Genre 4XReleased May 14, 2015

Galactic Civilizations III

Developed and published by Stardock Entertainment
Estimated lifetime revenue
$1.57M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$1.10M
After Steam's 30% cut
Units sold
106.5K
≈ 10 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 10,406 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
10,406
Mostly Positive77% positive
Playing now
131
14-day peak 131 · low 89
New reviews, last 14 days
+3
≈ 0 a day since Oct 4

History

Oct 4 – Oct 18

10.4K10.4K10.4K10.4K
Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

Against the 120 most-reviewed Turn-Based Strategy games on Steam

Outearns 27% of them — below the group's median.

Median
$3.57M
17,559 reviews
Top 10% start at
$24.47M
This game
$1.57M
23rd pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

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.

Developer
Stardock Entertainment
Publisher
Stardock Entertainment
Genre
4X
Released
May 14, 2015
Steam app ID
226860
Data updated
Oct 18, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.