You never know what the next planet will look like or where it will be, or if the next alien race you run into will be friend or foe.īoth games have pop-up events that keep the game interesting although Stellaris has many more that are more diversified, like archaeological digs and espionage notifications. Read More: How do Stellaris and SINs of a Solar Empire compare?īoth games have a lot of mystery and intrigue. In Gal Civ 3 there is no warscore system and you get to keep whatever you conquer and lose whatever you lose. Occupying other systems does not mean you get them at war’s end, although they do increase your warscore. If you win the war, you can only get whatever systems you set as your goals. You also set goals for your war, the more goals you have the harder it is to achieve them. One difference is that war is vastly different between the two games. You meet aliens and make friends or enemies, with wars ensuing (there’s always someone who doesn’t like you or is standing in the way of your objective), so you need to prepare for that in both games. The pausability of Stellaris blurs the line somewhat between turn-based and real time but I consider that an actual benefit to the game.īoth games have a really fun early exploration experience, which is one of the things I find most enjoyable about games with a space setting. Stellaris is a real-time, pausable game while Galactic Civilizations 3 is turn-based. Both allow you to explore the galaxy in all its breathtaking wonder, both have combat and wars, and both have random events that pop-up from time-to-time with bonuses and sometimes with negative effects.īoth games have good interfaces in my opinion. They both have espionage, especially with the new Stellaris Nemesis DLC. Obviously, both are space-based games with planetary management and empire expansion.

Stellaris and Gal Civ 3 have very much in common. Read More: You can read about Gal Civ 3 if you’re interested or you can take a look at my Stellaris review. Stellaris is a much deeper game with complex, interacting systems, while Gal Civ 3 has very enjoyable campaigns and has an engaging strategic style of its own. Stellaris and Gal Civ 3 specialize in space exploration, combat, espionage, expanding your empire, and planetary management.

Such is the case between Stellaris and Galactic Civilizations 3. Both are sleek, great fun, have a lot of elements in common but are still vastly different. Comparing Galactic Civilizations 3 to Stellaris is like comparing a NASCAR race to an Indy car race.

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