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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is a Strategy game released in 2006, priced at $4.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 7802 reviews).

1,059
playing now
89%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$4.99
steam price (US)

1,059 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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
  • · 1,059 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 4% of 14,087 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 313k–627k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,834 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

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 54 of 88 observed days · $5.35 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
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

2.1k9372026-09-15 12:00 — 1,130 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 1,667 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1,099 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,377 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 2,108 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,326 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 1,031 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 1,645 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 1,380 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 1,284 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 1,590 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1,393 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 945 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 1,484 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,753 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 948 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 1,341 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 1,578 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1,004 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 1,569 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 2,062 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,159 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 1,059 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.6k171Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 242 · peak 470Dec 2012 — avg 210 · peak 360May 2013 — avg 208 · peak 370Oct 2013 — avg 232 · peak 412Mar 2014 — avg 389 · peak 701Aug 2014 — avg 406 · peak 709Jan 2015 — avg 482 · peak 829Jun 2015 — avg 419 · peak 743Nov 2015 — avg 515 · peak 916Apr 2016 — avg 605 · peak 1,017Sep 2016 — avg 615 · peak 1,009Feb 2017 — avg 761 · peak 1,304Jul 2017 — avg 719 · peak 1,208Dec 2017 — avg 963 · peak 1,568May 2018 — avg 837 · peak 1,355Oct 2018 — avg 868 · peak 1,460Mar 2019 — avg 951 · peak 1,651Aug 2019 — avg 932 · peak 1,473Jan 2020 — avg 1,086 · peak 1,815Jun 2020 — avg 1,187 · peak 1,917Nov 2020 — avg 1,195 · peak 1,851Apr 2021 — avg 1,153 · peak 1,830Sep 2021 — avg 1,121 · peak 1,697Feb 2022 — avg 1,280 · peak 2,037Jul 2022 — avg 1,221 · peak 1,857Dec 2022 — avg 1,295 · peak 1,953May 2023 — avg 1,204 · peak 1,819Oct 2023 — avg 1,249 · peak 1,939Mar 2024 — avg 1,344 · peak 2,111Aug 2024 — avg 1,288 · peak 1,991Jan 2025 — avg 1,506 · peak 2,381Jun 2025 — avg 1,363 · peak 2,073Nov 2025 — avg 1,408 · peak 2,180Apr 2026 — avg 1,422 · peak 2,207Aug 2026 — avg 1,372 · peak 2,070
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 7 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$22.54$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.242015-04-01 — best price $22.542015-06-20 — best price $1.242015-10-09 — best price $2.492016-01-19 — best price $4.742016-02-25 — best price $4.992016-06-02 — best price $4.992016-09-26 — best price $2.492017-02-21 — best price $16.992017-07-03 — best price $1.242017-11-10 — best price $1.252018-03-20 — best price $1.242018-07-29 — best price $4.992019-01-24 — best price $1.242019-06-05 — best price $1.242019-11-28 — best price $1.492020-02-14 — best price $5.412020-05-25 — best price $4.992020-08-07 — best price $1.492020-09-29 — best price $4.452020-11-16 — best price $1.492021-03-22 — best price $1.492021-10-03 — best price $4.992022-03-01 — best price $4.002022-08-12 — best price $4.992023-02-16 — best price $1.242023-07-25 — best price $5.992024-03-20 — best price $1.492024-07-31 — best price $5.992025-04-25 — best price $5.992025-12-03 — best price $5.992026-06-15 — best price $0.992026-09-16 — best price $5.992026-10-11 — best price $5.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

173712026-06-01 — 92 pageviews2026-06-05 — 101 pageviews2026-06-09 — 95 pageviews2026-06-13 — 71 pageviews2026-06-17 — 76 pageviews2026-06-21 — 100 pageviews2026-06-25 — 115 pageviews2026-06-29 — 104 pageviews2026-07-03 — 113 pageviews2026-07-07 — 91 pageviews2026-07-11 — 90 pageviews2026-07-15 — 111 pageviews2026-07-19 — 93 pageviews2026-07-23 — 124 pageviews2026-07-27 — 97 pageviews2026-07-31 — 86 pageviews2026-08-04 — 88 pageviews2026-08-08 — 84 pageviews2026-08-12 — 108 pageviews2026-08-16 — 71 pageviews2026-08-20 — 85 pageviews2026-08-24 — 139 pageviews2026-08-28 — 108 pageviews2026-09-01 — 105 pageviews2026-09-05 — 131 pageviews2026-09-09 — 120 pageviews2026-09-13 — 114 pageviews2026-09-17 — 107 pageviews2026-09-21 — 87 pageviews2026-09-25 — 71 pageviews2026-09-29 — 78 pageviews2026-10-03 — 94 pageviews2026-10-07 — 79 pageviews2026-10-11 — 82 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XClassicMilitaryStrategyAddictiveHistoricalSimulationTurn-BasedExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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