Galactic Civilizations III Steam

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About the game

Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the
largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of
unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through
diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.

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 expansion
and 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 an AI in order to face off against fellow
players. All of this, topped with a rich and in-depth custom ship
designer ensure an immersive and exciting experience as you decide
how to rule your galaxy.

Key Features

BASE GAME

• The ultimate sandbox experience: Each game has
  a unique map, worlds, and challenges to face — all 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
  lets you create a new future history for your civilization.
• Story-based campaign: Learn the ancient
  histories of the alien civilizations and one possible future for
  the human race.
• Massive technology tree: Research a technology
  tree with immense breadth and depth. Each playable faction has
  their own unique specializations. Your choice determines how you
  play and win.
• Faction & Ship Customization: Create a
  civilization with its own look, ships, technologies, and even
  options for how the AI will use them.
• Multiplayer: Play online with friends with
  full support for custom civilizations, saved multiplayer games, and
  much more.
• A deep economy: Every world is unique with
  many different resources that can change the course of your
  strategy each game.
• Planetary Governors: Utilize individual
  planetary leaders to govern your worlds, deciding what improvements
  to build and when, which leaves you to focus on larger strategic
  goals.

CRUSADE

• Civilization Builder: Create a custom faction
  complete with leader, ideology, and abilities. Customize your own
  galactic navy and create unique dialogue for your faction.
• Invasions: Train your citizens to be soldiers
  and invade enemy worlds. Carefully plan your attacks, and don’t
  forget to leave your homeworld defended, too!
• Espionage: Spies can steal technologies,
  circulate rumors to create civil unrest, sabotage enemy worlds, or
  even go so far as to assassinate enemy citizens.
• Galactic Citizens: Shape the course of your
  civilization’s destiny with talented individuals called citizens.
  Choose from over a dozen unique roles – commander, engineer,
  farmer, celebrity, and more.

MEGA EVENTS

• Complex Decisions: Use skill and strategy to
  overcome unexpected challenges.
• Galaxy-wide Events: Deal with issues on a
  galactic scale.
• Guide your Civilization: Comfort your people
  through assassinations of beloved leaders, choose how to handle the
  discovery of a mysterious alien artifact, face down the Dread
  Lords, and more.

System requirements