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Know the enemy, know yourself. View the specs for Total War: SHOGUN 2 and Fall of the Samurai on Linux

Who wishes to fight must first count the cost.

To play Total War: SHOGUN 2 and Fall of the Samurai on Linux, you will need a 2GHz processor running SteamOS 2.0 / Ubuntu 16.04 or later with 4GB of RAM and a 1GB Nvidia 600 series / AMD 6000 series / Intel Iris Pro graphics card or better.

To excel in your performance on the field of battle, you will want a 3GHz processor running SteamOS 2.0 / Ubuntu 16.04 or later, 4GB of RAM and a 2GB Nvidia 700 series / AMD R7 series graphics card or better.

Please note: Nvidia graphics cards require driver version 375.26 or later. AMD and Intel graphics cards require MESA version 17.1.

Both Total War: SHOGUN 2 and Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai will be released for Linux on May 23rd.

Return of the Republic — Total War: ROME II Now Available on macOS

Children of Rome, the hour is at hand! Total War: ROME II is once again available to macOS gamers!

Today’s Apple Silicon-native release brings this titan of the series to modern Macs for the first time.

Players who have previously purchased ROME II on Steam or the Mac App Store can upgrade for free and return to the fray at no extra cost.

Newly aspirant emperors can purchase today on Steam or the Mac App Store.

Get the lowdown on the content on offer over on the Blog, or head to Steam or the Mac App Store and embark upon your grand conquest of the ancient world today!

The Empire Strikes Mac — Total War: ROME II Reconquers macOS on May 29th

Children of the Republic rejoice! Total War: ROME II returns to macOS on Steam on May 29th, with a Mac App Store release to follow shortly after!

This new, Apple Silicon-native release is free to all owners of the old version of Total War: ROME II on Mac. Simply download on release day!

The base game on Mac will match the latest version of the current Windows release, encompassing the Emperor Edition and its many updates. All DLC, including those never before released on macOS, will also be available to purchase separately.

To hear proclamations about the available DLC and new content coming to macOS for the first time, head to the Forum (that’s the Blog, for plebeians).