A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

Historical grand strategy across Viking-age Britain with real-time battles

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Released May 2, 2018

Action Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 15K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 53% of 39 in 30 days
Playing now: 160; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Jul 5, 2023

What is A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA?

A standalone historical strategy game with a turn-based campaign map and real-time battles. Set in Britain in 878 after the Viking invasion stalls, it lets you choose from ten factions, manage settlements and alliances, raise armies, and conquer territory.

For you if...

+you want a focused campaign set in Viking-age Britain
+you enjoy turn-based statecraft and real-time tactical battles
+you prefer a smaller, more streamlined Total War campaign

Not for you if...

−you want broad unit variety and extensive replayability
−you expect deep diplomacy and detailed campaign systems
−you dislike internal politics and loyalty management

What players say

71% of 14,899 reviews are positive · 53% of 39 in the last 30 days

Players praise the Viking-age setting, readable campaign map, and city siege battles. Common complaints cite weak diplomacy and battle AI, repetitive campaigns, limited unit variety, and political or loyalty systems that can become a slog.

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A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA system requirements

As published by the developer.

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: 30 GB available space
Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 137
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Russian. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.