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Lead a European power through the Napoleonic Wars, managing campaigns turn by turn and commanding real-time land and sea battles.
Released 25 Feb 2010
Command Musket Lines
Position Field Artillery
Fight Naval Battles
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac)









Set during the Napoleonic era, the game lets you lead Napoleon’s campaigns or take the side of other major powers. Its campaigns span conflicts from the early Italian campaign to Waterloo, with historical battles available as well.
On the campaign map, make strategic decisions as you expand and manage territory, develop your economy, and build armies. The included Peninsular Campaign offers a separate Iberian map with 32 regions, where France, Great Britain, and Spain pursue different objectives amid political conflict and guerrilla resistance.
When armies meet, take direct command in real-time land and naval battles, positioning infantry, cavalry, and artillery. The Definitive Edition includes the game’s DLC, adding campaigns, battles, agents, and elite units that can become available through territory or technological advances.
In this helpfulness-selected sample, players often praise the tactical, large-scale battles—especially the use of artillery, formations, and maneuvering—and the game’s Napoleonic setting and atmosphere. Some also enjoy its campaigns and return to the game over time, sometimes with mods. Views are mixed on campaign depth, AI, multiplayer, and how well the older game runs on newer systems.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 71 |
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| Players | 1–8 |
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| Multiplayer | The provided information indicates both single-player and multiplayer support. Multiplayer includes online battles, with player reports explicitly describing 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 matches, implying up to 8 players in battle. Several reviews also state there is a 2-player multiplayer campaign, while one review claims there is no co-op campaign; this makes campaign co-op support somewhat conflicting in the provided sources. Review evidence also mentions drop-in battles. DLC unit packs are stated to appear in both single and multiplayer game modes. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game is tagged moddable, and reviews state mods can improve replayability, unlock additional playable nations, alter units and unit sizes, and support active multiplayer communities such as Darth Mod and NTW3. No provided source confirms official mod support requirements or compatibility rules for multiplayer beyond players using multiplayer-focused mods. |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 81/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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