2006 · Strategy · PC / Steam
Total War: Medieval II represents the peak of the classic Total War formula for a significant portion of the fanbase, combining deep campaign management with large-scale real-time battles in a medieval setting that the series has never quite recaptured.
2017 · Strategy · PC / Steam
Total War: Warhammer II represents the peak of Creative Assembly's fantasy trilogy for many players, combining extraordinary faction diversity with the massive Mortal Empires campaign to create a strategy game with nearly limitless replayability, held back primarily by siege design and AI limitations that plague the late game.
2016 · Real-Time Strategy / Turn-Based Strategy
Rome: Total War on mobile is an impressive port that brings the full grand strategy and real-time battle experience to touchscreens. Commanding thousands of Roman soldiers in formation-based combat on a phone feels ambitious and largely works, while the campaign map's turn-based empire management provides strategic depth between battles. The touch controls require adjustment for a game designed around mouse precision, and older devices struggle with larger battles. But having a complete Total War campaign in your pocket is a remarkable achievement that strategy fans should experience.
2019 · Strategy · PC / Steam
Total War: Three Kingdoms introduced the best diplomacy and character systems in the franchise's history, creating a game that excels at generating memorable stories of alliance and betrayal, though its abandoned support and incomplete content leave a visible gap between what it achieved and what it could have become.
2013 · Grand Strategy · PC / Steam
Total War: Rome II is a grand strategy game defined by ambition that took years to fulfill. The Emperor Edition patches transformed a notoriously rough launch into a sprawling experience with some of the most visually impressive large-scale battles in the genre. AI inconsistency and battlefield chaos still hold it back from the heights of the best Total War entries, and the memory of that disastrous launch lingers in the community. But for players willing to invest in its systems and its enormous modding scene, Rome II delivers a campaign of real scope across one of history's richest settings.