Read more: Were the Middle Ages really as sick and incestuous as Crusader Kings says? We asked a historian (opens in new tab) Total War: Three Kingdoms You can meander through life without any great plan and still find yourself embroiled in countless intrigues, wars and trysts. And all this soapy dynastic drama just has a brilliant flow to it, carrying you along with it. Getting to grips with it is thankfully considerably easier this time around, thanks to a helpful nested tooltip system and plenty of guidance. At first glance it might seem a bit too familiar, but an even greater focus on roleplaying and simulating the lifestyles of medieval nobles, along with a big bag of new and reconsidered features, makes it well worth jumping ship to the latest iteration.ĬK3 is a ceaseless storyteller supported by countless complex systems that demand to be mucked around with and tweaked.

It's a huge grand strategy RPG, more polished and cohesive than the venerable CK2, and quite a bit easier on the eyes, too.

Release date: 2020 | Developer: Paradox | Steam (opens in new tab)Ĭrusader Kings 3, the best strategy game of 2020, has usurped its predecessor's spot on the list, unsurprisingly.

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