Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade

Stardock Entertainment · May 4, 2017

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The shield around Earth has been eliminated, but humanity has been anything but idle. Furious that their attempts at diplomacy and goodwill were met with treachery and violence, Earth has turned to its most valuable asset: its people. From spies trained in espionage to soldiers ready to invade enemy planets, the galaxy is ready for a crusade.

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Critic 8.0 (4 critics) · Gamer 8.6

Critic reviews

ZTGD
Sophie Halliday · May 16, 2017
7.0
Ultimately, though, Crusade does what all good expansions should do – it takes a base game and improves upon it in significant ways. There is a great amount of new content here that will give existing players a fresh experience when returning to Galactic Civilizations III. It’s also competitively priced, which should entice newcomers as well. There are a few bugs and the rather large shadow of Stellaris that hang over this game, but all in all this is a really decent strategy title that should appeal to any fan of 4X gaming.
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Cubed3
Eric Ace · Mar 19, 2018
7.0
Hitting the right notes of the genre, Galactic Civilization III: Crusade is a fun play and there is always the feeling of wanting to have just one more turn. The main issue holding it back from being truly great is the mid/late game grind of simply far too much stuff happening that needs to be dealt with. It will be interesting to see if the next major update fixes these issues, but fans of the genre will more than likely still enjoy this classic.
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PCGamesN
Fraser Brown · May 04, 2017
9.0
So it’s great, then. An expansion that makes arguably the best game in the series, even if it was a tad conservative, better and more exciting. But the real coup is how it makes every turn feel important. There’s always a new deal to be made, more citizens to groom, burgeoning worlds to fine-tune and enemies to spy on. Crusade’s tireless pursuit to make the moment-to-moment management as engaging as a galactic war is the real headline feature.
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Multiplayer.it
Simone Tagliaferri · May 21, 2017
8.8
Galactic Civilization III: Crusade è l'espansione perfetta, con tanti nuovi contenuti e moltissime rifiniture alle meccaniche del gioco base. Se amate il titolo di Stardock e, più in generale, vi piace il genere dei 4x, non vediamo alcun motivo per cui non dovreste comprarla, dato che garantisce ore e ore di gioco extra, dando nuove motivazioni anche a chi ha spolpato Galactic Civilization III.
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