Supply lines and hex territory control
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“All units on the field have to be connected by a continuous path of hexes in your color to your city.”
Steam review · 275.6 h played ↗
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 63%Mixed · 63%KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2020Turn-Based Tactics · Wargame · Immersive Sim
$59.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A simplified ruler-only Three Kingdoms strategy game with hex territory control and supply lines. Skip it if you want RPG or officer play, or dislike heavy DLC pricing.
Great for
Fans of ruler-style RTK IX/XI who like map control, supply logistics and campaign planning
Main risk
Expecting RPG or deep officer play and getting a simplified, automated, DLC-heavy game
What players love
Deep, rewarding strategy and challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Rather than having the best commanders to overpower the AI, you will need to utilize your average commander to be successful.”
Steam review · 92.8 h played ↗
Addictive and highly replayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Just one more turn... *6 hours later* No really, now just one more turn...”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Simplified, shallow compared to earlier entries
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it feels more like a prototype, instead of a finished game”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Limited battle control and dumb AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Mid-turn you have no control over them and they will do nothing without orders.”
Steam review · 23.6 h played ↗
Overpriced with heavy DLC splitting
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“One editor function they see the need to split it into four DLCs, added together it would cost you half the price of the expansion.”
Steam review · 257 h played ↗
Tedious clicking, slow pace and clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I cannot recommend this game to others except for the die-hard fans or those that does not mind clicking on the same things repeatedly”
Steam review · 109.9 h played ↗
No RPG or officer play
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“ROTK without "officer play" are useless.”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗
Region-locked Complete Edition
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“region-locking the final upgrade is a slap in the face”
Steam review · 230 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10, 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3220 (3.0GHz or over)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX660
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10, 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770 (3.0GHz or over)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows® 10, 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3220 (3.0GHz or over)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX660
Storage20 GB available space
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