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Total War: WARHAMMER III
A fantasy strategy game where up to eight friends each lead a faction through one shared campaign map.
Online co-op for up to 8 players.
- 8 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckUnsupportedValve's own rating
About the game
You lead one fantasy faction across a huge campaign map. On the map you build cities, recruit armies and march against your neighbours. When two armies meet, the game switches to a real-time battle with troops, monsters and spells. In the Realm of Chaos campaign, portals into other realms open as the turns pass.
Up to eight people can play one campaign online, and everyone takes their turns at the same time. You each run your own faction and cities. You can team up against the computer or turn on each other. When a battle starts, a friend can join in, and you can hand some of your troops to them so nobody has to command a whole army alone. The smaller Kislev campaign takes three players.
It is slow and thoughtful. While others finish their turns, you have time to talk. It suits a group that likes to plan a war together over many evenings.
How it feels
Kind of game
Plays like a board game or tabletop role-playing night. Turns, choices and a long campaign you plan together.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Rivalry in the group
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Fantasy adventure, Warfare
Rated on our own feel scale. 6 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Total War: WARHAMMER III
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Tabletop-style campaign
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Warfare
- Core to both
- Planning ahead
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Building and creating, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Total War: WARHAMMER II differs
- Fits a smaller group than Total War: WARHAMMER III
- 2 online
Both play like a tabletop night with friends. Both are about a fantasy adventure and soldiers at war. Both reward planning before you act.
But fits a smaller group than Total War: WARHAMMER III.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Tabletop-style campaign
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Notable in both
- Story, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition differs
- Less building than Total War: WARHAMMER III
- 6 online
- Crossplay
Both play like a tabletop night with friends. Both are about a fantasy adventure. Both have a story you follow together.
But less building than Total War: WARHAMMER III.
Across the Obelisk
Why it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Tabletop-style campaign
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Core to both
- Planning ahead
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Across the Obelisk differs
- Less building than Total War: WARHAMMER III
- Fits a smaller group than Total War: WARHAMMER III
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both play like a tabletop night with friends. Both are easy to play while you chat. Both are about a fantasy adventure.
But less building than Total War: WARHAMMER III.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
16 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, Sessions, About, Story, Planning ahead, Fighting.
- Online co-op: Features list Online Co-op, and the text sells multiplayer campaigns.
- Most players online: Text names a vast 8-player Realm of Chaos multiplayer campaign.
- Genres: Text calls it a strategy sandbox with real-time battles.
- Sessions: Text lists story-driven multiplayer campaigns and a strategy sandbox where no two campaigns are alike.
- About: Text and user tags describe war between factions in a fantasy world. Tags include Fantasy, War and Dark Fantasy.
- Story: Text promotes story-driven multiplayer campaigns. User tags include Story Rich.
- Planning ahead: User tags include Turn-Based Strategy, Grand Strategy and Tactical.
- Fighting: Text describes epic real-time battles.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available, not coming soon.
- Release date: Steam shows February 16, 2022. The maker's launch release is dated February 17, so the maker's date is used.
- Platforms: Platform flags are true for Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Free base co-op: The game is not free to play and the base game costs $59.99.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Unsupported on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Creative Assembly's FAQ of 2025-11-20 says you can play Immortal Empires in co-op multiplayer and suggests getting a co-op campaign rolling with friends.
- Most players online: The same FAQ says co-op for up to 7 friends, which makes 8 players.
- Free base co-op: Owners of the first two games get this one added to their library. That is an ownership route, not a free edition.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op.
- Online co-op: Patch 9.0.4 notes of 2026-10-15 still fix co-op partner issues in multiplayer campaigns.
web.archive.orgOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, Rivalry in the group.
- Online co-op: Archived copy of the maker's page, since the live page sits behind a bot check. It promotes multiplayer campaigns.
- Most players online: Says multiplayer campaigns take up to eight players.
- Kind of game: Says turns are taken at the same time and offers three campaign scenarios of different size and length.
- Rivalry in the group: Says players choose to make or break alliances.
warhammer-community.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online.
- Online co-op: Games Workshop's article of 2023-02-16 calls it a co-operative campaign.
- Most players online: Says up to eight players can join the campaign.
gamedeveloper.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date, Most players online.
- Release date: Italian copy of the SEGA Europe and Creative Assembly launch release, dated 17 February 2022. It says the game is out now.
- Most players online: The release names an eight-player multiplayer mode.
gamingonlinux.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Release date.
- Most players online: Relays the maker's list of multiplayer campaigns. Realm of Chaos and Darkness and Disharmony take 8 players and Something Rotten in Kislev takes 3. The file uses the highest cap.
- Release date: Says the release is due on February 17.
feralinteractive.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: Feral's page says the game is out now for macOS and Linux.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date, Platforms.
- Genres: P136 lists turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and real-time tactics.
- Release date: P577 is 2022-02-17 worldwide.
- Platforms: P400 lists Windows, macOS and Linux.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The store feed shows a base game offer for sale. Free upgrades for owners of the earlier games are a separate ownership route.
pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Working in sync, Fighting.
- Kind of game: Review of 2022-02-14 says up to eight players take simultaneous turns in the Realm of Chaos campaign.
- Sessions: Says a full multiplayer campaign takes many weeks, and adds shorter scenarios that fit in an evening or half a day.
- Working in sync: Says other players can join a manual battle, and commanders can hand some of their troops to a friend.
- Fighting: Calls the shared battles the absolute highlight of multiplayer.
pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Time to hang out, Sessions.
- Time to hang out: Article of 2022-01-19 quotes the game director describing the shorter multiplayer campaigns as a social evening with friends.
- Sessions: Says the shorter campaigns can be started and finished in one evening.
kotaku.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Building and creating, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress, Getting better.
- Building and creating: Review praises the streamlined empire management, including outposts and automated build chains.
- Tension and danger: Says that even on normal difficulty the AI punishes sloppy play.
- Unlocks and progress: Mentions skill tree upgrades among the empire management.
- Getting better: Calls it the easiest game in the series to manage, yet says the AI still punishes sloppy play.
techradar.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Story, Exploring, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress.
- Tension and danger: Describes the Realm of Chaos rifts as a frantic race against time, with rival factions closing in.
- Calm and coziness: Says you can play without paying close attention to most of the many options on offer.
- Story: Says the game wraps its sandbox in a focused, narrative-driven campaign.
- Exploring: Says the Chaos realms play like standalone dungeons that you work through.
- Planning ahead: Describes tactical variety and a campaign that rewards preparing before you enter the rifts.
- Unlocks and progress: Mentions faction currencies spent on powerful abilities, and armies that grow stronger after battles.