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Caesar 3

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4.5/5

( 300 Reviews )

4.5

300 Reviews

English
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Caesar 3
Description
Hail Governor, your city awaits.  As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome our mission is clear: build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is entirely up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, battle Bar...
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4.5/5

( 300 Reviews )

4.5

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Product details
1999, Impressions Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c...
Time to beat
35 hMain
55 h Main + Sides
82.5 h Completionist
44 h All Styles
Description

Hail Governor, your city awaits. 

As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome our mission is clear: build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is entirely up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, battle Barbarians and repel invaders, or concentrate on building the next Eternal City. Fail and you’ll end up as lunch for the lions. Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar! 
 

  • Build, rule and defend on one screen - a truly intuitive, helpful interface lets you jump right in and start building.
  • Citizens give you a glimpse into the life of the common man – talk to them for clues about how to improve your city.
  • Various new structures and challenges arise throughout your Governor’s career, for tremendous depth of play and replayability.

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Goodies
manual (219 pages) HD wallpaper reference card avatar
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
35 hMain
55 h Main + Sides
82.5 h Completionist
44 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1999-05-30T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
494 MB

Game features

Languages
English
audio
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What improvements we made to this game:
Changelog (13 November 2024)
  • Applied the IndirectSound emulator to resolve looping sound and music issues
  • Integrated DDrawCompat for improved system stability on modern PCs
  • Fixed issues with windowed mode, ensuring a smoother user experience
  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
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Posted on: September 12, 2025

Hephae

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love this game, so much nostalgia!

love this game, so much nostalgia! bring back Blood and Magic!!! :D


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Posted on: September 14, 2025

sacalr

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Games: 14 Reviews: 2

Best city builder of its time!

Such a great strategy and military game. I can get lost in it for hours.


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Posted on: September 15, 2025

mcampx

Verified owner

Games: 123 Reviews: 1

Good for old time's sake

In the city simulator this game isn't the best by far, some of it's mecanics (the infamous walkers) have to be bypassed with somehow hacks. In this line of games: pharaoh have improved mechanics and 'emperor' would nailed it. But this one is ROME themed and also one game I grew up playing, so for me: I don't care it's a perfect game.


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Posted on: July 19, 2012

Juxalux

Games: 9 Reviews: 1

Caesar III

By far my favorite game. Still playing it many years on!


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Posted on: August 25, 2016

KiyomiK

Verified owner

Games: 29 Reviews: 12

Very nice game, with some minor flaws

I really enjoy most aspects of this computer game, even though I'm not a very accomplished city builder. It's a lot of fun starting up these cities for Caesar, and watching them take shape. So, not being very talented at city building, I of course start lot's of cities, abandon them, and start over. I have lot's of problems with Caesar 3 and walkers. I'm sure there are many who explore the game in to microscopic minutiae so they can exploit the faults of the game, However, not my thing. In a nutshell, I believe that is why this game is successful. You can play micro manager, or you can be a casual city builder for a few hours. Caesar 3 works perfectly on my Windows 7, 64 bit computer.


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