Creative Assembly · Feral Interactive (Mac)^* +1^*

Total War: Shogun 2

2011 real-time strategy · turn-based strategy video game · real-time tactics +1^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Total War

Game facts

Developers

Creative Assembly
Feral Interactive (Mac)^*
Feral Interactive (Linux)^*

Publishers

Feral Interactive
SEGA^*
Feral Interactive (Mac)^*
Feral Interactive (Linux)^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
123^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

System requirements

macOS · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
macOS 10.14.5^*
Processor alternatives
1.1 GHZ Intel Core M or greater Hard Disk Space: 24GB^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB, AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel HD Graphics 4000 Hard Disk Space: 24GB^*
Conditions
The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar. * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 * All 15” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 * All 12” MacBooks released since Early 2016 * All MacBook Airs since Mid 2012 * All Mac minis released since Late 2012 * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2012 * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2012 * All 27" iMac Pros released since Late 2017 * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 Pre 10.14.5 Users: Players using a version of OS X before 10.14.5 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘Mac_Retail_1.4 - macOS 10.14.4 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.9.5 up to 10.14.5.^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Steam OS or Ubuntu 16.04^*
Processor alternatives
2GHz^*
Memory
4GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
1GB^*
Storage
26GB HD space Other Requirements: Nvidia 600 series+, AMD 6000 series+, Intel Iris Pro. Driver Details: Nvidia cards Require driver version 375.26 or better. AMD and Intel cards require MESA version 17.0.4^*
Conditions
The system requirements represent the specifications that have been officially tested. Other modern drivers and distributions are expected to work but are not officially supported. Multiplayer Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Linux versions only^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7 / Vista / XP^*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)^*
Memory
1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c^*
Storage
32GB free hard disk space Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent^*
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible card^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
2 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Czech^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Polish^*
Russian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Russian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
LAN PvP^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
LAN Co-op^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Camera Comfort^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Playable without Timed Input^*
Save Anytime^*
Stereo Sound^*
Steam Cloud^*
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
Stats^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Strategy^*

* Provisional data