Crusader Kings III — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Crusader Kings III is #89 on Steam with a 24h peak of 22,927; 15,255 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: Update 1.20.1.2 (Oct 21, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
Latest official update
Update 1.20.1.2
Hello everyone! We're pushing a small hotfix today to resolve some outstanding issues with By God Alone and the Crozier Update. This hotfix should be fully compatible with existing 1.20x saves and mods. Please check the changelog below for more information! Update 1.20.1.2…
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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 22, 2026 · Refreshed daily
- Steam rank
- #89
- 24h peak
- 23K
- Steam weekly chart change
- No change
Weekly change is vs last week on Steam's chart. History below compares exact dates in our recorded snapshots.
Latest updates & patch notes
13 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.
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Patch Steam · Official
Update 1.20.1.2
Hello everyone! We're pushing a small hotfix today to resolve some outstanding issues with By God Alone and the Crozier Update. This hotfix should be fully compatible with existing 1.20x saves and mods. Please check the changelog below for more information! Update 1.20.1.2…
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News Steam · Official
"Silk & Silver" Dev Diary #7 - Guelphs & Ghibellines
Greetings and welcome! Today we will be talking about a couple of different things in relation to our Silk & Silver DLC; namely the Guelphs & Ghibellines situation, showing off the new Italian traditions and also outline the Republican Trade Leagues. What is a trade DLC without…
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News Steam · Official
Crusader Kings III: Silk & Silver - Available November 17th
Steer a powerful merchant company through the medieval era in Silk & Silver, the next Major Expansion for Crusader Kings III, when it releases on November 17th! Master the trade system by striking profitable deals that will bring prosperity to your house and to realms across the…
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Patch Steam · Official
Update 1.20.1
Hello everybody! We're releasing Update 1.20.1 today to tackle issues and balance concerns reported by players since the release of By God Alone and the 1.20 "Crozier" Update. We'll continue addressing your feedback and bug reports, but given the relatively short time until the…
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Patch Steam · Official
Update 1.20.0.4
Hello everyone! Our 1.20.1 update is still in active development, and many of the issues you’ve reported will be fixed or improved in that release. In the meantime, we’re rolling out a small hotfix today to address a high priority issue that was preventing players from educating…
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Patch Steam · Official
Update 1.20.0.3
Hello everyone! We're pushing a small hotfix today ahead of the weekend to tackle some high priority issues reported to us since the release of By God Alone. We're continuing to work on additional issues that have been reported, and those fixes will be deployed at a later date…
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Patch Steam · Official
Now Available: By God Alone & 1.20.0 "Crozier" Update
Hello everyone! By God Alone, our latest Core Expansion for Crusader Kings III, is now available alongside the free 1.20.0 "Crozier" Update. In By God Alone, being a good ruler and being a good believer aren't always the same thing. Your characters will wrestle with sin as they…
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News Steam · Official
"By God Alone" Dev Diary #8 - (Truly) Everything Else
Hello! In case you didn’t know, our latest Core Expansion, By God Alone, launches on 30 September, which is tomorrow. Aside from trying to explain why September doesn’t have a 31st, we’ll walk you through several topics we normally cover right before release: Art, Music…
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News Steam · Official
"By God Alone" Dev Diary #7 - (Almost) Everything Else
Hello everyone! I’m Jacob, Community Manager for Paradox Studio Black. As we get closer to the release of By God Alone, there are still a number of mechanics and features that we haven’t covered in detail. Several of these developed into systems substantial enough to warrant a…
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News Steam · Official
"Silk & Silver" Dev Diary #6 - Merchants, Republics, & the Silk Road
Hello everyone, It is time for us to give another update on all things that are happening on Silk & Silver. As Joachim mentioned during the last Dev Diary, we are currently deep in the Iteration phase of the project. Lots of progress has been made so far, and we want to share…
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News Steam · Official
"By God Alone" Dev Diary #6 - Performance
When the All Under Heaven update released we shared an update on our performance work here: (Dev Diary #187 - Performance & Optimization). In that update we also included some hopes and dreams for Crusader Kings III going forward and this is the Dev Diary where we add up the…
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News Steam · Official
"Silk & Silver" Dev Diary #5 - Iteration
Hello there, and welcome back to the first Silk & Silver dev diary after summer! Like always, for those who don’t know me, I am Joachim, the Deputy Game Director in charge of Silk & Silver. Today, we are going to talk a little bit about iteration. To give a quick crash course on…
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Last 14 days on Steam
Tracked since Aug 13, 2026 · best observed rank #74 (Oct 2, 2026) · 55 recorded days.
As of . 23 of the last 30 days recorded.
Rank changes compare with our own dated snapshots: the 7-day figure is vs our snapshot 7 days ago. Steam’s weekly chart comparison uses a separate source.
