Game App 1158310

Crusader Kings III

Paradox Development Studio · published by Paradox Interactive · released Sep 1, 2020

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.

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Price

$49.99

US store

Reviews

90%

94,210 · Very Positive

Playing now

13,866

sampled 42m ago

24h peak

17,838

all-time seen 18,201

Followers

332,682

1d ago

Owners (est.)

~2.8M

1.4M – 4.5M

Revenue (est.)

~$77.7M

gross, lifetime · how

Twitch activity 17 watching · 7 live

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 15h ago

Change number: 40,908,872 · seen 15h ago
Public build: 26,046,173 · Oct 21, 2026 (23d ago)
Operating systems: windows, macos, linux
Architecture: 64-bit
Install size: 22 GB · 9.1 GB download
Install folder: Crusader Kings III
Controller support: —
Metacritic: 91
Homepage: www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusader-kings-iii/about
Release state: released
Community: hub · Workshop · stats

Steam Deck

Playable

Tested Aug 21, 2025 on build 18,702,717

!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

Branches · 62

every build Steam serves for this app

Branch	Build	Updated	Description
public	26,046,173	Oct 21, 2026 · 23d ago
1.20.1	26,046,173	Oct 21, 2026 · 23d ago	Old Version 1.20.1.2 (Crozier)
1.20.0	25,734,779	Oct 6, 2026 · 1mo ago	Old Version 1.20.0.4 (Crozier)
1.19.0	23,530,548	Jun 4, 2026 · 5mo ago	Old Version 1.19.0.6 (Scribe)
open_beta	23,033,378	Apr 30, 2026 · 6mo ago	Open beta for update 1.19.0
1.18.4	22,868,336	Apr 20, 2026 · 6mo ago	Old Version 1.18.4 (Crane)
1.18.3	21,768,289	Mar 9, 2026 · 8mo ago	Old Version 1.18.3 (Crane)
1.3.1	21,814,547	Feb 6, 2026 · 9mo ago	Old version 1.3.1 (Corvus)
1.18.2	21,678,888	Jan 28, 2026 · 9mo ago	Old Version 1.18.2 (Crane)
1.18.1.1	21,150,861	Dec 11, 2025 · 11mo ago	Old Version 1.18.1.1 (Crane)
1.18.0	20,662,952	Nov 12, 2025 · 1y ago	Old Version 1.18.0 (Crane)
1.17.1	20,001,837	Oct 9, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.17.1 (Ascendant)
1.17.0	19,926,983	Sep 17, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.17.0 (Ascendant)
1.16.2	18,702,717	Sep 9, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.16.2 (Chamfron)
1.16.1	18,358,489	May 13, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.16.1 (Chamfron)
1.16.0	18,346,280	May 8, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.16.0 (Chamfron)
1.15.0	17,966,927	Apr 28, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.15.0 (Crown)
1.14.3	17,500,518	Mar 11, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.14.3 (Traverse)
1.14.2	17,511,926	Feb 26, 2025 · 1y ago	Old version 1.14.2 (Traverse)
1.14.1	16,455,846	Nov 27, 2024 · 1y ago	Old version 1.14.1 (Traverse)
1.14.0	16,302,191	Nov 19, 2024 · 1y ago	Old version 1.14.0 (Traverse)
1.13.2	16,290,132	Nov 4, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.13.2 (Basileus)
1.13.1	15,969,809	Oct 10, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.13.1 (Basileus)
1.13.0	15,912,813	Oct 8, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.13.0 (Basileus)
1.12.5	15,353,580	Sep 17, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.12.5 (Scythe)
1.12.4	13,843,748	May 7, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.12.4 (Scythe)
1.12.2	13,658,548	Mar 26, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.12.2 (Scythe)
1.12.3	13,728,346	Mar 26, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.12.3 (Scythe)
1.12.1	13,573,722	Mar 7, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.12.1 (Scythe)
1.11.5	13,187,961	Mar 4, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.11.5 (Peacock)
1.11.3	12,890,456	Jan 23, 2024 · 2y ago	Old version 1.11.3 (Peacock)
1.11.0	12,670,296	Nov 23, 2023 · 2y ago	Old version 1.11.0 (Peacock)
1.10.2	12,141,064	Nov 8, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.10.2 (Quill)
1.10.1	12,066,033	Sep 11, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.10.1 (Quill)
1.10.0	12,013,136	Aug 31, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.10.0 (Quill)
1.9.2	11,504,798	Aug 22, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.9.2 (Lance)
1.9.1	11,318,013	Jun 15, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.9.1 (Lance)
1.9.0	11,234,902	May 30, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.9.0.4 (Lance)
1.8.2	10,840,924	May 3, 2023 · 3y ago	Old version 1.8.2 (Robe)
1.7.2	9,606,583	Dec 1, 2022 · 3y ago	Old version 1.7.2 (Bastion)
1.7.1	9,523,059	Sep 30, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.7.1 (Bastion)
1.7.0	9,496,878	Sep 14, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.7.0 (Bastion)
avx_issue_hotfix	9,484,730	Sep 9, 2022 · 4y ago	1.7.0 avx hotfix
1.6.1.2	9,476,996	Sep 8, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.6.1.2 (Castle)
1.6.1.1	8,976,661	Jun 29, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.6.1.1 (Castle)
1.6.1	8,943,678	Jun 22, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.6.1 (Castle)
1.6.0.1	8,865,870	Jun 22, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.6.0.1 (Castle)
1.6.0	8,771,820	Jun 8, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.6.0 (Castle)
1.5.1.1	8,390,544	May 30, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.5.1.1 (Fleur-de-lis)
1.5.1	8,300,726	Mar 22, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.5.1 (Fleur-de-lis)
1.5.0.2	8,209,397	Mar 10, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.5.0.2 (Fleur-de-lis)
1.5.0.1	8,161,540	Feb 18, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.5.0.1 (Fleur-de-lis)
1.4.4	6,925,632	Feb 7, 2022 · 4y ago	Old version 1.4.4 (Azure)
1.4.2	6,874,295	Jun 29, 2021 · 5y ago	Old version 1.4.2 (Azure)
1.4.0	6,769,710	Jun 17, 2021 · 5y ago	Old version 1.4.0 (Azure)
1.2.2	5,917,585	Mar 15, 2021 · 5y ago	Old version 1.2.2 (Argent)
1.2.1	5,849,572	Dec 7, 2020 · 5y ago	Old version 1.2.1 (Argent)
1.1.3	5,708,797	Nov 18, 2020 · 5y ago	Old version 1.1.3 (Chevron)
1.1.2	5,616,386	Oct 13, 2020 · 6y ago	Old version 1.1.2 (Chevron)
1.1.1	5,589,990	Oct 1, 2020 · 6y ago	Old version 1.1.1 (Chevron)
1.0.3	5,482,039	Sep 29, 2020 · 6y ago	Old version 1.0.3
1.0.2	5,451,646	Sep 3, 2020 · 6y ago	Launch version

