Caesar 3 stands out as one of the best Strategy/Simulation titles in recent memory.
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IGDB
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Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 2.2K reviews)
Highly rated by 129 players
Limited professional critic coverage
Caesar III is a city-building game released on September 30, 1998, for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the third installment of the Caesar series of games and is part of Sierra's City Building series. Players assume the role of a provincial governor to build thriving cities across the Roman Empire, in which they must ensure their citizens have their needs met, and deal with various disasters, angry gods and hostile enemies. The developers of Caesar III designed the game in response to critiques of its predecessor, introducing branching missions, a merged map for city-building and combat, and a "walker" mechanic for citizens of the city to affect their surroundings. Caesar III was released to positive critical reception, with praise directed at the game's visual presentation and complex design, and criticism levelled at its military features.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 2d ago
A good city builder game from the late 90s, Caesar 3 still holds up pretty well for its age. However, playing with the Augustus mod is highly recommended for some much needed QoL, especially since most of the tutorials you can find these days are with that mod. Global labor pool makes this game so much more manageable when it otherwise would be quite the handful from some of its more outdated features. Even with that mod, the game will still be challenging, so have at it. :)
I have played this game so much and adore it's simplicity. This an CIV 5 and great.
goated. the best city builder ever
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