Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

Historical turn-based strategy about exploring, settling, and conquering civilizations

Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Oct 25, 2006

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 7,809
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 30 in 30 days
Playing now: 977; peak 24h 1,349
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 11 years ago; Apr 23, 2015

What is Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete?

A historical turn-based strategy game in which you explore maps, found and connect cities, research technologies, manage diplomacy, and wage war. This edition includes the base game plus Play the World and Conquests content, with additional civilizations and scenarios; multiplayer is limited to LAN.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning across technology, diplomacy, economy, and war
+you prefer exploration, settlement, and building large civilizations
+you want single-player strategy or LAN multiplayer matches

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced combat instead of turn-based planning
−you dislike managing large stacks of units and workers
−you expect modern controls and streamlined movement

What players say

89% of 7,809 reviews are positive · 86% of 30 in the last 30 days

Players praise its layered strategy, especially exploration, city building, technology, diplomacy, and large-scale warfare. The most common complaint is poor reliability on modern systems, including startup and map-loading crashes, resolution problems, and required workarounds. Some also find the pace slow and unit management clunky.

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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows® 2000/XP (only), Pentium® II 400 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 1.7 GB Free HDD space, Windows® 2000/XP compatible video card*, Windows® 2000/XP compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.