Crusader Kings III

Crusader Kings III Expansion “All Under Heaven” Available Today

crusader-kings-iii-newExplore the dramatic history of East and Southeast Asia in “All Under Heaven”, a new major expansion pack for Crusader Kings III, available today. All Under Heaven, the largest Crusader Kings expansion to date, adds thousands of new provinces and characters in an ambitious addition to the game map. For the first time, Crusader Kings players will be able to rule the Celestial Government of China, the Empire of Japan and the temple kingdoms of Southeast Asia.

Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven adds new government forms and cultural flavor to a deeply researched setting, years in the making. Have your characters excel in civil service examinations to climb the ranks of the Chinese bureaucracy, build family alliances to challenge the reigning powers in Japan or even become a god-king in Indochina, adding tributaries to your Mandala rule.

Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven Release Trailer

Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven is now available for the suggested retail price of $29.99/£24.99/€29.99. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website or on the games Steam page.

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Paradox Sets Date for Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven

crusader-kings-iii-newWrite New Histories of East Asia in All Under Heaven, Coming This Month

From the Great Wall to the great temple cities of Indochina, from the foothills of Mount Fuji to the river valleys of China, an infinite array of new adventures and stories awaits you in All Under Heaven, the largest expansion for Crusader Kings III to date. The newly expanded map presents a rich and colorful setting for imperial ambition, sacred duties and shadowy scheming with detailed representations of medieval China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

Coming on 28 October, All Under Heaven takes Paradox’s celebrated grand strategy role-playing series to entirely new settings, unseen in any previous Crusader Kings game. Keep a steady hand on the regional hegemon or manage the tumult of dynastic change in China. Revere the Yamato emperor and his regent in Japan, or pursue the path of the samurai warlord. Build a monumental temple facility in the jungles of Southeast Asia and compel weaker kingdoms to pay tribute to your greatness.

All Under Heaven also introduces Japanese as a supported language for Crusader Kings III, further expanding the international audience that has grown to support this royal game.

Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven Announcement Trailer

Features of Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven include:

China: The Mandate of Heaven

  • Ascend to the highest tier of power with the new Hegemony title, reigning supreme over all empires in the Chinese region.
  • Navigate the Dynastic Cycle, a living system of stability and chaos. Exploit periods of instability to rise to power and reshape the political landscape.
  • Explore the Celestial government system, unique to China. Earn Merit through deeds or the Imperial Examinations, gaining favor and influence.
  • Manage the Imperial Treasury to fund Great Projects, defend against disasters, or expand your influence with statecraft and might.

    • Japan: Rise of the Shogunate

  • Take control of a Japanese house and forge your destiny. Rise through the intricate courtly system to become a mighty Shogun or Kampaku regent.
  • Strengthen your position through alliances, intrigue, and ritual, or unite the houses through the strength of your samurai armies; which path you take is for you to decide.
  • Lead the Imperial Yamato house to restore power to the Emperor, ushering in an age of imperial grandeur.
  • Experience the rich cultural traditions of Japan, where honor and scandal intertwine, shaping the lives of lords and vassals alike.

    • Southeast Asia: God-Kings and Temple Empires

  • Rule as a Devaraja with the Mandala Government, uniting tributaries into vast, temple-centered empires.
  • Pay tribute to the God King by performing Tributary Missions as a Tributary ruler, increasing favor with your subjects.

    • Explore the Silk Road, new Starting Bookmarks and Historical Flavor

  • Thrive along the expansive Silk Road by profiting from the wealth and innovations of China, even if you are far beyond its borders.
  • New historical starting bookmarks bring fresh perspectives and new challenges. Play as iconic characters from the past or forge your unique path.
  • Immerse yourself in Asia’s cultural, artistic, and historical nuances with new throne rooms, events, and traditions.

    • And much more

    Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven will be available on 28 October 2025 for the suggested retail price of $29.99/£24.99/€29.99. It is also available as a part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV expansion pass.

    More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website or on the games Steam page.

