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Total War

Rule the map, win the field

Creative Assembly's strategy series began with Shogun in 2000. Turn-based empire building meets real-time battles, with thousands of soldiers on the field at once.

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2000
First game: 6
Series: Creative Assembly
Creator

In the frameTotal War: Warhammer III

One world. Many eras.

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The historical roots. Shogun set the formula in feudal Japan. Medieval and Rome widened the map, and Sega bought the studio in 2005, just before Medieval II closed out the era.

Start with Shogun: Total War

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The essentials

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Total War: Shogun 2

The Creative Assembly2011

Total War: Warhammer III

The Creative Assembly2022

Chapters

Series (6)

Total WarCreative Assembly's strategy line, begun with Shogun in 2000, pairing turn-based empire building with huge real-time battles.Total War SagaCreative Assembly's Total War Saga spin-offs, each focused on one period and region: Thrones of Britannia (2018) and A Total War Saga: Troy (2020).

A legacy worth revisiting

Two games in one.

Total War splits your attention between a turn-based campaign map and huge real-time battles, and each feeds the other. From feudal Japan to ancient Rome, then the Old World of Warhammer, the formula has held for decades.

2000 to 2006
The historical roots: 2009 to 2015
Gunpowder and beyond: 2016 to 2022
Fantasy opens up

Scenes that stay with you