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A Total War Saga: TROY
Developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Total War Saga: Troy is a 2020 turn-based strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly Sofia and published by Sega. The game was released for Windows and MacOS on 13 August 2020 as the second installment in the Total War Saga subseries, succeeding Thrones of Britannia (2018). The game received generally positive reviews upon release. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
186 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
117 positive · 67 negative
95% range 56–70%
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| Steam reviews | 117 | 67 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
2,757 of 3,846 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 186 · most liked firstMy least liked game of the Total War series. Its not graphically bad, the factions arent bad and no in fact its nothing that Creative Assembly cant fix. The game is ruined by 1 thing and 1 thing only.....the AI. Im barely into turn 10 on a easymode campaign and factions are just randomly declaring war on me....factions i havent even had a interaction with, factions that arent even in any way related to factions i do have something to do with, nope its just a random ass faction decided its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game blows. Battles become an absolute mess with no cohesion or order. It feels like a brawl rather than an actual battle with well-organized units. Ranged units are very powerful and can melt units with ease, and since infantry is too slow, they won't be able to do anything to you, you just run away, and that is IF they even try to attack you. I just won an assault on a settlement by shooting the defenders to death and they literally just let you do that. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ AI and the battles are a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played a lot of Total War over the years—mostly Rome 1 and Rome 2. When I saw they announced a Troy version, I was hyped. The Iliad is one of my favorite stories out of all the classical myths, and I was even more excited about the fact that you can turn on mythical creatures. I dove right in, and it looks amazing. The map looks like a Greek amphora. Since I'm a Total War vet (I conquered the entire map in Rome 2 on Legendary), I thought playing on normal difficulty for my first game—just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe it's just me, but in the historical Total Wars like this one the enemy AI cheating like hell at higher difficulties and spawning huge armies out of small rural villages is really, really boring, immersion ruining, and annoying. In the fantasy titles it can often be somehow explained, with a bit of imagination, but a small fishermen village arming thousands of men with armors and spears faster than i (as Sparta) can, and then feeding them and sending them off to my capital? LOL, come…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I want to love this game, and while the early campaign is genuinely fun, I can’t fully recommend it. This isn’t a positive review so much as a neutral one, and that mainly comes down to one major issue the endgame. It’s a slog and even by Total War standards, that’s saying something. By the time I reached the late stages of my Hector campaign, I was forcing myself to finish rather than actually enjoying it. I’ve completed the game twice once when it originally released for free on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dear Creative Assembly! You need money, and consumers need something to play! Please create a *Lord of the Rings* game—I guarantee you’ll turn a profit, and consumers will snap it up just like they did with *Warhammer 1, 2, and 3*! Thank you! Уважаемая Creative Assembly‼️‼️‼️ Вам нужны деньги ,потребителю во что поиграть ‼️‼️ Создайте пожалуйста игру по властелину колец ,и я гарантирую вы будете в плюсе и потребитель будет покупать как разошелся вархаммер 1-2-3 ‼️‼️
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Waste of money and time. I miss the good old days like Total War Empire + Total War Napoleon. 4/10 Points.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, I'm biased to the setting, as at the age of 10-13, I was enthralled by the Greek mythology. On the other hand, in this case, I would demand more from the setting converted to TW franchise, right? ;) Anyway, when I first launched the game, I got a feeling that the Bulgarian CA team had the same attitude to the Greek mythology. So, contrary to what you may have watched/read before about TWS: TROY, at the release, the developers perfectly captured the spirit and the style of Iliad,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The AI is obviously broken to the point of the game being almost unplayable. They are clearly not functioning as intended. Any minor faction with 1 or 2 settlements will declare war on you. Sometimes all at the same time and there is a lot of them. It doesn't matter if you are friends with them and even have military access pacts with them. Even if they are on your side of the war they will declare war on you. Minor factions should be a lot easier to confederate but they want almost nothing to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its just bad. One of the greatest settings in the world, a war so great the even 3 Thousand Years later we still talk about the heros that fought in it, their victories and loses, the gods that are heavily ingrained into the mythos. And the devs mucked it up, the ai in both kampaign and battle is horrificly bad. Pathfinding of units is barely acceptable, everything bodyblocks each other constantly, including regular units to heros. And Agamendon is attacking every Greek state before he even…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the diehard fans of the Trojan War and the Illiad/Odyssey, this is an easy grab, especially on sale. The Homeric victories offer gameplay focused around your hero, which is very enjoyable. I'll admit, the combat isn't anything great, but when it's pretty enough to look at the campaign map, it's a good pickup!