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Total War: Three Kingdoms PC

The twelfth main entry in the Total War series of strategy games. For the first time in history, it takes the players to the ancient China, to the times when the country was split into three rival kingdoms. The title combines traits of classic RTS and turn-based strategy game.

Strategy | Economic | RTS | turn-based | Ancient history | multiplayer | war strategy | China | Romance of the Three Kingdoms

PC / Windows
Total War: Three Kingdoms cover

developer: Creative Assembly

publisher: SEGA

Official website

Game mode: single / multiplayer

Multiplayer mode: Internet, players: 1-4

English language game language: English

game release date for PC:

23May2019

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Total War: Three Kingdoms for PC is a hybrid of turn-based and real-time strategy games. It is another entry in the popular series, Total War. Creative Assembly, a British studio founded in 1987 that specializes in strategy games, developed the game. The title was distributed and published by Sega.

Gameplay

Total War: Three Kingdoms for PC starts in year 190, during the final ages of the Han dynasty. Its downfall led to the division of the empire into three rival kingdoms. It is one of the more important eras in the history of China. It was thoroughly described in the novel from 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This book was very influential and remains popular in the Eastern Asia to this day. It inspired many other video games.

The PC version of Total War: Three Kingdoms focuses on the division of the Empire and the internal fight for influence between powerful families and factions. They are supporting or opposing the merciless rules of Dong Zhuo who fully controlled the actions of the last, young Han emperor. During the game two aspects are important – military strength and the diplomacy skills needed to act in the chaotic world of Chinese politics.


Game score 8.485 / 10 calculated out of 383 players' votes.  
Expectations before the premiere: 8.3 / 10 calculated out of 244 players' votes.  

PEGI Rating

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty.Game contains depictions of violence.

System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

Recommended: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 Fury X or better, 60 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 650 Ti / Radeon HD 7850 or better, 60 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit

Total War Three Kingdoms Guide
Total War Three Kingdoms Guide

game guide 22 May 2019

The Total War Three Kingdoms Guide is a compendium of knowledge about this complex strategy game. From our guidebook, you will learn how to start the game, how to develop your state and take care of its treasury. Also, learn how to win battles and wars.

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news 11 February 2019 20:49

We've learned the new release date of Total War: Three Kingdoms. The game is to launch in May, this year as the title needs some more polishing.

Total War Three Kingdoms Hardware Requirements
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news 15 March 2019 01:52

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First Reviews: Total War Three Kingdoms
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news 16 May 2019 22:51

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Total War Three Kingdoms Scores Steam Debut of the Year
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news 28 May 2019 11:21

Total War: Three Kingdoms turned out to be a real hit. The game had the best debut of the year on Steam. This is due to the great popularity of the production in China.

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