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
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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.