- Publisher Sale: Up to 75% off Galactic Civilizations titles - 7 September 2026
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- Enhanced 1080p Support Revitalizes Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate - 7 May 2025
Enjoy the Timeless Space Strategy Game with Modern Display Support, Breathing New Life into a Classic Exciting news for fans of classic strategy games! A new update for Galactic Civilizations II has just dropped focused on bringing the game to the modern age. One of the standout features of this update is the optimization for modern displays, specifically catering to 1080p resolution. For many players, this means that the visuals and details of the game will now shine even brighter on contemporary screens. So, if you’ve been waiting for the time to dive back into Galactic Civilizations II, now is the perfect time to revisit this classic. Get ready to strategize, conquer, and explore the cosmos like never before! Happy gaming! Change Log Optimization Optimized Galactic Civilizations 2 for modern displays (1080p)
- Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition Released! - 19 October 2023
Stardock’s award-winning turn-based strategy game series gets its biggest release ever Stardock announced the release of Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition (Supernova) today. Stardock is celebrating its 30-year anniversary this month with the sequel to the game that started the company back in 1993. “This is, by far, the biggest game release we’ve ever done,” said Brad Wardell, founder and CEO of Stardock who returned to design Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova after handing the reigns to others for Galactic Civilizations III and Galactic Civilizations IV: base game. “We’ve been so fortunate to be able work with our fans to create something that we think strategy game players are going to really appreciate. You can really tell the love and care that we’ve put into this release.” The game takes place shortly after humanity has discovered faster-than-light travel. Earth has u…
- Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition now available in early access - 27 April 2023
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition now available in early access Early Access adds ChatGPT integration: AlienGPT https://youtu.be/rA_b-H7xuow Stardock has released the latest sequel of its award-winning space strategy game series today into early access. Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova sees the player as the ruler of a united home world that has just discovered faster-than-light travel. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357210/Galactic_Civilizations_IV_Supernova Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova continues a 30-year trend of innovation in the series. This latest sequel introduces AI-generated content OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology allowing players to create their own civilizations that uses AI to create the lore, conversation dialogs, quests and more. The game also uses AI, trained on decades of Stardock’s alien art to deliver custom graphics for their custom civilizatio…
- AVAILABLE NOW: Villains of Star Control: Origins for Galactic Civilizations III! - 27 August 2019
Star Control: Origins villains come to Galactic Civilizations III in exciting new DLC New Alien Civilizations bring their own ship styles, unique race traits, diplomatic quirks, AI personalities, and more! The Villains of Star Control: Origins DLC pack introduces four major new civilizations to Galactic Civilizations III. All of the new alien factions come equipped with a unique leader, ship, music, and traits that make each civilization look and play differently from the existing major civilizations. Play as or against the Measured, the overly bureaucratic race of sentient coral, or as the extremely polite (but surprisingly cannibalistic!) Phamysht. You can also play as the frightening race from another dimension, the Xraki, whose only desire is to destroy everything in their path, or as the immortal and genetically superior Scryve. Galactic Civilizations III is the most popular space-…
- Villains of Star Control: Origins is coming to Galactic Civilizations III - 20 August 2019
Last year we released Heroes of Star Control: Origins, and it proved to be so successful that we're following it up with Villains of Star Control: Origins DLC. The DLC arrives on August 27th and comes with 4 new playable races, each with their own unique abilities, ship styles, and theme music. The Star Control: Origins multiverse is filled with beings of all shapes and sizes. Here is a preview of some of the darker species coming over to Galactic Civilizations III. The Measured The Measured are sentient coral. They once had a rich, thriving civilization before they were modified by the Scryve (who we will discuss in a moment). The Measured are the Bureaucrats of the Scryve sector which makes them fit in with the gameplay of Galactic Civilizations III nicely. They not only get the Bureaucrat ability but receive a new one: Mitotic which gives them free administrators when they colonize n…
- FREE WEEKEND: Try Galactic Civilizations III on Steam August 15th - 19th! - 15 August 2019
PLAY FREE ON STEAM THIS WEEKEND ONLY Also save 84% for a limited time!* 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. Galactic Civilizations III is a 4X space strategy game set in the 23rd century. Humans and aliens compete against each other for domination of the galaxy through war, cultural hegemony, diplomacy, and more. Customize your game experience right down to every detail: galaxy size, opponent factions, victory conditions, AI difficulty level, and frequency of galactic events and anomalies. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2Fb78c6bf020b597919be5a36602e71514faa580aa.png https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F84%25E2%2580%25A6