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    Crusader Kings III: Coronations Released

    crusader-kings-3The pomp and circumstance of royal celebrations come to life in Coronations, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III. This pack, included in the Chapter IV expansion pass for the game, gives your kings and emperors the choice of proclaiming their majesty and legitimizing their rule through a new activity and related events. Coronation ceremonies offer new opportunities for earning prestige and inciting envy in Paradox Interactive’s popular grand strategy role-playing game set in a deeply researched medieval world.

    Watch the Crusader Kings III: Coronations Release Trailer HERE.

    Key Features of Crusader Kings III: Coronations include:

    New Activity: Coronations

  • Legitimize your rule through grand coronations that will impress your vassals and neighboring rulers
  • Maneuver around faction members and detractors, hopefully forging a magnificent coronation from dangerous circumstances
  • Bring together your vassals for a grand ceremony to celebrate your new rule of the realm

    • Oaths

  • Take an oath after your coronation and declare an objective for your rule
  • Access new decisions with unique rewards to suit every playstyle

    • Crusader Kings III: Coronations is available now on Steam for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also available as part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV Expansion Pass. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website or on its Steam page.

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    Glamor and Glory in New Crusader Kings III Event Pack

    crusader-kings-3Show Off Your Power in Coronations

    It is one thing to inherit a crown, but another thing to own it. Demonstrate your command of pomp and circumstance in Coronations, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive’s celebrated grand strategy role playing game about dynastic rivalry in the Medieval era, coming on September 09, 2025.

    This event pack adds Coronations as a new in-game Activity. Gather your vassals in a grand ceremony so they can bear witness to your ascension to the throne, or use the cover of this majestic event to undermine or eliminate rivals at court. Use this sacred royal event to chart the course for your rule and set the tone for how you will govern.

    Key Features:

  • New Activity: Coronations
  • Legitimize your rule through grand coronations that will impress your vassals and neighboring rulers
  • Maneuver around faction members and detractors, hopefully forging a magnificent coronation from dangerous circumstances
  • Bring together your vassals for a grand ceremony to celebrate your new rule of the realm
  • Oaths: Take an oath after your coronation and declare an objective for your rule
  • Access new decisions with unique rewards to suit every playstyle

    • Crusader Kings III: Coronations will be available on 09 September 2025 for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also available as part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV pack. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website.

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    Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe Released

    crusader-kings-3Through astute diplomacy and seemingly invincible armies, the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppe altered the course of history. Empires were crushed under the thundering hooves of their horsemen as a Pax Mongolica guaranteed the safety of merchants and diplomats on the trade routes of a continent. Relive and rewrite the dramatic rise of the Nomadic realms in Khans of the Steppe, a new core expansion to Crusader Kings III, available now.

    Watch the Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe Release Trailer HERE.

    Featuring a horde of new mechanics specifically designed to reflect the culture and society of Asia’s nomadic tribes, Khans of the Steppe adds even more historical flavor to Paradox Interactive’s best selling strategy role-playing game about the medieval world. Accumulate herds that will serve as the basis of your clan’s wealth, as you migrate in search of better pastures. Settle the succession through clan politics. And, most importantly, establish yourself as the Great Khan – the master of all that is under the sky.

    Highlights of Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe include:

  • Nomadic Government: Embrace a new way to rule. Nomadic Governments revolve around the lifeblood of your people; your Herd. Govern your realm through migration, keeping your population mobile and resilient. Increase your Dominance and bind your subjects to your will by ensuring their Obedience.
  • The Steppe Region: Experience the challenges of life on the Great Steppe. The Steppe Season system changes the fertility of its lands over time, forcing you to adapt and migrate. Seek greener pastures, claim new territories, and dominate this vast and untamed region.
  • Tributaries System: Forge alliances and secure resources with a new type of subject relationship. Tributaries offer a more flexible alternative to vassalage, granting unique benefits for overlords and subjects while allowing for independence and adaptability.
  • Become the Scourge of God: Take on the mantle of the Great Khan and unite the Steppe under your iron rule. Lead devastating conquests across the known world, crushing empires beneath your banner as you fulfill the prophecy of the “Scourge of God.”
  • Mongolian Flavor: Dive deep into the traditions and culture of the Mongols. Begin your journey with a new Bookmark as Temüjin, the young and ambitious Genghis Khan, poised to change history forever. Experience the Kurultai council and a new Mongolian succession type. Engage in immersive new activities and traditions such as new year’s celebrations with Tsagaan Sar.

    • Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe is available now on Steam for the suggested retail price of $19.99/£16.75/€19.99, or as part of Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website.

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    Become the Scourge of God in New Crusader Kings III Expansion

    crusader-kings-3For centuries, the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppe have crossed the great grasslands in search of fertile pastures and rich neighbors to raid. But a golden age is imminent, as talented warlords work to build political alliances that will transform fractured clans into a strong united power. Master the horse and bow while navigating tricky clan politics in Khans of the Steppe, a new core expansion for Crusader Kings III and the first major component of Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV.

    Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe adds a horde of new play styles, including a new government form, as well as tons of historical flavor to Paradox Interactive’s best-selling medieval strategy role-playing experience. The semi-arid grasslands that stretch across the Eurasian landmass were home to a mobile culture centered on the wealth of the livestock herds and defended by fierce mounted warriors. Can you unite the clans of the steppe, claim the title of Great Khan and be the terror of the settled kingdoms around you?

    Highlights of Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe include:

  • Nomadic Government: Embrace a new way to rule. Nomadic Governments revolve around the lifeblood of your people; your Herd. Govern your realm through migration, keeping your population mobile and resilient. Increase your Dominance and bind your subjects to your will by ensuring their Obedience.
  • The Steppe Region: Experience the challenges of life on the Great Steppe. The Steppe Season system changes the fertility of its lands over time, forcing you to adapt and migrate. Seek greener pastures, claim new territories, and dominate this vast and untamed region.
  • Tributaries System: Forge alliances and secure resources with a new type of subject relationship. Tributaries offer a more flexible alternative to vassalage, granting unique benefits for overlords and subjects while allowing for independence and adaptability.
  • Become the Scourge of God: Take on the mantle of the Great Khan and unite the Steppe under your iron rule. Lead devastating conquests across the known world, crushing empires beneath your banner as you fulfill the prophecy of the “Scourge of God.”
  • Mongolian Flavor: Dive deep into the traditions and culture of the Mongols. Begin your journey with a new Bookmark as Temüjin, the young and ambitious Genghis Khan, poised to change history forever. Experience the Kurultai council and a new Mongolian succession type. Engage in immersive new activities and traditions such as new year’s celebrations with Tsagaan Sar.

    • Watch the Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe Announcement Trailer HERE.

    Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe will be available on April 28, 2025 for the suggested retail price of $19.99/£16.75/€19.99, or as part of the Crusader Kings III Chapter IV Pack.

    Chapter IV for Crusader Kings III includes four new additions to the beloved game, including an instant-unlock clothing pack (available immediately upon purchase of the Chapter), the core expansion Khans of the Steppe, an event pack and a new major expansion that greatly expands the scope of the map and challenge of the game.

    The components of Chapter IV are:

  • Crowns of the World Instant Unlock: Available immediately upon purchase of Chapter IV, this pack includes six new historic royal crowns, four new hairstyles and two new beard designs for character portraits.
  • Khans of the Steppe: This Core Expansion pack focuses on greater historic detail and flavor for the nomadic tribes, including new game mechanics like herd migration and clan politics.
  • Coronations: This event pack highlights the decisions a ruler must make upon taking the throne. Prepare an elaborate coronation,to display your wealth and power to vassals and rivals alike.
  • All Under Heaven: This Major Expansion for Crusader Kings III extends the game map to include China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Explore new types of government, for each region, special events, decisions and roles for characters as you prepare original alternate histories of a medieval world that you will shape, unseen in any previous Crusader Kings game.

    • Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV is available now for the suggested retail price of $43.99/£37.15/€43.99.

    More game information is available on the official Crusader Kings III website, or via Steam.

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    Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles Released

    crusader-kings-3Wandering Nobles, a new Event Pack for Crusader Kings III, opens the door for adventures and explorations on the highways and byways of the medieval world. Available today, Wandering Nobles encourages your characters to set forth, out of the security of their castle walls and maybe pursue a new lifestyle to make the most of their roaming ways.

