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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“- Start a game - Meet another civ - They ask for everything I own - I refuse - They declare war 11/10 realism”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,566 hrs played“Click during the 2K logo at startup and it won't crash. Have fun, this game is frustrating as hell”
— a player, Steam review · 226 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Classic · 4X · Historical · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Replay Value · Grand Strategy · Simulation · Military (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.civ3.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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.