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Crusader Kings III
This DLC Requires:
Crusader Kings III

Region restrictions

Activates within United States
Will NOT activate in the following countries:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Moldova, Republic of, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
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Description

The glory and might of the Byzantine Empire are yours to command in this Major Expansion to Crusader Kings III. The unique politics and cultures of the heir to the Roman Empire are on display through a new governing system, new ways for characters to progress up the societal ladder, and new activities for them to engage in. You can also explore a new exciting lifestyle as a landless Adventurer, seeking fame and glory across a living map of the medieval world.

Features:

  • Administrative Government: Experience medieval rule outside of the feudal system with a new style of empire management. A web of Governors jockeys for position in the empire with intrigue and power, sometimes rewarding merit and sometimes rewarding perfidy. Only a truly skilled Emperor can keep these squabbling forces in line.
  • The Family Estate: Run and manage a powerful Family Estate, the seat of your House’s power, even when you hold no other land. Construct new buildings and improvements to further your power and influence within an administrative empire.
  • Influence System: Build up a character’s influence within an administrative empire to climb the rungs of bureaucracy. Raise your status in the realm and gather more power for yourself. Start as a landless noble on an estate, and compete for valuable provinces to govern before making your bid for the Purple.
  • A Life of Adventure: Freely roam the map, untied to any realm or holding, going wherever the winds of fortune blow you. Fulfill contracts as a landless adventurer, even through the generations, building up a reputation of your own. Earn gold, prestige and fame traveling the globe until you decide to settle down and claim land you have earned through merit.
  • Choose Successor or Caesar: Spend the influence you have gathered to determine the course of the Empire and get the successor you want, whether a royal family member, a powerful noble, a martial hero, or any other candidate you can rally the people behind. The Emperor can even opt to co-rule if the burden of the throne is too much for one person.
  • New Byzantine Flavor Content: New events, monuments and activities built around the Byzantine theme, including chariot racing.
  • Cosmetic Additions: A Byzantine-themed UI skin and new court fashions for your characters, new 2D event art, new on-map monuments of the Byzantine world, new on-map holding designs, and a Byzantine throne room for Royal Court sessions, among other aesthetic improvements. New music inspired by Orthodox holy chants is also included.
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Requirements

Mac ReqsMinimum SupportedWill It Run?
Mac OS10.15Download the MacGameStore App to compare your Mac's information in real-time.

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64bit SupportYes
CPU TypeIntel (or Apple Silicon ‡)
CPU CoresAny
CPU SpeedAny
System RAM12 GB
Drive Space8 GB
Video RAM4 GB
Important Notes:
  • ‡ This game requires Rosetta 2 installed to play on an Apple Silicon Mac.
  • Requires Steam and a Steam Account to download & play.

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  1. The best DLC since Royal Court*****

    Roads to Power adds a lot of flavour to the game, especially to the Byzantine Empire but also to all regions by making adventurers playable characters. As a Byzantine governor, your experience is very different from that of feudal, clan, or tribal vassals; with far more diplomacy, intrigue, and county development (all of which is tied together through the influence system) and far less warfare. Only if you're a governor of a frontier region - required to hold the line before imperial reinforcements arrive - warfare is a common occurrence. And there's no "duchy collecting", as a governor can't hold multiple provinces ("duchies"); but there are other ways to expand your fiefdom at the cost of your fellow governors. All in all, the administrative government feels very different from other CK3 gameplay, but this strength is also one of the weaknesses of this DLC: by default, only the Byzantine empire has this government form and while you can give other countries this form in the game rules this doesn't really fit well. Paradox should improve on this in the coming months, especially before All under Heaven arrives in Q4 2025.

    by Bas S.1, Netherlands - May 18th 2025

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