Space Empires III

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Space Empires III

Short description

The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.

Developer
Malfador Machinations
Publisher
Strategy First
Release
Thu, Oct 08, 2020
Price
$3.99
Reviews
43
Positive
81%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
50K – 100K
Concurrent players
2
Genres
Strategy
Tags
Strategy Retro Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics 4X Base-Building Exploration Management Grand Strategy Sci-fi Space Economy Futuristic Tactical Turn-Based Combat Singleplayer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$8ksomewhere between $3k and $399k · roughly 860–100K copies

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