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Arc the Lad III

The events of this game take place several years after Elk and Arc faced their ultimate enemy in "Arc the Lad II". You control Alec, a teenager whose entire village was destroyed by an unknown evil - an event…

28 October 1999

Arc the Lad III is an adventure developed by G-Craft, released 28 October 1999 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Arc the Lad III is

Arc the Lad III is an adventure game developed by G-Craft and released in 1999. It was published by MonkeyPaw Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

he events of this game take place several years after Elk and Arc faced their ultimate enemy in "Arc the Lad II". You control Alec, a teenager whose entire village was destroyed by an unknown evil - an event that was later called "The Great Disaster". He was saved by a mysterious Hunter. Since then, growing peacefully in a village he was brought to, which was like a new home for the survivors of the Great Disaster, Alec dreams about meeting the Hunter again, and becoming a Hunter himself. Together with his best friend Lutz he tries his luck in nearby towns, receiving small Hunter jobs, until the fate crosses the ways of the two young people with a mysterious organization called the Academy…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Arc the Lad series

Arc the Lad III is the fourth of 8 entries we hold in the Arc the Lad series. It arrived 2 years after Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game. The next entry was Arc the Lad Collection in 2002.

See all 8 Arc the Lad games in release order →

What it launched against

Arc the Lad III launched on 28 October 1999, within three weeks of Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2, Thief Gold and Half-Life: Opposing Force.

Released around the same time: Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2, Thief Gold, Half-Life: Opposing Force.

Official trailer

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When did Arc the Lad III come out?
Arc the Lad III was released on 28 October 1999 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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