Total War: Three Kingdoms
Total War: Three Kingdoms is the first in the series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles…
Total War: Three Kingdoms is a real time strategy (rts) developed by The Creative Assembly, released 23 May 2019 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $11.99 at Steam.
What Total War: Three Kingdoms is
Total War: Three Kingdoms is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by The Creative Assembly and released in 2019. It was published by Sega. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on TW Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. It is a brutal and oppressive regime, and as Dong Zhuo’s power grows, the empire slips further into the cauldron of anarchy. But hope yet blossoms. Three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead. Scenting opportunity, warlords from China’s great families follow suit, forming a fragile coalition in a bid to challenge Dong Zhuo’s remorseless rule. Will they triumph against the tyrant, or will personal ambition shatter their already crumbling alliance and drive them to supremacy? The…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 99 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Total War series
Total War: Three Kingdoms is the 45th of 56 entries we hold in the Total War series. It arrived a year after Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. The next entry was A Total War Saga: Troy in 2020. Its critic score of 82 is almost exactly the series average of 83. The highest-rated entry is Rome: Total War at 91.
How it was received
Total War: Three Kingdoms holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 52 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz, 4 GB RAM and GTX 650 Ti 1GB|HD 7850 1GB|Intel UHD Graphics 620. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 60GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $11.99 at Steam, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Total War: Three Kingdoms launched on 23 May 2019, within three weeks of A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds, Rage 2 and Call of Duty: Mobile. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds, Rage 2, Call of Duty: Mobile.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Total War: Three Kingdoms yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →
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All media
Dlc
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Fates Divided
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Reign of Blood
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Yellow Turban Rebellion
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Eight Princes
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Total War: Three Kingdoms - Mandate of Heaven
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Tao Qian
Total War: Three Kingdoms - A World Betrayed
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Shi Xie
Total War: Three Kingdoms - The Furious Wild
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