Galactic Civilizations III

What if one day, humanity discovered they weren't alone in the galaxy? Embark on an epic 4X strategy journey in Galactic Civilizations III, where you'll guide your chosen civilization—from Humans and Drengin to Altarians and many more—towards a golden age. Each race boasts its own unique history, technology tree, and ship components, ensuring a distinct experience with every playthrough.

Research groundbreaking technologies, design formidable starships, and colonize new worlds. Negotiate vital trade routes and treaties, wage strategic wars, employ cunning espionage, and promote your most outstanding citizens. The galaxy is yours to shape.

Galactic Civilizations III now includes the expansive Crusade and Retribution expansions, along with the Mega Events add-on, delivering an unparalleled gameplay experience. Answer the ultimate question: how will you rule your galaxy?

Never the Same Game Twice

Every new game presents a fresh canvas. Customize your experience by selecting map size, planetary and resource abundance, event frequency, and more. Galactic Civilizations III offers multiple, non-linear victory conditions: achieve military conquest, cultural domination, technological ascension, or forge powerful political alliances. Engage in thrilling multiplayer battles against fellow players, expanding your strategic challenges beyond AI opponents. A deep and intuitive custom ship designer further enhances the immersive experience, allowing you to craft your perfect fleet.

Core Features:

Base Game

• The Ultimate Sandbox Experience: Each game features a unique map, worlds, and challenges on a massive scale. Play against 16 to 100 opponents.
• Multiple Paths to Victory: Win through military conquest, cultural domination, technological ascension, or political alliance.
• Create Your Own History: Each sandbox game allows you to forge a new future history for your civilization.
• Story-Based Campaign: Uncover the ancient histories of alien civilizations and one possible future for humanity.
• Massive Technology Tree: Research a technology tree with immense breadth and depth. Each playable faction has unique specializations that influence your playstyle and path to victory.
• Faction & Ship Customization: Design your civilization with unique visuals, ships, technologies, and even AI behavior options.
• Multiplayer: Compete online with friends, with full support for custom civilizations and saved multiplayer games.
• A Deep Economy: Every world is unique with diverse resources that can dramatically alter your strategy each game.
• Planetary Governors: Utilize individual planetary leaders to manage your worlds, directing improvements and resource allocation, freeing you to focus on grander strategic goals.

Retribution Expansion

• Artifacts: Discover powerful items hidden on planets across the galaxy, granting your civilization instant access to new abilities.
• Hypergates: Construct powerful gateways that, when linked, allow your fleets to traverse hyperspace at unprecedented speeds.
• Major Civilizations - Drath and Korath: Control the manipulative Drath, who pull strings across the galaxy, or the extermination-focused Korath. Each boasts unique special abilities, bonuses, and ship parts.
• Supply Ships: Utilize supply ships to deliver goods and services to your planets, aiding in their development.
• Updated Technology Tree: A comprehensive overhaul of the technology tree adds depth and sharpens strategic research choices.
• Retribution Campaign: Experience a campaign where the malevolent Drengin Empire's underestimation of humanity leads to a desperate struggle for survival.

Crusade Expansion

• Civilization Builder: Create a custom faction with its own leader, ideology, and abilities. Design your unique galactic navy and craft custom dialogue for your faction.
• Invasions: Train your citizens into soldiers and launch invasions of enemy worlds. Plan your attacks carefully and ensure your homeworld remains defended.
• Espionage: Employ spies to steal technologies, sow civil unrest, sabotage enemy worlds, or even assassinate key enemy citizens.
• Galactic Citizens: Shape your civilization's destiny with talented individuals. Choose from over a dozen unique roles, including commander, engineer, farmer, and celebrity.

Mega Events

• Complex Decisions: Employ skill and strategy to overcome unexpected galactic challenges.
• Galaxy-wide Events: Confront issues on a grand, galactic scale.
• Guide Your Civilization: Comfort your people through the assassination of beloved leaders, decide how to handle the discovery of mysterious alien artifacts, face down the formidable Dread Lords, and more.