Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Medieval grand strategy with turn-based rule and real-time battles
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Released Nov 15, 2006
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 36K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 164 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 2,490
- peak 24h 2,552
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Jun 9, 2022
Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition?
A medieval strategy game that combines a turn-based campaign map with real-time tactical battles across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. You manage cities, recruit armies, conduct diplomacy, navigate religious politics, and wage wars; the Definitive Edition also includes four Kingdoms campaigns.
For you if...
- +you enjoy turn-based empire management and real-time battles
- +you want large medieval campaigns with diplomacy and religion
- +you value extensive mod support and multiplayer battles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer short campaigns with limited micromanagement
- −you dislike managing settlements, armies, diplomacy, and agents
What players say
96% of 36,490 reviews are positive · 93% of 164 in the last 30 days
Players praise the mix of campaign management and real-time battles, along with its large modding scene. The most common complaint is instability on current hardware, including failure to launch and crashes when entering battles; others cite dated controls, unit pathfinding, and heavy micromanagement.
Screenshots and trailer
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
System Requirements: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP Celeron 1.5GHz Pentium 4® (1500MHz) or equivalent AMD® processor 512MB RAM 11GB of uncompressed free hard disk space 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound cardand latest drivers 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse,keyboard and latest drivers DirectX® 9.0c 128MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution Internet (TCP / IP) play supported; Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers; LAN play requires Network card. Important Note: Some cards may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Medieval II: Total War. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatibility. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.
Tags
- Strategy
- Medieval
- Historical
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Grand Strategy
- War
- RTS
- Tactical
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
- Military
- Moddable
- Real Time Tactics
- Turn-Based
- Classic
- Simulation
Recent updates
- Jun 9, 2022 · New update available for Total War: MEDIEVAL II Mobile!
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