Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
Release Date: 2 May, 2018
About the Game
A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
The year is 878 AD, the embattled English king Alfred the Great has mounted a heroic defence at the battle of Edington, and blunted the Viking invasion. Chastened – but not yet broken – the Norse warlords have settled across Britain. For the first time in nearly 80 years, the land is in a fragile state of peace.
Throughout this sceptred isle, the kings of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales sense a time of change approaching; a time of opportunity. There will be treaties. There will be war. There will be turns of fortune that become the stuff of legend, in a saga that charts the ascent of one of history’s greatest nations.
Kings will rise. One will rule.
Thrones of Britannia is a standalone Total War game which will challenge you to re-write a critical moment in history, one that will come to define the future of modern Britain. With ten playable factions, you must build and defend a kingdom to the glory of Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans, Welsh tribes or Viking settlers. Forge alliances, manage burgeoning settlements, raise armies and embark on campaigns of conquest across the most detailed Total War map to date.
Choose your strategy
The Grand Campaign offers multiple routes to a glorious Victory; aggressively expand your territory through force of arms, acquire renown through construction, advanced technology and influence, or complete a series of unique objectives based on your chosen faction’s history. Once completed, steady yourself for a significant late-game challenge and the final, Ultimate victory condition.
Explore and conquer the British Isles
From the snowy highlands of Scotland to the orchards and meadows of Kent, push back the fog-of-war and unveil the extent of Anglo-Saxon Britain. Varied towns, cities and rural settings inspire a host of different battlefield environments. Experiment with the strategic opportunities afforded by newly capturable minor settlements. Throttle your enemies’ trade routes and coax them out of strong, defensible positions.
Viking warlord or Anglo-Saxon king, define their legend
Each faction will face a series of unique events and branching dilemmas, often based on authentic historical events and issues of the time. Embark on Viking expeditions, manage the Anglo-Saxon peasant economy, each faction feels and plays differently. Carve out unique roles for your King and Nobles, customise their impact by making meaningful choices about their development and determine how their story will unfold.
‘Classic’ Total War gameplay refined
Includes many updates to core Total War mechanics - such as provinces, politics, technologies, recruitment, dilemmas and much more - designed to make your experience more immersive and more meaningful.
Playable factions, cultures and kings:
Thrones of Britannia will include ten playable factions, from five cultures, with a summary below.
Anglo Saxon Kingdoms
When Roman rule in England concluded, new kingdoms of Germanic stock coalesced in the counties now known as Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Essex, Sussex, East Anglia and Kent. The peoples of these regions came collectively to be known as the Anglo Saxons – a term which came into common usage in the 8th century in order to distinguish the English Saxons from the Old Saxons, or Ealdseaxe, of the European continent.
Broadly speaking, the Anglo Saxons existed between the collapse of Roman rule in the 5th century until the Norman invasion in the 11th century; the early Medieval period. Thrones of Britannia depicts the sweep of the British Isles from 878 AD onwards, when the Anglo Saxons were at their height.
Cultural Trait: Fyrd
In Anglo Saxon times, the Fyrd was a form of conscripted army composed of self-armed and armoured freemen, called upon to defend their lands when the need arose. One of Alfred the Great’s many reforms was to better formalise the system, ensuring wealthy landowners contributed men and materiel.
To reflect the Fyrd system, the English Kingdoms in Thrones of Britannia may recruit additional levy units based upon the number of settlements they own. Over-reliance on levy troops carries penalties however – if too many are fielded, the populace will rail against excessive conscription and public order issues will arise.
West Seaxe Faction, led by King Alfred
West Seaxe – or Wessex in modern English – was the seat of King Alfred’s rule. After the Viking invasion in 871 AD, Alfred was forced to relocate to Somerset, but his stunning victory at the Battle of Edington saw him return triumphant. His subsequent reign saw a great many reforms and unifying improvements instated.
West Seaxe Faction trait: Witan
The Witan is an assembly of governors which meets to discuss the future prospects of West Seaxe. Its recommendations are periodically presented to the player as a series of proposals. Each option carries positive and negative campaign effects, and can affect the faction’s use of Fyrd levy units.