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is more cartoonish in both aesthetics and gameplay than prior total war titles. I would not recommend it to fans of the older total war games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very fun and more casual player friendly Total War. The setting of the bronze age and the Iliad tale make it one of the more interesting games in the whole series. The art is some of the best. All factions have unique abilities they can use that gives the game extra layers. The combat is honestly some of, if not the, worst in the series in that its extremely basic and not much strategy is required compared to other games in the series. Very easy battles. Overall its more easy going and once…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know. I love Total War games. This one though? It's hard to find something to love about it besides the setting. I'm a beginner at these games, and it just isn't fun to start a game and have 7 wars begin within 10 turns of the game starting. There aren't enough resources to compete to build fast enough to stop the tide of the attack. For me? This game just is not fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great but only with the MODS . This is becoming a feature of Total War that they release base games that need the modders to make the game worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The kind of video game you see in a TV show playing in the background. Neat visuals. Absolutely abysmal UI and campaign map
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrible game. Every campaign is me vs the entire map. Literally, people are sailing ships across the map just to attack my cities and then run away. The ai is so poorly written. It's as if I'm the only person playing on the map. Devs have a lot of work to do.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better to play Total War: Troy than to watch Nolan's The Odyssey... There is a genuine love for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey woven throughout this game. It's depiction of the Mycenaean Greeks, the Trojans, their cultures, and Bronze Age warfare creates an immersive setting for one of history's most legendary conflicts. What I especially enjoy is the blend of history and mythology, you can seek the favor of the Olympian gods, tame legendary beasts, recruit mythical units, and decide the fate of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI is the same that it was 6 games ago. Innovation in a few aspects but the core of the gameplay is tired and out dated. I picked it up for $9 and it was worth that.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bad AI, very little content in terms of units, mythical units make no sense, unbalanced. Total war saga keeps getting worse...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From the company that charges extra for a sprinkle of blood in their war games: A Tag War Saga: Thrace. Over a 100 turns in I never fought a single trojan. Playing as Achilles. Thrace is broken. Rhesus, the Jesus ressurrects every few turns with fresh stacks of chaff units that are near unbreakable and outmanouvers what little troops I can muster despite owning half of Greece, since Achilles' mood causes inflation somehow (I kid you not, that is an actual ingame mechanic for some reason).…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I uninstalled the game when it asked for access to location services.. no reason for that to play single player.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think i've given enough time for this game to pleasantly surprise me but it never did. There are a few cool ideas here and there, but it is a very lackluster experience in general. Hero dueling animations are cool, ancient Greece setting and Mythos is what interests me too. Art and decision to make skybox in a form of amphora painting is cool. Music, mix of traditional instruments with rock gives that 300 movie vibe. Resource barter and locking resources to regions is cool too. Aaaand…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring after about 10 hours. My biggest problem with Total War: Troy is that it simply lacks depth in its strategy. After the initial hours, the campaign starts to feel repetitive, and there isn’t enough strategic decision-making to keep things interesting. What frustrates me even more is how the AI behaves. Enemy armies can move around your territory with seemingly no meaningful cost or consequence. Instead of engaging your army when you are right in front of them, they will often ignore…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Troy is an odd game. Let me preface by pointing out clear pros, as well because some people tend to say opposite when it’s clearly false. - The visuals are excellent. Maybe the best in the series. - The art style is superb, I love the sepia/vase painting backgrounds and pictures in info panels. - The soundtrack is among the best in the series. - And so is the map, easily one of the best maps for a good strategic gameplay. - UI is certainly not ugly, and certainly is user friendly. - Factions,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I keep trying to like this game, but I just can't. Lot of my issues are minor ones due to how animations are handled in the game. Examples: If playing on any mode other than the realistic one, heroes are unable to march with their armies. The units will move faster at walk than the general/hero, and they can't move through their own units. So what ends up happening is the hero will get caught in their own units, starting/stopping their walk animation as they get swallowed by their faster…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HECTOOOOOOOOOOOORRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is the worst total war game i play in my live.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meet Ivan Kanev (but you can call him Jovanie 😉), the Development Director on Total War titles. In today’s Dev Roll Call he shares some interesting insights into creating A Total War Saga: TROY 👇
