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Total War: Three Kingdoms
By Creative Assembly, released 1 Jan 2019
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- turn-based strategy video game
- historical video game
- strategy video game
What it is
Total War: Three Kingdoms is a Creative Assembly strategy game about building an empire and fighting for control of ancient China. Its campaign combines turn-based conquest and statecraft with real-time battles. Players choose from 12 warlords, recruit heroes and compete across military, technological, political and economic fronts. Diplomacy can support friendships and alliances, while treachery and political intrigue offer other routes through the struggle. The setting includes varied terrain such as subtropics, deserts and mountains, as well as landmarks including the Great Wall and Yangtze River. The game supports single-player, multiplayer, online and LAN PvP, and online and LAN co-op. Its listed platforms are Windows, Linux and macOS. The game was released in 2019 and published by SEGA, with Feral Interactive listed for Mac and Linux publishing.
What players like, and what they don't
- Turn-based empire building and real-time battles
- Twelve warlords to choose from
- Diplomacy includes alliances and political intrigue
- Online and LAN PvP and co-op
- Steam platform listing excludes Windows alternatives beyond Windows, macOS and Linux
- No controller support is listed
Who it suits
It suits strategy players who want a turn-based campaign alongside real-time battles. Its online and LAN multiplayer options may also fit groups who want to play together.
Three Kingdoms pairs campaign-level empire building and diplomacy with real-time battles in ancient China. It offers solo play as well as several online and LAN multiplayer modes.