Mierce Faction, led by King Ceowulf
From its capital city of Tamworth, Mercia’s kings ruled the area now known as the Midlands. At its height, Mierce stretched from Northumbria in the north of England to Kent, Sussex and Wessex to the south. In 877 AD, the Great Heathen Army seized the eastern part of the kingdom to form the Danelaw, or East Engle.
Faction trait: Hoards
When an excess of gold languishes in the treasury, a Mierce player is given the option to share out a portion of the wealth. It may be given to the army for reduced upkeep and increased replenishment, to the nobles for increased loyalty and greater income from markets, to the people for increased public order and income from farms, or players may keep it for themselves, incurring penalties to army upkeep and public order.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 64Bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
- Memory: 5 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB | Intel HD4000 @720p
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7 / 8 (8.1)/ 10 64Bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB @1080p
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Loyalty Without Question
Playing as any faction, ensure that every characters loyalty remains above 1 for the entire campaign.
Home Is Where the Hearth Is
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign whilst maintaining ownership of your starting regions.
A Taste for War
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign without reaching -12 war fervour.
Hegemony of Wessex
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
No Peace for the Wicked
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign without negotiating peace with any other faction.
Traitor's Fate
Playing as any faction, destroy another faction after they break your alliance.
Seaxe Education
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Kneel Before Bardr
Playing as the Viking Sea Kings, reach the maximum possible tribute level.
Count to Fief
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
A Land Fit for Heroes
Playing as any of the Welsh kingdoms, complete the main campaign while keeping heroism over 10 and never falling beneath 10.
The Short Toil
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving a Short victory on Hard difficulty.
Lord of the Dáil Éireann
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Baile Atha Cliath
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign, maintaining ownership of Dyflin throughout.
By Hook or By Crook
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Every Port in a Storm
Playing as any faction, own all Longphort and Viking Port buildings on the campaign map.
Balance of Power
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign and reach max war fervour.
Mide Your Own Business
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Green & Peasant Land
Playing as any of the English kingdoms, complete the main campaign without exceeding the Fyrd’s limit for raised levy units.
A Gwiner Is You!
Playing as Gwined, conquer all Welsh regions.
Eire & Back Again
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
Mide? I Hardly Knew Her!
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Small But Mighty
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
A Swift Struggle
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving a Short victory on Very Hard difficulty.
Who Tells Your Story?
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Your Seaxe Is On Fire
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
Great Scots
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Strat-egic Genius
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Flicker into Fame
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Victory Before Long
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Mann Alive!
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Umber & Over & Out
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
Obtuse Engle
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
King of the Britons
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
Fortress Citadels
Playing as any faction, own the Rock of Caisil, Mountain Hall, and Offa's Hall buildings on the campaign map.
Dublin Down
Playing as Dyflin, conquer all Irish regions.
Hard Fought, Hard Won
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving a Long victory on Hard difficulty.
The Old North
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
The Mide Touch
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
King of the Anglo-Saxons
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Historia Brittonum
Playing as any faction, conquer all the cities on Nennius' list.
Those Chosen By the Waves
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
Infamy, Infamy!
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
Balance of Probabilities
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, fighting all battles and without losing more than 10 times.
Asking for Trouble
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving a Short victory on Legendary difficulty.
My Ireland
Playing as Mide, conquer all Irish regions.
Tactician
Playing as any faction, achieve a Short victory by fighting and winning every battle.
The Only Way is Wessex
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Victory at any Cost
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving any of their victory conditions.
East Engle Rice
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
The Saxon Scourge
Playing as West Seaxe, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
Gwinning
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
Straight Up the Mide
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
Quick & Dirty
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Go the Distance
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving a Long victory on Very Hard difficulty.
Cruthin for a Bruisin'
Playing as Circenn, conquer all Scottish regions.
Against All Odds
Playing as any faction, play and win a battle whilst heavily outnumbered.
