diff --git a/src/melt.rs b/src/melt.rs
index 79c702f..6ea5154 100644
--- a/src/melt.rs
+++ b/src/melt.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl FromStr for MelterKind {
             "ck3" => Ok(MelterKind::Ck3),
             "rome" => Ok(MelterKind::Imperator),
             "hoi4" => Ok(MelterKind::Hoi4),
-            "v3" => Ok(MelterKind::Vic3),
+            "v3" | "vic3" => Ok(MelterKind::Vic3),
             _ => bail!("Only eu4, eu5, ck3, vic3, hoi4, and imperator files supported"),
         }
     }
@@ -296,4 +296,16 @@ mod tests {
             Path::new("/tmp").join("gamestate_melted")
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vic3_format_aliases_parse() {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            "v3".parse::<MelterKind>().unwrap(),
+            MelterKind::Vic3
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            "vic3".parse::<MelterKind>().unwrap(),
+            MelterKind::Vic3
+        ));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/watch.rs b/src/watch.rs
index fa0fed3..69219f9 100644
--- a/src/watch.rs
+++ b/src/watch.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl FromStr for GameType {
             "ck3" => Ok(GameType::Ck3),
             "rome" => Ok(GameType::Imperator),
             "hoi4" => Ok(GameType::Hoi4),
-            "v3" => Ok(GameType::Vic3),
+            "v3" | "vic3" => Ok(GameType::Vic3),
             _ => Err(anyhow!(
                 "Only eu4, eu5, ck3, vic3, hoi4, and imperator files supported"
             )),
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ impl FromStr for GameType {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vic3_format_aliases_parse() {
+        assert!(matches!("v3".parse::<GameType>().unwrap(), GameType::Vic3));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            "vic3".parse::<GameType>().unwrap(),
+            GameType::Vic3
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
 impl GameType {
     fn default_frequency(&self) -> SnapshotFrequency {
         match self {