Total War: Warhammer III
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: Warhammer trilogy is coming. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be…
Total War: Warhammer III is a real time strategy (rts) developed by The Creative Assembly, released 17 February 2022 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $8.99 at Steam.
What Total War: Warhammer III is
Total War: Warhammer III is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by The Creative Assembly and released in 2022. It was published by Feral Interactive. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Far beyond the world and its petty wars there exists a dimension of pure, malevolent magic: The Realm of Chaos. It is a terrible place, incomprehensible to the mortal mind. It whispers promises of power, but to behold it is to be seduced by it. To relinquish your soul to it. To become it. The four Ruinous Powers rule over this place, ever seeking to slip their bonds and engulf the world in a tide of daemonic corruption. Nurgle, the plague god; Slaanesh, the lord of excess; Tzeentch, the changer of ways; and Khorne, the god of blood and slaughter. On the border between the worlds, two mighty kingdoms stand sentinel: the stern warriors of Kislev and the vast empire of Grand Cathay. But each…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 138 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Warhammer series
Total War: Warhammer III is the 82nd of 95 entries we hold in the Warhammer series. The next entry was Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - A Treacherous Adventure in 2022. Its critic score of 78 is 13 points above the series average of 65. The highest-rated entry is Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning at 90.
How it was received
Total War: Warhammer III holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 4 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 59 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i3/Ryzen 3 series, 6 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 120GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. 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 $8.99 at Steam, 85% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Total War: Warhammer III launched on 17 February 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human and Vampire Survivors. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Total War: Warhammer III yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Dlc
Total War: Warhammer III - Immortal Empires
Total War: Warhammer III - Ogre Kingdoms
Total War: Warhammer III - Champions of Chaos
Total War: Warhammer III - Blood for the Blood God III
Total War: Warhammer III - Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs
Total War: Warhammer III - Update 3.1
Total War: Warhammer III - Shadows of Change
Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay
Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay: Elspeth
Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay: Tamurkhan
Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay: Malakai
Total War: Warhammer III - Omens of Destruction: Gorbad
Total War: Warhammer III - Tides of Torment
Total War: Warhammer III - Bhashiva
Total War: Warhammer III - Lords of the End Times
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