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Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Released Aug 25, 2015 Developer Longbow Games Platforms Windows StrategySimulationIndieHistoricalRTS
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

82.3%positive558 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Hegemony III is a game I have over 300 hours in and can highly recommend. I haven’t played those hours in one go. The game is a game I have played through several times, and yet still come back to from time to time to scratch an itch, as this game does many things very well and…”

— a player, Steam review · 351 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Good Game!!”

— a player, Steam review · 1,307 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The anti-player bias where the AI spawns exactly at the worst times is a pretty annoying to simulate a challenge. If you're going to allow the AI to magically communicate, it should be a game feature. Sending diplomats, or scouts, which as other players have mentioned they don't…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

28achievements
3.9%median completion
0.7%rarest: The Don of The Ancients
43.7% of players 32.2% of players 29.8% of players 24.4% of players 21.4% of players 19.6% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 14.9% of players 10.6% of players 9.3% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 2.4% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.7% of players 43.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.7%Aut Neca Aut Necare — Defeat 100 Brigades
32.2%Built on the Backs of Slaves — Capture 1000 slaves
29.8%An Army Marches on its Belly — Harvest 200 000 food
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%The Don of The Ancients — Win the Unification sandbox as a Sicilian faction
1.0%An Italic League — Win the Unification sandbox as a Sabellic faction
1.0%King of Sicily — Proclaim Pyrrhus as King of Sicily by taking Eryx, Lilybaeum and the southern coast from Carthage

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US29.99 USD
UK22.99 GBP
Australia42.95 AUD
Canada32.99 CAD
Japan2,980 JPY
Brazil55.99 BRL
China88.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$11 China Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$30

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 27, 2020
New Hegemony III Expansion Coming!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33346862/1146ad2117a98d96e2b41ce9766c720fd3723f0e.jpg A new expansion for Hegemony III is coming! Play as any of a dozen new factions

Nov 01, 2019
Website Maintenance

For those wondering where our website went, we're going to be down for a bit while we move servers and do some long overdue updates. If you need support you can still reach us at [email protected]

Dec 13, 2017
New Hegemony III Content coming in 2018!

Read up on our plans for Hegemony III in the new year with the first details on our next content expansion: http://steamcommunity.com/app/308173/discussions/2/1617220671496170970/

Dec 13, 2017
New Hegemony III Content coming in 2018!

Read up on our plans for Hegemony III in the new year with the first details on our next content expansion: http://steamcommunity.com/app/308173/discussions/2/1617220671496170970/

Aug 09, 2017
New Update allows imports from Hegemony Rome!

Update 3.3.5 is officially here! The update adds some major new modding features like hi-res maps and support for importing units from Hegemony Rome, plus a handful of interface and gameplay adjustmen

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · Indie · Historical · RTS · Open World · Real Time Tactics · Grand Strategy · Wargame · Rome · Singleplayer · Alternate History (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements28
Official sitehttp://www.hegemony3.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Additional Notes: A 64 bit operating system is required to use the map editor