Choose Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Choose Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.4% positive across 10,179 reviews.
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition vs Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition (2010) is 9 years older than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (2019). Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (84% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Choose Total War: THREE KINGDOMS if you want an Action game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and LAN PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 17,216 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.4% positive (10,179 reviews) | 84% positive (17,216 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac) | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition (2010) is 9 years older than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (2019).
- Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (84% positive).
- Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition is currently ~58% cheaper on Steam than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (24.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS has co-op; Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition vs Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — FAQ
- Which is better, Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition or Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
- On Steam reviews Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition scores higher (91.4% positive) than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (84% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition or Total War: THREE KINGDOMS first?
- If you want chronology, Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition (2010) came out before Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.