Crusader Kings III
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Crusader Kings II is a grand strategy, strategy and medieval game
developed by Paradox Development Studio
and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on February 14th 2012 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 73,809 reviews of which 66,359 were positive and 7,450 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is free to play on Steam.
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Windows
- OS: Win7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required.
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card
- Additional: 3-button mouse and keyboard
MacOS
- OS: 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
- Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce
9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 x64
- Processor: IntelR PentiumR IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
- Memory: 4 GB
- Hard disk space: 2 Gb
- Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce
> 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required.
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Crusader Kings 2 was innovative at the time of its release and it still holds up as a masterpiece. The Crusader Kings games are unlike other Paradox games as they’re less about statistics and painting the map. They’re more about emergent roleplay. The whole gameplay revolves around dynastic inheritance and character development, befitting the political landscape of the medieval world. CK2 is more difficult to master than CK3. CK2 places more emphasis on inheritance law, technology, and other institutional systems, while CK 3 is more streamlined towards roleplay. Because inheritance is very difficult to strategise around, you may get King Lear’d often, with kingdoms splitting between different successors. CK2 holds up as a game that’s still great to play even following the release of CK3 due to its many years of development resulting in multiple DLCs with additional content not yet featured in CK3. I think the challenge is greater in CK2 due to its more complex systems and the game also features greater depth for events.
still stands up to this day, thanks in part to it's intuitive and modifiable ui. feels overall more difficult and complex than ck3, with more emergent gameplay features, like more events and a borderline schizophrenic traits system (losing traits all the time, gaining traits from random events or schemes and seemingly developing traits passively depending on how you play). ck3 definitely has it beat on the ruler designer (tho i almost prefer the 2d portrait system to ck3's freakish 3d generated gremlins, as i think it adds to overall feel of the game), and ck3 adds more to artifacts, religion, and culture systems, but the technology system in ck2 is also pretty neat. also merchant republics
I would recommend Playing CK 3 before this as I find it is a bit more user friendly. That being said if you on the fence about rather to buy CK 3 or have already played CK 3 and want more of that. Then this is simply a must have experience. For many people, like myself, this was the entry point into Crusader King series. I will tell you now you will NOT find any other game like it. It is a true medieval ruler simulator. Some would wrongly compare it to a sid meiers game. A more closer summary would to be to call it a mix between game of thrones and Civilization, but even this grossly over simplify the game. Here, you will manage your domain, rather you are appeasing your liege, subjugating your vassals or conquering (or being conquered by) your neighbors. You will have to keep track of your budget, maintain cordial relationship with family, and battle your rivals. You control the destiny of history. You can relive the past exactly how it was or rewrite it as you see fit. It's your choice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Crusader Kings II is free to play on Steam.
Crusader Kings II is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.
Yes, Crusader Kings II received 66,359 positive votes out of a total of 73,809 achieving a rating of 8.85.
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Crusader Kings II was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Yes, Crusader Kings II is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Crusader Kings II is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Crusader Kings II is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Crusader Kings II is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Crusader Kings II is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Crusader Kings II does not support VR.
Crusader Kings II offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Crusader Kings II offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there are 32 DLCs available for Crusader Kings II. Explore additional content available for Crusader Kings II on Steam.
No, Crusader Kings II does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Crusader Kings II does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Crusader Kings II is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Crusader Kings II.
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Online players
1,066
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release
14 Feb 2012
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