Crusader Kings

Make your name known and your presence felt, all across feudal Europe!



Crusader Kings is a unique historical role-player that puts you into a feudal society fraught with dangers. Travel to medieval Europe between 1066 and 1419 A.D. -- here you will build a dynasty. Gain wealth and favor from the nobles, while earning Prestige and Piety. Unlike other strategy games, the goal here is not to expand your territory but to expand your reputation. Use everything from diplomacy to warfare to create a respected royal line.

Crusader Kings is a strategy game based on the Europa Universalis engine that focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe in the time period of 1066 to 1419 A.D. The map is limited to Europe, stretching roughly to the Urals in the east and including parts of Persia and the Arabian Peninsula as well as the coast of North Africa.

Unlike Europa Universalis, this game is more about prestige and wealth than traditional empire building. To the player, the honour and power of the royal dynasty are more important than the expansion of the nation’s borders (although that is of course still an important aspect of the game).

In Crusader Kings, players also have to deal with the feudal lords and bishops that rule the various provinces (which, incidentally, are at a closer scale than in EU). To retain the focus on medieval feudalism and chivalry, merchant republics like Venice, Genoa and the Hanseatic League are not playable nations; neither are the Mongol hordes nor the three Caliphates. The playable nations are limited to Christian monarchies, principalities and empires.

• Play as any of the legendary religious orders: the Knights Templars, Knights of St John, The Order of Calatrava and the Order of Santiago
• Fight in the Crusades to earn rewards from the Pope, defend against the Mongols and make deals with the feudal lords and bishops that rule the various provinces
• Even plays games that were saved & converted to Europa Universalis II -- for gameplay that lasts through the centuries

Windows 98SE / 2000 / XP
Pentium III 450 MHz 128 Mb RAM
600 MB Free Hard Drive Space
4 Mb Video Card DirectX Compatible
DirectX compatible Sound Card
DirectX 9.0 or higher