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Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
By Creative Assembly, released 1 Jan 2018
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- turn-based strategy video game
- historical video game
- strategy video game
What it is
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a standalone strategy game from Creative Assembly, set in Britain in 878 AD. Its campaign centers on competing English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh rulers, Norse warlords and Viking settlers. Players choose among ten playable factions and work to build and defend a kingdom through settlements, armies, alliances and conquest. The Grand Campaign offers several paths to victory, including territorial expansion, construction, technology, influence or faction-specific objectives. Battles are real-time, while the campaign proceeds in turns. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, PvP, co-op and LAN modes, including online and LAN options for PvP and co-op. The game is available on Linux, Windows and macOS. Creative Assembly developed it; SEGA, Feral Interactive for Mac, and Feral Interactive for Linux are listed as publishers. Its release date is May 2, 2018.
What players like, and what they don't
- Ten playable factions
- Several routes to campaign victory
- Real-time battles and turn-based campaign
- Online and LAN PvP and co-op
- Available on Linux, Windows and macOS
- Historical setting centers on Britain in 878 AD
Who it suits
It suits strategy players interested in a turn-based campaign paired with real-time battles and a setting focused on Britain in 878 AD. Its listed modes include single-player, online play and LAN play.
Thrones of Britannia combines kingdom-building and campaign choices with real-time battles. Players choosing it can consider both its Britain-focused setting and its range of online and LAN modes.