- Galactic Civilizations III Dev Journal: Ascension - 14 August 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F2ddedf80b95f04f9bd9306686083bbb553ccf083.png Galactic Ascension Status is new in v3.8 for GalCiv III. Our VP of Entertainment, Derek Paxton, decided to sit down and have some fun with it last week - check it out here! What's YOUR favorite victory strategy? https://www.stardock.com/games/article/496427/
- Galactic Civilizations III v3.8 Ascension Update Available Today! - 8 August 2019
Galactic Civilizations III v3.8 Update Brings Major UI Changes Set in the 23rd century, Galactic Civilizations III is a 4X space strategy game where humans and aliens compete against each other for domination of the galaxy. v3.8 brings a few exciting changes to this already massive game, which you can read more about below. No more sneaky Ascensions! At the forefront of the update are changes to the Ascension notifications and UI. Each civilization's progress is now displayed on an easy-to-read progress bar, and anytime someone gains control of an Ascension crystal, an icon will alert you to it. The shipyard display now shows how much production is being sent to that shipyard so that you know how fast it's able to build things. The planet list views will now also show research. We've also made some other improvements to the UI's layout, including updating screens so that they use fonts,…
- Galactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Available Today! - 14 May 2019
Galactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Focuses Exclusively on Fan Requests For a limited time, save 85% on Galactic Civilizations III and 70% on the Gold Edition For the game's 4th anniversary, we've focused exclusively on a top-to-bottom series of improvements based on fan requests! These improvements are major quality of life changes that improve the overall experience of Galactic Civilizations III. v3.7 improves ship AI, multiplayer performance, memory use, pathfinding performance, pacing, and the empire management UI, as well as addresses a host of minor bugs. It's available now as a free download for owners of the base game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860 https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2Facacb6c6e2f64ea6cffa618800314b62d0b823b3.png https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2Feaec6fc8f275d627%25E2%2580%25A6
- Massive v3.6 Community Update for Galactic Civilizations III is Here! - 14 March 2019
Improved custom ship mod compatibility, commonwealth world adjustments, and more! Galactic Civilizations III v3.6 Community Update improves custom ship mod compatibility, adjusts commonwealth worlds, and more We're launching a version update today that addresses the most important feedback we get: YOURS. We've addressed several community reported issues in our continuing effort to bring you the best GalCiv game possible. We put balance and bug fix work into both the base game and the Retribution expansion with this update. Some of the biggest changes we made include: Merging fleets no longer renames them Custom ships work better with mods Artificial life forms can no longer build farms because robots don't eat food Your commonwealth worlds can no longer flip worlds in your empire (because that was treason!) See the huge changelog below! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/pub…
- The Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution Expansion is Now Available! - 21 February 2019
The expansion includes Hypergates, Precursor Artifacts, New Civilizations, and more. Check out the release trailer here: Save 10%* on Retribution and 70%** on the Base Game! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F6c6ab882dcd86e5310ff2a82ba788ef36440176c.jpg Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution adds Hypergates, Precursor Artifacts, new major civilizations, and much more. Across the galaxy, you and your rivals are discovering ancient alien artifacts that grant powerful new capabilities. Meanwhile, as civilizations try to carefully balance building an economy, funding an ever growing war machine, and engaging in diplomacy, the humans of Sol III have invented a game-changing new technology - Hypergates - which, when connected, allow for rapid transit across the galaxy. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F5647ec5388949%25E2%2580%25A6
- Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution gets release date - 7 February 2019
Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution arrives on February 21 Also check out the world premiere trailer for Galactic Civilizations III’s biggest expansion yet. The expansion to the massive space strategy game adds new civilizations, hypergates, supply ships, new technology trees and much more. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F9868e906019a2058cd12045f3ece853ed787212c.jpg See our brand new trailer for Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution! Add it to your Steam Wishlist today. For more information, visit www.galciv3.com/retribution. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony, or military conquest in this single or multiplayer 4X strategy game. How will you rule your galaxy? The new features in Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution include: Artifacts - Powerful items buried on planets across…
- NEW EXPANSION for Galactic Civilizations III ANNOUNCED: Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution - 16 January 2019
