Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
A supernatural detective adventure tracing a kidnapping through historical secrets
Sierra On-Line · Published by Activision · Released Aug 29, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 91
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Aug 29, 2016
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned?
This third-person point-and-click adventure follows Gabriel Knight and Grace Nakimura to Rennes-le-Château, France, as they investigate a child's kidnapping. You play as both characters, exploring the village and surrounding hills, questioning people, collecting or stealing useful items, and solving puzzles.
For you if...
- +you like stories mixing religious history with the occult
Not for you if...
- −you prefer modern graphics and straightforward controls
What players say
58% of 91 reviews are positive
Players praise the story, characters, and voice acting. Recurring complaints concern disc prompts that prevent startup, crashes, and graphical issues on modern PCs, though some players report getting it working with workarounds.
Screenshots and trailer
Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 7 Compatible
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 7.0
Recommended
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 Compatible
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned 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
