Galactic Civilizations III on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.

Galactic Civilizations III is a aliens, sci-fi and 4x game developed and published by Stardock Entertainment.
Released on May 14th 2015 is available only on Windows in 4 languages: English, French, German and Russian.

It has received 10,269 reviews of which 7,867 were positive and 2,402 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. šŸ˜Š

The game is currently priced at 28.99ā‚¬ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: 64-bit Windows 10 / 8.x / 7
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD K10 Dual-Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10.1 Video Card (AMD Radeon HD5x00 Series / Nvidia GeForce 500 Series / Intel HD 4000 or later)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

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Feb. 2025
Been a long time MOO2 fan girl. I like the very close game play mechanics to MOO2, and the remake. I like the variety and the beauty of the procedural generated galaxy when you begin a new game. Truly an experience that you never seem to have duplicated which is very cool. The diversity of Races both Major and Minor are incredible. If you're a Civ 5 and up fan, then this science fiction option surely will take your empire managing fix to a new exciting level. I began the GAL CIV journey when the second instalment of this franchise was the newest. I appreciated the beauty and wonder and the unexpected outcomes throughout the course of the game. Has many of the Civilization tropes that many fans would enjoy. I find this series has genuinely improved as it progresses not compared to other games that seem to go backwards or let go of features that many fans hope to see carry over to the next game. I am glad I own all of GALACTIC CIV 3. I am excited for 4 and this instalment is no slouch. Definitely fun to play with friends. It's hard to convince players to try a game of such strategy, as it is indeed in depth. A true evolution to RISK on a galactic scale and with much more intricate detail and wonder. I would love to see tournament game play of this series as I find it is a very enjoyable journey as you play. Events also come out of nowhere both good and bad. Keeps things interesting and non-predictable. Research trees are extensive and very interesting. The detail and effort the dev team has offered in GAL CIV 3 is quite an offering, and definitely a nice addition to your 4x library if you're fond of these types of games. I hope you find my review helpful. I plan to play a lot more when life isn't so hectic. Enjoy leading your Galactic Civilization to one of several possible victory conditions. :)
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Feb. 2025
Classic 4X . In space. Conquer the galaxy! But be warned that this game features the "just one more turn" quirk that can bend time and 4 hours will pass in what seems to be 15 minutes. Each faction/race/civilization has a deep rich backstory and it's own design aesthetic to its ships. The ship and civilization design capabilities extend the game's playability. Recommended for fans of Sid Meiers' Civilization series.
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Dec. 2024
It's awesome! It's like Stellaris, but not as complicated. The game gets stuck sometimes on turns but a quick reload is fine. Save often. The AI is fun to play against and there are plenty of options and paths to victory,
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Oct. 2024
a little tedious gameplay , graphics are behnd the times, but game is relaxing . I can be played off an on over time and becomes a nice outlet during school breaks.
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April 2024
A mix of Master Of Orion and Space Empires. Presentation (UI, etc) is pretty basic, but gameplay is good. However, another 4x space game that does not have any meaningful combat. It's just rock paper scissors with beams, missiles and kinetics. Not much to it. Personally, I think it would have been one of the best 4x space games if the combat aspect would have been more fleshed out. That's the only thing missing from the gameplay feature side. Everything else is there.
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Galactic Civilizations III
7.5
7,867
2,402
Online players
199
Developer
Stardock Entertainment
Publisher
Stardock Entertainment
Release 14 May 2015
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