Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
- Developer
- The Creative Assembly
- Publisher
- Sega Games
- Released
- 02 May 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £5.99
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS
Genres: real time strategy rts , strategy , turn based strategy tbs
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Best gaming PC for Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 Sega Games 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 7 64Bit | Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10 64Bit |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz | Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz |
| RAM | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB | Intel HD4000 @720p | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB @1080p |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB @1080p, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.