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 |
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. | |||
GOG.com | Ultimate Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam | Ultimate Edition also available. |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Map Pack | ||
Mega Events | ||
Revenge of the Snathi | ||
Precursor Worlds | ||
Mercenaries | ||
Builders Kit | ||
Rise of the Terrans | ||
Lost Treasures | ||
Altarian Prophecy | ||
Crusade | ||
Mech Parts | ||
Intrigue | ||
Heroes of Star Control: Origins | ||
Retribution | ||
Villains of Star Control: Origins | ||
Worlds in Crisis |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the in-game options[1] |
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Game data
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
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
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 |
Audio
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. |
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.