How many people are playing Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition right now?

2 people are playing Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now, making it the 10776th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 8 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition's all-time peak player count?

Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 191, reached in December 2012.

Is Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition good? What do Steam reviews say?

47% of 139 Steam user reviews are positive (Mixed).

How much does Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cost on Steam?

Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition costs $4.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $1.24.

Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition

by Stardock Entertainment · Released Aug 14, 2012

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Review score

47% positive

Mixed139 reviews

Owners (est.)200K–500K

24h peak

Highest seen191

Dec 201213.9 years ago

Price on Steam

$4.99

Lowest ever $1.24 May 2025

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Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate EditionEdition
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Galactic Civilizations I and II PackEdition
$14.99
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Stardock Legends PackEdition
$39.99
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May 6, 2025, 1:26 PM UTC
Build 18144168the current build when we started tracking639 MB on Windows

Patch notes

May 6, 2025
PatchUpdate Now Available: Performance Fixes
Update Now Available: Performance Fixes Get GalCiv I Now We’re excited to share a quick update regarding a recent fix that enhances your gaming experience in Galactic Civilizations I. With this update, you can now focus on your strategies and battles without t…
May 13, 2021
PatchMinor Update for Compatibility
Added 'w' to default launch options from within Steam. This forces the game to launch in a window as full-screen can fail to instantiate. Updated prefs.ini to turn off viewable ship battles; this was also causing issues.
Aug 8, 2019
PatchGalactic Civilizations III v3.8 Ascension Update Available Today!
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 t…
May 14, 2019
PatchGalactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Available Today!
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…
Mar 14, 2019
PatchMassive v3.6 Community Update for Galactic Civilizations III is Here!
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 address…
Dec 12, 2018
Patchv3.2 for Galactic Civilizations III is now available!
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://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/…

Other news (13)

Sep 7, 2026
Publisher Sale: Up to 75% off Galactic Civilizations titles
Up to 75% off Galactic Civilizations titles during the 2026 Publisher SaleView Entire SaleNewly Released:Galactic Civilizations IV deals:Galactic Civilizations III deals:Other Galactic Civilizations deals:View Entire Sale
Oct 19, 2023
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition Released!
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 …
Apr 27, 2023
Now in Early Access - Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova
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 acc…
Aug 27, 2019
AVAILABLE NOW: Villains of Star Control: Origins for Galactic Civilizations III!
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 introdu…
Aug 20, 2019
Villains of Star Control: Origins is coming to Galactic Civilizations III
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 abili…
Aug 15, 2019
FREE WEEKEND: Try Galactic Civilizations III on Steam August 15th - 19th!

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Review score: 47% on 2026-11-01 → 47% today (139 reviews)

Nov 3, 2026Sale ended$4.99
Nov 1, 2026Sale −50%$2.49 (was $4.99)

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Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition right now?: 2 people are playing Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now, making it the 10776th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 8 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition's all-time peak player count?: Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 191, reached in December 2012.
Is Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition good? What do Steam reviews say?: 47% of 139 Steam user reviews are positive (Mixed).
How much does Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cost on Steam?: Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition costs $4.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $1.24.

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