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On Steam, 73% of 72,670 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 3,377 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 9,577 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. It was nominated for 3 awards.
Total War: Three Kingdoms is the first in the series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, Three Kingdoms redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Story
The year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. It is a brutal and oppressive regime, and as Dong Zhuo’s power grows, the empire slips further into the cauldron of anarchy. But hope yet blossoms. Three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead. Scenting opportunity, warlords from China’s great families follow suit, forming a fragile coalition in a bid to challenge Dong Zhuo’s remorseless rule. Will they triumph against the tyrant, or will personal ambition shatter their already crumbling alliance and drive them to supremacy? The crucible fizzes. Allegiances shift. The fires of conflict stoke opportunity. Only one thing is certain: the very future of China will be shaped by its champions.
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Awards
0 won, 3 more nominationsBritish Academy Games Awards 2020
Other awards 2019
The Game Awards 2019
Media
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7 64 Bit
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Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz
Intel i5-6600 | Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
GTX 650 Ti 1GB|HD 7850 1GB|Intel UHD Graphics 620
GTX 970 | R9 Fury X 4GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Storage
60 GB available space
60 GB available space
Additional Notes
6GB Memory if using integrated GPU.
Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
OS
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Windows 10 64 Bit
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
Total War: Three Kingdoms player count
concurrent players on Steam3,377playing now44m ago
7,880peak today
9,57730-day peak
9,577highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Total War: Three Kingdoms achievements
99 achievements on SteamRarest
Frenemies Playing as any faction, win 222 battles in multiplayer mode.
0.5%
White Tiger Burning Bright As Yan Baihu, achieve the highest level of the White Tiger Confederation pooled resource
0.6%
One Hundred Thousand Troops Playing as Yuan Shao, form 6 alliances.
0.7%
GG No Re! Playing as any faction, win a ranked match in multiplayer mode.
0.8%
This is Total War! Playing as any faction, win a campaign having declared war on every faction as soon as you encounter them.
0.8%
The Librarian Playing as Lu Zhi, collect all books.
0.8%
All 99 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Lords of the South When playing as Shi Xie, have 4 vassals that are also members of your family at the start of a turn
0.8%
History Repeats Itself Playing as Dong Zhuo Raze Luoyang.
0.9%
Upon Closer Inspection Playing as any Eight Princes faction, construct the Grand Inspector's Palace.
1%
Firestarter Playing as Dong Zhuo, raze 11 settlements.
1.2%
You Killed My Father, Prepare To Die! As Sun Ce kill Huang Zu (In duel or battle)
1.2%
Fear the Tiger more than the government As Yan Baihu destroy Sun Ce faction
1.2%
Burning Down the House Playing as Dong Zhuo, raze an emperor seat.
1.3%
Dù Zǐténg Will See You Now Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a House of Compassion.
1.4%
Store Some Ice Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Concealed Fort.
1.5%
One Arrow, Two Hawks Playing as any faction, win a multiplayer co-op campaign.
1.6%
Usurp Expectations Playing as any Eight Princes faction, become the emperor then win the game.
1.6%
The World's Protector Playing as any Eight Princes faction, become regent then win the game.
1.7%
Trophy Hunter Playing as Prince Liu Chong, collect all trophies.
1.7%
River Crab Pond Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Garden of Divine Peace.
1.8%
Spies On Me Playing as any Eight Princes, research all espionage reforms.
1.9%
Don't Cheat At The Games Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct at least 7 Communal Squares.
2%
Lord of Heaven Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, unlock all Heaven reforms.
2%
Lord of the People Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, unlock all People reforms.
2%
Lord of the Land Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, unlock all Land reforms.
2%
Among Men, Lü Bu As Lü Bu Kill 25 characters from your kill list
2%
Point Break Playing as any faction, trigger a civil war in another faction.
2.1%
Civil Service Playing as any Eight Princes faction, research all civic reforms.
2.1%
Tiger King Win a battle where an entire retinue was made up of tiger units
2.1%
The Purist During a Nanman campaign, complete a tech tree where all major reforms are to one side
2.1%
Prince of War Playing as any Eight Princes faction, research all military reforms.
2.2%
Bandit Emperor Win the game with a bandit faction
2.3%
Diaochan's Revenge With Lü Bu in your party, defeat Dong Zhuo in battle.
2.4%
Double Happiness Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct at least 8 Prosperous Farming Estates.
2.5%
Align of Duty Playing as any Eight Princes faction, obtain more than 225 in any alignment.
2.7%
The Barbarian Emperor Playing as a Nanman, become the emperor of the Han, or establish the Nanman kingdom
2.8%
Vase On A Table Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Yellow Turban Headquarters.
3.1%
The Knights Who Say Qî Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, recruit at least 7 Youxia units.
3.5%
Fit For a Prince Playing as any Eight Princes faction, win the game by any means.
3.5%
Now the Stuff of Dreams Playing as any faction, complete a campaign on legendary difficulty.
3.6%
There Will Be Fish Every Year Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Grand Fishing Port.
3.7%
Restore the Empire Playing as the Han Dynasty win the campaign.
