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A Total War Saga: TROY

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · SEGA · 2021-09-02

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ActionSimulationStrategy

Franchise: Total War · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 02, 2021 (Mac), Sep 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.

A Total War Saga: TROY is an Action, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 3823 reviews).

228
playing now
72%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
91
Nexus mods (126k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

228 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Total War Saga: Troy is a 2020 turn-based strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly Sofia and published by Sega. The game was released for Windows and MacOS on 13 August 2020 as the second installment in the Total War Saga subseries, succeeding Thrones of Britannia (2018). The game received generally positive reviews upon release.

Trailer

A Total War Saga: TROY trailer thumbnail

A Total War Saga: TROY / Announce Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 228 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 280 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~35/week).
  • · Review velocity up 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (979 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 77k–173k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,855 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$6.09-88%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Fanatical (2026-09-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 72 of 94 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
67667620212026Week of 2021-09-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3631222026-09-14 22:00 — 207 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 158 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 228 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 244 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 190 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 216 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 240 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 141 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 188 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 320 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 143 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 136 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 208 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 140 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 208 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 363 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 155 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 161 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 265 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 227 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 220 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 261 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 236 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 228 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.9k125Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 1,945 · peak 4,638Nov 2021 — avg 460 · peak 794Jan 2022 — avg 616 · peak 1,242Mar 2022 — avg 244 · peak 437May 2022 — avg 289 · peak 691Jul 2022 — avg 307 · peak 529Sep 2022 — avg 196 · peak 345Nov 2022 — avg 200 · peak 399Jan 2023 — avg 345 · peak 698Mar 2023 — avg 273 · peak 637May 2023 — avg 220 · peak 474Jul 2023 — avg 463 · peak 790Sep 2023 — avg 276 · peak 561Nov 2023 — avg 226 · peak 475Jan 2024 — avg 248 · peak 472Mar 2024 — avg 192 · peak 370May 2024 — avg 202 · peak 417Jul 2024 — avg 217 · peak 398Sep 2024 — avg 161 · peak 312Nov 2024 — avg 164 · peak 332Jan 2025 — avg 174 · peak 329Mar 2025 — avg 134 · peak 243May 2025 — avg 143 · peak 287Jul 2025 — avg 162 · peak 301Sep 2025 — avg 156 · peak 312Nov 2025 — avg 191 · peak 415Jan 2026 — avg 228 · peak 453Mar 2026 — avg 173 · peak 355May 2026 — avg 204 · peak 376Jul 2026 — avg 279 · peak 648Aug 2026 — avg 410 · peak 854
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
442026-09-252026-10-142026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 1 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$0.002020-08-132026-10-082020-08-13 — best price $0.002021-07-27 — best price $37.492021-09-08 — best price $49.992021-10-13 — best price $39.992021-12-01 — best price $37.492022-01-27 — best price $29.982022-05-15 — best price $33.492022-07-08 — best price $39.892022-11-15 — best price $39.992022-12-23 — best price $24.792023-03-23 — best price $42.492023-07-20 — best price $20.002023-08-23 — best price $44.992023-09-30 — best price $44.992023-12-11 — best price $44.892024-01-10 — best price $49.992024-05-03 — best price $22.502024-06-27 — best price $22.492024-08-12 — best price $45.992024-11-01 — best price $22.992024-12-12 — best price $24.992025-01-27 — best price $49.992025-03-06 — best price $23.192025-04-14 — best price $22.492025-05-19 — best price $22.992025-06-27 — best price $24.992025-08-22 — best price $44.992025-10-15 — best price $21.362025-11-21 — best price $12.092026-01-10 — best price $44.992026-02-17 — best price $9.972026-03-23 — best price $49.992026-04-16 — best price $7.992026-05-23 — best price $8.002026-07-09 — best price $35.992026-08-18 — best price $7.992026-10-05 — best price $6.092026-10-08 — best price $6.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

373702026-05-29 — 88 pageviews2026-06-02 — 97 pageviews2026-06-06 — 137 pageviews2026-06-10 — 132 pageviews2026-06-14 — 98 pageviews2026-06-18 — 70 pageviews2026-06-22 — 72 pageviews2026-06-26 — 119 pageviews2026-06-30 — 125 pageviews2026-07-04 — 119 pageviews2026-07-08 — 129 pageviews2026-07-12 — 144 pageviews2026-07-16 — 120 pageviews2026-07-20 — 297 pageviews2026-07-24 — 279 pageviews2026-07-28 — 343 pageviews2026-08-01 — 250 pageviews2026-08-05 — 205 pageviews2026-08-09 — 207 pageviews2026-08-13 — 171 pageviews2026-08-17 — 214 pageviews2026-08-21 — 137 pageviews2026-08-25 — 138 pageviews2026-08-29 — 116 pageviews2026-09-02 — 131 pageviews2026-09-06 — 116 pageviews2026-09-10 — 86 pageviews2026-09-14 — 104 pageviews2026-09-18 — 107 pageviews2026-09-22 — 117 pageviews2026-09-26 — 115 pageviews2026-09-30 — 113 pageviews2026-10-04 — 92 pageviews2026-10-08 — 91 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
21.1%
earned "Ruler of Olympus"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Workshop6 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2021-08-26, latest 2021-12-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0531%69

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarActionFantasySandboxViolentStrategyMythologyHistoricalSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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