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)

Build	Branch	Released	First seen
26,046,173	public	Oct 21, 2026 09:00	4d ago
26,046,173	1.20.1	Oct 21, 2026 09:00	16h ago
25,734,779	1.20.0	Oct 6, 2026 12:37	4d ago
23,530,548	1.19.0	Jun 4, 2026 07:52	4d ago
23,033,378	open_beta	Apr 30, 2026 19:45	4d ago
22,868,336	1.18.4	Apr 20, 2026 13:46	4d ago
21,768,289	1.18.3	Mar 9, 2026 11:42	4d ago
21,814,547	1.3.1	Feb 6, 2026 10:47	4d ago
21,678,888	1.18.2	Jan 28, 2026 08:16	4d ago
21,150,861	1.18.1.1	Dec 11, 2025 17:32	4d ago
20,662,952	1.18.0	Nov 12, 2025 08:15	4d ago
20,001,837	1.17.1	Oct 9, 2025 15:42	4d ago
19,926,983	1.17.0	Sep 17, 2025 07:23	4d ago
18,702,717	1.16.2	Sep 9, 2025 14:42	4d ago
18,358,489	1.16.1	May 13, 2025 12:06	4d ago
18,346,280	1.16.0	May 8, 2025 10:45	4d ago
17,966,927	1.15.0	Apr 28, 2025 09:01	4d ago
17,500,518	1.14.3	Mar 11, 2025 11:06	4d ago
17,511,926	1.14.2	Feb 26, 2025 08:56	4d ago
16,455,846	1.14.1	Nov 27, 2024 13:17	4d ago
16,302,191	1.14.0	Nov 19, 2024 18:56	4d ago
16,290,132	1.13.2	Nov 4, 2024 17:09	4d ago
15,969,809	1.13.1	Oct 10, 2024 06:57	4d ago
15,912,813	1.13.0	Oct 8, 2024 19:10	4d ago
15,353,580	1.12.5	Sep 17, 2024 06:44	4d ago
13,843,748	1.12.4	May 7, 2024 11:27	4d ago
13,658,548	1.12.2	Mar 26, 2024 09:27	4d ago
13,728,346	1.12.3	Mar 26, 2024 09:25	4d ago
13,573,722	1.12.1	Mar 7, 2024 09:07	4d ago
13,187,961	1.11.5	Mar 4, 2024 09:02	4d ago
12,890,456	1.11.3	Jan 23, 2024 08:59	4d ago
12,670,296	1.11.0	Nov 23, 2023 08:51	4d ago
12,141,064	1.10.2	Nov 8, 2023 13:31	4d ago
12,066,033	1.10.1	Sep 11, 2023 13:01	4d ago
12,013,136	1.10.0	Aug 31, 2023 11:22	4d ago
11,504,798	1.9.2	Aug 22, 2023 14:00	4d ago
11,318,013	1.9.1	Jun 15, 2023 11:21	4d ago
11,234,902	1.9.0	May 30, 2023 10:30	4d ago
10,840,924	1.8.2	May 3, 2023 10:56	4d ago
9,606,583	1.7.2	Dec 1, 2022 10:44	4d ago

