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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

Grand strategy in ancient China 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 May 23, 2019

ActionStrategy

DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 75K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 208 in 30 days
Players
5,330
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 17, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 650 Ti
4 GB RAM · 60 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

A grand strategy game set in China in 190 CE, combining a turn-based campaign with real-time tactical battles. Choose one of 12 warlords, manage armies, provinces, diplomacy, technology, politics, and the economy, and compete to unite China under a new dynasty.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based empire management and real-time tactical battles
  • +you want diplomacy and character relationships to shape campaigns
  • +you prefer strategy playable alone, cooperatively, or competitively

Not for you if...

  • −you want short campaigns with little political or economic management
  • −you mainly want constant battles instead of diplomacy and statecraft

What players say

72% of 75,220 reviews are positive · 81% of 208 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the diplomacy, character relationships, and balance of empire management with real-time battles. Common complaints include frequent crashes, unresolved bugs, late-campaign performance, and DLC access problems; many also criticize development ending before the historical Three Kingdoms period was fully covered.

Players over time

▲ +74% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 6,459 players on Nov 1, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20265,330
Nov 6, 20263,661
Nov 5, 20263,593
Nov 4, 20263,964
Nov 3, 20264,024
Nov 2, 20264,041
Nov 1, 20266,459
Oct 31, 20265,982
Oct 30, 20264,015
Oct 29, 20264,096
Oct 28, 20264,392
Oct 27, 20263,524
Oct 26, 20263,513
Oct 25, 20265,537
Oct 24, 20263,949
Oct 23, 20262,906
Oct 22, 20262,460
Oct 21, 20262,540
Oct 20, 20262,519
Oct 19, 20262,572
Oct 18, 20264,023
Oct 17, 20263,548
Oct 16, 20262,780
Oct 15, 20260
Oct 14, 20262,439
Oct 13, 20262,512
Oct 12, 20262,599
Oct 11, 20263,686
Oct 10, 20262,614
Oct 9, 20262,483
Oct 8, 20262,023
Oct 7, 20262,545
Oct 6, 20262,539
Oct 5, 20262,735
Oct 4, 20262,951
Oct 3, 20262,747
Oct 2, 20262,542
Oct 1, 20262,681
Sep 30, 20262,154
Sep 29, 20262,129
Sep 28, 20262,244
Sep 27, 20262,925
Sep 26, 20262,811
Sep 25, 20262,661
Sep 24, 20262,274
Sep 23, 20263,307
Sep 23, 20261,738
Sep 22, 20261,608
Sep 21, 20262,657

How many players finish Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

31% of Steam players have unlocked «The Mandate of Heaven», 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: THREE KINGDOMS screenshot 1

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS system requirements

Minimum: GTX 650 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64 Bit
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz
Graphics
GTX 650 Ti 1GB|HD 7850 1GB|Intel UHD Graphics 620
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
6GB Memory if using integrated GPU.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
Intel i5-6600 | Ryzen 5 2600X
Graphics
GTX 970 | R9 Fury X 4GB VRAM
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: THREE KINGDOMS 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: THREE KINGDOMS 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 in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • 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
99
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 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

12 DLC available.

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