Tonight at a glance
- Platforms
- Linux · PC · Mac
- Mode
- Single player · Multiplayer
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- None
The story
The Dark Ages might be drawing to a close, but Europe is still in turmoil. Petty lords vie against beleaguered kings who struggle to assert control over their fragmented realms. The Pope calls for a Crusade to protect the Christians in the Holy Land even as he refuses to relinquish control over the investiture of bishops - and their riches. Now is the time for greatness. Expand your demesne and secure the future of your dynasty. Fill your coffers, appoint vassals, root out traitors and heretics, introduce laws and interact with hundreds of nobles, each with their own agenda. A good lord will always need friends to support him. But beware, as loyal vassals can quickly turn to bitter rivals, and some might not be as reliable as they seem... Stand ready, and increase your prestige until the world whispers your name in awe. Do you have what it takes to become a Crusader King? Crusader Kings II explores one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy. Medieval Europe is brought to life in this epic game of knights, schemes, and thrones...
- Fantasy
- Historical
- grand strategy
- medieval
- disease
- murder
- world domination
- management
- religion
- war
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
Production
- Players
- 84 / 100 · 252 players
- Critics
- 84 / 100 · 2 critics
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
game · 2006Medieval II: Total War
The closest of them.

Reigns
game · 2016
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
game · 2020
Europa Universalis IV
game · 2013
King's Bounty: The Legend
game · 2008
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
game · 1999
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings
game · 2012
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
game · 2025

