Total War: Warhammer III
Third Total War game set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe.
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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 the third game in the Total War series set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy universe, following Total War: Warhammer (2016) and Total War: Warhammer II (2017). The game was announced on 3 February 2021 and released on 17 February 2022, receiving positive reviews from critics.
- Developer
- Creative Assembly
- Publisher
- Sega
- Release date
- 17 February 2022
- Genre
- Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
- Series
- Total War
- Setting
- Warhammer Fantasy
- Platform
- PC
Lore & Background
The game features turn-based strategy and real-time tactics gameplay. In the campaign, players move armies and characters around a map, manage settlements, engage in diplomacy, and fight AI-controlled factions. When armies meet, they battle in real time. A custom battles mode and online multiplayer are included. Owners of races from the first two games have those races unlocked for multiplayer in the third game. A combined world map, 'Immortal Empires', was released as a Beta on 23 August 2022 with patch 2.0.
Reader's Guide
Total War: Warhammer III is significant as the culmination of the Total War: Warhammer trilogy, bringing together races and maps from the previous two games into the Immortal Empires campaign. Its release in February 2022 was followed by positive critical reception and a nomination for the British Academy Games Award for British Game at the 19th British Academy Games Awards. The game expanded the Warhammer Fantasy setting with new factions like Grand Cathay and Kislev, and deepened the narrative with a campaign centered on the imprisoned god Ursun. The inclusion of a customizable Daemon Prince and the four Chaos Gods' factions offered new strategic options. The game's legacy includes its role in continuing the Total War series' blend of turn-based strategy and real-time tactics, and its integration of content from earlier titles to create a unified sandbox experience for players.
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