3.7%
Ill Omen Playing as any faction, have a spy successfully complete an assassination.
3.9%
Sunny Side Up Playing as any Eight Princes faction, capture the settlement of Luoyang.
4.1%
Like My Father Before Me Reach greatness like your father and achieve five of Sun Ce ambitions before the end of year 200
4.3%
Mandate Regained Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, become the Yellow Sky Emperor.
4.4%
Yellow Sky Play as a Jiazi Rebellion faction and win the campaign.
4.7%
Live & Let Spy Playing as any faction, make your spy become faction leader.
5.2%
When the Sun Rises in the West Playing as any faction, win every battle (including auto-resolve battles).
5.2%
Bandits of the Marsh Playing as Zheng Jiang, construct a bandit lair.
5.3%
Son of the Tortoise Playing as the child of Cao Cao, proclaim yourself emperor.
5.3%
I'm the Man During a Nanman campaign, have all Nanman fealties under your control
5.3%
The Yellow Sky Has Come Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, complete a campaign.
6.2%
Party of Five Playing as any faction, have all 5 Tiger Generals (Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong) in your faction.
7.8%
Humble Beginnings Playing as one of the governor factions, become emperor.
7.9%
Friend of Winter Playing as any faction, unlock every reform in a single playthough.
8.5%
Honour Among Thieves Use "Share the spoils" when the army loot has reached max loot
8.6%
Multi-Kill As Lü Bu attack and win three battles in one turn
9.4%
Good Luck, Have Fun! Playing as any faction, win a multiplayer match.
10.4%
Horse Armour Playing as any Eight Princes faction, recruit 10 Cataphract units to your armies.
12.2%
No Small Deed Left Undone Playing as Liu Bei, make 6 allies.
12.3%
Though the Tortoise Lives Long Playing as Cao Cao, trigger a proxy war.
13.9%
Many Faces, Many Names Give out five titles to five different characters
14.5%
First Blood As Lü Bu kill a character from your kill list
17%
Guangdong Coalition Playing as any faction, defeat Dong Zhuo.
17.5%
Here Comes the Sun (Jian) Playing as any faction, maintain 8 trade routes.
18%
Branching Out Playing as any faction, unlock an entire single element of the reforms tree.
18.2%
Blood-drenched & Fancy Free Playing as any faction, win 100 battles launched from the campaign map.
19.3%
Special Delivery Playing as any faction, kill a Hero with a special ability.
20.4%
Forbidden City Playing as any faction, construct a faction palace.
20.6%
White Horse General Playing as Gongsun Zan, win 11 battles with White Horse Fellows.
20.7%
Fair-weather Friend Playing as any faction, turn a friend into a rival.
22.5%
...Controls the Universe! Playing as any faction, control all 3 spice resources on the map.
23.8%
Satisfaction Guaranteed Playing as any faction, win 66 duels.
25.9%
Neighsayer Playing as any faction, control all northern horse resources on the map.
25.9%
Simply the Best Playing as any faction, progress a character to the maximum rank.
28.3%
They Who Control The Spice... Playing as any faction, control two spice resources.
28.4%
Eye of the Beholder Playing as any faction, attack Xiahou Dun with archers.
30%
The Mandate of Heaven Playing as any faction, become emperor and win the game.
30.5%
Jade Empire Playing as any faction, control all jade resources on the map.
30.7%
The Empire, Long Divided, Must Unite Playing as any faction, declare yourself Emperor of the Three Kingdoms.
30.8%
A Sharp Point Sticks Out Playing as any faction, obtain the maximum level in any one character attribute.
31.2%
Han Shot First Playing as any faction, someone else declares themselves emperor before you.
31.3%
First Taste Playing as any faction, control a single spice resource.
33.6%
A Battle A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Playing as any faction, win 7 battles with a Healer-type Hero leading your army.
35.9%
An Ambush That's Sure Playing as any faction, successfully ambush and defeat any opponent.
41.9%
If You Can't Die, Surrender Playing as any faction, capture 9413 enemies.
43.4%
Huangdi Playing as any faction, declare yourself emperor.
43.5%
Demolition Man Playing as any faction, breach a wall during a battle.
43.5%
Take No Prisoners Playing as any faction, execute 24 captives.
46.8%
If You Can't Surrender, Die Playing as any faction, kill 92,413 enemies.
46.9%
BFFs Playing as any faction, form an alliance.
47.7%
That Still Only Counts as One Win a battle against an opponent fielding at least one elephant unit, or an opponent fielding a general that has an elephant as their mount
47.8%
Settlers of the Han Playing as any faction, capture 29 settlements.
54.3%
Oath of the Peach Garden Fight a battle with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei fighting on the same side.
57.6%
To Dust Playing as any faction, destroy any other faction.
67%
A Land of Milk & Honey Playing as any faction, make 8,888 income in a single turn.
72.2%
Way of the Tao Playing as any faction, win a single battle with one of each unit type (Melee Cavalry; Shock Cavalry; Melee Infantry; Glaive & Spear Infantry; Ranged).
79.8%
First Steps Playing as any faction, capture a region.
87.7%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.