Caesar™ 3
Roman city-building strategy centered on trade, industry, and defense
Impressions Games · Published by Activision · Released Aug 29, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 2,258
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 18 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 73
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Caesar™ 3?
An isometric single-player strategy game about governing cities in ancient Rome. You place buildings, manage trade, industry, and finances, consult citizens about local problems, and defend against invaders while advancing through a governor’s career.
For you if...
- +you enjoy managing trade, industry, and Roman city growth
- +you prefer challenging single-player city building at your own pace
- +you appreciate classic 1990s strategy design
Not for you if...
- −you want modern conveniences and clearly explained systems
- −you want multiplayer competition or cooperative building
What players say
93% of 2,258 reviews are positive · 94% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise its mix of city planning, economic management, challenge, and Roman atmosphere. Common complaints concern dated and poorly explained systems, citizen behavior, and compatibility problems; many players recommend community mods for quality-of-life changes.
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Caesar™ 3 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 7.0
Recommended
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 Compatible 3D Card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Multi window app automatically sets focus
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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