<s>
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2020	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
29	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
and	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
game	O
and	O
dynasty	B-Device
simulator	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
players	O
develop	O
a	O
dynasty	B-Device
over	O
the	O
centuries	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
ending	O
in	O
1453	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasties	B-Device
can	O
form	O
cadet	O
branches	O
that	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
heads	O
and	O
act	O
mostly	O
independently	O
from	O
their	O
parent	O
dynasty	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heads	O
of	O
dynasties	B-Device
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
new	O
resource	O
known	O
as	O
Renown	O
to	O
assert	O
their	O
control	O
over	O
their	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
they	O
have	O
traits	O
that	O
affect	O
their	O
stats	O
and	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
map	O
is	O
about	O
four	O
times	O
more	O
detailed	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
slightly	O
larger	O
,	O
incorporating	O
Europe	O
,	O
Africa	O
roughly	O
as	O
far	O
south	O
as	O
the	O
Equator	O
,	O
and	O
Asia	O
as	O
far	O
East	O
as	O
Tibet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Henrik	O
Fåhraeus	O
commented	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
commenced	O
"	O
about	O
1	O
year	O
before	O
Imperator	B-Application
"	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
starting	O
time	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
of	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
cobbled	O
and	O
"	O
held	O
together	O
with	O
tape	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
updated	O
engine	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Clausewitz	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
and	O
Jomini	O
toolset	O
)	O
with	O
more	O
power	O
to	O
run	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
post	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
government	O
types	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
governments	O
,	O
war	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
how	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
handled	O
in	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
new	O
cultural	O
traditions	O
and	O
culture-specific	O
events	O
and	O
decisions	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
universal	O
mechanics	O
around	O
friend	O
interactions	O
and	O
chess	B-Application
duels.Friends	O
and	O
Foes1.7	O
"	O
Bastion	O
"	O
Event	O
Pack8	O
September	O
2022Friends	O
and	O
Foes	O
contains	O
over	O
100	O
additional	O
events	O
surrounding	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
relationships	O
with	O
their	O
friends	O
and	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2020	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Pass	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
rejected	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
,	O
reportedly	O
over	O
complications	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
classification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
delayed	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
window	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
21	O
September	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Australian	O
Steam	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
29	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Pass	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lauren	O
Aitken	O
from	O
VG247	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
;	O
in	O
her	O
review	O
,	O
she	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
just	O
as	O
bonkers	O
,	O
unpredictable	O
and	O
enthralling	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Sims/Strategy	O
Games	O
category	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
