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Jujubee · Published by Fulqrum Publishing
Mostly Negative — 37% positive (303 reviews) · 50 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
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Indie, Simulation, Strategy · 2025 · More £15 - £30 games
Dive into the intricate world of Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond, an indie simulation where you can shape the destiny of a nation or even commandeer planets. Navigate complex international relations and build your empire from Earth to beyond.
About this game
Realpolitiks 3 is not designed to accurately simulate existing countries or their cultures. Instead, it is focused on providing a fun gameplay experience, letting you lead a country in a modern setting and rule it however you choose. To keep each playthrough fresh, countries are partially randomized at the start of every campaign. While borders, political systems, and overall power stay the same, the starting stats and policies will be different each time, providing new challenges and opportunities.
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
To achieve this ultimate goal, you will have to carefully consider a myriad of decisions, starting with the choice of a country you wish to lead. Any contemporary nation is available for your ambitions, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everything in between.
You will also need to select your optimal form of government, build your cabinet of ministers, improve your character’s skills - all while leading your country’s efforts in economic development, research, diplomacy, espionage or war. Will you lead your people to the stars, or to their ultimate doom?
The politics are becoming REAL!
Influence every aspect of life in your country, from economy and social programs to researching ground-breaking technologies and developing your country with construction projects
Your choices of political leadership and their actions will shift your country’s way of life, from Liberalism to Authoritarian to Tyrannical - allowing you to issue various powerful (but costly) Executive Orders; or unlock new attributes of your National Heritage
Become the politician you’ve always wanted to be!
You have absolute freedom in your choices, but each decision brings consequences
As your country evolves, so must your character by improving your stats and abilities. Realpolitiks 3 brings your personal relationship with your character to the forefront!
It’s lonely at the top… But not quite!
You are no doubt the leader and public face of your country, but for the first time in the Realpolitiks franchise you get to hand-pick your cabinet of government officials. Foster your relationships with their political parties as well, ignore their requests and tasks at your peril!
Pick from 9 available political systems, from monarchy to republic, based on your personal philosophy, or even overthrow the establishment based on purely pragmatic decisions - Viva la revolucion!
The world is your playground!
Utilize extensive diplomatic options - become a part of established international blocs like the EU, NATO or BRICS and influence them from within, or start your own coalition and shape it in your own image; take on a leadership role or simply reap the rewards of membership
The choice is always yours - join one or even multiple different blocs, or opt to be an isolationist country
Invest into other countries and help them develop or leverage your position and strongarm them into puppet states
The sky is NOT the limit!
Don’t limit your ambitions - expand your sphere of influence beyond Earth itself, and impose your politics on any other planet in our solar system. Will you be content colonizing the Moon, will you conquer Mars, or extend your reach as far as Neptune?
Violence is never the answer… Or is it always?
Improve military technologies, build up your armies and make sure they are led by competent generals and officers
Master the art of war and show your strategic genius utilizing the new system of Frontlines, making armed conflict much more dynamic and engaging than ever before
Bring the fight to other celestial bodies, whether to secure your extra-terrestrial colonies, or conquer your rivals on the final frontier
A few small steps for a game, one giant leap for a franchise
Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond brings various additions and changes impossible to deliver in the previous installments
New technology powering the World Map allows not only visual improvements, but also solid optimization, and support for various screen aspect ratios
Reworked combat systems for using airplanes and ships
New dynamic building system - no need to limit yourself anymore when developing each province
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-9600K or AMD® Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 2060 or AMD® Radeon™ 5700 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-12400 or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 or AMD® Radeon™ 6600 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Realpolitiks 3 | Save Corruption Fix Goes Live
Greetings, fellow leaders! A short while back, we rolled out a patch fixing the save-corrupting bug into the Open Beta for you to try out early. Since the response has been only positive, we’re now bringing this update to the live version for everyone to enjoy! Important note, the previously broken saves won’t be restored, and we cannot guarantee compatibility with older saves. As always, we’d love to hear from you – if you still encounter any issues, bugs, or anything else worth reporting, drop by our Discord or the Steam Discussions section and let us know. And if you’d like to give Realpolitiks 3 an extra boost, leaving a positive Steam review is one of the most impactful ways to support us. Huge thanks to everyone who tested this patch, and to all of you who continue playing and standing behind the game. Happy Strategizing!Read full article on Community Announcements (FQ_Josef)Patch NotesOfficial
Realpolitiks 3 | Beta Version of New Patch is Here!
