SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
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Medieval: Total War™ - Collection
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Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War series, following on from the 2000 title Shogun: Total War. Originally announced in August 2001, the game was released in North America on 20 August 2002 and in Europe on 30 August for Microsoft Windows. Following a… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
345 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
122 positive · 55 negative
95% range 62–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 122 | 55 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 3 | 96 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,125 of 1,595 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
69% recommend · 121 yes, 55 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 176 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,754 of 2,465 positive).
Some players note dated graphics and clunky controls. [1][2][3]
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Representative posts
- [9]
It seems to me that I got very lucky in my first 40 hours playing this game. I was having a great time; definitely saw why it was so beloved. But now the game just constantly throws unhandled exceptions that freeze the entire machine, and it doesn't matter how many times I uninstall or start new campaigns. In fact, the freezes just happen earlier and earlier into the campaign. I am not someone who wants to have to …
- [11]
Maybe the best game in Total War series, however, now is barely playable. Reason, ofc, is constant crushing. For me, it started continually crushing at cca 1167 - once when I choose to personally lead the charge, once when I finished the battle it should've returned to strategic map, once when the strategic turn ended. I am recommending this game solely because of the price - 1,5 EUR, which is worth. However, since …
- [4]
There’s something uniquely captivating about taking command of an empire in the midst of feudal Europe, and Medieval: Total War - Collection delivers that raw medieval strategy experience with an iron grip. This is a game that doesn’t just let you play through history—it throws you into its core and demands you survive it. The Strategic Crown Jewel of the Early Total War Era This title stands as a proud monument to …
- [5]
This game has been part of my life for about 20 years. It still outmatches many modern day strategy games. Some things have not aged well, it is true, some units are based on legends rather than history. Some automatic results make no sense. The AI sometimes makes strategic or tactical blunders. But I find the issues above to be minor ones. The aspects of grand strategy and tactics that you can explore are a lot of …
- [1]
I think this is the perfect grand strategy game. Challenging and rewarding, yes, it is 25 years old, but they just nailed it (at least for me) as far as micromanagement goes, making strategic decisions, etc. The only negative is the battle system, it is not intuitive at all, very clunky. I wish they made a remastered version of this game with the same mechanics, but updated graphics and modernized battle system.
Summarised from 34 of the 243 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
69% of the 176 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Medieval: Total War™ - Collection. The complaint that keeps coming up: frequent crashes and technical issues. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Medieval: Total War received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In the United Kingdom, the game went straight to the top of the video game chart after its release, staying at the top for two weeks. It ultimately received a "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The United States charts saw Medieval: Total War reach fourth in its second week after release, behind Warcraft III, The Sims and its expansion The Sims: Vacation. It sold over 100,000 copies in the region by August 2006, but was beaten by its successor Rome: Total War's…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 345 · most liked firstSo much of game criticism right now is about some level of realism or coherence within a fantasy world when none of that matters. You used to play Chrono Trigger and you’d run into a talking frog and it wouldn’t be a thing, he’d just be a frog who talked in Medieval English. You’d go ok and have fun
neutral · AI labelView post →Mini Medieval Madness in progress What tabletop game does tiny ~3cm dragon figurines, because I will be NEED'N
neutral · AI labelView post →Large glass beads are frequently discovered in early #medieval burials.They have been interpreted in a variety of ways, including as spindle-whorls, jewelry, amulets, or game pieces. 🏺
neutral · AI labelView post →whenever a new Borderlands game comes out I remember Randy Pitchford's USB stick he left at Medieval Times
neutral · AI labelView post →Desert Town 🌵☀️ itch.io/s/116731/min... Designed using my Mini Medieval game assets 👆😊 Cheers! ❤️ #pixelart #ドット絵 #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Medieval Game Show: "Who Wants To Be a Legitimate Heir?"
