Crusader Kings III
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- 01 September 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £41.99
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy
Crusader Kings III is the newest generation in the medieval role-playing grand strategy game series Crusader Kings. Expand and improve your realm, whether a mighty kingdom or modest county. Use marriage, diplomacy and war to increase your power and prestige in a meticulously detailed map that stretches from Spain to India, Scandinavia to Central Africa.
Best gaming PC for Crusader Kings III in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Crusader Kings III today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Paradox Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit / Windows® 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300 | Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 480 | Intel Arc A580 |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Crusader Kings III?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 480 | Intel Arc A580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.