Crusader Kings Complete

Crusader Kings Complete

Released Feb 2012

Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins. Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe.

61% positive · 258 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation

Crusader Kings Complete is the original Crusader Kings (2004) bundled as a complete package, released on Steam on February 14, 2012. The title itself — "Crusader Kings Complete" — signals this is an all-in-one finished product. The store description makes no mention of upcoming content, DLC, expansions, roadmaps, or any post-launch development plans. There are no DLC listings, no unreleased content on the store, and no developer communications about future updates. This is a legacy title from Paradox that was published as a complete, finished product with no post-launch content cycle. The game has long since been superseded by Crusader Kings II (2012) and Crusader Kings III (2020). There is nothing to suggest any further development activity.
Evidence
Store description describes a fully featured, self-contained grand strategy game with no mention of planned DLC, expansions, or future updates of any kind.
store metadata · Feb 14, 2012 source development ending
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The game's title — 'Crusader Kings Complete' — indicates this is a bundled, finished release of the original game.
description · Feb 14, 2012 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer

About this game

Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins.
Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe. Will you co-opt other monarchs, and the Pope, under your leadership to liberate the Holy Land? Do you have what it takes to become a Crusader King?

Key Features:

  • Take control of one of the Great Christian Dynasties of Europe and forge the bonds of your vassals from a circle of friends into a Nation
  • Increase the greatness of your lands and your treasure coffins, build Cathedrals and Castles, and combat Highway Robber Bands and defecting vassals
  • Historical multiple-choice events will spawn from the actions of your monarch
  • Engage in the campaigns of the Hundred Years War, the five Crusades and the Mongol Wars during 400 years of gameplay
  • Reenact the crusades, defend against the Mongol onslaught, and form feudal nation-states in Europe
  • Introduce laws, set taxes and interact with hundreds of courtiers and nobles
  • Experience realtime grand-strategy based on the engine used by the award winning Europa Universalis-series
  • Engage in an evolutionary combat system
  • Play all religious orders – choose between the Knight´s Templars, The Knights of St John, The Teutonic Order or the Order of Calatrava and the Order of Santiago
  • Engage in fierce multiplayer battles with up to 8 players
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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