- 8players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
Unite ancient China as one of its warlords, ruling a turn-based map and leading armies and heroes into real-time battles.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Two players can share a campaign, each ruling a warlord's faction as an ally or a rival, with clashes fought out as real-time battles.
A campaign stretches over many evenings, so it suits a regular pair.
A bigger group can play one-off custom battles of up to eight players.
Each player needs a copy, and the battles reward players who already know Total War.
Is it good
82%
Very positive on Steam
- 85MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 85Top criticsOpenCritic · Apr 2021 (OpenCritic top critic average, 69 reviews, as of Apr 2021; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 93%RecommendOpenCritic · Apr 2021 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 70 reviews, as of Apr 2021; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
3.9k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online for up to 8 on PC. 82% positive of 63,000 Steam reviews.
- 8
A campaign takes two players as allies or rivals; custom battles take up to eight.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Creative Assembly
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Platforms
- PC
- Series
- Total War
- Released
- May 23, 2019 on PC
- Languages
- Text in 13 languages, voices in 6
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Violence
In these lists
Answers
- Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS have couch co-op?
- No. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Total War: THREE KINGDOMS together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Total War: THREE KINGDOMS free?
- No, it's a paid game.