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally, Medieval 3. The 17-year wait for this game is over.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fighting one of every enemy in my game at once #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev #medieval
neutral · AI labelView post →Medieval Town Based on: - (OG Map) Engine used: #RPGMakerMZ #pixelart #ドット絵 #GameAssets #gamedev #indiedev #tileset
neutral · AI labelView post →Medieval game pieces discovered in Germany www.medievalists.net/2024/06/medi... #archaeology #chess #germany
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam's Medieval Fest is here yippee ⚔️ I can guarantee it will have at least one hand drawn knight game ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/2768420/... Festival ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/category/med...
neutral · AI labelView post →I used to try and help mod Medieval Total War II and fucking EVERYTHING in that game is close-sourced and impossible to work around and yet people did it anyways. OpenMorrowind took like 20 years and that game’s assets were already accessible so excuse me if I go “lol wut no.”
neutral · AI labelView post →The Sims Medieval is the most chaotic game I've played in YEARS!
positive · AI labelView post →November #promosky Hello, this is Robin. Some people call me Robin. 32, MDNI (21+ only pls) ☆ Baldur's Gate 3 ☆ Pokemon ☆ Zelda ☆ Elden Ring ☆ Kingdom Hearts ☆ Misc. Gaming ☆ Marvel (ish) ☆ Game of Thrones ☆ Writing ☆ Medieval/High Fantasy ♡/↺ if you want heh
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam is doing a Medieval game sale, if you are interested! I mean, most games featured aren't really Medieval themed, I would say more Medieval or Medieval fantasy inspired, but there are pretty good games on the list! store.steampowered.com/category/med...
neutral · AI labelView post →Medieval politics in my feudalistic club penguin-like game.. #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨MEDIEVAL MARGINALIA GAME ALERT🚨
neutral · AI labelView post →The PS1 era Final Fantasy games helped shape me as a gamer. These games kicked off my obsession with JRPGs and are the gold standard, FFIX being my favorite standalone FF game by far! Medieval theme, enormous Eidolons, lovable characters, and the perfect soundtrack? It’s peak 😮💨
neutral · AI labelView post →:) I've started work on my next graphic novel, called SIR GAWAIN: 🌿GREEN APOCALYPSE 🌿 It's an old story from the early Medieval era, and follows the quest of Sir Gawain, the nephew of the famous King Arthur as he seeks to survive a deadly game with the dreadful Green Knight.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's having a bad day, okay? Wyrm Saga is a Roguelike Deckbuilding Game set in the fantastical world of Illuminated Manuscripts. Play as a dragon, hoard treasure, combo coins and conquer territory to become Legend or die trying. 🐉 #wyrmsaga #gamedev #indiegame #medieval #deckbuilder
neutral · AI labelView post →It seems to me that I got very lucky in my first 40 hours playing this game. I was having a great time; definitely saw why it was so beloved. But now the game just constantly throws unhandled exceptions that freeze the entire machine, and it doesn't matter how many times I uninstall or start new campaigns. In fact, the freezes just happen earlier and earlier into the campaign. I am not someone who wants to have to run like, debugging programs and be a computer scientist to play a 25 year old…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Medieval Total War is a good game. It's a blast of nostalgia for me, I enjoyed it as a kid, and I had three very enjoyable hours playing it and reliving the grand strategy of the campaign. Unfortunately, three enjoyable hours is all I get, as the game now crashes when I press End Turn. For the two dollars I spent, I can't be too upset with how it all turned out, but it's a shame nonetheless.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grimsgate - Dev Update 358 Even though my main game is David Slade: Fallen City from time to time I go back to my second project to shut my brain off of DS, which helps me when I go back with fresher none stale eyes Here is a dev video. youtu.be/06kB3Fi-K8I #GameDev #IndieDev #Medieval #IndieGame
neutral · AI labelView post →Want an easy way to create an #AlternateHistoween? Just add zombies! Such as in God Save Birmingham, a survival horror game where a zombie plague has broken out in Medieval England.
