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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“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“Good Game!!”
— a player, Steam review · 1,307 hrs played“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 playedLatest official news
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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
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]
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/
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/
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.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · Indie · Historical · RTS · Open World · Real Time Tactics · Grand Strategy · Wargame · Rome · Singleplayer · Alternate History (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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