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Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics |
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Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
First release | Shogun: Total War 13 June 2000 |
Latest release | Total War: Pharaoh 11 October 2023 |
Total War is a series of strategy games developed by British developer Creative Assembly for personal computers. They combine turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time tactical control of battles. Rather uniquely for real-time strategy games, flanking manoeuvers and formations factor heavily into gameplay. The first of the series, Shogun: Total War, was released in June 2000. The most recent major game released was Total War: Pharaoh on October 11, 2023. As of April 2021, the series had sold over 36 million copies.[1][2]