What is the best Total War game?

Ancient legions, medieval knights, gunpowder empires, and monstrous fantasy hordes all share the battlefield here, decades of grand strategy squeezed into one showdown. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Total War: Shogun 2

   The acclaimed 2011 return to feudal Japan, praised for its refined design and elegance.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Total War: Pharaoh

   The 2023 entry set in the Late Bronze Age collapse across Egypt and the Near East.
   631pts
3. 3
   Total War: Three Kingdoms

   The 2019 entry set in ancient China, blending romance and records modes with deep diplomacy.
   546pts
4. 4
   Total War: Attila

   The bleak 2015 entry depicting the fall of Rome amid the migration of barbarian hordes.
   473pts
5. 5
   Rome: Total War

   The beloved 2004 entry that brought the series to ancient Rome with sweeping real-time battles.
   473pts
6. 6
   Total War: Warhammer

   The 2016 game that first fused the series' strategy with Games Workshop's fantasy universe.
   473pts
7. 7
   Medieval: Total War

   The 2002 sequel that broadened the series across medieval Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
   473pts
8. 8
   Total War Saga: Troy

   The 2020 spin-off reimagining the Trojan War through a blend of myth and history.
   473pts
9. 9
   Medieval II: Total War

   The 2006 fan-favorite spanning the High Middle Ages, still modded heavily today.
   387pts
10. 10
    Total War: Warhammer III

    The 2022 finale of the fantasy trilogy, uniting every race into the massive Immortal Empires map.
    387pts
11. 11
    Shogun: Total War

    The 2000 original that launched the franchise with its clash of samurai clans.
    387pts
12. 12
    Total War: Warhammer II

    The 2017 fantasy entry widely regarded as the peak of the Warhammer trilogy.
    284pts
13. 13
    Empire: Total War

    The ambitious 2009 game that introduced naval battles and the 18th-century age of gunpowder.
    284pts
14. 14
    Napoleon: Total War

    The focused 2010 entry chronicling the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte.
    0pts
15. 15
    Total War: Rome II

    The 2013 sequel that expanded the ancient world with politics, provinces, and huge battles.
    0pts

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