Blizzard's hack-and-slash is surprisingly at home on Switch: loot rains, abilities pop on screen and it runs without a hitch handheld. The full content plus expansions deliver hundreds of hours of joyful farming.
Your verdict
Category
Action RPG4 players16+
Co-op
Description
Heroes battle the forces of Hell to stem the corruption of Sanctuary. Published by Blizzard, released worldwide in 2018. Frantic loot hunting, varied classes including the Necromancer, the Reaper of Souls expansion and co-op for up to four.
Diablo III: Eternal Collection review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Click, loot, equip, repeat: Diablo III strings an invisible thread from each fight to the next legendary drop. Every Paragon level unlocks a rune, a set bonus, a higher difficulty tier, so a « quick » run slides into one more rift. The promise of a perfect roll, never guaranteed, keeps pulling you back. A note of caution: grinding Greater Rift tiers for the leaderboard can tip into mechanical repetition.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Finishing the campaign is only an appetizer: the real game begins with the higher difficulty tiers, the hunt for legendary gear and the infinitely scaling rifts. Seven classes to level, four-player local co-op and ever-rarer loot sustain a loop designed never to truly end. That constant lure of the next tier explains its longevity.
Hell teems with demonic lords whose arenas bloom with deadly ground hazards you must constantly sidestep. The Skeleton King, Belial and Diablo himself cycle through add waves, telegraphed slams and berserk phases that test your build, dodges and cooldown management. The readable chaos and escalating power fantasy make every descent thrilling and tense.
Better with friends
Four heroes on the same couch tear through dungeons hunting loot, in a nervy, readable cooperation where every spell lights up the screen. You drop into a session in an instant, sharing finds and showy moments. Level or gear gaps can throw a pairing off balance, but the collective momentum and the downpour of items soon smooth those frictions away.
Is Diablo III: Eternal Collection still worth playing in 2026?
Diablo III: Eternal Collection lands on Switch as an exemplary port, able to run anywhere without trimming content. Its loot loop, refined a thousand times since the PC release, stays almost hypnotically effective. The varied classes, including the later-added Necromancer, multiply approaches, and four-player co-op works admirably in local play. The game has lost some shine against newer hack-and-slash titles, and its smoothed visuals feel less visceral than some rivals. But as a portable companion, it keeps a formidable pull and remains a fine entry into the series.
