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Crusader Kings III

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App ID 1158310
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Crusader Kings
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Clausewitz Engine, Paradox_Launcher Launcher
Last Changenumber 29737599
Last Record Update 25 June 2025 – 08:39:30 UTC ()
Release Date 1 September 2020 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.85%
127k reviews
21,518
In-Game

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Additional Information

Developer Paradox Development Studio
metacritic_name Crusader Kings III
metacritic_score 91
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/crusader-kings-iii?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Paradox Interactive
eulas
0 ↴
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nameCrusader Kings III EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1158310_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 1 September 2020 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/ck3
https://www.facebook.com/Crusaderkings
https://x.com/CrusaderKings
https://www.youtube.com/@CrusaderKings
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 1 September 2020 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 April 2025 – 13:24:35 UTC () (1745933075)
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osextended macos64
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
review_score_bombs 8
review_percentage_bombs 90
Detected Technologies (?) Clausewitz Engine, Paradox_Launcher Launcher, Bink_Video SDK, FMOD SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 17 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6925632
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 10 September 2019 – 12:38:55 UTC (), in changelist #6849629
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🏰 Medieval 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🎲 RPG 📜 Historical 💼 Management 🦹 Character Customization 🧫 Life Sim 🧱 Sandbox 🌐 RTS 🧞 Choices Matter ⚔️ War 👤 Singleplayer 🏦 Economy 🗳️ Political 🗺️ 4X 🛠️ Moddable 🕹️ Multiplayer ⏯ Real-Time with Pause

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp29 April 2025 – 13:25:01 UTC
Trailers
257057629 ↴
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257014334 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228981 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2005 Redist No size
228988 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist No size
1158311 CK3 Game Content 13.94 GiB 5.23 GiB
1158312 Windows CK3 Windows Binaries 143.70 MiB 36.91 MiB
1158313 macOS CK3 macOS Binaries 518.20 MiB 71.83 MiB
1158314 Linux CK3 Linux Binaries 282.89 MiB 51.14 MiB
1158315 Windows CK3 Launcher Windows 155.28 MiB 152.53 MiB
1158316 macOS CK3 Launcher macOS 342.65 MiB 340.29 MiB
1158317 Linux CK3 Launcher Linux 166.94 MiB 162.88 MiB
1296730 DLC 1296730dlc001_preorder 82.86 KiB 83.73 KiB
1296731 DLC 1296731dlc002_sp_day1 63.80 KiB 64.44 KiB
1303183 DLC 1303183dlc003_fp1 51.60 MiB 32.03 MiB
1303182 DLC 1303182Crusader Kings III: Royal Court (1303182) Depot 22.28 MiB 20.66 MiB
1303184 DLC 1303184Crusader Kings III: Flavor Pack 2 (1303184) Depot 9.40 MiB 8.02 MiB
2114760 DLC 2114760Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes 8.77 MiB 8.67 MiB
2311920 DLC 2311920Crusader Kings III: Tours & Tournaments 56.83 MiB 37.49 MiB
2311930 DLC 2311930Crusader Kings III: Elegance of the Empire 78.53 KiB 79.02 KiB
2313541 DLC 2313541Crusader Kings III: Wards & Wardens 6.40 MiB 6.31 MiB
2313540 DLC 2313540Crusader Kings III: Legacy of Persia 14.97 MiB 13.51 MiB
2671060 DLC 2671060Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead 15.16 MiB 13.75 MiB
2671030 DLC 2671030Crusader Kings III Content Creator Pack: North African Attire 98.13 KiB 99.13 KiB
2671040 DLC 2671040Crusader Kings III: Couture of the Capets 62.91 KiB 63.58 KiB
2671070 DLC 2671070Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power 20.10 MiB 18.91 MiB
3077630 DLC 3077630Crusader Kings III: Many Roads to Power - Comic Book 66.04 MiB 65.55 MiB
2671080 DLC 2671080Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles 80.91 KiB 81.81 KiB
3275760 DLC 3275760Crusader Kings III Content Creator Pack: West Slavic Attire 96.74 KiB 97.78 KiB
3315550 DLC 3315550Crusader Kings III Content Creator Pack: Arctic Attire 1.77 MiB 1.77 MiB
3315540 DLC 3315540Crusader Kings III Content Creator Pack: Medieval Monuments 19.06 MiB 6.11 MiB
3315500 DLC 3315500Crusader Kings III: Crowns of the World 70.42 KiB 71.16 KiB
3315510 DLC 3315510Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe 17.41 MiB 16.12 MiB
3315530 DLC 3315530Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven No size
3315520 DLC 3315520Crusader Kings III: Coronations No size

Total size on disk is 15.82 GiB and total download size is 6.27 GiB.

