Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

25 Oct, 2006Steam Store

★ 89%5,664 reviews4.99 €

DeveloperFiraxis Games

Publisher2K

Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Classic 4X Historical Singleplayer Multiplayer Replay Value Grand Strategy Simulation Military Exploration Addictive City Builder Old School War Diplomacy

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

Classic

Est. Gross Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime19.1h

Median Playtime2.4h

Reviewer Lifetime Playtime

Lifetime playtime reported by Steam for 506 sampled reviewers when the data was collected - non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean significantly exceeds median - a small group of highly dedicated reviewers is pulling the average up. A passionate minority logs hundreds of hours while most reviewers finish their run or the whole story and move on. Classic pattern for sandboxes, roguelikes, and competitive games with infinite depth - the 'superfan tail' inflates the mean.

10th %ile0.7h

90th %ile1154.7h

Median59.8h

Mean441.8h

MedianMeanP10-P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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