Do you have what it takes to lead a noble house through the ages, expanding and conquering your way to the ultimate dynastic empire?
Crusader Kings is one of those grand strategy games series from Paradox, like Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, and Victoria, that you might’ve seen pop up a million times, been intrigued, checked out a trailer, then immediately been intimidated and overwhelmed by the sheer scale of said strategy within.
However, once you get to grips with the systems, you can easily end up finding yourself spending hundreds of hours lost in their worlds.
So why not try Crusader Kings III free on Steam this weekend? You can play the standard edition completely unrestricted until 18:00 UTC on November 3, and you might end up discovering that the chance to command a nations-strong dynasty is the challenge you’ve been waiting for!
How to play Crusader Kings 3 free on Steam
First, you’ll want to make sure you’re signed in to Steam and have the launcher installed.
Then it’s just a matter of heading to the game’s store page by clicking the button below, and once you’re there, click the ‘Play Game’ button to start downloading, and as long as your PC meets the minimum specs, you’ll be able to get crusadin’ once it’s finished.
And if you want to keep, you can grab a CK3 Stream key deal on the base game for just $13.20 right now — that’s a saving of 73%.
Alternatively, you also get access to CK3 and hundreds of other titles, including the recently released The Outer Worlds 2, with a PC Game Pass subscription.
We’ve also got a list of every game confirmed to be coming to Game Pass in 2025 and beyond, which we keep updated (in case you fancy, you know, bookmarking it).
