Crusader Kings

Crusader Kings Complete drops players into a Europe in disarray, its lands splintered into petty fiefs while the Emperor feuds with the Pope. With the Pope promising absolution to any who march to liberate the Holy Land, the stage is set to gather prestige and piety until your name carries weight across the continent.

You take command of one of Europe's great Christian dynasties and bind your vassals, starting as a circle of friends, into a true nation. The work involves enriching your lands and treasury, raising cathedrals and castles, and dealing with highway robber bands and vassals who defect. Historical multiple-choice events emerge from your monarch's decisions, while you set laws and taxes and manage hundreds of courtiers and nobles.

Built on the real-time grand strategy engine behind the Europa Universalis series, the game covers 400 years of play across the Hundred Years War, the five Crusades and the Mongol Wars. Players can align with any of the religious orders, among them the Knights Templar, the Knights of St John, the Teutonic Order and the Orders of Calatrava and Santiago, and test their dynasties against up to eight players in multiplayer.