Crusader Kings III in Numbers: 18 Million Murders, Four Million Betrothals, and One Cannibalized Pope
After 25 million hours played, Paradox releases 1.1 patch for the critically acclaimed grand strategy role-playing title
STOCKHOLM – September 29, 2020 – Since launching on September 1, would-be monarchs across the land have flocked to Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive’s critically-acclaimed grand strategy role-playing title. To celebrate the game’s popularity, Paradox has today shared a number of marvelous and mischievous accomplishments players have achieved to-date. The publisher has also released a patch fit for a King, bringing a veritable army of updates and fixes to the game.
Crusader Kings III players have taken their thrones and begun cultivating royal bloodlines strong enough to lead armies, cunning enough to withstand the most devious of schemes, and charismatic enough to shape culture and religion. Many, however, have also failed spectacularly.
Lords and Ladies of the realm have spent over 25 million hours playing Crusader Kings III to date, equalling more than 2,800 years of in-game playtime. Within those hours, there have been:
- 40,591,268 children born
- 18,212,157 successful murder schemes executed
- 4,364,279 betrothals
- 1,543,790 prisoners cannibalized
- 1,451,427 holy wars started
- 716,369 stress breaks
- 370,305 pets petted
- 141,597 universities founded
- 122,364 escapes from prison
- 29,454 Roman Empires restored
Patch 1.1 improves Crusader Kings III with hundreds of updates and fixes. Highlights include:
- A host of bug fixes, including changes to character interactions and succession rules.
- Corrections to the historical setup in many regions.
- Key balance changes to many parts of the game, including succession rules, nation formation, and military management.
- User interface tweaks including new siege views, a bookmark screen, and a general makeover.
- Tougher Mongol invasions.
- Improved AI decision making.
- New abilities for modders.
For full details, please see the patch notes here.
Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio would like to thank players around the world for making Crusader Kings III one of the most exciting launches in Paradox history. Please keep sharing your stories of royal lineage management success...and failure!Crusader Kings III is available for a suggested retail price of $49.99/ £41.99/ €49.99 on Steam, the Paradox Store, and other major online retailers.
For additional information, please contact:
Ebba Ljungerud, CEO Paradox Interactive
Alexander Bricca, CFO Paradox Interactive
Email: ir@paradoxinteractive.com
Phone: +4670-355 54 18
About Paradox Interactive
The Paradox group today consists of both publishing and internal development of games and brands. The game portfolio includes more than 100 titles and Paradox owns the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, Magicka, Age of Wonders and the World of Darkness catalogue of brands. From the start 2004, the company has published its games all over the world, initially through physical distribution but since 2006 primarily in digital channels. Paradox games are developed primarily for PC and console platforms, but the company also releases games on mobile. The largest markets today include the US, UK, China, Germany, France, Russia and Scandinavia. Today, over four million gamers play a Paradox game each month and the number of registered Paradox users exceeds fourteen million.
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