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Lead a warlord in fractured China, building an empire through turn-based politics and province management before commanding real-time battles.
Released 23 May 2019
Unite Fractured China
Negotiate Rival Alliances
Manage Hero Relationships
Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.
Developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
Set in China in 190 CE, the campaign casts you as one of 12 warlords seeking power in a divided realm. Each leader has distinct objectives and a different starting position as you pursue the goal of uniting China.
On the turn-based campaign map, expand your territory, govern provinces, develop your economy and technology, and manage political affairs. Diplomacy lets you negotiate with rival factions and build alliances while preparing and supplying your armies.
When armies meet, take command in real-time battles with infantry, cavalry, war machines, and legendary characters. Characters have their own personalities and relationships, and campaign and battle decisions can affect those ties and the course of your warlord’s story.
Positive reviews repeatedly praise the campaign’s strategic depth, diplomacy, and character relationships, saying these systems create memorable political choices and campaign stories. Players also enjoy commanding battles and the game’s Three Kingdoms setting and presentation. Criticism frequently focuses on development ending before some players’ expected later historical events were covered; other reviews report crashes, DLC access problems, and campaign repetition or gameplay limitations.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 99 |
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| Players | From 2 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | The game supports multiplayer campaign and multiplayer battles. Store features list Online PvP, LAN PvP, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. Reviews consistently describe the campaign as limited to 2 players, with co-op or competitive play, while skirmish battles can support more than 2 players. |
| Multiplayer & mods | One review states the game is great with mods and that the modding community has kept it alive, but the provided information does not state specific multiplayer mod support or multiplayer-only mod effects. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 12 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 85/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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