unlabelledView post →This is worth $5
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Greek mythology nerd, so I absolutely love this game. There's some little things I'd like to see like formations, artillery, and heroes not being a single unit in mythos mode, but overall I love this game. If you're not much into Greek mythology then you should probably skip.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STEEP learning curve, not explained well in the tutorial. I shouldnt have to read a whole wiki and advice articles to just have an idea how to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely underrated . I played the Mythos version with Sparta so far, and even if bugged (you can't recruit special units with Menelaus campaign and no workarounds either for that) , I had so much fun, I almost abandoned the campaign for that reason (bug), and because the AI constantly attacked me from all fronts with no mercy and with special armies.. but Sparta is Sparta, whatever age it is, and so be-at it. Despite that, I think (my humble opinion) this is how Saga titles should be.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am aware that most of the players don't like this game as much as the other ones in the Total War series but personally this one is my favorite of all the games in the franchise, it still has some small bugs but it's not a big deal. Best game overall
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Total War: Troy feels like an interesting experiment that never quite finds its footing. It takes the mythic grandeur of the Trojan War and wraps it in Creative Assembly’s usual mix of strategy and spectacle, but the end result feels oddly restrained. The Mythological mode, which is what I mainly played, definitely adds some flavor with its mythical units, monsters, and divine mechanics, but it still can’t really hide how streamlined the game is underneath it all. The factions lack the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →By far the worst total war game I have ever played. You start playing. You are somewhat strong and have good relations with other factions and out of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nowhere everyone decleares war on you. I swear to god I thought it was a me problem only to recognize it is special to this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. TOTAL WASTE OF ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ MONEY. STAY AWAY
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game mechanics are so bad compared to other Total War. Worse than than Shogun...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this adaption of Homer's work, Helen's face actually launched a thousand ships.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can make the Trojan Horse with Odysseus
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautifully made game that immerses you in the atmosphere of the Bronze Age and the Trojan War. I recommend playing the "Myths in Reality" mode rather than the purely historical one - it is genuinely worth it. The developers’ attention to historical details in many places also deserves special mention (for example, Helen’s cosmetics), something the film of the same name could not boast. For the developers: 1. The appearance of Troy on the map. It would be great if Troy were depicted in some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just not really good.. Love the series, cant put my finger on why this one feels so off... but it does... Play any other total war is what i'd recomend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Total War Saga: TROY (2021) Pros A long time ago I played several games in the series — Rome, Attila, TWW1, TWW2 — so I'm familiar with the core mechanics: RTS battles, a turn-based global map, provinces, diplomacy, and technologies. I liked this foundation before, and Saga: TROY was no different — the base of the game is solid. The setting is unique and interesting. It moves away from both the realistic Total War line — Rome, Attila, Three Kingdoms — and the already familiar fantasy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ugly UI and clunky gameplay, do not recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Long time Total War player, literally Thousands of hours across the various games. This is the one and only iteration that is completely unstable. Freezes then crashes after short play times repeatedly. I hate it, because its a very pretty game and I like the combat. My system is a mid to upper range Falcon Northwest about 4 years old. Doesn't have a problem with anything else I play. Well, Back to another play thru of Warhammer 3
