Galactic Civilizations III overview

Overview

Galactic Civilizations III comes from Stardock Entertainment and is published by Stardock Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on May 14, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Galactic Civilizations III's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 101 players at 12 September 2026 - 07:23:23 UTC, with a tracked peak near 6,225. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 77% positive across 10,389 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Galactic Civilizations III is available in 4 languages including:

7 regional rating boards including pegi, usk, esrb, dejus, and kgrb

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Galactic Civilizations III has sold up to 643,000 units and has 8,332 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $18,700,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Galactic Civilizations III overview details

Galactic Civilizations III combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

What if one day, humans woke up to find that they weren’t alone in the galaxy? They make their way into space and discover other alien civilizations with their own histories and motivations looking to make a name for themselves. Choose your race - Human, Drengin, Altarian, and so many more - and lead your civilization into a golden age in one of the largest 4X strategy games ever made! Research new technology, design starships, and colonize new worlds as you face threats and conquer challenges from new and mysterious sources. Negotiate trade and treaties, wage wars, spy on your enemies, and promote outstanding citizens. And when you've finished that, play again as one of the many included alien civilizations each with its own history, technology tree, ship components, and more. Galactic Civilizations III now bundles in the Crusade and Retribution expansions, plus the Mega Events add-on content for an even greater gameplay experience! Join the ranks of galactic leaders today, and answer the question: how will you rule your galaxy? NEVER THE SAME GAME TWICE Each new game offers an array of options as you set it up - choose your map size, abundance of planets and resources, frequency of events, and more for a unique play experience every time. Galactic Civilizations III also removes linear victory conditions and offers you multiple objectives that you can choose to pursue in order to win, such as military conquest, cultural domination, technological ascension, or political alliances. The new multiplayer capabilities also allow you to expand your challenges and fights beyond a…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Galactic Civilizations III is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 101 players at 12 September 2026 - 07:23:23 UTC, a tracked peak of 6,225, and 77% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AliensSci-fi4XTurn-Based StrategySandbox3DGrand StrategyModdableHex GridPvEStrategyPvPProcedural GenerationTurn-BasedSpace

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Support and legal notes

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