Three Kingdoms 2018

Three Kingdoms 2018 is a strategy game set during the late Han dynasty. You play as a ruler, recruit generals and capture cities to unify China in a single-player campaign. After taking 20 cities, you can enter the PvP region, where other players—not computer-controlled characters—compete for territory.

Campaign and combat

The PvE campaign uses city sieges and gives you freedom to pursue the goal of unifying China. The game emphasizes warfare and generals, with a reduced focus on domestic affairs. Sieges use turn-based 4v4 combat: you choose attack skills for four generals before each full turn, while their order of action and positions can affect the result, especially later in the game.

Multiplayer map

In PvP, players share an AI-driven map of nearly 300 Chinese cities. They can attack and capture cities across the map rather than each being limited to a single home city. The map can host up to 1,024 players at once, who can cooperate and fight over territory. Players may vie for a China divided among rival powers, a situation resembling the Warring States or Spring and Autumn periods, or a Three Kingdoms balance; the outcome depends on their interactions. The map includes cities such as Xiangyang, Chang'an, Luoyang and Jianye, and allows routes such as a surprise attack through Ziwu Valley.

Generals and events

The game features 784 historical characters, including the legendary figures Tong Yuan, Zhao Yun's teacher; Li Jin, who fought Lü Bu alone; and Hua Guansuo, known for travelling a thousand li to find his father. Cai Yan (Cai Wenji) serves as your adviser. Events draw on Three Kingdoms stories and historical and literary references, including the Dream of Maicheng scenario, where you can experience Guan Yu's attempt to break out of Maicheng, and the Water Moon Luoshen event, hosted by Zhen Mi and drawing on Cao Zhi's Ode to the Luo River Goddess.