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Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Crusader Kings II is a grand strategy, strategy and medieval game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on February 14th 2012 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 4 languages: English, French, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 73,649 reviews of which 66,224 were positive and 7,425 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: Win7 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
  • Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required.
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card
  • Additional: 3-button mouse and keyboard
MacOS
  • OS: 10.11 (El Capitan)
  • Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
  • Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce
    9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 x64
  • Processor: IntelR PentiumR IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
  • Memory: 4 GB
  • Hard disk space: 2 Gb
  • Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce
    > 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required.

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2024
This game is honestly one of my favorite games of all-time. Leading dynasties in the Middle Ages, waging war for your faith, conspiring against your rivals, and managing a realm of vassals from count, duke, king, and emperor. There really is an endless supply of choices you could make that can make each experience unique. The game also has a charm to it that is hard to describe. Yes, nostalgia can play a part in it but it is also just aesthetically pleasing. The music, sound effects, graphics, designs, etc., they are all amazing. It really is a timeless classic, and thankfully it has a worthy successor in CK3.
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Nov. 2024
If you love medieval history with all its scheming and plotting to make your dynasty thrive, this is perfect for you. I could sit for hours and just browse the maps with all details on kingdoms, cultures, religions, dynasties etc. It's literally a playable history book :)
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Oct. 2024
With all the DLCs, Crusader Kings 2 is a real fat, juicy duck in the medieval sandbox universe. At the moment it is "still" better than Crusader Kings 3, but I think in the future CK3 will stand out even more thanks to DLCs. There is somehow more going on in the CK2 universe (with all the DLCs). It's still fun to play a game here and there. No matter what I start, I always stick with the Norsemen. I prefer plundering. Anyway, you can lose a lot of time in here. You click around and somehow half the day is already over...
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July 2024
>i serve the hre loyally for generations >my rulers provide quality service on the emperor's council, well liked by nearly everyone, one of them became a saint >i help defend southern italy from the byzantines and muhammadians >a syphilis ridden lunatic revokes all of my titles and no one comes to my defense 10/10 game
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June 2024
If you feel like you have too much free time in your life and need a way to have that all disappear, this is the experience for you. With just an ounce of fantasy you can make believe entire Game of Thrones level plots in a medieval Europe, Africa, and Asia or other add-on/mod world of your desire.
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Crusader Kings II
8.9
66,224
7,425
Online players
2,064
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release 14 Feb 2012
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