Depots · 41

content of the public branch

Depot	OS	DLC / shared	Size	Download	Manifest
1158311	all		19 GB	7.6 GB	2260733246043460979
1158312	windows		163 MB	46 MB	8601075001277928112
1158313	macos		1.2 GB	184 MB	5567242893543661456
1158314	linux		334 MB	72 MB	5947912940321223105
1158315	windows		198 MB	193 MB	5682269874837924557
1158316	macos		390 MB	383 MB	6027361123610238546
1158317	linux		194 MB	187 MB	8539652605772073653
1296730	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Garments of the Holy Roman Empire	85 KB	86 KB	4673314442703562503
1296731	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Fashion of the Abbasid Court	65 KB	66 KB	6186085975311389712
1303182	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Royal Court	23 MB	22 MB	8349193067317801238
1303183	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords	25 MB	24 MB	319832865587329166
1303184	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Fate of Iberia	9.9 MB	8.4 MB	5526476400820247778
2114760	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes	9.2 MB	9.1 MB	3994555691751599121
2311920	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Tours & Tournaments	31 MB	29 MB	369571786361796926
2311930	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Elegance of the Empire	80 KB	81 KB	6473405525877152548
2313540	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Legacy of Persia	16 MB	14 MB	5292219204640282308
2313541	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Wards & Wardens	6.7 MB	6.6 MB	3449603529685425916
2671030	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: North African Attire	100 KB	102 KB	2257513862370412160
2671040	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Couture of the Capets	64 KB	65 KB	836968934287748787
2671060	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead	16 MB	14 MB	4277321347182715431
2671070	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power	21 MB	20 MB	7287565713113083837
2671080	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles	83 KB	84 KB	4340206838279069052
3077630	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Many Roads to Power - Comic Book	69 MB	69 MB	1712003839548962838
3275760	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: West Slavic Attire	99 KB	100 KB	4288366890699939411
3315500	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Crowns of the World	72 KB	73 KB	4503344207642007609
3315510	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe	18 MB	17 MB	3363609404063344386
3315520	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Coronations	84 KB	84 KB	7521553339934362737
3315530	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven	91 MB	89 MB	8595022041963600613
3315540	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: Medieval Monuments	20 MB	6.4 MB	1359283799129796893
3315550	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: Arctic Attire	1.9 MB	1.9 MB	2840621713410264825
3315560	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: High Medieval Warfare Attire	99 KB	99 KB	5111920289037265676
3315570	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: Holy Buildings	99 KB	99 KB	409066589632915157
3315580	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: North Pacific Attire	4.6 MB	2.0 MB	6705959764445437481
3315590	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Songs of the Realm	36 MB	36 MB	3805573564847634757
4232860	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: East Asian Wonders	95 KB	95 KB	2743333143025069241
4232870	all	DLC Crusader Kings III Creator Pack: Celestial Court Attire	96 KB	96 KB	6970199339967430673
4232890	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Symbols of Authority	70 KB	70 KB	994388108942955474
4232900	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: By God Alone	14 MB	14 MB	2794171100204849831
4232910	all	DLC Crusader Kings III: Silk & Silver	—	—
228981	windows	shared from #228980	—	—
228988	windows	shared from #228980	—	—

Launch options · 3

Executable	OS	Description
`launcher/dowser.exe` -nakama	windows
`launcher/dowser` -nakama	macos
`launcher/dowser` --pdxlDisableHardwareSettings -nakama	linux

Languages · 9

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
French	✓	—	✓
German	✓	—	✓
Polish	✓	—	✓
English	✓	✓	✓
Korean	✓	—	✓
Russian	✓	—	✓
Spanish	✓	—	✓
Japanese	✓	—	✓
Simplified Chinese	✓	—	✓

Packages · 5

all packages

Sub	Name	Billing	Price
452686	Crusader Kings III	Store or CD key	$49.99
1025501	Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition	Store or CD key	$64.99
1491735	Crusader Kings III: Subscription - 1 Month	Monthly	$9.99
1491738	Crusader Kings III: Subscription - 3 Month	Monthly	$19.99
1491741	Crusader Kings III: Subscription - 6 Month	Monthly	$29.99

Bundles · 1

all bundles

Bundle	Games	Bundle discount	Price
Crusader Kings III: Collection	1	-25%	$235.27

DLC in product info · 37

includes DLC not sold separately

Change numbers

all changes

#40,908,872 · 15h ago#40,908,785 · 15h ago#40,907,816 · 16h ago#40,881,193 · 1d ago#40,819,638 · 2d ago#40,788,138 · 3d ago

Updates · patch notes

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