neutral · AI labelView post →Seeing as its been a decade with 2 Zelda games since, I think it's clear that the "Medieval Fantasy Action Game aimed for Global Success" Monolith was hiring for was Zelda the whole time lol
neutral · AI labelView post →Original projects I’m most excited about rn: • Knights Like These (Medieval Times Board Game) • A Dark & Stormy Broadcast (Solo Haunted House Survival TTRPG) • Fairytale Fishing Printable game • Claws Out (Magical Cat Whodunnit TTRPG)
neutral · AI labelView post →Our final session of #MAMG26 is on "Alchemy and deviance"! It starts with Peter Färberböck discussing the role of blood between the medieval world and modern gaming: middleagesinmoderngames.net/mamg26/the-s... #medieval #gamedev #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →I wrote a thing for @midagesmodgames.bsky.social on using serendipity to explore historical sources in game design, and it's here if you'd like to read it :) #medieval #gameDev
neutral · AI labelView post →If @halfmoonjoe.com (or anyone) wants to play Sims Medieval again, I highly recommend this mod to remove the daily quests from Pirates & Nobles (which are tedious, repetitive, and annoying) BONUS FUN FACT: Patrick Stewart voiced the Narrator www.nexusmods.com/thesimsmedie...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's always costuming. Medieval people didn't wear blacks and grays, and they didn't dress in matching colors with their liege lord like in Game of Thrones. And they wore hats. Everyone wore hats through most of history.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm currently running Windows 11 and I've had zero problems. I've loved this game since it came out, but it looks like it's time to say goodbye! Whether it's on Steam or on my Window 7 pc, the game crashes at least once everyday. It doesn't matter what the screen resolution or refresh rate is, or the game settings, once you think it's good it crashes again, typically when you try to save the game. Some games can't run on newer systems than they were originally built for, especially since…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →to many crashes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe the best game in Total War series, however, now is barely playable. Reason, ofc, is constant crushing. For me, it started continually crushing at cca 1167 - once when I choose to personally lead the charge, once when I finished the battle it should've returned to strategic map, once when the strategic turn ended. I am recommending this game solely because of the price - 1,5 EUR, which is worth. However, since the crashing, I am not recommending it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Currently unplayable due to constant crashes. It seems anything I do causes a crash, be it right-clicking on a building for more detail, or attempting to assign a title to a unit. I really hope this is optimised, or perhaps remastered one day. The game itself is very charming, especially game play on the campaign map.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neo Golden Logres released 26 years ago! (10/26/00) Despite featuring the boxart of a shovelware indie RPG on Steam, this is actually a Medieval-themed Pinball-Game. Featuring 3 Tables, and very accurate physics, this is the perfect title for you Pinball fix on Dreamcast!
neutral · AI labelView post →Constatly Crashing every 10-15 min throw me into my desktop...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WordLinx October 7, 2026 "MEDIEVAL" ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟪🟪🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🔥3 ❌9 @sacsgames.bsky.social sacsgames.com/wordlinx/?ut... #WordLinxGame
neutral · AI labelView post →I will leave the cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards. ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eyes On: False Oath [Demo Available] Don't let the rather so-so banner art fool you, this may be one of the first i've seen for a retro survival horror set in the Medieval times. It's ye'old Resident Evil! #indiegames #demo #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →Medieval: Total War™ - Collection,For nostalgia6/10 Medieval: Total War is one of those strategic game, where the aim is to conquer the world. It has the dated charm of the 00's and lacks the impressive graphics of later Total War games, but it is my contention that this game is a great one in its own right. One might think that the only reason to get the game is for nostalgia's sake. And there is no denying that a significant percentage of the purchases will probably come from old players.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i don know is good or bad , but is a little anoying for suudenly crash , on random war or when get result
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CRASHES. Waste of time and MONEY
