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Crusader Kings II

Image: Steam / Paradox Development Studio

  • Grand strategy
  • Medieval
  • Free

You steer a medieval dynasty through to 1453: you marry off your children with inheritance in mind, keep an eye on vassals with plans of their own and declare wars on a legal pretext. Die without an heir of your bloodline and the game is over.

Why play it now

When you've got a long afternoon and fancy stories that write themselves: the base game has been free on Steam since 2019.

Who it's for

For anyone who enjoys court intrigue, inheritances and weddings, and setting their own goals.

When not to pick it

If information overload puts you off: there's data everywhere, a weak tutorial and abstract battles.

What it offers

  • Managing: 90 out of 100
  • Thinking: 85 out of 100
  • Story: 65 out of 100
  • Creating: 50 out of 100
  • Relaxing: 30 out of 100
  • Building: 30 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Disk space
2 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam reviews
90% positive (73,843)
Metacritic
82/100
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Release date
14 FEB 2012
Steam genres
RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free to Play

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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