

You can convince dukes to rebel against their liege and then conquer them while they're rebelling. You can murder your firstborn son because he's awful while his brother is amazing. You can kill your wife when the Pope refuses to grant you a divorce. You can absolutely declare war on people and its one of the fastest and easiest ways to expand your land, but its significantly more satisfying to assassinate your brother before he pops out a kid so all of his lands fall to you. Unlike games like Civilization, where the greatest threat is from other players, the greatest threat in CK2 is frequently from internal forces tearing your realm apart through title claims and plots and rebellion. War is not the point of the CK2, its the result of diplomacy and intrigue. It usually comes down to whoever has more soldiers and the only real effect you can have on a battle is picking which people lead it. Whatever you want to do in medieval Europe, you can do. You can choose to reform the Roman Empire and reunite Christendom or just putter away in Iceland. The only goals that exist are the ones the player makes for themselves. You will need to manage scheming vassals, foreign invasions, religion, marriages, and the inevitable disappointing glutton your heir will be.

Once you have your character and your start date, you are dropped into the game and are now up against hundreds of other dynasties that all want what you want: power. There are a number of start dates bookmarked at various significant events in medieval history but you can start from literally any day between 10 that you want. If you enjoy burning heretics, crushing the peasantry, and murdering your children, CK2 is the game for you!Īlmost every ruler in the game is playable, from Count Loser of Nowhereville to the Holy Roman Emperor.

Its the latest game developed by Paradox Interactive and the first of their grand strategy games who's learning curve isn't a 90-degree angle.

You take the role of a noble dynasty and lead them plagues, war, and intrigue to power and fortune. WATCH THIS THIS IS LITERALLY ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CRUSADER KINGS 2Ĭrusader Kings 2 is a grand strategy game set in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East from 1066 to 1453.
