Every Total War Game Ranked
Total War spans 8 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2006 and 2023. The highest-rated is Total War: Warhammer III (89) and the lowest is Total War: Pharaoh (72). Across 108 critic reviews, the series averages 82, and Total War: Warhammer has drawn the most reviews.
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Total War: Warhammer III
8911 critic reviews·Feb 16, 2022·SegaPC“To speak of the legacy of the Warhammer franchise is to bring up decades of some of the finest in tabletop gaming: from a rich world with memorable factions to quintessential tabletop wargaming.”
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Total War: Warhammer
8719 critic reviews·May 23, 2016·SegaPC“Total War: Warhammer 3 is a uniquely complex game, mildly overwhelming with the diversity of features and options it offers, each adding their own nuances to gameplay.”
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Total War: Warhammer II
8513 critic reviews·Sep 27, 2017·SegaPC“Total War: Warhammer 3 is a uniquely complex game, mildly overwhelming with the diversity of features and options it offers, each adding their own nuances to gameplay.”
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Total War: Three Kingdoms
8519 critic reviews·May 22, 2019·Sega GamesPC“Total War: Three Kingdoms is a fantastic addition to the series, taking place in the Three Kingdoms period of China's history. The gameplay requires patience and strategizing, but is satisfying when successful.”
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Total War: Rome II
798 critic reviews·Sep 2, 2013·SegaPC“Total War: Rome 2 brings new elements to the Total War universes while improving on the older areas of the games. It doesn't matter if you are winning handsomely or losing sorely, Rome 2 is still great fun.”
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A Total War Saga: Troy
7914 critic reviews·Aug 12, 2020·SegaPC“Splicing history with Hollywood, Troy is an exciting new take on the Total War formula.”
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Total War: Attila
7613 critic reviews·Feb 16, 2015·SegaPC“Total War Attila is the most fun the series has been since at least Shogun 2.”
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Total War: Pharaoh
7211 critic reviews·Oct 10, 2023·SegaPC“Total War: Pharaoh will surely benefit from the shortage of AAA strategy games with real-time battles, but it may play things too safe for the most demanding fans of the series, and given it’s a full-price release, the…”