Caesar 3

I probably am a bit biased, because I spent my entire 1999 summer holiday on Caesar III, but this game has aged quite well, given that one applies the recently released Julius Open Source remake of Caesar III (needs original gog game files), accesible via https://github.com/bvschaik/julius or August Mod for additional game play options and fixes (like road blocks) accesible via the same weblink. Without the mod, playing the game was for me like a trip down memory lane, but not captivating enough for more than a few hours. Although the graphics are still nice, gameplay is a bit outdated and the resolution is too low for my current screen. With the August Mod, there are enough improvements though to make the game interesting and (almost) on par with more recent city builders. And it looks gorgeous on UWQHD, an entire map/city on my screen without scrolling. I am addicted again to this game :)

I got this game many years ago in a $10 bin and immediately fell in love with it (OK, maybe not love, but extreme like). Since it became more and more difficult to get it to run correctly on newer OSs (thanks again, Micro$oft), I finally gave up trying to play it. Then, I read somewhere that GOG picked it up. I bought it immediately. When I loaded it, I was a bit disappointed that it only used part of my display (yea, I'm OCD that way), so I search all over the WEB for a solution. I really didn't want to hack the EXE myself. Luckily, I found a 1920x1080 patch (really, it's a C3.exe replacement). I had my doubts, but so far, everything is running great. So, I figured I'd share! For the Hi-Res fix, look here: http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=14149&p=144499&hilit=caesar&sid=5bf608667799a535f2735ba152910f84#p144499 Oh, and if you don't own the game yet, GET IT! I didn't even mind buying it twice.

This game is great with flaws that many of the negative reviews are valid but there's a mod for that called Augustus that solves every problem and add additional buildings balanced buildings to the base game. I haven't experience any bugs crashes freezes or anything an exceptional piece of art. Augustus Mod https://github.com/Keriew/augustus/releases Design Your Own Map https://github.com/bvschaik/julius/wiki/editor Check Out my City https://imgur.com/gallery/cYN5VQ4 Gods & Monuments Affects https://imgur.com/gallery/L2BElOU

I started playing city building games with Caesar II and on that disc they had the demo for Caesar III...I was hooked! I played it over and over and over again....I've had trouble ever since then finding copies of the game and managing to make them work on my newer computers. So glad to have found this!!! Hope this means Pharoah and Zeus are to follow!

One of the best games I have ever played - and this was released before I was born. It's addictive, the setting is fun, fresh, and interesting, and I absolutely love the mechanics. It's not overly cumbersome to manage but still creates challenge alongside the fun of city building. Would recommend to gamers, new and old.