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Total War: WARHAMMER III

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · SEGA · 2022-02-16

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ActionStrategy

Franchise: Total War, Warhammer · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 17, 2022 (Mac), Feb 17, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 17, 2022 (Linux)

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

Total War: WARHAMMER III is a $59.99 Action and Strategy game released in 2022, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (71% of 146672 reviews).

50,376
playing now
71%
positive of 148k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
673
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (54 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

50,376 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Total War: Warhammer III is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It is part of the Total War series, and the third to be set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe. The game was announced on 3 February 2021 and was released on 17 February 2022. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for the British Academy Games Award for British Game at the 19th British Academy Games Awards.

Trailer

Total War: WARHAMMER III trailer thumbnail

Total War: WARHAMMER III Announce Trailer - Conquer Your Daemons | Coming 2022

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

Health check

Thriving
  • · 50,376 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 10,107 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,263/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.0M–6.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 147,830 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GameBillet$8.06-87%
GreenManGaming$8.10-86%
Fanatical$8.39-86%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.39-86%
Gamesplanet$8.69-86%
Humble Store$8.99-85%
Steam$8.99-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.06 at GameBillet (2026-05-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 61 of 105 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14k14k20222026Week of 2022-02-01: 14,400 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8,055 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,670 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,897 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 937 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,320 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,134 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 336 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 662 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3,042 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 650 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,426 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 497 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,215 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,506 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 955 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 972 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,124 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,411 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,306 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 662 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 868 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 313 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 938 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 890 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5,797 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,961 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,132 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 757 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,107 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 780 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 445 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 273 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 953 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,399 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,350 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,013 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 921 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,665 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 311 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 704 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 837 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 221 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 619 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4,126 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,003 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,862 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 619 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,066 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 281 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 760 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 828 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,042 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

50k14k2026-08-06 16:00 — 26,268 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 14,594 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 22,579 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 29,317 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 20,582 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 31,130 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 18,132 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 16,327 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 26,652 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 13,951 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 18,811 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 22,976 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 16,053 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 31,290 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 30,066 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 25,982 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 45,207 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 20,151 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 28,513 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 33,107 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 20,508 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 37,241 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 24,653 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 23,518 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 40,943 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 28,319 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 39,142 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 46,255 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 22,792 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 41,254 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 25,923 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 25,060 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 39,160 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 22,085 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 26,057 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 39,116 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 27,424 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 44,719 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 40,223 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 50,376 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#51#792026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #792026-08-07 — #792026-08-08 — #792026-08-09 — #792026-08-10 — #792026-08-11 — #792026-08-12 — #772026-08-13 — #772026-08-14 — #752026-08-15 — #622026-08-16 — #572026-08-17 — #542026-08-18 — #542026-08-19 — #542026-08-20 — #532026-08-21 — #532026-08-22 — #542026-08-23 — #542026-08-24 — #532026-08-25 — #522026-08-26 — #522026-08-27 — #522026-08-28 — #522026-08-29 — #522026-08-30 — #51
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
82822026-08-102026-08-282026-08-10: 31 new positive2026-08-10: 1 new negative2026-08-11: 33 new positive2026-08-11: 3 new negative2026-08-12: 38 new positive2026-08-12: 5 new negative2026-08-17: 82 new positive2026-08-19: 62 new positive2026-08-19: 4 new negative2026-08-20: 59 new positive2026-08-20: 4 new negative2026-08-21: 61 new positive2026-08-21: 5 new negative2026-08-25: 67 new positive2026-08-25: 2 new negative2026-08-28: 77 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002021-02-032026-08-302021-02-03 — best price $59.992021-03-14 — best price $50.882021-05-09 — best price $47.452021-10-13 — best price $47.392022-01-09 — best price $47.392022-03-22 — best price $47.392022-06-08 — best price $47.862022-08-07 — best price $53.992022-10-14 — best price $47.372022-11-30 — best price $47.372022-12-24 — best price $37.992023-03-16 — best price $59.992023-06-29 — best price $30.752023-09-04 — best price $53.992023-11-29 — best price $25.632024-01-10 — best price $59.992024-05-24 — best price $26.702024-07-25 — best price $29.992024-10-03 — best price $21.572024-11-27 — best price $23.992025-01-15 — best price $53.992025-02-15 — best price $24.002025-03-17 — best price $59.992025-06-26 — best price $18.322025-08-14 — best price $20.392025-10-16 — best price $14.992025-11-27 — best price $14.992026-01-10 — best price $53.992026-03-04 — best price $53.352026-04-13 — best price $13.792026-05-29 — best price $53.352026-08-01 — best price $53.992026-08-17 — best price $8.092026-08-29 — best price $8.062026-08-30 — best price $8.06
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7251802026-05-28 — 264 pageviews2026-05-31 — 245 pageviews2026-06-03 — 264 pageviews2026-06-06 — 297 pageviews2026-06-09 — 305 pageviews2026-06-12 — 239 pageviews2026-06-15 — 229 pageviews2026-06-18 — 180 pageviews2026-06-21 — 254 pageviews2026-06-24 — 198 pageviews2026-06-27 — 338 pageviews2026-06-30 — 334 pageviews2026-07-03 — 318 pageviews2026-07-06 — 362 pageviews2026-07-09 — 316 pageviews2026-07-12 — 365 pageviews2026-07-15 — 235 pageviews2026-07-18 — 233 pageviews2026-07-21 — 225 pageviews2026-07-24 — 229 pageviews2026-07-27 — 264 pageviews2026-07-30 — 229 pageviews2026-08-02 — 230 pageviews2026-08-05 — 231 pageviews2026-08-08 — 234 pageviews2026-08-11 — 245 pageviews2026-08-14 — 725 pageviews2026-08-17 — 445 pageviews2026-08-20 — 327 pageviews2026-08-23 — 395 pageviews2026-08-25 — 354 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

5.3k432026-08-19 16:12 — 4,114 viewers2026-08-19 19:12 — 5,276 viewers2026-08-25 09:12 — 1,769 viewers2026-08-25 12:12 — 2,992 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 323 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 350 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 1,800 viewers2026-08-27 08:12 — 1,669 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 1,951 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 195 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 220 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 356 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 163 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 162 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 131 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 216 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 327 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 493 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 989 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 581 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 291 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 132 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 272 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 557 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 516 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 443 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 395 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 195 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 249 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 380 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 673 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
76.8%
earned "Rising Power"
31.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards34 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)34,7291%138
Windows (Xbox)4,7820%138
Windows (Xbox)1828%138

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

RTSWarDwarfActionFantasyColorfulStrategyTacticalAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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