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Crusader Kings II

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

Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Franchise
Crusader Kings
Release date
Feb 14, 2012
Store page updated
Feb 26, 2025
Price
Free · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

83.1/ 100

Based on 426 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating
Recent 😄 Very Positive 90% of 123
All time 😄 Very Positive 91% of 73,939
“sarcastic praise masks regret about DLC cost”

How it holds up

−50+5
Gameplay
+0.98
Onboarding -1.89
“learning scenario provides no guidance for new players” (71)

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Story & World
+3.52
World +3.67
“rich medieval world with diverse factions and emergent storytelling” (35)
"Aaaah, la Edad Media. Cuando podías invadir a tus vecinos por ser de otra religión, o llevarse mal con el Papa, o porque conquistaron algo que es legítimamente tuyo, o lo debería ser. Qué bonito es decirle adiós a mi amada, despedirme de mi mujer y comandar los ejércitos hacia la gloria. Estos 412 hombres deberían ser suficientes para conquistar Zamora. Sí, deberían." En este juego se puede hacer: - Gastar toneladas de euros en DLCs - Maldecir por ello. - Ver que de verdad hacen el juego más interesante. - Menos la de los Aztecas. Eso no. Caca. - Conquistar un cacho a tu vecino mientras está

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Content Volume
+3.21
Volume +3.33

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Visuals & Sound
+1.42

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Visuals -0.15
“UI uglified, game feedback hollow, mechanics overcomplicated” (7)
CK3普天之下和EU5发售没几天回来看看CK2，感慨良多 看着P社往UI丑化小化、游戏反馈虚化空化、机制复杂化操作答辩化的道路上一路狂飙 嘿 就连和过去的自己相比都远远不如，这就是人生吗 诶诶

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Multiplayer
+2.69

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Community +2.78

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Fairness
-2.23
Monetization -1.73
“requires 3-4 DLCs to enjoy, piecemeal payment for features” (83)

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Tech & Ops
-1.80

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Developer support -2.42

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update
40%60%80%100%
Feb 2012Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 120 reviews, peak 10/day
0510
Aug 19Sep 16

Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive. "Show updates" marks major updates and DLC the developer posted on Steam (since about 2020) — hover a column to see % positive the month before and after.

Review languages

Languages of the 426 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.

  • English65%
  • Spanish9%
  • Russian8%
  • French4%
  • Portuguese3%
  • Chinese3%
  • Other7%

🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.

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