StrategyFit check
Is Medieval: Total War™ - Collection worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want campaigns spanning multiple centuries
- Fans of historical warfare who prefer managing armies and settlements
- Players seeking a collection with both medieval and Viking-era campaigns
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, focused campaign rather than a broad dynastic strategy game
- Those who prefer direct action over army management, diplomacy, sieges, and naval battles
- Players looking for a modern historical setting instead of medieval Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa
Our take on Medieval: Total War™ - Collection
The collection foregrounds a broad medieval campaign, but its scope also depends on an older expansion structure: Viking Invasion adds a separate 793–1066 setting and selected additions to the original campaign rather than presenting one unified timeline.
What is Medieval: Total War™ - Collection?
This collection combines Medieval: Total War with its Viking Invasion expansion.
The main game covers four centuries across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, where players manage dynasties, recruit armies, besiege settlements, fight at sea, and use emissaries, spies, and assassins in diplomatic or covert actions. Fourteen factions are playable, with battles supporting up to 10,000 soldiers on screen. Viking Invasion adds a campaign covering the British Isles and western Scandinavia from 793 to 1066. Players can lead Vikings in raids or command early Anglo-Saxon factions such as Wessex and Mercia. The expansion also adds factions, units, flaming ammunition, and three factions for the original Grand Campaign.
How Medieval: Total War™ - Collection plays
- 01Fourteen Factions
- The original campaign includes playable groups from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- 02Dynastic Campaign
- The campaign spans four centuries and includes rebellion, civil war, diplomacy, and succession.
- 03Large-Scale Battles
- Combat scenes can display up to 10,000 soldiers at once.
- 04Viking Campaign
- The expansion covers the British Isles and western Scandinavia between 793 and 1066.
- 05Sieges And Naval Combat
- Armies can attack fortified settlements and fight battles at sea.
- 06Agents And Diplomacy
- Emissaries, spies, and assassins can support alliances, bribes, and covert operations.
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Medieval: Total War™ - Collection: platforms & release
Is Medieval: Total War™ - Collection worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want campaigns spanning multiple centuries. Skip it if: players seeking a short, focused campaign rather than a broad dynastic strategy game.
Where can I download Medieval: Total War™ - Collection?
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What platforms is Medieval: Total War™ - Collection on?
Windows only.
