PCGame

Blood Bowl 3

Turn-based fantasy football where fouls and fatalities shape matches

Cyanide Studio · Published by Slitherine Ltd. · Released Feb 23, 2023

SportsStrategy

Third-party account required

Reviews
Mixed
46% of 4,112
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 17 in 30 days
Players
45
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 months ago
Apr 20, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 650
6 GB RAM · 12 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Blood Bowl 3?

A turn-based strategy sports game based on the official tabletop rules. You coach a fantasy faction through matches, positioning players to dodge or attack opponents and carry the ball into the end zone, in a single-player campaign or PvP competition.

For you if...

  • +you want fantasy football built around turn-based tactics
  • +you prefer competitive PvP matches to real-time sports action
  • +you want to practice tabletop positioning and probabilities

Not for you if...

  • −you want real-time football instead of board-game tactics
  • −you prefer sports games without gore and permanent injuries

What players say

46% of 4,112 reviews are positive · 76% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise its tabletop rules implementation, tactical PvP, and usefulness for practicing positioning and probabilities. The dominant complaint is aggressive monetization that puts many teams and cosmetics behind purchases or grinding; players also report an awkward interface, lag, disconnections, and lingering bugs.

Players over time

▼ -46% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 231 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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How many players finish Blood Bowl 3?

12% of Steam players have unlocked «Cabalvision, the only source for Blood Bowl», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Blood Bowl 3 screenshot 1

Blood Bowl 3 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 650, 6 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7770, 1 GB
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-4570 | AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB | AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Blood Bowl 3 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Blood Bowl 3 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Blood Bowl 3 (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
42
Steam features
Cloud saves, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Age rating
13+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Blood Bowl 3 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

6 DLC available.

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