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There’s something uniquely captivating about taking command of an empire in the midst of feudal Europe, and Medieval: Total War - Collection delivers that raw medieval strategy experience with an iron grip. This is a game that doesn’t just let you play through history—it throws you into its core and demands you survive it. The Strategic Crown Jewel of the Early Total War Era This title stands as a proud monument to the early days of grand strategy, marrying turn-based kingdom management with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been part of my life for about 20 years. It still outmatches many modern day strategy games. Some things have not aged well, it is true, some units are based on legends rather than history. Some automatic results make no sense. The AI sometimes makes strategic or tactical blunders. But I find the issues above to be minor ones. The aspects of grand strategy and tactics that you can explore are a lot of fun. The music is one of the best in any game I have ever played. I will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In February I'll be lead convenor for the seventh edition of Coding Medieval worlds, a free fully-online workshop for historians and game developers! If you'd like to join, the call for participants is now open, poster below: Find out more at exilian.co.uk/codingworlds/ Boosts/questions welcome :)
neutral · AI labelView post →First version of the main character for a smaller horror game project. #photoshop #gameart #art #horror #conceptart #medieval
neutral · AI labelView post →WordLinx October 7, 2026 "MEDIEVAL" ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟪🟪🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🔥3 ❌2 @sacsgames.bsky.social sacsgames.com/wordlinx/?ut... #WordLinxGame
neutral · AI labelView post →It's the Middle Ages in Modern games conference this week! MAMG is a public, fully text-based conference with blogpost-style contributions and comment discussions so everyone (yes, including you, dear reader) is welcome to join in, comment, ask questions, etc. If you're interested in games, medieval history, or both, please check out @MAMG and the website at: https://middleagesinmoderngames.net/ Boosts appreciated! #medieval #gamedev #history #gaming #games #histodons
neutral · AI labelView post →I have played this game over many years and I never get bored of it. Easy to play and fun. Battles range from small skirmishes to huge battles. Only negative is some battles can take hours and you cannot save midway though them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Medieval 2 should've taken more design queues from this, its a great game with more depth than it may seem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love this game for 20 years, i think its better than ver.2, viking invasion expansion was the best
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →💙Which fully worked, too. Grand Cathay is wonderful, and most of the reason I'm into this game to begin with. Meanwhile, there's somehow an imagined version of Medieval France stuck in perpetual feudalism for some reason ^^'
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok, spooky ps1 game for me to play. Castlevania: Symphony of the night, Medieval, or Silent Hill? Pick one.
neutral · AI labelView post →You could literally replace this with two boxes: one where you select an adjective, and one where you select a game that's already out on Steam. This could never make more than Medieval Tetris, or Cyber Skyrim.
neutral · AI labelView post →WordLinx October 7, 2026 "MEDIEVAL" ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟪🟪🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🔥87 🎉 @sacsgames.bsky.social sacsgames.com/wordlinx/?ut... #WordLinxGame
neutral · AI labelView post →For our second paper of this last day 1 #MAMG26 session, Poppy Tester discusses the strange individualism of Medieval Dynasty where players take a nominally medieval setting but using far more permissive forms of landscape engagement: middleagesinmoderngames.net/mamg26/the-w...
neutral · AI labelView post →Been enjoying **Going Medieval** for single player, it's the perfect little castle builder fantasy, though building an actual castle takes a very long time when you're still learning the game. But! That incentivises starting out small, feels like you get to see actual historical development rather than just arriving at the big final castle. Multiplayer it's **Big Walk**, what an absolute delight! Loving that the intro is so gentle, but there's clearly a lot of depth.
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved this game growing up, but man, it does not hold up anymore, even with the benefit of nostalgia. The battle UI and controls are clunky, the camera controls will make you cry, and it is very easy to give the wrong orders to units due to all of the above. The empire management level fares somewhat better, but is still frustrating because of weird mouse control issues with moving units and titles around. Rome Total War is a superior product on all levels, and holds up perfectly well despite…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played this since it came out. Not really a challenge anymore, but it does relax me :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is old school but fun to play if you can get all the patches you need. the common problem is the game crashes after a couple of moves and trying to find the patch is not easy.
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