The 3 attempts to repair the damage caused by the power surge and make her way back to the spreadsheet, providing the background story for the game.

[1] Some of the prominent puzzle types include: Unlike the developer's earlier games, 3 in Three was never ported but was released only for the Macintosh.

Macworld noted occasional issues with puzzles that were too easy or frustrating, but overall praised the game as mostly "creative, fun, entertaining, and best of all, challenging.

[4] MacUser awarded 3 in Three five out of five mice, claiming that Cliff Johnson had "achieved a new level of weirdness" with the game's variety of puzzles.

[8] Bob LeVitus recommended 3 in Three as a mind-boggling "tour de force of animation and sound" in The Macintosh Reader.