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Patrician III

Medieval trade and city management in a Hanseatic economic sandbox

Ascaron Entertainment ltd. · Published by Kalypso Media Digital · Released Nov 18, 2010

RPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 939
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 11 in 30 days
Players
25
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 6.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Patrician III?

You play a merchant in thirteenth-century Hanseatic Europe, trading goods between cities to build wealth and standing. You can build production sites, improve towns, pursue political influence, and fight pirates or become one yourself in an economic sandbox.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning trade routes around local supply and demand
  • +you like building industries and developing medieval towns

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast-paced action instead of trading and management
  • −you dislike detailed economic planning and repetitive route management

What players say

81% of 939 reviews are positive · 81% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the depth of trading and city development. Common complaints include launch failures and display problems on modern Windows systems, as well as tedious route management and a dated interface.

Players over time

▲ +23% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 37 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Patrician III system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 6.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP2/Vista
Processor
1.6 GHz or higher
Graphics
128 MB DirectX 9-compatible (Pixel/Vertexshader 1.1)
Memory
512 MB or higher
Storage
6.5 GB free hard drive space

Does Patrician III have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Patrician III run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Patrician III 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

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