Crusader Kings II

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• historical video game

• real-time strategy

• computer wargame

• grand strategy wargame
• construction and management simulation^*

• role-playing video game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  32^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• Crusader Kings

Engines

• Clausewitz Engine

Localized titles

• Crusader Kings II

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• RPG^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*
• Free To Play^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• Grand Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  4,213^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  2,073^*

• Medieval^*

  Votes · historical

  2,021^*

• Historical^*

  Votes · historical

  1,706^*

• Political Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  1,649^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,300^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  1,070^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  907^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  710^*

• Politics^*

  Votes · historical

  619^*

• Diplomacy^*

  Votes · historical

  584^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  560^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  547^*

• Real-Time with Pause^*

  Votes · historical

  512^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  440^*

• Political^*

  Votes · historical

  384^*

• Free to Play^*

  Votes · historical

  375^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  332^*

• RTS^*

  Votes · historical

  287^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  275^*

System requirements

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 16.04 x64^*

  Processor alternatives

  IntelR PentiumR IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+^*

  Memory

  4 GB Hard disk space: 2 Gb Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce > 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required.^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  10.11 (El Capitan)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required^*

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Win7 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required. DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card Additional: 3-button mouse and keyboard^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  48^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Development Studio

• Paradox Development Studio^*

Publishers

• Paradox Interactive

• 2012-02-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-02-13 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-02-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 14, 2012^*

Detailed specifications