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Crusader Kings III

Paradox Development Studio · Paradox Interactive · 2020-09-01

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RPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 29, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Mar 29, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 01, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 01, 2020 (Mac), Sep 01, 2020 (Linux)

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.

Crusader Kings III is an RPG, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $49.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (90% of 142430 reviews).

30,947
playing now
90%
positive of 143k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71
twitch viewers (latest)
91/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (197 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

30,947 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Crusader Kings III is a grand strategy role-playing video game set in the Middle Ages, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to Crusader Kings (2004) and Crusader Kings II (2012), featuring similar gameplay, centred around historical bloodlines and dynasties. The game was released on PC on 1 September 2020 and on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on 29 March 2022 in most regions. The game received favourable critical attention, and has sold over 4 million copies as of April 2025.

Trailer

Crusader Kings III trailer thumbnail

Crusader Kings III - Release Trailer

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

Health check

Thriving
  • · 30,947 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 7,095 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~887/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 6,126 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.9M–6.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 143,238 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$13.17-74%
GreenManGaming$13.20-74%
Gamesplanet$14.26-71%
Steam$14.99-70%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.60 at AllYouPlay (2025-11-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 79 of 102 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15k15k20202026Week of 2020-09-01: 15,351 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,155 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,948 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 273 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6,917 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,309 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,640 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,165 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,636 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 985 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,151 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,120 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 977 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,181 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,008 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,040 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,770 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 992 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 925 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 953 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 249 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,297 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 954 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,386 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,105 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 855 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,073 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,472 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,222 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 954 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 540 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,126 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 447 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 708 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,023 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 384 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 654 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 837 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 660 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 938 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,183 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 806 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 797 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

32k13k2026-08-06 16:00 — 22,797 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 12,890 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 21,682 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 24,238 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 17,750 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 27,900 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 16,164 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 17,087 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 23,710 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 13,260 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 19,290 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 20,610 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 14,681 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 24,780 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 21,480 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 20,398 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 32,471 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 15,141 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 23,237 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 23,325 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 16,133 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 26,591 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 17,552 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 18,077 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 27,345 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 18,495 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 26,379 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 30,045 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 16,364 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 27,751 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 17,818 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 17,950 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 25,619 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 14,672 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 18,342 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 24,801 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 17,008 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 27,958 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 24,356 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 30,947 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#78#942026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #912026-08-07 — #912026-08-08 — #912026-08-09 — #912026-08-10 — #912026-08-11 — #912026-08-12 — #912026-08-13 — #942026-08-14 — #932026-08-15 — #862026-08-16 — #842026-08-17 — #782026-08-18 — #782026-08-19 — #792026-08-20 — #822026-08-21 — #822026-08-22 — #822026-08-23 — #822026-08-24 — #812026-08-25 — #812026-08-26 — #812026-08-27 — #822026-08-28 — #842026-08-29 — #892026-08-30 — #90
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
55552026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 15 new positive2026-08-07: 8 new negative2026-08-08: 25 new positive2026-08-08: 2 new negative2026-08-09: 32 new positive2026-08-09: 5 new negative2026-08-10: 38 new positive2026-08-10: 6 new negative2026-08-11: 25 new positive2026-08-11: 6 new negative2026-08-12: 31 new positive2026-08-12: 7 new negative2026-08-14: 33 new positive2026-08-14: 7 new negative2026-08-15: 31 new positive2026-08-15: 6 new negative2026-08-16: 37 new positive2026-08-18: 30 new positive2026-08-18: 9 new negative2026-08-19: 48 new positive2026-08-19: 10 new negative2026-08-20: 52 new positive2026-08-20: 2 new negative2026-08-21: 39 new positive2026-08-21: 7 new negative2026-08-22: 54 new positive2026-08-22: 8 new negative2026-08-23: 55 new positive2026-08-23: 3 new negative2026-08-24: 48 new positive2026-08-24: 8 new negative2026-08-26: 49 new positive2026-08-26: 4 new negative2026-08-27: 39 new positive2026-08-27: 2 new negative2026-08-28: 37 new positive2026-08-28: 1 new negative2026-08-30: 32 new positive2026-08-30: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$11.992020-05-142026-08-262020-05-14 — best price $49.992020-10-16 — best price $49.992020-12-09 — best price $39.992021-01-20 — best price $49.992021-03-11 — best price $29.982021-04-13 — best price $49.992021-05-21 — best price $22.982021-07-16 — best price $22.992021-09-04 — best price $27.952021-11-02 — best price $45.492021-12-22 — best price $32.492022-02-17 — best price $32.492022-04-29 — best price $39.992022-06-10 — best price $34.392022-08-02 — best price $34.992022-09-28 — best price $44.942022-11-29 — best price $43.992023-01-17 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $19.982023-06-30 — best price $21.792023-08-06 — best price $24.502023-10-25 — best price $25.002023-12-15 — best price $20.492024-02-11 — best price $19.742024-04-11 — best price $18.002024-06-11 — best price $17.472024-07-21 — best price $44.822024-09-07 — best price $42.492024-11-02 — best price $20.002024-12-04 — best price $14.412025-01-15 — best price $38.892025-03-06 — best price $49.992025-05-12 — best price $49.992025-09-10 — best price $19.732025-12-07 — best price $15.002026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-07-13 — best price $13.502026-08-26 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5313102026-05-13 — 401 pageviews2026-05-16 — 425 pageviews2026-05-19 — 384 pageviews2026-05-22 — 310 pageviews2026-05-25 — 365 pageviews2026-05-28 — 340 pageviews2026-05-31 — 381 pageviews2026-06-03 — 346 pageviews2026-06-06 — 396 pageviews2026-06-09 — 332 pageviews2026-06-12 — 345 pageviews2026-06-15 — 357 pageviews2026-06-18 — 359 pageviews2026-06-21 — 359 pageviews2026-06-24 — 361 pageviews2026-06-27 — 416 pageviews2026-06-30 — 433 pageviews2026-07-03 — 362 pageviews2026-07-06 — 486 pageviews2026-07-09 — 463 pageviews2026-07-12 — 415 pageviews2026-07-15 — 360 pageviews2026-07-18 — 389 pageviews2026-07-21 — 417 pageviews2026-07-24 — 378 pageviews2026-07-27 — 450 pageviews2026-07-30 — 420 pageviews2026-08-02 — 374 pageviews2026-08-05 — 395 pageviews2026-08-08 — 396 pageviews2026-08-11 — 342 pageviews2026-08-14 — 456 pageviews2026-08-17 — 485 pageviews2026-08-20 — 460 pageviews2026-08-23 — 426 pageviews2026-08-24 — 480 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

48452026-08-26 19:15 — 121 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 165 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 139 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 155 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 71 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
60.7%
earned "Until Death Do Us Part"
11.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls33 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)31,3010%188
Xbox Series (Xbox)8,7230%116
PS5 (PlayStation)7,3900%103
Windows (Xbox)4,0590%188
PS5 (PlayStation)660%103

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

RPGRTSWarEconomySandboxLife SimMedievalStrategyHistoricalManagement

Census log

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

Recent updates

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