Total War Steam Sale: best games to grab at a discount

These are the essential Total War games you should check out

The Total War series of strategy games is currently having a sale on Steam with games being discounted by up to 75% of their original price. With Total War: Pharaoh releasing soon and a new engine seemingly in development at Creative Assembly to power future projects, there is much to look forward to from the franchise.

In the meantime, this sale is a fantastic opportunity to fill your library with missing DLC or grab some classic Total War games you’ve never had the chance to play. With quite a few historical eras being served, though, it’s always a little confusing to dive into the offers. That’s why we’re here to give some order to this whole affair and tell you the best games to grab at a discount in the Total War Steam Sale.

Total War: Napoleon – Definitive Edition

• Off by 75%.
• For those who love Waterloo, Master & Commander, and the smell of gunpowder in the morning.
• Find it on Steam.

This successor to Total War: Empire refined its gunpowder gameplay, diving into the story of Napoleon’s conquest of Europe. It features both Empire’s epic land battles as well as naval combat between majestic ships of the line – if you love movies like Waterloo or Master & Commander and want to recreate similar battle scenes, this is the one for you.

The man himself watching over his army / Creative Assembly

Total War: Rome 2 – Emperor Edition

• Off by 75%.
• For those who love HBO’s Rome, want the most diverse unit line-up of any historical Total War game, and enjoy marching elephants over the Alps.
• Find it on Steam.

Total War: Rome 2 is the ultimate sandbox experience set in ancient Europe and offers the most diverse unit roster of every historical entry into the series. No matter if you want to bring the Pax Romana to the world or destroy Rome as one of its many enemies, this game will offer you the means to do so over its many historical scenarios. It's the best game set in ancient Rome.

Total War: Rome 2 is the best sword & sandals experience you're going to get from the series / Creative Assembly

Fall of the Samurai: A Total War Saga

• Off by 75%.
• For those who love The Last Samurai, like the concept of guns vs. swords, and need more Gatling Guns in their life.
• Find it on Steam.

Want to mow down waves of samurai with your modern weaponry or overcome the odds through tactical ingenuity? Then Fall of the Samurai is for you. It takes Total War: Shogun 2’s fantastic fundamentals and adds some of that Napoleonic goodness, resulting in what is considered by many as the best historical Total War game.

Cue Sabaton's "Shiroyama" and enjoy the show / Creative Assembly

Total War: Medieval 2 – Definitive Edition

• Off by 75%.
• For those who love knights in shining armor, mowing down knights in shining armor with longbows, and are ready to depose the Pope.
• Find it on Steam.

A classic connected to many people’s childhood memories, Medieval 2 may be somewhat dated from today’s perspective, but it still has lots to offer: Knights charging into infantry and throwing models around, elephants with bombards mounted on them trampling over the battlefield, and a flood of Mongols overwhelming the map from the East. You also need the title to play the best Lord of the Rings game ever made, which is a mod for this one.

Charging knights, epic sieges, and a clash of cultures: Medieval 2 has it all / Creative Assembly

Total War: Three Kingdoms – Collection

• Off by 64%.
• For those who love Dynasty Warriors, want to engage with diplomacy and intrigue, and would rather burn the world down than be betrayed by it.
• Find it on Steam.

Follow the narrative of the Three Kingdoms novel or change the course of history in this title featuring all the characters you know and love – or hate. Cao Cao, Dong Zhou, Lü Bu, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and all the others are playable in this epic campaign that brought many welcome improvements to the series in regards to diplomacy and character interactions.

Control the fate of the heroes and villains of one of China's most popular historical eras / Creative Assembly

Total War: Warhammer 3

• Off by 40%.
• For those who love epic fantasy battles with devastating magic and powerful characters, a unit roster diversity that can’t be matched by history, and the biggest map in the series.
• Find it on Steam.

Take a step into the grandest Total War campaign available as you battle the forces of Chaos or help them to bring about the end of the world. As diverse as Rome 2’s roster is, it can’t match a line-up including powerful monsters, devastating magic, and every fantasy staple you can think of.

Total War: Warhammer 3 is the final entry into Creative Assembly's fantasy trilogy / Creative Assembly

For more information on the upcoming Total War: Pharaoh, check out our campaign preview and our interview with game director Todor Nikolov.