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very good game. The art style is beautiful, the graphics are great, the game runs well, and the gameplay is very good for a fantastical Total War. I understand why so many people were disappointed by this game, given it isn't a true historical Total War, but the gameplay style matches with what it is based on, and I think that it is good for the style it has.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really big let down from CA. This game is so disappointing. Even after so many years from release, it still feels like its in Beta. If I was involved - I would demand this would not go out in its current state. The pocket ladders, the city of troy itself with its internal walls you cant even place units on, the clunky and cluttered battle UI is ugly, the combat feels cartoonish. No real replay value in this title at all. The only redeeming qualities are the art styles i.e the Greek pottery…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played when troy first came out on epic not great.... gave them some time to improve... got it again on steam/discounted.... still dont like it ... gave it a chance.. and lost :( ... i would only buy if on hardcore sale.. or if u have money to spend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I originally bounced off from Troy when I tried it when it was free on Epic, but after enjoying Total War: Pharaoh (Dynasties) immensely, and not finding Warhammer campaigns all that fun despite the spectacle, I decided now to go back to Troy with all the DLC because of the Mythology mode. I played and won a Rhesus campaign in Mythology mode, achieving The Total War Victory, and I had a ton of fun. Maybe I am easily impressed, but I didn't find the lack of cavalry a problem especially with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great addition to the total war series....another example why creative assembly is one of the best game makers
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like it, but it's just half baked. The asthetic is great, the fact you can choose between the more realistic, hero and mythic modes is a great idea and it's a fun era to play in. But! it's full of bugs, siege battles are still awful in a game centred around troy that's pathetic. So tired of enemys fighting on my walls fleeing into my city then reforming inside the walls and trying to take capture points. There are alot of small issues that bug me too, someone put effort into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The worst total war game I've ever played, absolute waste of money AI is absolutely garbage, nonsensical & retarded
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a blast being able to play through this mythic tale. I love being able to pick whether I wanted to play a history like classic total war or go with fantasy like the Warhammer games. Currently I'm playing as the legendary Achilles and slowly making my way to fight troy with a hydra that I claimed after many turns of waiting for an expedition to find the location of the creature.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know i just found the game...Boring? Tedious? Grindy? I love total war, i love greek mythology. So i just dont get it. Game looks fine graphically runs very smooth. It just...isn't fun? like fire up medieval 2 or hell even rome 2 after playing one hour of this game and tell me i'm crazy! i have absolutely no idea why this one did not land with me only it didn't. The campaign is very, very tedious, like amazingly boring. You'll be fighting a bunch of useless battles and managing your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tried to get a refund but I have played too many hours. I have played hundreds of hours of Total War games, and this one just isn't it. You are constantly running around dealing with invading armies. You will see army size groups of agents/spies/priestesses that will spam you. I am not sure why Troy, a civ on one side of the map, would have a random, full sized army marching on the other side of the map. Not to mention there will come a time when the whole map is either allied with you or at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A hidden gem of the Total War series. The gameplay can be very deep if you wish to optimize - thanks to the deities system and robust diplomacy. The visuals and the greek setting are very nice. The biggest con is the lack of siege engines and (for the most part) cavalry, but then again during battle all the units are very fast with good running stamina so you are encouraged to just rush your opponent. BTW LegendOfTotalWar criticized it for broken diplomacy and lack of collision in battles…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →do like this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, want to like the game. However it is more style over "quality" in this case. The economy and settlement building grinds to a halt with how the gold in the economy works late game. the AI just spams "crap stacks" so at the start the game is quite challenging but once you get a decent army it just often becomes an auto resolve simulator. The campaign side gets pretty dull. If you play on Truth Behind the Myth or on Mythological campaigns you have to worry about new buildings that will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ai Is complete ♥♥♥♥ whole world attacks you for no reason. You move army against enemy settlement ,next turn whole stack of 20 attacking ur capital. Sad game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's another total war saga hit. It is very similar to most ot the others, except this time it is in the context of ancient Greece and its conflict with Troy. As with all the total war saga games, a peeve of mine is how long it takes for the AI to conduct the turns for all the other kingdoms. This can take close to 5 minutes. 78/100
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not to bad for a mythical take, and i kinda like the trading system
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