can establish an outpost in this area. The player can then construct buildings in the sectors, exploit raw materials (wood, stone, food, etc.), transport goods and produce resources to then recruit new fighting units. Each outpost has a set number of workers who can be hired, so a core element of the game is to balance the sector economy and manage the sector to ensure the most efficient deployment of the available workers.

We don’t want to ignore the RPG component and want players to have the best gaming experience possible with SpellForce III, so the micro management is not as hectic and fast-paced as in many other RTS games. Players can therefore enjoy both gameplay genres (RTS and RPG) in equal measure.

SpellForce III Reforced puts the players in the boots of a hero and of a general at the same time. Gather your companions, solve quests, gain experience and loot, level up and evolve your skills, all while you are taking command of an army, choose the best tactics, build a magnificent base and get your economy up and running to provide steady reinforcements.

SpellForce III Reforced offers an intuitive gamepad integration and tailor-made UI to smoothly control an RTS/RPG hybrid with complex mechanics.  

Originally planned for December 7, 2021, the release date for SpellForce III Reforced on on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S is rescheduled to March 8, 2022.

For owners of SpellForce III on PC, the SpellForce III Reforced Edition will be a free update and will arrive on December 6, 2021.

Compared to the original SpellForce III, the all-new Reforced Edition will feature an enhanced campaign experience including the following:

• Improved RTS mechanics and reworked RTS faction designs, introduced in the two expansions
• Reworked Skill trees
• Improved Quests
• Improved Coop Mode
• Improved loot distribution
• Improved balancing
• Complete rework of the hub
• All campaign/quest logic issues are fixed

Additionally to these campaign features, the Reforced Edition will have a visually and functionally enhanced User Interface, full gamepad support, and new content:

• A new skirmish map
• Journey Mode: An additional game mode similar to the original SpellForce’s “Free Game Mode”, providing more than 20 hours of unique content and a lot of replay value. Can be played in Coop!
• Journey Skirmish: Play PvP skirmish matches against other players with your overpowered journey heroes
• Arena Mode: An additional endless game mode where you start with a fresh character, fight against waves of monsters, and buy loot and spells from merchants to compete with other players in the leaderboards. Can also be played in Coop!
• Mod Support for the new Journey and Arena modes: Create your own Journey or arena maps and share them with the community (PC exclusive feature)

Additionally to the SpellForce III Reforced base game, the "Soul Harvest" and "Fallen God" expansions will each one be sold separately at an SRP of $19.99/€19.99. Both expansions feature their own single-player campaign with 30+ hours of gameplay each, as well as new units and more. The whole package, called SpellForce II Reforced Complete Edition, will be available at an SRP of $59.99/€59.99.

Key Features

• Innovative Mix: Unique gameplay blending RTS and RPG naturally together
• Streamlined for consoles: Intuitive gamepad integration and tailor-made UI to smoothly control a strategy/RPG mix with complex mechanics
• Create & Customize: Create your own hero and choose between distinct skill trees
• Single-player campaign: Featuring the dark, enthralling story of the long-misunderstood Trolls and their battle for survival, with a playtime of around 20 hours
• Build to Fight: Raise your own army and fight epic mass battles
• Epic Storyline: Immerse yourself in a rich world - Unravel the secrets behind the current situation in Nortander. Explore Eo, a fully-realized world filled with interesting characters and heart-wrenching stories.
• Make new friends - assemble your party from a diverse cast of companions that not only complement your skills in interesting ways but also have an impact on the narrative. Manage their skills and equipment to ensure victory on the battlefield.
• Choose your side: Strengthen and command one of three factions – Elves, Orcs and Humans. Prepare your troops and fight the mother of all battles. Play strategically, taking advantage of terrain, troop formations, visibility, scouting, etc.
• Experience an epic tale: Enjoy a fully-voiced 30+ hour campaign on your own or with friends in the campaign coop mode. Face opponents of all skills in the online battles.

Currently available on PC (Steam), SpellForce III is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on March 8, 2022 at $39.99/€39.99/£34.99.