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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (2006)

Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition cover
Developer
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Genres
Strategy
Rating
4.8 of 5, 36,099 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 85 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A deeply strategic experience where you manage sprawling medieval empires through turn-based planning and real-time tactical battles, demanding careful resource and army control.

strategicepic scaletactical depthgrand campaignmoddablehistorictime-consumingmicromanagement-heavy

What players say

Players consistently call Medieval II the best in the series, praising its sieges, papal politics, and deep mod scene including the Lord of the Rings overhaul. Some warn the base game crashes and runs poorly without the community M2EX patch, while others consider the quirks a fair trade for the rich gameplay.

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