Crusader Kings III

Crusader Kings III is a medieval strategy and role-playing game in which you lead a noble house and build a dynasty across generations. Start in 867, 1066 or 1178, then claim lands, titles and vassals to establish your realm. When one ruler dies, a new playable heir continues the lineage, whether you planned for that succession or not.

A medieval world

The map stretches from the Nordic lands to the Horn of Africa, and from the British Isles to Burma. It contains thousands of counties, duchies, kingdoms and empires to claim, conquer and rule. Peasants, knights, courtiers, spies, knaves and jesters populate the world, alongside historical characters you can romance, betray, execute or influence.

Thousands of dynamic events and decisions respond to the situation and the characters involved. Your choices can shape a ruler’s place in history in many different ways.

Rule your dynasty

Each character has traits and lifestyle choices that shape their actions and schemes. You can rule through fear and dread or inspire your subjects with magnanimous deeds. Traits can pass to children through genetics, including genius or stupidity.

You can groom an heir by choosing guardians or educating them yourself. If an heir proves unsuitable, you can arrange a marriage or dispatch them by other means. Customize your ruler and noble house, including their appearance and attributes, to create a monarch with inherited virtues and vices.

Govern an evolving realm by granting titles or usurping your liege’s crown. Rivals may include restless serfs and revengeful concubines. You can recruit agents to undermine, blackmail or murder those in your way, or use seduction to gain power and influence.

War and faith

War is one of several ways to establish your reign. Assemble men-at-arms and powerful knights, manage armies and battlefield tactics, raid nearby lands, or hire mercenaries and Holy Orders for major conflicts. You can also rely on religious powers by ruling as a pious king, or design a faith of your own as you pursue fame or risk damnation.

Develop your realm

Bring new innovations to your culture and build castles and bastions to increase your realm’s wealth, prestige and security.