When did Total War: Arena come out?

Total War: Arena was released on 22 February 2018 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Total War: Arena (2018) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Total War: Arena

Total War: Arena is a free-to-play, team-based strategy game, putting players in the middle of epic-scale realtime battles. Join 10v10 battles designed for multiplayer realtime strategy fans, with armies of…

22 February 2018

What Total War: Arena is

Total War: Arena is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by The Creative Assembly and released in 2018. It was published by Wargaming Alliance. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on TW Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Total War: Arena is a free-to-play, team-based strategy game, putting players in the middle of epic-scale realtime battles. Join 10v10 battles designed for multiplayer realtime strategy fans, with armies of thousands on the battlefield. Control three units of warriors, led by an iconic commander from history, each with their own battle style. Level up commanders and units to open up more specialist skills, weaponry, armour and abilities. Decisive strategies, combat tactics and teamwork decide who is victorious.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare.

Where it sits in the Total War series

Total War: Arena is the 43rd of 56 entries we hold in the Total War series. The next entry was Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia in 2018.

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What it launched against

Total War: Arena launched on 22 February 2018, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018) and Into the Breach.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018), Into the Breach.

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