Total War: Attila
The next installment in the turn-based strategy game with real-time tactics, Total War: Attila casts players back to 395 AD. A time of apocalyptic turmoil at the very dawn of the Dark Ages. How far will you go to survive? Will you sweep oppression from the world and carve out a barbarian or Eastern kingdom of your own? Or will you brace against the coming storm as the last remnants of the Roman Empire, in the ultimate survival-strategy challenge? The Scourge of God is coming. Your world will burn.
What it feels like
A harsh, unflinching darkness permeates the setting—burning worlds, apocalyptic turmoil, and the collapse of Rome. A grave, subdued seriousness surrounds the historical catastrophe and the weight of survival decisions.
What it's about
Grounded in the historical period of 395 AD, the Late Western Roman Empire, and the invasion of Attila's Hunnic confederation. Armed forces, warfare, and military operations across factions—Romans, barbarians, and Eastern powers—form the core setting. Players must endure a harsh, hostile world of scarcity and apocalyptic turmoil to keep their faction alive.
How it plays
The core experience is commanding nations across politics, economy, warfare, and territorial expansion at historical scale across the Late Roman Empire. Strategic map play is turn-based, allowing players to deliberate movement, recruitment, and positioning before proceeding to the next turn. Tactical battles resolve in real-time but are pausable, allowing players to queue orders and coordinate unit actions during combat.
How it's structured
A bounded, authored campaign arc spanning the fall of Rome and the rise of Attila provides story structure and definite end-state. Completing a full campaign demands dozens of hours, with deep empire management and military campaigns. The strategic map is navigable as one continuous landmass without loading screens between regions.
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