Total size on disk is 14.23 GiB and total download size is 5.41 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 18702717 3 June 2025 – 13:52:06 UTC
1.0.2 Launch version 5451646 3 September 2020 – 10:24:27 UTC
1.0.3 Old version 1.0.3 5482039 29 September 2020 – 08:18:24 UTC
1.1.1 Old version 1.1.1 (Chevron) 5589990 1 October 2020 – 12:57:36 UTC
1.1.2 Old version 1.1.2 (Chevron) 5616386 13 October 2020 – 11:48:04 UTC
1.1.3 Old version 1.1.3 (Chevron) 5708797 18 November 2020 – 20:15:13 UTC
1.10.0 Old version 1.10.0 (Quill) 12013136 31 August 2023 – 11:22:45 UTC
1.10.1 Old version 1.10.1 (Quill) 12066033 11 September 2023 – 13:01:35 UTC
1.10.2 Old version 1.10.2 (Quill) 12141064 8 November 2023 – 13:31:06 UTC
1.11.0 Old version 1.11.0 (Peacock) 12670296 23 November 2023 – 08:51:58 UTC
1.11.3 Old version 1.11.3 (Peacock) 12890456 23 January 2024 – 08:59:15 UTC
1.11.5 Old version 1.11.5 (Peacock) 13187961 4 March 2024 – 09:02:46 UTC
1.12.1 Old version 1.12.1 (Scythe) 13573722 7 March 2024 – 09:07:49 UTC
1.12.2 Old version 1.12.2 (Scythe) 13658548 26 March 2024 – 09:27:50 UTC
1.12.3 Old version 1.12.3 (Scythe) 13728346 26 March 2024 – 09:25:03 UTC
1.2.1 Old version 1.2.1 (Argent) 5849572 7 December 2020 – 14:58:50 UTC
1.2.2 Old version 1.2.2 (Argent) 5917585 15 March 2021 – 10:40:47 UTC
1.4.0 Old version 1.4.0 (Azure) 6769710 17 June 2021 – 10:18:46 UTC
1.4.2 Old version 1.4.2 (Azure) 6874295 29 June 2021 – 06:57:45 UTC
1.4.4 Old version 1.4.4 (Azure) 6925632 7 February 2022 – 11:54:27 UTC
1.5.0.1 Old version 1.5.0.1 (Fleur-de-lis) 8161540 18 February 2022 – 09:50:57 UTC
1.5.0.2 Old version 1.5.0.2 (Fleur-de-lis) 8209397 10 March 2022 – 15:42:17 UTC
1.5.1 Old version 1.5.1 (Fleur-de-lis) 8300726 22 March 2022 – 12:23:55 UTC
1.5.1.1 Old version 1.5.1.1 (Fleur-de-lis) 8390544 30 May 2022 – 12:15:27 UTC
1.6.0 Old version 1.6.0 (Castle) 8771820 8 June 2022 – 06:22:03 UTC
1.6.0.1 Old version 1.6.0.1 (Castle) 8865870 22 June 2022 – 07:34:35 UTC
1.6.1 Old version 1.6.1 (Castle) 8943678 22 June 2022 – 07:35:37 UTC
1.6.1.1 Old version 1.6.1.1 (Castle) 8976661 29 June 2022 – 13:57:29 UTC
1.6.1.2 Old version 1.6.1.2 (Castle) 9476996 8 September 2022 – 13:50:10 UTC
1.7.0 Old version 1.7.0 (Bastion) 9496878 14 September 2022 – 14:32:40 UTC
1.7.1 Old version 1.7.1 (Bastion) 9523059 30 September 2022 – 07:08:53 UTC
1.7.2 Old version 1.7.2 (Bastion) 9606583 1 December 2022 – 10:44:36 UTC
1.8.2 Old version 1.8.2 (Robe) 10840924 3 May 2023 – 10:56:01 UTC
1.9.0 Old version 1.9.0.4 (Lance) 11234902 30 May 2023 – 10:30:57 UTC
1.9.1 Old version 1.9.1 (Lance) 11318013 15 June 2023 – 11:21:57 UTC
1.9.2 Old version 1.9.2 (Lance) 11504798 22 August 2023 – 14:00:04 UTC
avx_issue_hotfix 1.7.0 avx hotfix 9484730 9 September 2022 – 13:44:34 UTC
1.12.4 Old version 1.12.4 (Scythe) 13843748 7 May 2024 – 11:27:48 UTC
1.12.5 Old version 1.12.5 (Scythe) 15353580 17 September 2024 – 06:44:55 UTC
1.13.0 Old version 1.13.0 (Basileus) 15912813 8 October 2024 – 19:10:58 UTC
1.13.1 Old version 1.13.1 (Basileus) 15969809 10 October 2024 – 06:57:33 UTC
1.13.2 Old version 1.13.2 (Basileus) 16290132 4 November 2024 – 17:09:21 UTC
1.14.0 Old version 1.14.0 (Traverse) 16302191 19 November 2024 – 18:56:51 UTC
1.14.1 Old version 1.14.1 (Traverse) 16455846 27 November 2024 – 13:17:04 UTC
1.14.2 Old version 1.14.2 (Traverse) 17511926 26 February 2025 – 08:56:06 UTC
1.14.3 Old version 1.14.3 (Traverse) 17500518 11 March 2025 – 11:06:45 UTC
1.15.0 Old version 1.15.0 (Crown) 17966927 28 April 2025 – 09:01:06 UTC
1.16.0 Old version 1.16.0 (Chamfron) 18346280 8 May 2025 – 10:45:58 UTC
1.16.1 Old version 1.16.1 (Chamfron) 18358489 13 May 2025 – 12:06:03 UTC
1.16.2 Old version 1.16.2 (Chamfron) 18429770 23 May 2025 – 08:28:25 UTC
1.3.1 Old version 1.3.1 (Corvus) 15992307 21 October 2024 – 09:01:50 UTC

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