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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete cover art

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

Firaxis Games · 2K · 2006-10-25

SteamGOG

Strategy

Franchise: Sid Meier · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 14, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

1,962
playing now
89%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

1,962 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Sid Meier's Civilization III is the third installment of the Sid Meier's Civilization turn-based strategy video game series. It was released in 2001, and followed by Civilization IV. Unlike the original game, Civilization III was not designed by Sid Meier, but by Jeff Briggs, a game designer, and Soren Johnson, a game programmer.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,962 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 282 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~35/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 5,933 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 312k–623k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,789 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.19-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.19-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.64 at GamersGate (2017-05-26) · bundled 17×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 33 of 46 observed days · $0.55 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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12912920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.0k9282026-08-06 21:00 — 1,644 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,041 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,313 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,747 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,077 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,448 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,902 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,215 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,624 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,949 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,029 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,293 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,569 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 928 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,288 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,583 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1,048 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,460 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,043 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,057 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,111 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,598 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,381 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,304 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1,581 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,329 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1,015 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,649 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,507 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 1,962 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.21$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.242015-03-23 — best price $4.992015-06-17 — best price $18.162015-09-12 — best price $2.492016-01-15 — best price $4.742016-02-15 — best price $4.742016-05-16 — best price $4.992016-08-22 — best price $18.332016-11-29 — best price $4.992017-05-16 — best price $1.492017-09-22 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-06-14 — best price $1.242018-11-15 — best price $1.242019-03-21 — best price $1.492019-09-05 — best price $1.242020-01-04 — best price $4.992020-03-16 — best price $1.492020-06-26 — best price $4.452020-08-19 — best price $4.992020-10-12 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $1.242021-04-05 — best price $5.992021-10-07 — best price $4.992022-03-02 — best price $5.552022-08-12 — best price $4.992023-02-13 — best price $1.492023-07-05 — best price $4.992024-03-01 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $0.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-11-03 — best price $0.992026-04-03 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $1.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

160702026-06-01 — 92 pageviews2026-06-04 — 94 pageviews2026-06-07 — 94 pageviews2026-06-10 — 80 pageviews2026-06-13 — 71 pageviews2026-06-16 — 81 pageviews2026-06-19 — 100 pageviews2026-06-22 — 123 pageviews2026-06-25 — 115 pageviews2026-06-28 — 137 pageviews2026-07-01 — 85 pageviews2026-07-04 — 105 pageviews2026-07-07 — 91 pageviews2026-07-10 — 94 pageviews2026-07-13 — 77 pageviews2026-07-16 — 91 pageviews2026-07-19 — 93 pageviews2026-07-22 — 87 pageviews2026-07-25 — 91 pageviews2026-07-28 — 81 pageviews2026-07-31 — 86 pageviews2026-08-03 — 105 pageviews2026-08-06 — 78 pageviews2026-08-09 — 99 pageviews2026-08-12 — 108 pageviews2026-08-15 — 89 pageviews2026-08-18 — 104 pageviews2026-08-21 — 102 pageviews2026-08-24 — 139 pageviews2026-08-27 — 113 pageviews2026-08-29 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

4XClassicMilitaryStrategyAddictiveHistoricalSimulationTurn-BasedExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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