Galactic Civilizations III
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| Developers | |
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| Stardock Corporation | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 14, 2015 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| OpenCritic | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | 4X, TBS |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Galactic Civilizations |
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| Galactic Civilizations | |
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| Galactic Civilizations | 2003 |
| Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords | 2006 |
| Galactic Civilizations III | 2015 |
| Galactic Civilizations IV | 2022 |
General information
- Official forums
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
DRM-free when launched directly from executable using the -AUTH_PASSWORD=0 -EpicPortal command line argument. Ultimate Edition also available. |
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| GamersGate | |
Ultimate Edition also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Ultimate Edition also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Gold Edition also available. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Gold Edition also available. | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Game Pass for PC | |
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| Steam | |
Ultimate Edition also available. | |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Map Pack | |
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| Mega Events | |
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| Revenge of the Snathi | |
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| Precursor Worlds | |
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| Mercenaries | |
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| Builders Kit | |
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| Rise of the Terrans | |
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| Lost Treasures | |
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| Altarian Prophecy | |
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| Crusade | |
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| Mech Parts | |
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| Intrigue | |
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| Heroes of Star Control: Origins | |
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| Retribution | |
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| Villains of Star Control: Origins | |
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| Worlds in Crisis | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Use the in-game options[1] |
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Game data
Gameplay settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/226860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Saves\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/226860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | EGS launcher now supports cloud syncing (enabled by default). | |
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
Interface settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | [2] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Game has a native support for full UI scaling | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use number keys for presets. Middle mouse button for free adjustment | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | This game has some heavy use of colors in graphs, borders and objects. Colors are often too close to tell even without color blindness | ||
Input
Main key bindings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Planets and starbases key bindings.
Ships key bindings.
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | SFX, UI, and Music. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Multiplayer: Excludes start of turn notification, and cutscenes. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Russian | For the GOG.com version on Windows 10, run <path-to-game>\Fonts\gc3_font_setup.exe to install the Cyrillic font.[3] |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | Native | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 10.1, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 8.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD K10 Dual-Core |
Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | 15 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 500 Series AMD Radeon HD 5x00 Series Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.1 compatible | 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/226860/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (226860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.