Crusader Kings
Shares rank 12 of 24 strategy games by recommenders
Recommended for its deep medieval dynasty strategy and the stories players create while playing. Critics note weak tutorials and that new versions can corrupt game files.
Recommended for its deep medieval dynasty strategy and the stories players create while playing. Critics note weak tutorials and that new versions can corrupt game files.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enjoyable, well-liked long-term game
“I had an absolute blast loading CK2 without a tutorial”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates” “it is still a great game with many fans and players”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates” “i really enjoyed Crusader Kings 2”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Why is this site named Antipope?” Runs fine for players
“I was able for play every single game I tried including”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it” “Crusader Kings works fine IIRC.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak built-in tutorials
“Paradox does tutorials, they just suck immensely and you end up on the forums or wikis anyway.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates” Updates can corrupt game files
“new versions will corrupt your game files in ways that only subtly reveal themselves”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “All Delisted Steam Games”
Other strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle for Wesnoth | 39 | 4 | 91% | 4 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization | 25 | 9 | 74% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization III | 20 | 10 | 67% | 3 | — | — |
| Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | 16 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Crusader KingsThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I had an absolute blast loading CK2 without a tutorial”
“it is still a great game with many fans and players”
“Paradox does tutorials, they just suck immensely and you end up on the forums or wikis anyway.”
“Crusader Kings also hangs for a bit if you block it's network access”
“i really enjoyed Crusader Kings 2”
“the UI is just so brilliantly insanely obtuse while also being very good looking”
“I was able for play every single game I tried including”
“new versions will corrupt your game files in ways that only subtly reveal themselves”
“The Paradox games, especially Crusader Kings led to some great story writing if you read AARs.”
“Crusader Kings works fine IIRC.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.