Total War: Shogun 2

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• real-time strategy

• turn-based strategy video game

• real-time tactics

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• Total War

Localized titles

• Total War: Shogun 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Strategy^*

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^*

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^*

Community tags · historical

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,011^*

• Historical^*

  Votes · historical

  549^*

• Turn-Based Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  528^*

• RTS^*

  Votes · historical

  459^*

• Grand Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  430^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  332^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  265^*

• Real Time Tactics^*

  Votes · historical

  239^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  212^*

• Diplomacy^*

  Votes · historical

  180^*

• Ninja^*

  Votes · historical

  178^*

• Military^*

  Votes · historical

  175^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  145^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  133^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  110^*

• Medieval^*

  Votes · historical

  109^*

• Turn-Based Tactics^*

  Votes · historical

  95^*

• Stylized^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  84^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  75^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Creative Assembly

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

Publishers

• Feral Interactive

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

• 2011-03-15

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2011-03-15 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2011-03-15^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 15, 2011^*

Detailed specifications