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Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “varied arcade shooting” (29 of 91 reviews) and “colorful neon 3D arenas” (15); the most common complaint is “enemies spawning on players” (6). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I'm on the fence and would have given it a Neutral review if I could. The game is great when it works as it is supposed to. However, it has had many technical issues from the start and they haven't been resolved to this…”
15 of the 91 reviews raise this.
10 of the 91 reviews raise this.
9 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“10/10, played this for probably a few hundred hours on the xbox 360”
“Really fun game, great with controller. Much more to it than the original (in terms of levels, drones, powerups, etc)”
“Not as pure as the original but a lot of content/ variety if your as fan of the genre.”
7 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I'm on the fence and would have given it a Neutral review if I could. The game is great when it works as it is supposed to. However, it has had many technical issues from the start and they haven't been resolved to this…”
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm on the fence and would have given it a Neutral review if I could. The game is great when it works as it is supposed to. However, it has had many technical issues from the start and they haven't been resolved to this…”
5 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I'm on the fence and would have given it a Neutral review if I could. The game is great when it works as it is supposed to. However, it has had many technical issues from the start and they haven't been resolved to this…”
4 of the 91 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“good game but The person responsible for designing the blue and red ship ruined the game”
Counted across 91 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Great game. I wish GW2 was available though.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Still after more than a decade-there's nothing like it!”
— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played“Absolutely phenomenal game, with Sektori as a spiritual successor (but not in the same league as GW3).”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
April 16 Evolved Update
Fixed an issue that would occasionally create duplicate scores on the leader boards. Please note: Leader boards and Multiplayer will be down for approximately 24 hours for maintenance. Thanks!
April 16 Evolved Update
Fixed an issue that would occasionally create duplicate scores on the leader boards. Please note: Leader boards and Multiplayer will be down for approximately 24 hours for maintenance. Thanks!
Evolved Update is Live!
Over 40 new levels, new grid shapes, new modes, and more! 40 new "Ultimate Mode" levels with all new grid shapes and gameplay modes 4 new Ultimate Mode boss battles Sweeper Drone with Detonator super
Evolved Update is Live!
Over 40 new levels, new grid shapes, new modes, and more! 40 new "Ultimate Mode" levels with all new grid shapes and gameplay modes 4 new Ultimate Mode boss battles Sweeper Drone with Detonator super
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Twin Stick Shooter · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Great Soundtrack · Local Co-Op · Local Multiplayer · Shooter · Difficult · Retro · Score Attack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | http://www.sierra.com/geometrywars |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 GT @ 512MB / ATI® Radeon™ X1900XT @ 512MB or better DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible Sound Card