OpenCiv3
Shares rank 16 of 24 strategy games by recommenders
Free open-source reimagining of Civilization III that can use assets from the original game and aims to fix its shortcomings. Caveat: one report says units vanished after moving.
Free open-source reimagining of Civilization III that can use assets from the original game and aims to fix its shortcomings. Caveat: one report says units vanished after moving.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Uses assets from the proprietary original
“It's really cool to see projects like this designed for dropping in assets from the proprietary version.”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III” Aims to fix Civ III shortcomings
“openciv3 aims to fix some of civ 3's shortcomings”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III” Got one fan started on it
“this is the ONE that got me started”
Comment from 6 Feb 2026 in “OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III” Game can now be won
“Now you can finally win the game :)”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “OpenCiv3 Dutch 2 now available”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Units vanished after several turns
“i moved my guys around the map for 6 turns then they just disappeared”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III”
Other strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle for Wesnoth | 39 | 4 | 91% | 4 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization | 25 | 9 | 74% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization III | 20 | 10 | 67% | 3 | — | — |
| Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | 16 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| OpenCiv3This page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Now you can finally win the game :)”
“i moved my guys around the map for 6 turns then they just disappeared”
“openciv3 aims to fix some of civ 3's shortcomings”
“It's really cool to see projects like this designed for dropping in assets from the proprietary version.”
“this is the ONE that got me started”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.