Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III is the final chapter of the Creative Assembly trilogy, set in Warhammer Fantasy Battles (Games Workshop). You choose one of the factions and run an empire on a turn-based global map: diplomacy, construction, hiring armies, trade. You also personally command thousands of units in real-time battles, from powerful dragons and undead hordes to the bear cavalry of Kislev.

Immortal Empires is the main reason to play now. It is a free mega-campaign that combines the maps of all three parts of the trilogy into one huge sandbox map. More than 272 factions, 80+ of them playable, from Kislev in the north to the jungles of Lustria in the south, from the mountains of Naggaroth to the steppes of Grand Cathay. Only WH3 is required: you do not need to buy the previous parts, although owning them unlocks additional factions.

For Russian players, this is a recognizable lore with cultural references, set in the fantasy world of Games Workshop.

The base game includes the factions of Kislev, Grand Cathay and the four branches of Chaos (Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch, Slaanesh), plus the Daemons of Chaos with a custom Legendary Lord. The 2022-2026 DLC plan covers Champions of Chaos, Shadows of Change, Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs (April 2023, one of the strongest DLCs of the series according to community reviews), Thrones of Decay (May 2024, a recovery DLC with 89-92% approval) and the upcoming Lords of the End Times in summer 2026.

Multiplayer: a co-op campaign for up to 8 players in the grand campaign, separate modes "Something Rotten in Kislev" (up to 3 players) and "Darkness & Disharmony" (up to 8 players); PvP Ranked Battles 1v1/2v2. Modding lives on Steam Workshop: SFO: Grimhammer III has gathered 500K+ subscribers, and Mixu's Legendary Lords adds 300+ new lords.

The February 2022 launch was controversial because of technical problems and modest starting content, but Immortal Empires (August 2022) and a series of DLCs restored the game's reputation. In 2025-2026 Total War: WARHAMMER III is in one of its strongest states of all time: regular patches, an active DLC plan and a confirmed release of Lords of the End Times. Metacritic 86, Steam all-time 70% (143 707 reviews).

Total War: WARHAMMER III is the final part of the Creative Assembly trilogy: turn-based conquest and real-time battles in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Kislev, Grand Cathay, the Chaos factions and Immortal Empires, a free mega-campaign with 80+ factions on one map. Metacritic 86, Russian subtitles in the base game, active support in 2026.