This was the first game to encompass what would become one of the most fundamental additions to the Total War series, free map movement as opposed to earlier versions where all movement was province-based. Released in 2004, Rome: Total War is set in the Roman Republic. Immortal Empires, Champions Of Chaos, Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs As of October 2022, the series has sold over 40.4 million copies. The most recent major game released was Total War: Pharaoh on October 11, 2023.
The first of the series, Shogun: Total War, was released in June 2000. Rather uniquely for real-time strategy games, flanking manoeuvers and formations factor heavily into gameplay. They combine turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time tactical control of battles.
Total War is a series of strategy games developed by British developer Creative Assembly for personal computers. Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
