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Crusader Kings II

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App ID 203770
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Crusader Kings
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Clausewitz Engine
Last Changenumber 28970158
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:37:41 UTC ()
Release Date 14 February 2012 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.54%
73k reviews
1,729
In-Game

Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Paradox Development Studio
gamedir Crusader Kings II
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metacritic_score 82
NoServers Yes
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ValidOSList Windows macOS Linux
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/203770/
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
InstallScript Installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
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Publisher Paradox Interactive
IsFreeApp Yes
eulas
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nameCrusader Kings II EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/203770_eula_0
version1
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 14 February 2012 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
https://x.com/CrusaderKings
https://www.youtube.com/paradoxgrandstrategy/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 14 February 2012 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 March 2021 – 09:23:35 UTC () (1615973015)
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height_pct31
osextended macos64
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 89
review_score_bombs 8
review_percentage_bombs 90
Detected Technologies (?) Clausewitz Engine, CEF SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Lua SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis 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
  • 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
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 1 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7399341
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
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First seen on SteamDB 27 February 2013 – 12:52:32 UTC (), in changelist #186639

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes

Tags

🛡️ Grand Strategy 💡 Strategy 🏰 Medieval 📜 Historical 🏛️ Political Sim 🖥️ Simulation 🎲 RPG 🧱 Sandbox 🕹️ Multiplayer 🗳️ Politics 🤝 Diplomacy 👤 Singleplayer 🔄 Replay Value ⏯ Real-Time with Pause 🛠️ Moddable 🗳️ Political 🆓 Free to Play 🦹 Character Customization 🌐 RTS 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Trading Cards Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp26 February 2025 – 10:47:24 UTC
Trailers
81433 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 1,729 players right now
  • 1,798 24-hour peak
  • 141,439 all-time peak 5 April 2018
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Store data

  • 119,886 followers
  • #1903 in top sellers
  • 66,408 positive reviews
  • 7,453 negative reviews
  • 89.91% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 1 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 13,772 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.54% SteamDB Rating
  • 66,408 89.9% positive reviews
  • 7,453 10.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
14 February 2012 – 18:00 Steam Release -
29 August 2013 – 14:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Paradox Interactive -
10 October 2013 – 11:00 ⇄ Indiegala: The Indie Gala October -
20 May 2014 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Daily Bundle: Crusader Kings -
18 August 2014 – 20:58 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 2 -
6 November 2014 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Crusader Kings II Bundle -
1 December 2014 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Flash Bundle: Paradox's Giving Tuesday -
12 May 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle -
29 July 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Kings and Knights Mega Bundle -
23 January 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle 2018 -
21 August 2018 – 16:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: GamesAid 50 Game Charity Bundle 2018 -
15 September 2018 – 09:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: GamesAid 10 Game Charity Bundle Beta -
19 October 2018 – 09:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Adventure Bundle 3 -
19 October 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Paradox Triple Pack -
5 February 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle 2019 -
15 February 2019 – 17:52 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Medieval Pack -
1 March 2019 – 18:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Very Positive Pack -
9 March 2019 – 01:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Historical Bundle -
4 May 2019 – 11:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Pay What You Want, Get What You Want (Strategy) -
5 June 2019 – 12:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Medieval Pack -
18 July 2019 – 11:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Summer Sale 2019 Gold/Silver/Bronze Deal Rewards -
30 July 2019 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Crusader Kings II Bundle -
19 October 2019 – 13:01 🆓 Free key giveaway -
1 December 2019 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Yogscast Jingle Jam 2019 -
22 October 2021 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox StrataGems Bundle -

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How many players are playing Crusader Kings II right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1729 players live playing Crusader Kings II on Steam.

Crusader Kings II had an all-time peak of 141439 concurrent players on 5 April 2018.

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