Blood Bowl 3

Turn-based fantasy football where fouls and fatalities shape matches

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

Reviews: Mixed; 49% of 5,677
Recent reviews: Mixed; 44% of 18 in 30 days
Playing now: 96; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 5 months ago; Apr 20, 2026

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

49% of 5,677 reviews are positive · 44% of 18 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Blood Bowl 3 system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

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+

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.