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Update 1.13.0.3
Hello everybody! We’re releasing a small hotfix today to address some of the issues reported to us by the community since the release of Roads to Power and the 1.13.0 “Basileus” Update on Tuesday. Most notably, Adventur…
Roads to Power & Free 1.13.0 "Basileus" Update - Available Now
Hello everybody! Today we're releasing our Major Expansion for the year and the centerpiece of Chapter 3: Roads to Power. We're also releasing Update 1.13.0 "Basileus" alongside this expansion. Check out the release tra…
Dev Diary #156 - Modding & Achievements
Hello there! We’ve got some new stuff available for you to tinker with and I’m happy to have the honor of presenting it for you! I’m Jens, the programmer behind the Barbershop upgrade and Message Settings. But first I w…
Dev Diary #155 - The Shattered Empire
Hello everybody! I’m PDX-Trinexx, the Community Manager for Crusader Kings. This week’s dev diary will be slightly different, as we’re going to cover several topics from several different authors. Key subjects are Roman…
Free "Many Roads to Power" Comic Book - Available now!
Our free tie-in comic made in collaboration with Dead Good Comics, Many Roads to Power, is now available! Read about the rise of Basil I “the Macedonian" to the throne of Byzantium, and then write your own conclusion to…
Dev Diary #153 - Byzantine Flavor
Χαῖρε! I’m Chad, a game designer here on the CK3 team. Today, I’ll be walking you through some highlights of what we’ve added in terms of Byzantine flavor in Roads to Power. Some cursory but important notes to begin our…
Dev Diary #152 - Landless Adventurers (Part 2)
Welcomes back, comrades, to Landless Adventurers Part 2! I’m Wokeg, and last week, we went over the general core gameplay (what we expect you to be doing, where your resources come from, and what you spend them on). Thi…
Medieval Adventurers and Travelers
Grab a seat by the campfire as medieval historian Eleanor Janega tells tales of some of the great adventurers of the Middle Ages, some of whom you can encounter in Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power. Learn about the mot…
Dev Diary #151 - Landless Adventurers (Part 1)
Welcome comrades! Wokeg here: I hope everyone enjoyed their window into how the other half lives with the Administrative Government Dev Diaries, because today we’re gonna be going back down into the mud with our favouri…
Dev Diary #150 - New Start Date, Message Settings, and More
Good day, everyone! I'm Cordelion: we’ve not had the pleasure of meeting before, and that’s because since I joined Paradox last year I’ve been working almost exclusively on the new start date and its two bookmarks that…
Dev Diary #149 - Administrative Government Part II
Salutations! Welcome back as we take another look at all things Byzantium and how our new government, Administrative, works. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend that you first go and read up on our previous Dev D…
Dev Diary #148 - Administrative Government Part I
Greetings Crusaders! My name is Emil, resident game designer here on Crusader Kings III. Today I’m joined by Chad, my fellow game designer and comrade in arms when it concerns all things Byzantium, to invite all of you,…
Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power - Available September 24!
See the World, Seize the Purple! The glory and might of the Byzantine Empire take center stage in the latest Major Expansion for Crusader Kings III. Rule from Constantinople through the new Administrative Government typ…
Free-to-Play Weekend, Giveaway, and More!
Experience the medieval era in Crusader Kings III for FREE this weekend on Steam! If you’ve been thinking about trying Crusader Kings III (or trying to talk your friends into it), now’s the perfect time with our 1.12.5…
Update 1.12.5
Hello everybody! Today we're releasing Update 1.12.5 for PC. This update brings adjustments to plagues, event frequency (are there no sick houses?), and various balance changes. This update also includes new historic ev…
Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition
Hello, everyone! We have an important update to share today for people looking to get into Crusader Kings III for the first time: we're retiring the old Royal Edition and replacing it with a new Starter Edition for our…
Update 1.12.4
Hello everyone! Today we're releasing Update 1.12.4 to address some outstanding issues, as well as implement several changes to Legends and the Legends UI. Most of these changes are the direct result of community feedba…
Update 1.12.3
Hello everyone! Today we're releasing Update 1.12.3 to address some issues reported to us by the community as well as deploy a couple of balance tweaks. Notably for our MacOS and Linux users, this update merges in the p…
Introducing the Black Forge Jam!
Hello everyone! Back in December of 2023, halls of Studio Black buzzed with an exciting flurry of activity for the team’s inaugural Black Forge Jam: a three-day extravaganza of creativity and innovation, with just a das…
Update 1.12.2.1
Hello everyone! Today we’re releasing Update 1.12.2.1 to address some issues reported by the community after Monday’s release of Legends of the Dead and the 1.12.1 “Scythe” Update. Most notably, this update resolves an…
Legends of the Dead & Free 1.12.1 "Scythe" Update - Available now!
Hello everybody! Today we're releasing our first Core Expansion for Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead and an accompanying free 1.12.1 "Scythe" Update. Check out the release trailer below, and then the changelog it…
Dev Diary 145 - Legends & Legitimacy
Hello and welcome to the first of our feature breakdown Development Diaries! I'm a game designer on Crusader Kings 3 and I surely hope that you have a nice cup of coffee next to you and the will to read for a while, as…
Dev Diary #144: Legends and Lesions
Hello everybody! Welcome to this Developer Diary explaining the creative vision behind Crusader Kings III’s first Core Expansion: Legends of the Dead, courtesy of one of our talented game designers (and resident histori…
Legends of the Dead - Available March 4
What good are grand accomplishments and heroic deeds if no one sings of them after you have gone? Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead adds new heroic gameplay, letting you stoke the flames of your legends into a tow…
Dev Diary #143 - The Next Chapter
Note from Community Management: If you missed the premiere video for Chapter III, you can see it below! Greetings! I’m Rageair, the Game Director for Crusader Kings III, and today I’m excited to present to you Chapter I…
