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Assume the throne with confidence as you take your first steps into Crusader Kings III, the award-winning role-playing strategy game.
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About Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition

About this game

Assume the throne with confidence as you take your first steps into Crusader Kings III, the award-winning role-playing strategy game that drops you into a rich medieval world of power, drama, and intrigue. Expand the power of your dynasty through warfare, diplomacy or underhanded scheming, assuring the safety and security of your realm through the generations across many centuries.

The Starter Edition gives you access to the base game, one Major Expansion, one Event Pack, and some cosmetic additions to make your first forays into Crusader Kings III a deep and filling experience.

The Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition includes:

  • Crusader Kings III: Whether you start as a lowly count or a mighty emperor, no throne is safe as you compete for power against thousands of other nobles for prestige and dominance. Write your own histories, with a wide range of personality types, ambitions, and cultural preferences. Play as a haughty duke, a pious prince, or a cunning queen, and then play as their heir as the wheel of time grinds on.
  • Tours and Tournaments: Host thrilling tournaments, grand feasts and splendid weddings to bolster your prestige or win new honours for your dynasty. Travel to distant lands on pilgrimage or inspect your vassals on a grand tour of your realm - whether to extort taxes or bolster loyalty.
  • Friends and Foes: Deepen your relationships with those around you, forming lasting friendships with childhood companions, bitter rivalries with distant foes or eternal love with a beauty of your choosing.
  • Garments of the Holy Roman Empire: Immerse yourself in the Holy Roman Empire with a collection of outfits for commoners, warriors and rulers of Central Europe.
  • Elegance of the Empire: Based on the garments and regalia of Emperor Henry II and the Empress Cunigunde, this pack includes not only new robes and dresses but historically appropriate crowns and other items.
  • Fashion of the Abbasid Court: Give your court a dashing new look with a set of outfits and cosmetic clothing options for the Middle East and North Africa.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
May 07, 2024
Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Crusader Kings
Features:
PvP
Online PvP

Singleplayer

Multiplayer

Product Requirements

Steam account is required for game activation and installation.

Windows Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Mac OS Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mojave (MAC OS X 10.14)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ PRO 560 (4 GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Mojave (MAC OS X 10.14)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7600K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ PRO 580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Linux Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Product Requirements

Steam account is required for game activation and installation.

Windows Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Mac OS Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mojave (MAC OS X 10.14)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ PRO 560 (4 GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Mojave (MAC OS X 10.14)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7600K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ PRO 580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Linux Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Crusader Kings III Editions

Critic Reviews

91

GameSpot

GameSpot
80 / 100
"In a sense, Crusader Kings 3 is all over the place. It doesn't always work perfectly, and at times it really makes you work for it, but there's something amazing in that any of...

IGN

IGN
100 / 100
"Crusader Kings 3 is a superb strategy game, a great RPG, and a master class in how to take the best parts of existing systems and make them deeper and better. I have thousands...

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
94 / 100
"Crusader Kings 3 is incredible. It's an irrepressible story engine that spits out a constant stream of compelling alt-histories, delightfully infuriating characters and social...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

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78.21% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

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Relax & enjoy! 53.66%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Tried It
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Played It
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Completionist! 10.34%  of players have Conquered It

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and Starter Edition
Starter Edition contains:
  • Base Game
  • Tours and Tournaments:
  • Friends and Foes
  • Garments of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Elegance of the Empire
  • Fashion of the Abbasid Court
Available DLCs for Crusader Kings III include All Under Heaven, Roads to Power, Royal Court, and Friends & Foes
Somewhere in the middle. 54% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 41% of GameFAQs users said Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Crusader Kings III is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

Steam account is required for game activation and installation.

Windows Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Mac OS Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mojave (MAC OS X 10.14)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ PRO 560 (4 GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Mojave (MAC OS X 10.14)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7600K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ PRO 580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Linux Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 76 hours. 78% of users played Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition for over 80 hours.
Yes, Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition has broad critical consensus. 100% of critics on Metacritic recommend Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition. The Metascore is 91 out of 100.
Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition was released on May 07, 2024
Yes, Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition supports MacOS.
Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition is published by Paradox Interactive
Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition was developed by Paradox Development Studio

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