Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

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About the Game The Battle for the Ancient World has Begun! Centuries before Caesar, Alexander or Philip, the forested hills and rocky coasts of ancient Italy draw cultures from across the Mediterranean with promises of wealth and prosperity.

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Developer:
Longbow Games
Release date:
25 August 2015
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (503)

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About the Game

The Battle for the Ancient World has Begun!


Centuries before Caesar, Alexander or Philip, the forested hills and rocky coasts of ancient Italy draw cultures from across the Mediterranean with promises of wealth and prosperity. Bronze-clad hoplites from the powerful Greek city-states set sail across the Adriatic to carve out bridgeheads of Hellenic culture amongst the native Italic hill tribes, while aggressive bands of Gallic Skirmishers make the trek South across the Alps in search of fertile new land. And along the marshy banks of the Tiber river, a small upstart city called Rome battles for independence from the established Etruscan confederacy.

But only one faction can rise to become the greatest empire the Mediterranean has ever seen. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Command Armies


Direct armies of hoplites and legionaries on the battlefield in paused or real-time. Plot flanking manoeuvres or snap units into larger formations using intuitive and precise controls.

Manage Resources


Construct and protect your network of farms and supply lines to feed your growing empire, while raiding enemy resources to weaken them before the final assault.

Create Worlds


Use the built-in map editor to create your own historical or fantasy worlds and then share them with the community using Steam Workshop.

25+ Factions


Choose from over 25 factions from 4 unique cultures including the Gallic Celts, Etruscans, Romans, Latins, Samnites, and Greeks.

Dynamic Campaign


Sack Rome as the Gauls! Relive the Samnite wars! Dynamic objectives adapt to your strategy allowing you to recreate history or plot your own path to hegemony.

30+ New Units

Command your army in a time when the arms and tactics evolve with every conflict. Tribal warriors must take up the hoplon shields of their enemies to fight back againt the invading Greeks, while early Roman legions learn to adapt the time-tested phalanx in order to survive the Gallic assault.

Seamless Map


Campaign from the rocky coasts of Magna Graecia to the fertile valleys of Cisalpine Gaul on an all-new map at 4x the detail of Hegemony Rome. Use the series' trademark strategic zoom to seamlessly move between the tactical and strategy maps at any time, maximizing your abilities to inspect, control and manage your growing empire.

Dozens of New Features


Grow your cities, unlock new faction skills, trade resources, purchase slaves, and many more new features make this the most in-depth Hegemony game ever!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS:
XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5 processor
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
4 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
Additional Notes:
A 64 bit operating system is required to use the map editor

recommended*

OS *:
64 bit Windows 7, 8 or 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7 processor
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
1024 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card.
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
4 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card

User reviews

yuirick
Not recommended | 01 Jun 2024
3.9h played

This game is a micromanagement hell. Combine that with relatively clunky controls, and you have a very, very tedious game. Imagine Total War, except the entire map is in real time instead and every city and resource is

Helpful: 15
hamzaamavric
Recommended | 02 Sept 2024
378h played

Excellent game, no game like this in the world. I have been playing it for a long time, from the first Hegemony game. If they returned they would blow up the market, a game like this with a little polish and more

Helpful: 11
Tord [GzMo]
Recommended | 28 Aug 2024
98.3h played

The Hegemony series is a fantastic series of games. They offer a near pearfect combination/mix of RTS and Grand Strategy, inn a way that games such as Crusader kings and Total war series lack. Some other games such a

Helpful: 8
Distral
Recommended | 11 Dec 2024
66.3h played

It's okay...? I guess... I feel like I only give it a positive review because of nostalgia. Not a bad game but not amazing either. It has it's occasionally bugs and crashes so make sure to save every so often. it

Helpful: 6
Lohn Jong
Recommended | 01 May 2024
27.2h played

A great improvement on the earlier Hegemony games. The resource and supply line management is unlike anything I've ever played. Unfortunately it appears the developer has retired from making games, so hopefully someday

Helpful: 6
cool_lad
Recommended | 04 May 2025
12.8h played

Great game. One of the undiscovered gems of the RTS and Grand strategy genre, combining deep tactical battles with an even deeper strategic layer. The mod tools, which really seem to allow for some incredibly ambitious

Helpful: 3