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title: "Total War: Three Kingdoms"
description: "Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019): the episode set in Three Kingdoms China — Record and Romance modes, epic battles, the fall of the Han dynasty and the full DLC list. 5 min read."
url: https://after-strategy.com/en/total-war-three-kingdoms/
lang: en
published: 2023-01-18
updated: 2023-01-19
author: "Simon Dougnac"
author_url: https://after-strategy.com/en/auteur/simon/
game: "Total War: Three Kingdoms"
game_url: https://after-strategy.com/en/jeux/total-war-three-kingdoms/
categories: [rts]
tags: [creative-assembly, sega, bac-a-sable, economie, gestion, guerre, modable, monde-ouvert, multijoueur, strategie-complexe, temps-reel-avec-pauses, uchronie]
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es: https://after-strategy.com/es/total-war-three-kingdoms/
publisher: "After Strategy"
---
# Total War: Three Kingdoms
> Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019): the episode set in Three Kingdoms China — Record and Romance modes, epic battles, the fall of the Han dynasty and the full DLC list. 5 min read.
[Total War: Three Kingdoms](https://after-strategy.com/en/jeux/total-war-three-kingdoms/) is a Total War installment by Creative Assembly focused on China during the legendary Three Kingdoms chronicles. Like the other episodes, it mixes a turn-based strategic mode with real-time battles.
The main scenario begins in 190 AD, during the fall of the Han dynasty. The young emperor's manipulation by the warlord Dong Zhuo and his excesses lead to the rebellion of a coalition of local lords, plunging China into a civil war that will last for decades. Each lord pursues his own dream: restore the empire, build a kingdom, or simply survive the turmoil.
## Two Ways to Play
The game offers two distinct modes. Record mode, faithful to history and the chronicles, focuses on managing generals, their armies and the balance of power between factions. Romance mode, more romanticized, borrows from epic tales and hero duels, with characters whose individual abilities are remarkable. This duality lets you approach ancient China both from the historical angle and from the heroic tale angle.
The game was particularly praised at launch, with scores of 16/20 on Jeuxvideo.com or 8/10 on Gamekult. Unfortunately, in 2021 Creative Assembly announced the end of support for the game, provoking a wave of anger and heavy bashing on Steam. Despite this premature end of support, Three Kingdoms remains one of the most polished episodes of the saga in terms of real-time battles.
## The Game's DLC
As always with Total War, the game received many paid DLCs:
- **Yellow Turban Rebellion** released in May 2019
- **Reign of Blood** released in June 2019
- **Eight Princes** released in August 2019
- **Mandate of Heaven** released in January 2020
- **A World Betrayed** released in March 2020
- **The Furious Wild** released in September 2020
- **Fates Divided** released in March 2021
Note that two free mini-DLCs are also available:
- **Dynasty Mode** released in August 2019
- **Tao Qian** released in January 2020
- **White Tiger Yan** released in March 2020
- **Shi Xie** released in September 2020
## Watch the official Total War: Three Kingdoms trailer
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4D42vMUSIM)
## Discover some images of the game
## Sources
- [Total War: Three Kingdoms review on Jeuxvideo.com](https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/total-war-three-kingdoms/)
- [Total War: Three Kingdoms review on Gamekult](https://www.gamekult.com/)
- [Official Steam page of Total War: Three Kingdoms](https://store.steampowered.com/app/779340/Total_War_THREE_KINGDOMS/)
- [Official Total War franchise website](https://www.totalwar.com/)
## See also
- [Discover the Legacy of Total War: Three Kingdoms](https://after-strategy.com/en/total-war-three-kingdoms-legacy-medieval-3/)
- [All RTS articles](https://after-strategy.com/en/categorie/rts/)
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Source : [Total War: Three Kingdoms](https://after-strategy.com/en/total-war-three-kingdoms/) — After Strategy