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24 games like Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Sid Meier's Civilization IV, which made by the same studio, Firaxis Games.
- Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete is tagged Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Classic, 4X, Historical, Singleplayer, Multiplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 6 are from the same studio: Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Civilization IV: Warlords.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2006).
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV at a glance Released 2006 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 57 Price $19.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalClassicGrand StrategyAddictive
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Grand Strategy, Historical and 4X.
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII at a glance Released 2025 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 48% positive of 58,602 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyHistorical4XDiplomacyMilitarySimulationWarStrategy
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Sid Meier's Civilization V
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2010).
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Sid Meier's Civilization V at a glance Released 2010 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 210,613 Price $29.99 Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedHistorical4XAddictiveGrand StrategyReplay Value
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2006).
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2006 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 96% positive of 36,357 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyWarMilitaryTurn-BasedClassic
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Military, Diplomacy and War.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV at a glance Released 2020 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 63% positive of 15,932 Price $59.99 MilitaryDiplomacyWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyStrategyHistoricalAlternate History
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HUMANKIND
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
HUMANKIND at a glance Released 2021 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 69% positive of 28,708 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XCity BuilderHistoricalGrand StrategyTurn-BasedWar
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Rome: Total War - Collection
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2007).
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Rome: Total War - Collection at a glance Released 2007 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,717 Price Not listed StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyClassicWarTurn-BasedSimulation
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Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Grand Strategy; released around the same time (2010).
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2010 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 92% positive of 27,543 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyWarTurn-Based StrategyMilitaryTurn-BasedSimulation
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X; released around the same time (2007).
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword at a glance Released 2007 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 67 Price $9.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XTurn-BasedHistoricalGrand StrategyClassicReplay Value
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2008).
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization at a glance Released 2008 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,574 Price $19.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalGrand StrategySimulationCity Builder
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Age of History II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Age of History II at a glance Released 2018 Studio Łukasz Jakowski Player sentiment 90% positive of 49,963 Price $5.99 StrategyHistoricalWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSimulationDiplomacy
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Europa Universalis IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Europa Universalis IV at a glance Released 2013 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 88% positive of 137,275 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulation4XAlternate HistoryMilitaryDiplomacy
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Victoria II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical; released around the same time (2010).
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Victoria II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 92% positive of 20,016 Price $19.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationMilitaryWarAlternate HistoryDiplomacy
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Military; released around the same time (2009).
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 91% positive of 38,055 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalMilitaryGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyWarTurn-BasedClassic
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Europa Universalis III
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical; released around the same time (2007).
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Europa Universalis III at a glance Released 2007 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 83% positive of 2,001 Price $14.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationAddictiveWarAlternate History4X
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Hearts of Iron IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and War.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Hearts of Iron IV at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paradox Development Studio Player sentiment 90% positive of 375,658 Price $49.99 StrategyGrand StrategyWarHistoricalMilitaryAlternate HistorySimulationDiplomacy
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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS at a glance Released 2019 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 82% positive of 93,602 Price $39.99 StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyMilitaryTurn-BasedSimulation
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED at a glance Released 2021 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,722 Price $29.99 StrategyGrand StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalDiplomacyWarClassic
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Call of War: World War 2
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, War and Grand Strategy.
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Call of War: World War 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Bytro Labs GmbH Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,372 Price Free StrategyWarGrand StrategyMilitarySimulationHistoricalDiplomacyAlternate History
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Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Military and War; released around the same time (2007).
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 93% positive of 7,294 Price $36.99 StrategyMilitaryWarHistoricalSimulationClassicAddictive
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Hearts of Iron III
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical; released around the same time (2009).
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Hearts of Iron III at a glance Released 2009 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 76% positive of 6,081 Price $9.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationMilitaryWarAlternate History
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Victoria 3
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Grand Strategy, Historical and Strategy.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Victoria 3 at a glance Released 2022 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 70% positive of 60,969 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyHistoricalStrategyDiplomacySimulationAlternate HistoryReplay ValueMilitary
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Civilization IV: Warlords
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based and 4X; released around the same time (2007).
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...
Civilization IV: Warlords at a glance Released 2007 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 549 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based4XTurn-Based StrategyHistoricalGrand Strategy
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Military, City Builder and War.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) at a glance Released 2013 Studio Firefly Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 21,059 Price $1.99 MilitaryCity BuilderWarStrategyIsometricHistoricalSimulation
Common questions
What game is most like Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete?
Sid Meier's Civilization IV, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Firaxis Games. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete do?
Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Civilization IV: Warlords are also from Firaxis Games, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.