Dominions 3: The Awakening
Turn-based fantasy strategy where custom gods compete for ascension
Illwinter Game Design · Released Sep 10, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 127
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Sep 7, 2026
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dominions 3: The Awakening?
Dominions 3 is a turn-based fantasy strategy game in which you create a pretender god and lead a nation after the Old God disappears. You choose an era, manage provinces, build castles and temples, and use armies and magic against AI or other players. Multiplayer turns are simultaneous.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning around different nations and eras
- +you like experimenting with a large magic system
- +you want multiplayer strategy with simultaneous turns
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time play over turn-based planning
- −you want a strategy game with fewer units and spells
Screenshots and trailer
Dominions 3: The Awakening system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL capable, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Dominions 3: The Awakening?
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- OS
- Windows 10+
- Processor
- 1 GHz or faster, 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL capable graphics card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 350 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Dominions 3: The Awakening have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen and LAN; PvP split-screen and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Dominions 3: The Awakening run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Dominions 3: The Awakening use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Indie
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based
- Grand Strategy
- Fantasy
- God Game
- 4X
- Multiplayer
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Dec 5, 2016 · Dominions 3.33