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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

Strategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 29K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 147 in 30 days
Players
2,610
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Apr 10, 2024
Minimum PC
–
not published

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

95% of 28,698 reviews are positive · 91% of 147 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.

Players over time

▲ +4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 4,495 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
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Nov 7, 20262,610
Nov 6, 20262,358
Nov 5, 20262,349
Nov 4, 20262,489
Nov 3, 20262,583
Nov 2, 20262,741
Nov 1, 20262,792
Oct 31, 20262,742
Oct 30, 20262,440
Oct 29, 20262,370
Oct 28, 20262,502
Oct 27, 20261,840
Oct 27, 20262,463
Oct 26, 20262,484
Oct 25, 20262,830
Oct 24, 20262,635
Oct 23, 20262,418
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 20262,380
Oct 20, 20262,438
Oct 19, 20262,606
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Oct 15, 20262,324
Oct 14, 20262,285
Oct 13, 20262,498
Oct 12, 20262,605
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Oct 10, 20262,588
Oct 9, 20262,295
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Oct 7, 20262,348
Oct 6, 20262,321
Oct 5, 20262,588
Oct 4, 20262,777
Oct 3, 20262,668
Oct 2, 20262,308
Oct 1, 20262,332
Sep 30, 20262,316
Sep 29, 20262,439
Sep 28, 20262,654
Sep 27, 20262,855
Sep 26, 20262,710
Sep 25, 20262,325
Sep 24, 20262,381
Sep 23, 20262,490
Sep 23, 20262,552
Sep 22, 20262,591
Sep 21, 20264,495

Screenshots and trailer

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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

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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.

Does Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.

Does Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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