Action · May 13, 2020

Super Mega Baseball 3 (2020)

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Super Mega Baseball 3 refines the series’ formula with the deepest on-field simulation yet, comprehensive offline and online play including Franchise mode and the newly added Online Leagues mode, and vastly improved graphics. New content includes revamped UI plus tons of new audio, team/character content, and stadiums with variable lighting conditions. Features: Challenge your hand-eye coordination or relax and hit dingers with fluid gameplay that scales seamlessly from novice to beyond-expert levels of difficulty. Apply and refine your baseball instincts with a sophisticated baseball simulation featuring new pickoff and stealing mechanics, wild pitches/passed balls, designated hitters, and situational player traits. Take in the sights and sounds of 14 richly detailed ballparks, each featuring unique day, night and alternate lighting conditions. Guide an evolving team to greatness over multiple seasons in the all new Franchise mode featuring player development, aging, retirement and signing/releasing of free agents (1vCPU, 2vCPU, local or online). Organize a cross-platform league with your friends in the newly added, versatile Online Leagues mode (1v1, online only). Compete online to win pennants and climb to higher divisions in the cross-platform Pennant Race mode (1v1, online only, controller only). Create your ideal league with a comprehensive customization suite that includes season length/structure, team names/uniforms/logos, and player names/appearance/attributes. Play or simulate any combination of games/teams in customized Seasons and Elimination brackets, solo or with friends (1vCPU, 2vCPU, 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, CPUvCPU, local or online). Skip customization and compete for top leaderboard scores with standardized teams and settings (locked player attributes) in Standard Season and Standard Elimination modes (1vCPU, 2vCPU, local or online). Download the free demo to play an unlimited number of games in the competitive online Pennant Race mode, play Exhibition games against the AI, or experiment with the customization suite.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Baseball · 270
  • Sports · 262
  • Arcade · 257
  • PvP · 252
  • Immersive Sim · 244
  • Competitive · 241
  • Character Customization · 237
  • 3D · 231
  • Controller · 225
  • Action · 217
  • Simulation · 212
  • Stylized · 210
  • 4 Player Local · 202
  • Co-op · 194
  • Local Co-Op · 187

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.1k Steam reviewsTop 97% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles
Engagement hours219 h averageTop 1% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 2.1k reviews

1.9k positive · 186 negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

1.8k

Press Quotes

“Super Mega Baseball 3 is another unparalleled triumph.” Polygon “Super Mega Baseball 3 has added lots of depth and careful decision-making both on and off the field, while still preserving the cartoony arcade fun of the earlier games.” 90/100 – PC Gamer “The SMB series has become one of the most consistent, and well-developed sports gaming franchises available.” 9.5/10 – Forbes

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

219h

extensive (100+ hours)

Median

16h

Typical completion time

Achievements

41

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 13, 2020
DeveloperMetalhead Software Inc.
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base price$44.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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