Choose Total War: WARHAMMER
Choose Total War: WARHAMMER if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 18,120 Steam reviews back the pick.
Total War: WARHAMMER vs Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: WARHAMMER and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS both land in Action, 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 share Action, Strategy on Steam. Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) is 3 years older than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (2019). Total War: THREE KINGDOMS scores higher on Steam reviews (84% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER (82.2% 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 the Color Alternatives side of the pairing. 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: WARHAMMER and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.2% vs 84% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Total War: WARHAMMER |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (18,120 reviews) | 84% positive (17,216 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) is 3 years older than Total War: THREE KINGDOMS (2019).
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS scores higher on Steam reviews (84% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER (82.2% positive).
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Total War: WARHAMMER (59.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Total War: WARHAMMER is Deck Playable, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is Deck Unsupported.
Total War: WARHAMMER vs Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — FAQ
- Which is better, Total War: WARHAMMER or Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Total War: WARHAMMER sits at 82.2% positive (18,120 reviews), Total War: THREE KINGDOMS at 84% (17,216). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Total War: WARHAMMER or Total War: THREE KINGDOMS first?
- If you want chronology, Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) 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: WARHAMMER and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Total War: WARHAMMER and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Total War: WARHAMMER ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Total War: THREE KINGDOMS ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.