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Medieval: Total War™ - Collection

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · SEGA · 2015-06-25

Steam

ActionStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Feb 14, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

MEDIEVAL: Total War™ - Collection Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Viking Invasion.

87
playing now
71%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

87 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War series, following on from the 2000 title Shogun: Total War. Originally announced in August 2001, the game was released in North America on 20 August 2002 and in Europe on 30 August for Microsoft Windows.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 87 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 122 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 61k–147k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,455 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2022-08-18) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 65 of 95 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

201792026-08-06 23:00 — 117 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 87 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 145 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 122 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 83 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 174 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 126 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 93 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 187 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 128 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 88 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 161 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 111 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 89 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 129 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 99 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 80 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 167 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 145 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 79 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 145 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 180 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 97 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 182 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 201 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 109 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 115 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 159 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 87 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.13$0.992015-06-262026-08-252015-06-26 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-06-07 — best price $9.992016-11-14 — best price $9.992017-02-16 — best price $2.492017-07-22 — best price $9.832017-11-23 — best price $9.992018-03-16 — best price $2.492018-07-23 — best price $9.172019-01-24 — best price $2.492019-09-28 — best price $10.932020-01-23 — best price $2.492020-04-27 — best price $2.492020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-08-15 — best price $9.992020-09-22 — best price $8.892020-11-06 — best price $9.992020-12-13 — best price $9.992021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-03-14 — best price $9.992021-04-20 — best price $8.892021-05-30 — best price $8.892021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-08-18 — best price $0.992023-03-23 — best price $8.612023-11-09 — best price $2.292024-05-04 — best price $2.502024-08-19 — best price $2.232025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-05-19 — best price $2.292025-10-15 — best price $1.742026-02-04 — best price $6.992026-04-16 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $6.992026-08-25 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

126512026-05-30 — 83 pageviews2026-06-02 — 101 pageviews2026-06-05 — 77 pageviews2026-06-08 — 96 pageviews2026-06-11 — 85 pageviews2026-06-14 — 63 pageviews2026-06-17 — 74 pageviews2026-06-20 — 81 pageviews2026-06-23 — 111 pageviews2026-06-26 — 97 pageviews2026-06-29 — 94 pageviews2026-07-02 — 73 pageviews2026-07-05 — 76 pageviews2026-07-08 — 61 pageviews2026-07-11 — 76 pageviews2026-07-14 — 77 pageviews2026-07-17 — 76 pageviews2026-07-20 — 76 pageviews2026-07-23 — 84 pageviews2026-07-26 — 92 pageviews2026-07-29 — 73 pageviews2026-08-01 — 79 pageviews2026-08-04 — 97 pageviews2026-08-07 — 82 pageviews2026-08-10 — 87 pageviews2026-08-13 — 78 pageviews2026-08-16 — 113 pageviews2026-08-19 — 95 pageviews2026-08-22 — 102 pageviews2026-08-25 — 79 pageviews2026-08-27 — 87 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

RTSActionClassicMedievalStrategyTacticalHistoricalTurn-BasedAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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