Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition is a strategy, medieval and historical game developed by Creative Assembly and Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and SEGA.
Released on November 15th 2006 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Russian.

It has received 32,998 reviews of which 31,584 were positive and 1,414 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition into these genres:

Strategy Medieval Historical Turn-Based Strategy Grand Strategy War RTS Tactical Multiplayer Singleplayer Moddable Military Turn-Based Real Time Tactics Classic Simulation Action Sandbox Great Soundtrack 4X

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Minimum System Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
Celeron 1.5GHz Pentium 4® (1500MHz) or equivalent AMD® processor
512MB RAM
11GB of uncompressed free hard disk space
100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound cardand latest drivers
100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse,keyboard and latest drivers
DirectX® 9.0c
128MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Internet (TCP / IP) play supported; Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers; LAN play requires Network card.

Important Note: Some cards may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Medieval II: Total War. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatibility.

MacOS

Minimum:

OS: macOS 14 Sonoma
Processor: Apple M1 (8‑Core CPU), Intel Core i7 or better
Memory: 8GB
Graphics: Apple M1 (7‑Core GPU), AMD Radeon Pro 555X or better
Storage: 15GB
Additional Notes: PRE macOS 14 USERS: Players using a version of macOS before 14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the 'mac_1.1.1 - macOS 13 or Intel GPUs only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.14 up to 13.6.4. Please also see our guide here

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Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed system requirements. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.

Linux

OS:
Ubuntu 14.04
Steam OS 2.0 (NVIDIA & Intel Only)
Graphics Card:
Nvidia 600 series+ with Driver Version 352.55
AMD R7 with Mesa 11.2 driver*
Intel Iris Pro with Mesa 11.2 driver*

*IMPORTANT: AMD GPUS may require Ubuntu 15.10 or later. Mesa 11.2 driver still in active development.

User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

March 2025

I just checked, and after four months of playing this i have racked up 272 hours. I do not know how this has happened but this is a testimony to how good these old total war games are. The new ones are cash grabs and are nothing compared to this gem of a game.

Feb. 2025

List of Mods I recommended (in no particular order): 1. Stainless Steel Historical Improvement Project. https://www.moddb.com/mods/sship 2. Divide and Conquer. https://www.moddb.com/mods/divide-and-conquer 2.1. (Sub-mod) Epic Unity Rework. https://www.moddb.com/mods/eur 3. Tsardoms Total War. https://www.moddb.com/mods/tsardoms-total-war 4. Europa Barbarorum 2. https://www.moddb.com/mods/europa-barbarorum-2 5. Bulat Steel. https://www.moddb.com/mods/bulat-steel 6. Dei Agminum. https://www.moddb.com/mods/dei-agminum 7. Roar of Conquest. https://www.moddb.com/mods/roar-of-conquest

Feb. 2025

By far the greatest grand strategy game ever made, I played Med 1 from a disk bought by my brother, I then bought Med 2 and the expansion. I played and completely conquered the entire world as Briton, Byzantine, Poland, Spain, Holy Roman Empire, Milan, and Moors, entire world before end game year I rebought on steam and I have more than 1k hours on steam, this is my most played game of all time, including World of Warcraft, by far this is the best game ever and the mods have made it even better. I played Third Age as it was being developed, Divide and Conquer, AGO, Game of Thrones, the mods never end. The base game is legendary, the expansions are ALL unique, amazingly good mechanics and than to mods that are still being actively worked on, this game is 18 years old and still amazing

Aug. 2024

This is, without a doubt, the best the series ever got. Oh, what's that? You don't care about the Medieval period? My Brother in Christ, there are mods for every conceivable setting you can imagine from Tolkien to the Thirty Years War; from Elder Scrolls to the same era as Empire - all on the absolute best engine the series has ever had for actual tactical gameplay. That's right, ain't no cheesing mechanics with OP hero units in these parts. Sure there's exploits - all old games like this have had their meta surgically dissected at this point. But unlike later games, this wasn't built intentionally with exploits. In fact, most of the meta you have to learn on your own. Ironically this is because the tutorial campaign wasn't finished, but what this does produce is a constantly rewarding experience of learning what Statecraft is within the game on the fly. This gives you almost infinite replayability as upon learning a new mechanic or strategy you'll want to apply it on your next Grand Campaign. Oh, I'm sorry: you think TW Campaign Maps are shallow compared to Paradox games? Well if you like spreadsheets, yeah you're not gonna enjoy this game. But once again: I present to you the innumerable submods designed to bring things you're familiar with from games like Crusader Kings into this game's campaign. Be warned: some of these are indeed hit or miss, but overall the campaign gives otherwise inevitably dry curated skirmish battles meaning and punch. There's actually a decent amount here for those of us who enjoy roleplaying in our Grand Strategy games as an epic saga is crafted before your very eyes. Very rarely will two campaigns play out the same way. My strong advice to all new players is to start with Vanilla. Once you've exhausted that, start looking into mods. All the expansions are worth playing for shorter more thematic campaigns that will put your skills to the test with new mechanics, unit types and unique maps. But if you think you grasp TW enough, feel free to jump straight to mods. Hot-take: the Warhammer mod is a better TW adaptation of the franchise than the retail release will ever be and this simple fact is why CA & Sega occasionally sneak patches that seem to, mechanically, hurt this mod the most. No matter what becomes of the franchise, this entry represents the peak. This is where they got what Total War is supposed to be right. This was the best the gameplay ever was for people who care about real strategy, tactical warfare and not gimmicks and memes. There's plenty of those here, but unlike with new versions it's not the only thing the game is good for. Multiplayer is best with friends and all the mods work with it. Brave public lobbies at your own risk. There's no way beyond Gentleman's Honor to set rules for army comps to prevent people - especially in Vanilla - from getting a stack of six Venetian General's Bodyguard. But with friends you'll be needing a towel on standby to wipe the sweat off your face with how intense it gets with a group of people who know their stuff. Your Discord will become absolutely silent as you and the homies focus up. Like I said: this is what Total War should've been. If you want to understand why people have such strong feelings about it and the original Rome is too dated for you, check this out. If you're that stuck on Antiquity - I understand - Europa Barbororum II is the mod for you. It's the same time period as that game with mind-blowing added realism, historical accuracy and an expanded campaign map. I'd say it's worth the full retail price. But I do have my gumption about paying, today, what I paid for a game twenty years ago. Either way, pick it up and thank me later.

April 2024

When I was a young lad, i thought "wow, look at the state of Total War! Medieval 2 is amazing!" Now I am an older lad, and I think "wow, look at the state of Total War! Medieval 2 is amazing!"

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24.99€

9.4

31,584

1,414

Online players

4,055

Developer

Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Linux)

Publisher

Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux), SEGA

Release 15 Nov 2006

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