Crusader Kings 3 confirmed to release in 2020

Paradox is developing Crusader Kings III. The announcement was made at Paradox Con 2019, and is sure to be the hottest news at this year’s event.

This information was shared a few days after the publisher of the strategy game decided to free the original Crusader Kings II – a move that shows that Crusader Kings III is in development. However, the publisher said that the game will not take the Victorian era as a theme. According to producer Linda Tiger, the game will focus on knights – shiny armor.

We get to see a little more about CK3 in the game’s latest trailer. Henrik Fåhraeus returns as game director, explaining that after years of CK2 DLC, it’s impossible to repeat what was in that version. Instead, Paradox is looking to delve deeper, and refine the core issues of the franchise: the character system.

Every major system in the game is considered from a character perspective. Although Fåhraeus said nothing about war, he did mention that “knights played an important role.”

On the other hand, the living system is invested more deeply: lords can invest in five different lifestyles, each of which will have three different skill bars with many characteristics. It opens up many avenues for you to decide what kind of lord you want to be (e.g., “intrigue” lifestyle, which opens up the skill branch of torture, attraction, intrigue)

However, once a character dies, all of those skills are lost. This gameplay is common in many of the CK2 DLCs, and Paradox is keen to keep at least one set of role-playing features in CK3. The main solution here is to remake the empire system: CK3 will have seven empire branches (warfare, law, guile, blood, erudition, glory, kin) with “legacy” properties that can be unlocked by calling currency. is renown. These attributes apply to members of your empire, including future characters, and those who intend to betray you. Features in the guile bar +10 success chance for hostile plots. So, you might want to choose it for your king, if you watch out for the character’s ambitious younger brother.

Crusaders King III is due out in 2020.