Greetings, fellow leaders! We believe we have been able to identify the cause and fix the pesky bug causing save games to become corrupted. This will unfortunately not recover the non-functioning saves, and as with any update to Realpolitiks 3, we cannot guarantee it will be compatible with older saves at all. Therefore, we have decided to put the updated version into a Beta version right now, so that those who want to try it out, can, and those who want to continue their current saved games, can do so without disturbance. To access the updated version, head to your Steam Library, right-click Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond, left-click Properties, left-click Betas and from the drop-down menu select the option "beta - Upcoming Patch". Your game will then update and you can start playing. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45110866/e2435eb81217e9f5ee0f4ebd6dccb9c3442ece0c.png Please let us know if you encounter the save corrupting bug in the Beta version, or if it's smooth sailing for you. The best way to do that is by joining the "Realpolitiks HQ" Discord server, but of course, feel free to just comment on this announcement, or come to the Steam Discussions, we read your posts everywhere! And if you come across any bug or technical issue, when reporting it be sure to describe the problem in detail, and include your save file and log file, which you can find here: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\LocalLow\Jujubee\RP3 (Simply archive all the contents of the folder and upload it to gdrive, wetransfer or any other file sharing service, and send us the link). Happy Strategizing! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2298690/Realpolitiks_3_Earth_and_Beyond/Read full article on Community Announcements (FQ_MichalC)AnnouncementsOfficial
Realpolitiks Franchise is On Sale!
Greetings, fellow leaders! We have some brilliant news for you today. As the Steam 4X Fest kicks off, why not take a break from your summer relaxing and take responsibility for running an entire nation? The whole Realpolitiks franchise is on sale for the entire duration of the event! That discounts of the particular games are as following:Realpolitiks – 85% offRealpolitiks II – 85% offRealpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond – 50% offNow, you can buy the discounted Realpolitiks games one by one, or, and that would be our recommendation, you can buy the whole Reapolitiks franchise bundle that includes all the Realpolitiks games and has an additional 15% bundle discount! This discount applies even if you already own some of the included games.Read full article on Community Announcements (FQ_Dom)Patch NotesOfficial
Minor Patch
Yesterday's patch has now been updated with Linux and Mac support. The Change Log has been added to the main menu.Read full article on Community Announcements (FQ_Dom)Patch NotesOfficial
New Patch is Live, the Save Files Issue Has Been Fixed
Greetings Esteemed Leaders, Marshals, and Dictators!Great news – the latest update is available now! This patch focuses on resolving critical issues, most importantly the save files problem that some of you encountered.Please note: This is a Windows version only patch. A small hotfix for Linux is coming soon.If you encounter any issues, feel free to report on Steam or on the Realpolitiks HQ Discord server.Thank you very much for staying with us and for playing Realpolitiks! Leaving a review on Steam is a great way to support us – we really appreciate it.Happy strategizing!Change Log:Resolved game crash issuesFixed problems with save files not workingImproved optimizationFixed grayscale map issueSave file compression is now enforced"Possible developments" pop-up in the bureaucracy tab is empty fixedInfinite source of money and resources fixedUnclaimable provinceUnits not healingMap’s color layer disappearsImpossible to capture Victory Points during warRepeated duplication of the Head of Government’s trait effectWarmonger points don’t decreaseAnnexation screen/action is brokenFlag miniatures don’t updateNegative impact from unpaid debt still appears in GDP growth window after debt is paidImplementation time of the bloc integrator doesn't workIncorrect calculation of population group percentagesStability drop at game start (notification)Experience bar doesn’t fill upSorting resets in the diplomacy windowExtra text in country information windowNegative effects from NGOs don’t stackAI sends demands for provinces it doesn’t occupyIncorrect GDP per capita calculationWar declaration triggers a pop-up asking whether to join the warSome provinces lack scrollbars when there are many factorsRU Bloc: instead of “FP” there's a full word overlapping numerical valuesRU: Fossil energy and Green energy focus researches overlapCountdown to elections increases instead of decreasingArmy didn't retreat after the warRelationship modifier stacks despite no starting blocNegotiation with São...Read full article on Community Announcements (FQ_Dom)






