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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.

Crusader Kings III is a strategy, medieval and grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on September 01st 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Polish.

It has received 126,909 reviews of which 114,259 were positive and 12,650 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam with a 70% discount, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Crusader Kings III into these genres:

Strategy Medieval Grand Strategy Simulation RPG Historical Management Character Customization Life Sim Sandbox RTS Choices Matter War Singleplayer Economy Political 4X Moddable Multiplayer Real-Time with Pause

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11
Storage: 20 GB available space

MacOS

OS: macOS Monterey v12.6 or newer
Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 or newer | Apple M1 or newer
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M380 2GB or better (for Intel systems) | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 | Apple M1 integrated GPU
Storage: 20 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Processor: Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11
Storage: 20 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Aug. 2025

Its a realy good game but they should lower their dlc price because its way too expensive for the content.

June 2025

So you think you're ready for Crusader Kings III, huh? You fired up Steam, saw the words “grand strategy,” and thought you were about to play a nice little game of Risk with knights and castles. No. You’re not ready. Nothing can prepare you for the generational hellscape of betrayal, incest, witchcraft, and passive-aggressive Pope drama you’re about to unleash. This isn't a strategy game. This is a medieval chaos simulator, duct-taped to a family tree that looks like it was drawn by a spider on meth. You don’t play a character—you play their entire bloodline, across centuries of bad decisions, aggressive inbreeding, and mysterious “hunting accidents.” You start off with a decent ruler. Charismatic. Just. Beloved by their vassals. Naturally, they die choking on a chicken leg during a feast. You’re now playing as their 6-year-old heir who’s terrified of birds, has a lisp, and is somehow already an alcoholic. From here, it’s a slow-motion dynastic car crash. Your vassals hate you. Your siblings are plotting against you. Your aunt is trying to seduce your husband. Your court physician keeps suggesting “leech therapy” for everything, including syphilis, cancer, and a stubbed toe. And yet... you love it. The actual gameplay? It’s a paradox of emotions. One moment you're reforming the kingdom’s laws, carefully arranging alliances through strategic marriages. The next, your rival queen has called you a “naked coward” during a feast, and you're now plotting her murder with your court jester and a bag of bees. Stress mechanics? Amazing. Every time you go against your character’s nature—say, executing a heretic when you’re compassionate—you gain stress. Enough stress, and you start snapping like a medieval rubber band. This means your noble ruler could spiral into full-blown depression because someone insulted their embroidery skills. You’ll spend hours trying to create a pure bloodline of genius warrior-poets, only to realize your heir is an obese lunatic who believes he's literally descended from a bear. Oh, and he's married his first cousin. Twice. Wars? You can fight them. But why do that when you can simply marry someone with a claim to the kingdom, murder half their family, and “inherit” it in what historians will politely call “a series of unfortunate events”? Also, let’s talk about religion. You can literally invent your own. You can create a faith that encourages cannibalism, nudity, and human sacrifice, and then demand everyone take it seriously. The Pope hates you. You love it. You are the Pope now. Multiplayer? Oh yes. Want to play with friends? Prepare to witness the absolute worst sides of humanity. One friend will seduce your spouse, another will excommunicate you, and a third will “accidentally” press a claim on your kingdom and burn your capital down. The good news? You can stab all of them. It’s the CK3 way. Final Verdict: Crusader Kings III is not a game. It’s a medieval family drama written by a drunk raccoon with a PhD in backstabbing and no understanding of genetics. It’s confusing, ridiculous, and often downright cursed—but once you start, you can’t stop. It’s digital crack for history nerds with god complexes. 10/10. Would marry my sister to a lunatic duke, steal his title, imprison her for “treason,” and then die of stress while possessed by demons again. Long live House Dumpsterfire.

April 2025

Put bannerlord and total war into this game and I'll never even need another game.

March 2025

Please watch the pricing with the DLC.. the upcoming chapter costs as much as the base game and there is nowhere near that amount of new content. I will not be purchasing it until it is least 50% off.. no matter how good the reviews are. There are other games to play. Stop being greedy at the expense of your fans.

Feb. 2025

Be me start as a petty king and gains land Plague infects the land and I ignore it Die My young son inherits the throne dies from the same plague moments later My daughter takes the throne Immediately factions try to overthrow her Defeat all factions and stabilise the land and the kingdom is stronger than ever Die from plague again 10/10

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Frequently Asked Questions

Crusader Kings III is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

Crusader Kings III is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Crusader Kings III received 114,259 positive votes out of a total of 126,909 achieving a rating of 8.89.

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Crusader Kings III was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.

Crusader Kings III is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Crusader Kings III is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Crusader Kings III is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Crusader Kings III offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Crusader Kings III offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 23 DLCs available for Crusader Kings III. Explore additional content available for Crusader Kings III on Steam.

Crusader Kings III is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Crusader Kings III supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Crusader Kings III 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.

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