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Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Galactic Civilizations III

Release

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Critic score

78/100

Platform families

1

Editorial overview

Inside Galactic Civilizations III

What it is

Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy game.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Science fiction · 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Stardock

78Critics3.5/5Thursday, March 27, 201412.4 years ago

Official site

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Connected releases

23

Game data from IGDB

Languages

4 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

7 assets

Official trailers

Trailer

Screenshots & key art

Beyond this game

Explore the complete universe

One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.

FranchiseGalactic CivilizationsEnter the franchise

Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

19 DLC4 Expansion

Playable add-ons

Downloadable content

Optional releases built to extend the base game with new stories, systems, or items.

19 releases

Major add-ons

Expansions

Substantial new chapters that remain attached to the original game.

4 releases

ExpansionGalactic Civilizations III: MercenariesFeb 8, 2016Requires the base game

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Stardock
Developer · Publisher

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Release history

Mar 27, 2014PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 14, 2015PC (Microsoft Windows)

Themes & modes

Science fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • 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

Recommended

Recommended: • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system • OS *: 64-bit Windows 10 / 8.x / 7 • Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 Processor or Equivalent • Memory: 6 GB RAM • Graphics: 1 GB DirectX 10.1 Video Card • DirectX: Version 10 • Network: Broadband Internet connection • Storage: 15 GB available space • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card