    Features of Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles include:

    New Wandering Lifestyle with three new branches:

  • Inspector: Landed characters can survey and improve their realm, Landless characters can seek environmental specialization.
  • Wayfarer: Travel to reduce stress and pursue fame for your exploits.
  • Voyager: Improve linguistic skills and live the life of a tourist and sightseer.

    • New Activities designed for the new Lifestyle branches:

  • Inspection: Inspectors can examine their realm and pursue improvements
  • Hike: Wayfarers can reduce stress with a walk in the wilderness.
  • Monument Expedition: Voyagers can set forth to see special buildings in other realms

    • New Events connected to travel, the new lifestyles and the associated activities.

    Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles is available now on Steam for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also a part of the Crusader Kings III Chapter III bundle.

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    Travel for Fun and Profit in New Crusader Kings Event Pack

    crusader-kings-3Wandering Nobles Adds New Lifestyles and Travel Events

    Roam the highways and hidden paths of the medieval world in Wandering Nobles, a new Event Pack for Crusader Kings III. This pack adds new events and lifestyles centered on the theme of travel, with new ways to engage in the game’s travel system. Wandering Nobles is scheduled for release on November 4.

    Inspect your realm, see famous sites or simply explore the great outdoors for health and glory. After all, no one can achieve true wisdom locked up in a castle keep.

    Features of Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles include:

    New Wandering Lifestyle with three new branches:

  • Inspector: Landed characters can survey and improve their realm, Landless characters can seek environmental specialization.
  • Wayfarer: Travel to reduce stress and pursue fame for your exploits.
  • Voyager: Improve linguistic skills and live the life of a tourist and sightseer.

    • New Activities designed for the new Lifestyle branches:

  • Inspection: Inspectors can examine their realm and pursue improvements
  • Hike: Wayfarers can reduce stress with a walk in the wilderness.
  • Monument Expedition: Voyagers can set forth to see special buildings in other realms

    • New Events connected to travel, the new lifestyles and the associated activities.

    Crusader Kings III: Wandering Nobles will be available on 04 November 2024 for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29GBP/€4.99. It is also a part of the Crusader Kings III Chapter III bundle.

    More game information is available on the official Crusader Kings III website, or via Steam.

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    Chart New Royal Paths in Roads to Power

    crusader-kings-3Major Expansion for Crusader Kings III Available Today

    Explore a richer and deeper medieval world in Roads to Power, the highly anticipated expansion of Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive’s best-selling strategy role-playing game about the Middle Ages. Travel a world of danger and opportunity as your character seeks wealth and adventure, or navigate the perilous waters of imperial politics – a setting where brute force often bows to diplomacy and intrigue.

    Watch the Roads to Power Release Trailer HERE.

    Roads to Power is the newest Major Expansion of Crusader Kings III, focusing on two significant changes to the core game experience. First, Landless Adventurer characters start with a camp and a few followers but can gain great power and influence by offering their skills to neighboring rules. Second, the Administrative Government playstyle comes to the Byzantine Empire, in a more historically appropriate representation of the political system of one of the great Mediterranean powers. An associated comic book about the rise of Basil I, “Many Roads to Power”, was published in August, free for everyone to read and enjoy.

    Features of Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power include:

  • Administrative Government: Experience medieval rule outside of the feudal system with a new style of empire management. A web of Governors jockeys for position in the empire with intrigue and power, sometimes rewarding merit and sometimes rewarding perfidy. Only a truly skilled Emperor can keep these squabbling forces in line.
  • The Family Estate: Run and manage a powerful Family Estate, the seat of your House’s power, even when you hold no other land. Construct new buildings and improvements to further your power and influence within an administrative empire.
  • Influence System: Build up a character’s influence within an administrative empire to climb the rungs of bureaucracy. Raise your status in the realm and gather more power for yourself. Start as a landless noble on an estate, and compete for valuable provinces to govern before making your bid for the Purple.
  • A Life of Adventure: Freely roam the map, untied to any realm or holding, going wherever the winds of fortune blow you. Fulfill contracts as a landless adventurer, even through the generations, building up a reputation of your own. Earn gold, prestige and fame travelling the globe until you decide to settle down and claim land you have earned through merit.
  • Choose Successor or Caesar: Spend the influence you have gathered to determine the course of the Empire and get the successor you want, whether a royal family member, a powerful noble, a martial hero, or any other candidate you can rally the people behind. The Emperor can even opt to co-rule if the burden of the throne is too much for one person.
  • New Byzantine Flavor Content: New events, monuments and activities built around the Byzantine theme, including chariot racing.
  • Cosmetic Additions: A Byzantine-themed UI skin and new court fashions for your characters, new 2D event art, new on-map monuments of the Byzantine world, new on-map holding designs, and a Byzantine throne room for Royal Court sessions, among other aesthetic improvements. New music inspired by Orthodox holy chants is also included.

    • Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power is now available for the suggested retail price of $29.99/£24.99/€29.99. It is also available as part of Crusader Kings III: Chapter III – which includes the Core Expansion ‘Legends of the Dead’, the Major Expansion ‘Roads to Power’ and the Event Pack ‘Wandering Nobles’.

    More game information is available on the official Crusader Kings III website.

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    Do Things You’ve Never Done Before In New Crusader Kings Expansion

    crusader-kings-3Roads to Power Major Expansion Offers New Ways to Play Popular Strategy Game

    Learn new ways to unlock power and prestige in Roads to Power, the new Major Expansion from Crusader Kings III. Be a wandering mercenary, building a reputation as a fixer or outlaw, or lead a noble family in an ancient empire, using influence and intrigue to secure your place. New events, government systems, schemes and lifestyles are yours to explore.

    Coming on September 24, Roads to Power is a major expansion to Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive’s award-winning strategy/role-playing experience about high politics and relationship building in a dynamic medieval world. It is a part of the game’s Chapter III, the Expansion Pass for 2024 that includes a free clothing pack, the Core Expansion Legends of the Dead, and an upcoming event pack emphasizing character travel.

    Roads to Power introduces two new ways to engage with this world, with never-before-seen game styles. You can roam the world as a Landless Adventurer, fulfilling contracts and building up your own base of power, until you feel strong enough to claim a new kingdom for yourself and your band of followers. Or, play as a noble in the Byzantine Empire in a non-feudal system, scheming your way to the top, as you compete against other powerful families at the imperial court, using your influence to manipulate the political system in your favor, placing strong and friendly candidates in seats of power – even the throne itself.

    Watch the release date announcement trailer for Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power HERE.

    Features of Crusader Kings III: Road to Power include:

  • Administrative Government: Experience medieval rule outside of the feudal system with a new style of empire management. A web of Governors jockeys for position in the empire with intrigue and power, sometimes rewarding merit and sometimes rewarding perfidy. Only a truly skilled Emperor can keep these squabbling forces in line.
  • The Family Estate: Run and manage a powerful Family Estate, the seat of your House’s power, even when you hold no other land. Construct new buildings and improvements to further your power and influence within an administrative empire.
  • Influence System: Build up a character’s influence within an administrative empire to climb the rungs of bureaucracy. Raise your status in the realm and gather more power for yourself. Start as a landless noble on an estate, and compete for valuable provinces to govern before making your bid for the Purple.
  • A Life of Adventure: Freely roam the map, untied to any realm or holding, going wherever the winds of fortune blow you. Fulfill contracts as a landless adventurer, even through the generations, building up a reputation of your own. Earn gold, prestige and fame travelling the globe until you decide to settle down and claim land you have earned through merit.
  • Choose Successor or Caesar: Spend the influence you have gathered to determine the course of the Empire and get the successor you want, whether a royal family member, a powerful noble, a martial hero, or any other candidate you can rally the people behind. The Emperor can even opt to co-rule if the burden of the throne is too much for one person.
  • New Byzantine Flavor Content: New events, monuments and activities built around the Byzantine theme, including chariot racing.
  • Cosmetic Additions: A Byzantine-themed UI skin and new court fashions for your characters, new 2D event art, new on-map monuments of the Byzantine world, new on-map holding designs, and a Byzantine throne room for Royal Court sessions, among other aesthetic improvements. New music inspired by Orthodox holy chants is also included.

    • Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power will be available on 24 September 2024 as part of Crusader Kings III: Chapter III – which includes the Core Expansion Legends of the Dead, the Major Expansion Roads to Power and the Event Pack Wandering Nobles. More game information is available on the official Crusader Kings III website.

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