Hypergates, Artifacts, new campaigns and new civilizations arrive this Winter. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F6c6ab882dcd86e5310ff2a82ba788ef36440176c.jpg What started as a crusade has become a war of retribution. Stardock's award-winning space strategy game, Galactic Civilizations III is about to get its biggest expansion yet. Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution adds new playable civilizations, a story-driven campaign, Precursor artifacts, Hypergates and much more. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F824a4fbb3f214f6a90e85ce5f74151236514e4cf.png https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F1fb0eaffac96b1124a8a4b92fafc8228796fc043.jpg Across the galaxy, ancient alien artifacts are being discovered, giving civilizations powerful new capabilities. Meanwhile, as civilizations try t…
- v3.2 for Galactic Civilizations III is now available! - 12 December 2018
Adjustments to personality traits for factions and AI decisions are among improvements Galactic Civilizations III v3.2 takes faction personality traits into account, improves game AI, and more https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F29c9cc180a5f866e293fee21444b5a9dcdd3b253.png https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F51a56dbd8fe2cb7a9ba6dbcc08d72a3d104902cd.jpg We're launching a version update today that increases the effects of a civilization's personality traits on diplomacy, conversations, and what ships to build. The Intrigue AI has also hired an accountant to better manage its taxes, and we've made a few adjustments to the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC. More details on the changes are below! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F3b83705f378cae51a5b337df1bd3aa9b9195bd9c.jpg http…
- Galactic Civilizations III - Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC is now available! - 12 November 2018
Plays as some of your favorite Star Control: Origins races with new traits, leaders, music and more New Alien Civilizations bring their own ship styles, unique race traits, diplomatic quirks, AI personalities, and more! Check out the overview trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bPuLHeKZhk The Star Control Heroes DLC pack introduces four major new civilizations to Galactic Civilizations III. All of the new alien factions come equipped with a unique leader, ship, music, and traits that make each civilization look and play differently from the existing major civilizations. Play as or against the Tywom, the lovable, needy slugs, or as the kind (but surprisingly aggressive!) aquatic Mu'Kay. You can also play as the naive-but- deceptively powerful Mowlings with their god-like protector, "Jeff," or the recently liberated and mysterious Trandals. Get the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DL…
- New racial trait and quality of life improvements arrive in Galactic Civilizations III v3.05 - 1 October 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28974%2F5eba8e36bf457620049b735858a9b0f7cfc309d4.png Happy Fall, everyone! The Galactic Civilizations III team has been working on some updates and adjustments to the core edition that they’re excited to share with you… in the form of a poem. You can thank Kael for this one. Features Added a new racial trait, Aeroponics which allows that race to build a special low yield farm on any terrain with the Xeno Adaptation technology (requires Crusade). Fixes When you willingly start a campaign, A fleet may be spawned without name, If you click on that fleet - the result, bittersweet, Will engender a crash in our game. Fixed the Trial by Fire achievement. Fixed the Perseverance so it can now correctly colonize extreme worlds even if the player doesn't have the tech. Fixed an issue scavenging a trade ship where it wouldn't have a h…
- The 50 best strategy games on PC - 28 June 2018
An entirely objective ranking of the 50 best PC strategy games ever made, now freshened up to include everything from 2017 and 2018. From intricate, global-scale wargames to the tight thrills of guerrilla squads, the broad expanse of the genre contains something for everyone, and we’ve gathered the best of the best. The vast majority are available to buy digitally, a few are free to download and play forever. They’re all brilliant. (more…)
- Conquer the galaxy, gratis Galactic Civilizations 2 free - 17 May 2018
I’m honestly taken aback by how good game giveaways have been in recent years. In the past few months alone we’ve seen some genuinely great stuff given away for nothing but the time it takes to click a button. Even if most of the giveaways are promotional in nature, there’s enough available for nothing to keep even the most fervent player going for months. For the next 44 hours (give or take a few minutes), you can score the Ultimate Edition of Stardock’s well-received sci-fi 4X strategy game Galactic Civilizations 2 here on the Humble store, free to keep forever . Galactic Civilizations II may not be the greatest strategy game ever made, but according to our once-resident master of war Adam Smith, it’s in the top 25 , and that’s not to be sniffed at. (more…)
- No Game Left Behind: Stardock Brings Update to GalCiv II! - 17 December 2015
The crew here at Stardock cares a lot about our community and the games that we produce for you. That's why we're pleased to announce that version 2.20 for Galactic Civilizations II is available for you today! Even when a title is "finished" and put out to market, there are always little things we find that could use a tweak or a change here and there. We also know what it's like to enjoy an old game so much that you keep going back to it, even when there are newer and "better" versions of it out there. With help of some awesome community members, the Dev Team has taken all of the suggestions and implemented them into this update. You can find he entire change log (spoiler alert: it's long!) at the bottom of this post. A few words from our CEO and President, Brad Wardell:"It was awesome being able to work with the fans to integrate years of their own mods and tweaks into the base game.…
