Strategy · February 17, 2015

Total War: ATTILA (2015)

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Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics, Total War: ATTILA casts players back to 395 AD. A time of apocalyptic turmoil at the very dawn of the Dark Ages. How far will you go to survive? Will you sweep oppression from the world and carve out a barbarian or Eastern kingdom of your own? Or will you brace against the coming storm as the last remnants of the Roman Empire, in the ultimate survival-strategy challenge? The Scourge of God is coming. Your world will burn. Apocalyptic destruction mechanics Wield the ferocious power of fire in battle to set buildings ablaze and terrify defenders, or wipe entire cities and regions from the face of the campaign map with the new raze mechanic. Legendary start position Playing as the Western Roman Empire you will begin with vast territories under your control, but weakened by political in-fighting and threatened on all sides by enemies, your dominance will quickly become a struggle to survive. Overhauled game mechanics Improved core gameplay and UI through the latest optimised and modified Total War game mechanics, including politics, family tree, civic management and technological progression. Incredible period detail With new period-specific technologies, arms and armaments, religion, cultures and social upheaval, Total War: ATTILA delivers an authentic experience of this ominous chapter of our history. Outstanding visual fidelity Improvements and optimisations to both campaign and battle visuals create a chilling vision of a looming apocalypse and the ruin of the civilized world. With breath-taking scale, atmosphere and improved graphical performance, witness the end of days and the rise of a legend.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume35.1k Steam reviewsTop 16% in Strategy
Positive rating82% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 68%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 79 — top 48% of Strategy titles
Concurrent peak1.4k playersTop 16% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours107 h averageTop 4% for session depth among Strategy

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 837
  • Historical · 548
  • War · 500
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 447
  • Grand Strategy · 405
  • RTS · 360
  • Tactical · 317
  • Rome · 278
  • Multiplayer · 278
  • Singleplayer · 235
  • Real Time Tactics · 215
  • Medieval · 188
  • Co-op · 135
  • Atmospheric · 134
  • Action · 127

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
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  • Italian
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Turkish volume_up

Full audio (4)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Turkish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

82%Mostly Positive · 35.1k reviews

28.8k positive · 6.3k negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.4/10

Curator recommendations

25.9k

Peak concurrent players

1.4k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • LAN PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • LAN Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player

Peer Strategy titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Press Quotes

“A damn fine strategy game” 80 – GamesRadar+ “Creative Assembly's award-winning strategy now comes in a brand new flavour, and it bears all the hallmarks of a franchise rejuvenated” 80 – DigitalSpy “A great, harrowing campaign that sets it apart.” 81 – IGN

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

107h

extensive (100+ hours)

Median

28h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

11h

Current engagement

Achievements

118

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 17, 2015
DeveloperCREATIVE ASSEMBLY
PublisherSEGA
Base price$11.24 -75%
DLC / Add-ons8 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

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Editions & Packages

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