Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

Last updated: 2026-04-03
  • Deep and enjoyable strategic gameplay experience.
  • Considered best in Civilization series by fans.
  • Mod support enhances and extends gameplay significantly.
  • Outdated graphics and UI affect visual appeal.
  • Frequent game crashes and stability issues reported.
  • AI intelligence and cheating problems frustrate players.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
7,593
Positive
6,79489.5%
Negative
79910.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
550,798
Estimated revenue
$2,748,482
Game price
$5
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
284.48%
Estimated copies lost
2,031
Estimated revenue lost
$10,135
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
284.5%
Avg playtime 0.6h
325.1%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
477.5%
Avg playtime 183h
51882.9%
Avg playtime 738.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d1.3 rev/day
Quarterly8.9 rev/qtr
Days covered4,659.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
625 total
Organic purchasers49879.7%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations12720.3%
Voted up: 86%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
624 total
First impression0-2h7211.5%
Voted up: 57%
Mid game2-10h10516.8%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h8113.0%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+36658.6%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.32% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
0.0%
Global baseline 88.0%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,593 total.