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
DRM declared on Steam
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 46 in 30 days
- Players
- 176
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 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
70% of 12,855 reviews are positive · 71% of 46 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.
Players over time
▼ -17% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 319 players on Sep 21, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 176 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 150 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 122 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 138 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 164 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 142 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 186 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 178 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 126 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 137 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 122 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 185 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 186 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 216 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 203 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 160 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 168 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 178 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 179 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 197 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 215 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 210 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 181 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 196 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 171 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 175 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 182 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 192 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 204 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 151 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 161 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 174 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 172 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 206 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 230 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 198 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 157 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 143 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 162 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 148 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 170 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 185 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 150 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 132 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 168 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 160 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 151 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 183 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 319 |
How many players finish A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA?
24% of Steam players have unlocked «Loyalty Without Question», 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
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA system requirements
Minimum: GTX 460, 5 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
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- 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
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
- 30 GB available space
- Notes
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions
Does A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.
Does A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- Denuvo Anti-tamper
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 137
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Russian. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA 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
Tags
- Strategy
- Historical
- RTS
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Medieval
- War
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Grand Strategy
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Vikings
- Co-op
- Military
- Violent
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Jul 5, 2023 · Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Hotfix
- Jul 4, 2023 · A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia - Game Update
- Jan 14, 2019 · Thrones of Britannia Fixes
- Dec 18, 2018 · The Steel & Statecraft Update Patch Notes
- Dec 12, 2018 · The Steel & Statecraft Update
1 DLC available.