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GOD EATER 3
A fast action game where a team of up to four hunts giant monsters, plus eight-player raid missions.
Online co-op for up to 8 players.
- 8 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
Giant monsters called Aragami are wiping out what is left of the world. You play a God Eater, a fighter whose weapon doubles as a gun and a shield. Each mission sends you against Aragami in fast fights where you dart around them and hack away. What you harvest from fallen monsters goes into crafting and upgrading better gear.
Up to four of you can play the campaign together online, and computer partners can fill empty places. Assault Missions raise the group to eight players against a tougher kind of Aragami. Everyone brings their own weapon and build.
It suits friends who like to repeat missions and improve their gear together. Everyone has to have unlocked a mission before the group can pick it, so a friend who is behind in the story slows the whole team down.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Exploring
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Monsters, Post-apocalypse
Rated on our own feel scale. 7 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked GOD EATER 3
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Granblue Fantasy: Relink differs
- Fits a smaller group than GOD EATER 3
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about monsters that hunt you. Both have upgrades that carry over.
But fits a smaller group than GOD EATER 3.
Neverwinter
Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 10 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both have a lot of fighting side by side. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from GOD EATER 3.
Lost Ark
Why it scores 85%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Lost Ark differs
- More time to just hang out than GOD EATER 3
- 16 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about monsters that hunt you. Both have upgrades that carry over.
But more time to just hang out than GOD EATER 3.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
Steam marks the game as not free, with a list price of $59.99. Every checked edition is a paid download.
- 478
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
- Single-player editions
- Not confirmed
Sources
16 pages
en.bandainamcoent.euOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game.
- Online co-op: The maker's post of 2019-02-06 has a team of 4 play the campaign together. It does not use the word online, so the Steam co-op category, the Steam matchmaking patch and the console store pages back that part.
- Most players online: Says up to 8 players in Assault Missions and a team of 4 for the campaign. The 8 applies to Assault Missions only.
- Kind of game: Presents the campaign and the Assault Missions as a team playing on the same side.
bandainamcoent.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Genres, About, Fighting, Story, Exploring.
- Platforms: The maker's page lists PlayStation 4, Steam and Nintendo Switch as the places to get it.
- Genres: The page tags the game as Action, Anime and Role Playing.
- About: Describes monsters called Aragami that threaten humanity and the fighters who hunt them.
- Fighting: Describes dynamic high-speed battles against Aragami.
- Story: Describes a world close to extinction and a character you create.
- Exploring: Says you explore devastated areas that are new to the series.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Fighting, Story, About.
- Online co-op: Features list Online Co-op. The page also lists Online PvP, which we did not use.
- Fighting: User tags include Hack and Slash and Action RPG.
- Story: User tags include Story Rich.
- About: The short text calls the setting post-apocalyptic, with god-like monsters devastating the world. User tags include Hunting and Post-apocalyptic.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available.
- Release date: Steam shows Feb 7, 2019, which is the PC date. The first release was on PS4 in Japan, see the Gematsu notes.
- Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.
- Genres: Steam lists Action.
- Free base co-op: Steam marks the game as not free, with a list price of $59.99. Every checked edition is a paid download.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op.
- Online co-op: The maker's post of 2019-06-05 for the Steam version fixes matchmaking between players with different download regions, so the PC build has online matchmaking.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Shows online play with PS Plus.
- Most players online: Shows support for up to 8 online players.
- Platforms: The PS4 edition. The legal text says it is playable on PS5, so PS5 is backward compatibility and not a native edition.
- Free base co-op: The PS4 edition is sold for $59.99. A separate free demo exists and does not count.
nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Lists an Online co-op tag and online play.
- Most players online: Shows online play for 1 to 8 players. Local wireless needs 2 to 4 consoles, which is not local co-op on one device.
- Platforms: The Nintendo Switch edition, released 2019-07-12. The page marks Switch 2 compatibility as Supported, so Switch 2 play is backward compatibility.
- Free base co-op: Sold as a paid digital download.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: P136 is action role-playing game and post-apocalyptic video game.
- Release date: P577 gives only the year 2018, which agrees with the Japanese PS4 release in December 2018.
gematsu.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: Article of 2018-09-10 says the PS4 version launches in Japan on December 13 and in the Americas and Europe in early 2019, so the first release was PS4 in Japan.
gematsu.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: Japanese sales chart for 2018-12-10 to 2018-12-16 lists the PS4 version as a new entry dated 12/13/18, which confirms the launch day.
cgmagonline.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Working in sync, Tension and danger.
- Fighting: Review of 2019-02-07 describes high-speed action and many fights where players test their builds.
- Unlocks and progress: Says nearly every part of the loadout can be changed and that weapon crafting and upgrading give you something to look forward to.
- Working in sync: Says Assault Missions force players to really work together to stand a chance.
- Tension and danger: Says many missions are easy, but the Ash Aragami and the Assault Missions are a real challenge.
geekculture.coPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Planning ahead, Story, Unlocks and progress, Most players online.
- Planning ahead: Review of 2019-03-17 says you give companions passive skills and should build a balanced party, much like an RPG party.
- Story: Calls the story hit or miss.
- Unlocks and progress: Mentions a very large set of customisation options and upgradeable gear.
- Most players online: Says the multiplayer mode connects you with up to seven other players in Assault Missions.
culturedvultures.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Getting better: Review of 2019-02-06 says the game asks you to learn strategies, manage gear and respond quickly to attacks.
- Planning ahead: Same review says you need to manage equipment and upgrades and learn strategies.
gametyrant.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Calm and coziness, Building and creating, Story.
- Sessions: Review says replay value comes from many weapons, hard Assault Missions and the drive to improve. It also says a group can only take missions everyone has reached, so the player furthest behind sets the pace.
- Calm and coziness: Says the start is slow, with more cutscenes and talking than fighting.
- Building and creating: Says you craft items, weapons and armour from parts and blueprints found on missions.
- Story: Describes a campaign with many cutscenes and talking scenes.
pushsquare.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: Preview of 2019-01-17 says you team up with three other players or seven depending on the mission, and computer characters fill empty places.