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Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is a strategy, turn-based strategy and turn-based game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.
Released on October 25th 2006 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 7,231 reviews of which 6,485 were positive and 746 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.31€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete into these genres:

Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Classic 4X Historical Singleplayer Multiplayer Replay Value Grand Strategy Simulation Military Exploration Addictive City Builder Old School War Isometric Diplomacy Alternate History

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Windows

Recommended: 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.

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Feb. 2026

I can't understate what a brilliant game this is. Even in 2026, given what gaming has become, Civ III shines for its complexity of game mechanics. It starts easy: you explore some land, build and connect a few cities. Soon, you'll be playing a chess of a thousand factors -- as you risk a deficit economy to be the first at some tech tree milestone, or pull five adversaries into a complex web of well-timed alliances, allowing you to successfully invade neighbouring territory with your reputation intact. Behind the flat (almost board game) interface, it's a masterpiece mostly for all the cleverly balanced factors you can control, the large variety of angles you'll want to learn to manage, and the way those seamlessly escalate through several ages that reveal shifting priorities. War, diplomacy, trade, economics, domestic policy, culture and technology -- they're simplified to make it fun to play, but they're woven together so each affects the other. I promise you'll be on the edge of your seat watching your careful plans come to fruition. Or, have to regroup because you misjudged. That risk is what makes the reward. And btw you'll probably learn something. Genuine effort was put into giving the user insight into the history and context of government types, military units, etc, via a "Civilopedia" that you'll want to refer to often to succeed. (An artifact, probably, of the "educational game" era that gave rise to the Sid Meier's Civilization series.) This is an old game, so expect some archaic UI choices, but it's a timeless classic and worth thousands of hours of your enjoyment. I can see why so many are still playing it today. Speaking of hours: my one caveat is how long it can take to play, especially if you decide to play carefully. It's likely you'll have many unfinished saves, but you can always just start fresh.

July 2025

Civ 3 is great. Don't sleep on it. It has gorgeus 2D graphics, simple to read, unlike the later entries. It has less bloat, games are a bit quicker and yeah, you have less options, but I think whats there works very well.

June 2025

Best Civ game of all time they should make a remaster with better graphics and the exact same gameplay.

May 2025

I love this game; almost 25 years since I first played it, I still find myself coming back to it multiple times a year. It's deeply flawed- the balance between different units and leader traits is terrible, the AI blatantly cheats, all sorts of now-standard QoL elements are missing (why is Joao always "Annoyed" with you? The interface won't tell you, and it doesn't matter because all of the AI can and will declare war at random). None of that detracts from this being the only Civ game where it feels like a dynamic, living world, with real empires and massive battles, without being bogged down in so many options and mechanics that late-game turns take an hour each. I wish there was an option to just observe the AI play entire maps against itself- it does a better job colonizing land and keeping matches lively than any 4x opponent before or since. It's also like two bucks on sale, so just buy it if you have any interest at all in the genre and haven't experienced it before.

March 2025

Civ III is the best of the series with fixes to all the bugs from the original 2 versions without going detail crazy with the later versions. Good old fashioned strategy with a difficulty level for all skill levels to challenge you or let you relax and have fun.

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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete received 6,485 positive votes out of a total of 7,231 achieving a rating of 8.69.

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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is not playable on MacOS.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is not playable on Linux.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete does not currently offer any DLC.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete does not support Steam Remote Play.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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