- Rank vs yesterday
- Unchanged
- Rank vs 7 days ago
- Up 1 place
- Rank vs 30 days ago
- Up 8 places
- 30-day best peak
- 35,940
- 30-day average peak
- 27,400
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| #89 | 22,927 | |
| #91 | 23,645 | |
| #90 | 31,394 | |
| #89 | 31,412 | |
| #91 | 26,578 | |
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| #90 | 24,705 | |
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| #90 | 27,875 | |
| #86 | 34,465 | |
| #86 | 33,609 | |
| #87 | 28,146 | |
| #85 | 26,272 | |
23 peak samples in the 30-day average. Missing, excluded and unobserved days are not counted; chart absence does not prove zero players.
In the news (6)
Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Crusader Kings 3's merchant republics expansion, Silk and Silver, will release during the very quiet time of mid-November 2026
The second big expansion coming to Crusader Kings 3 this year finally has a proper release date. Silk and Silver, the gold-clinking sibling of recently released Church-centric DLC By God Alone, will arrive on November 17th. Just a couple of days before that which shall not be…
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GamingOnLinux
Crusader Kings III: Silk & Silver expansion arrives November 19
Paradox Interactive just announced a major expansion with Crusader Kings III: Silk & Silver now set to arrive on November 19th. Read the full article here:
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PCGamesN
New Crusader Kings 3 expansion tasks you to "wrestle with sin" in a transformative overhaul to religion
Crusader Kings 3 expansion By God Alone is out now, expanding religion alongside the free 'Crozier' update 1.20 for the grand strategy game. Read the full story on PCGamesN: New Crusader Kings 3 expansion tasks you to "wrestle with sin" in a transformative overhaul to religion
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Dragon Age: Thedas at War is a BioWare RPG-inspired Crusader Kings 3 total conversion mod that's here to keep the series alive while it sits in EA limbo
Who knows when or if BioWare'll ever be allowed to make a follow-up to Dragon Age: The Veilguard . Whatever ends up being the future of a series EA've left in a rather ambiguous place, a group of Crusader Kings 3 modders have stepped up to make a Dragon Age total conversion that…
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PCGamesN
PC Game Pass takes a fresh blow with eight big losses, including Crusader Kings 3
Eight more games will leave PC Game Pass at the end of July, including heavy hitters CK3, Mount and Blade 2, Rain World, and Whiskerwood. Read the full story on PCGamesN: PC Game Pass takes a fresh blow with eight big losses, including Crusader Kings 3
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GamingOnLinux
Crusader Kings III - By God Alone expansion coming September 30
Crusader Kings III from Paradox Interactive is set to get even bigger, with the By God Alone expansion coming September 30th bringing new ways to play. Read the full article here:
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Game overview
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
- Steam rank
- #89 ＝
- Peak (24h)
- 23K
- Genre
- RPG, Simulation, Strategy
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Released
- Sep 1, 2020
- Price
- $49.99
- Metacritic
- 91
- Recommendations
- 104K
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Screenshots
About Crusader Kings III
Your legacy awaits. Choose your noble house and lead your dynasty to greatness in a Middle Ages epic that spans generations. War is but one of many tools to establish your reign, as real strategy requires expert diplomatic skill, mastery of your realm, and true cunning . Crusader Kings III continues the popular series made by Paradox Development Studio, featuring the widely acclaimed marriage of immersive grand strategy and deep, dramatic medieval roleplaying. Take command of your house and expand your dynasty through a meticulously researched Middle Ages. Begin in 867, 1066 or 1178 and claim lands, titles, and vassals to secure a realm…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 Storage: 20 GB available space
- Languages
- English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Japanese * languages with full audio support
- DLC
- 33 available on Steam
Frequently asked questions
- Is Crusader Kings III free to play?
- Crusader Kings III is listed at $49.99 on Steam.
- What is the latest Crusader Kings III update?
- The most recent official update in our feed is "Update 1.20.1.2" (Oct 21, 2026), categorized as Patch. Hello everyone! We're pushing a small hotfix today to resolve some outstanding issues with By God Alone and the Crozier Update. This hotfix should be fully compatible with existing 1.20x saves and mods. Please check the changelog below for more information! Update 1.20.1.2…
- How many people play Crusader Kings III?
- Crusader Kings III is #89 on Steam with a 24h peak of 22,927; 15,255 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: Update 1.20.1.2 (Oct 21, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
- When was Crusader Kings III released?
- Crusader Kings III was released on Sep 1, 2020 by Paradox Development Studio.
- What kind of game is Crusader Kings III?
- Crusader Kings III is a RPG, Simulation, Strategy game, featuring single-player, multi-player, pvp.
24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 22, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. Crusader Kings III and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.