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Total War: WARHAMMER II

Fantasy grand strategy mixing turn-based conquest with real-time battles

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Released Sep 28, 2017

ActionStrategy

DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 91K
Recent reviews
Mixed
68% of 66 in 30 days
Players
673
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 28, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 460
5 GB RAM · 60 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 87/100 (critic reviews)

What is Total War: WARHAMMER II?

A fantasy strategy game that combines a turn-based open-world campaign with real-time tactical battles. Choose one of four factions, manage settlements, diplomacy, armies, lords, and heroes, then complete rituals around the Great Vortex while disrupting rival factions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing empires between large real-time battles
  • +you want distinct fantasy factions with different campaign mechanics
  • +you want both solo campaigns and multiplayer battles

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike alternating turn-based planning with real-time battles
  • −you prefer short matches over long-form conquest campaigns
  • −you want action without diplomacy or settlement management

What players say

92% of 90,956 reviews are positive · 68% of 66 in the last 30 days

Players praise the faction variety, narrative campaign, and mix of empire management with large real-time battles. The main complaints concern the amount and cost of DLC, plus recent reports that server outages or entitlement checks can block paid content and saved campaigns.

Players over time

▼ -20% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,151 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026673
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Oct 14, 2026654
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Oct 9, 2026644
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Oct 5, 2026765
Oct 4, 2026826
Oct 3, 2026759
Oct 2, 2026649
Oct 1, 2026677
Sep 30, 2026635
Sep 29, 2026663
Sep 28, 2026716
Sep 27, 2026808
Sep 26, 2026713
Sep 25, 2026654
Sep 24, 2026667
Sep 23, 2026691
Sep 23, 2026661
Sep 22, 2026684
Sep 21, 20261,151

How many players finish Total War: WARHAMMER II?

15% of Steam players have unlocked «Asur Prince», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Total War: WARHAMMER II screenshot 1

Total War: WARHAMMER II system requirements

Minimum: GTX 460, 5 GB RAM, 60 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64Bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB | Intel HD4000 @720p
Memory
5 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / 8 (8.1)/ 10 64Bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB @1080p
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

Does Total War: WARHAMMER II have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Total War: WARHAMMER II 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
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
Denuvo Anti-tamper
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
152
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Total War: WARHAMMER II 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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Recent updates

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