SpellForce 3
- Developer
- Grimlore Games
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- 07 December 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £32.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: real time strategy rts , role playing rpg , strategy
SpellForce 3 is the perfect blend between RTS and RPG! The game goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo.
Best gaming PC for SpellForce 3 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for SpellForce 3 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by THQ Nordic on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / Windows 10 (64 bit) | Windows 7 / 8 / Windows 10 (64 bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3570, AMD FX-6350 | Intel Core i7-4790, AMD FX-8350 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB | NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB |
| Storage | 51 GB | 51 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run SpellForce 3?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-4790, AMD FX-8350 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.