The Lord of the Umber
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
High King of Ireland
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
Duan Albanach
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
Short But Sweet
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
A Hard Road
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving an Ultimate victory on Hard difficulty.
The Terror From the West
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
Acute Engle
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
The Feast of All Saints
Playing as any faction, own all of the Saints' buildings on the campaign map.
Twice as Bright
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Fame victory.
The Knife in the Back
Playing as any faction, marry a rival king's daughter and then destroy his faction through conquest.
Into the Valley
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
There & Back Again
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
The Slow Burn
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
A United England
Playing as West Seaxe, conquer all English regions.
Cast a Long Shadow
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving a Long victory on Legendary difficulty.
Speedy Subjugation
Playing as any faction, conquer all regions on the campaign map in less than 200 turns.
Men of the Mainland
Playing as Sudreyar, conquer all Scottish regions.
A United Front
Playing as any of the Gaelic kingdoms, annex all surviving Gaelic factions.
High King of Ireland
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
Taoiseach
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
King of the Britons
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
The Emerald Isle
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
The Fabled Isles
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
The Scottish Prey
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
Hardy Northfolk
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
King of the English
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Monarch of the Northern Marches
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
King of the Isles
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Roar of the North
Playing as Northymbre, conquer all Scottish regions.
King of the Britons
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
In Majesty
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
The Wyvern Terror
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
Here Be Dragons
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Ultimate Conqueror
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving an Ultimate victory on Legendary difficulty.
Uphill Struggle
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign, achieving an Ultimate victory on Very Hard difficulty.
King of the Valleys
Playing as Strat Clut, conquer all Welsh regions.
King of the Britons
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
World's Gonna Know Your Name
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
King of the Britons
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
Pict Your Battles
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
Grooving with the Picts
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
King of the Britons
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
King of the Britons
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving an Ultimate victory.
Show No Mierce
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Fame victory.
Legendary Attacker
Playing as any faction, gain a Legendary attacker.
Azure, a Saltire Or
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
King of Mide
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
King of the Picts
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Legendary General
Playing as any faction, gain a Legendary general.
Legendary Governor
Playing as any faction, gain a Legendary governor.
Legendary Leader
Playing as any faction, gain a Legendary military leader.
King of the Britons
Playing as Gwined, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Legendary Defender
Playing as any faction, gain a Legendary defender.
King of Alt Clut
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Under the Thumb
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign without any rebellions or usurpers challenging your rule.
Keep Your Enemies Closer
Playing as any faction, complete the main campaign having turned all your enemies into vassal kingdoms.
Master Tactician
Playing as any faction, achieve a Long victory by fighting and winning every battle.
Mycel Haeben Here
Playing as the Great Viking Army, complete the main campaign while keeping both the English and the Army happy at all times.
King of the Mercians
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Kingdom victory.
Western Alliance
Playing as Strat Clut, liberate or ally with all Welsh factions.
A United Kingdom
Playing as East Engle, conquer all English regions.
Offa's Hike
Playing as Mierce, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
King of the Five Provinces
Playing as Mide, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Those Impossible Engles
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
Swift Fire
Playing as Strat Clut, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
The Lost Eagle
Defeat someone who already has this achievement in any multiplayer battle.
Black Pool Rising
Playing as Dyflin, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Bretwalda
Playing as Northymbre, conquer all English regions.
Time Enough To Rule
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Kingdom victory.
Rex Plurimarum Insularum
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Monarch of the Fen
Playing as Northymbre, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Regnum Orientalium Anglorum
Playing as East Engle, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
The Mercian Supremacy
Playing as Mierce, conquer all English regions.
Ultimate Unconquered
Playing as any faction, achieve an Ultimate victory by fighting and winning every battle.
Lord of the Frightful Seas
Playing as Sudreyar, complete the main campaign by achieving a Short Conquest victory.
Circenn My Regards
Playing as Circenn, complete the main campaign by achieving a Long Conquest victory.
Axe man
Cavalry
Charge
Coastal Assault
Kings
Long Bow
Naval Assault
Port Assault
Siege
Snow Siege
Surveying The Battlefield
Swordsman
Warhounds
