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Crusader Kings 3's merchant republics expansion, Silk and Silver, will release during the very quiet time of mid-November 2026
Paradox Interactive has announced that the Crusader Kings 3 expansion, Silk and Silver, will be released on November 17th. This DLC focuses on merchant republics, allowing players to build trading companies and elevate their patrician families to rule as Doges, similar to how the By God Alone DLC focused on religious realms.
Steam Tests Achievement Sets for Separate Base-Game and DLC Progress
Valve is testing a new beta feature on Steam called Achievement Sets, which allows developers to group achievements into separate collections for base games and DLC. This system will also allow for archived achievements and a revised tracking page, with 17 games already supporting the feature.
To help America, I used Crusader Kings 3 to figure out how to remove a doddering, senile lunatic from power
An opinion piece explores how the game Crusader Kings 3 can be used to simulate political scenarios, specifically focusing on removing a leader from power. The author details their attempts to manipulate in-game mechanics and characters to achieve this goal, ultimately concluding that the game's complex systems and unpredictable events make it a challenging, albeit interesting, tool for such analysis.
Steam's Achievement Sets beta aims to stop new content breaking your completion status
Valve is beta testing Steam Achievement Sets, a new feature designed to prevent new content from breaking players' completion status. Developers can group achievements into sets, ensuring that progress is preserved even when new achievements are added later. This update also includes an improved achievements page with new filtering and comparison options.
Valve has just upgraded Steam Achievements, and you can try it out now
Valve has updated Steam Achievements with a new system called Achievement Sets, designed to better reflect the lifespan of modern games and allow for segmentation of achievements by game mode or DLC. The update also introduces time-limited Seasonal Achievements and ensures that archived achievements do not negatively impact a player's overall completion status. These changes are now available for testing in the Steam client beta.
Free Play Days – NBA 2K27, Crusader Kings III, The Alters, Bus Simulator 21, Soccer Story and Ravenswatch
Xbox Game Pass members can enjoy several games for free during Free Play Days, including NBA 2K27, Crusader Kings III, The Alters, Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, Soccer Story, and Ravenswatch. The Alters also offers a 3-hour timed trial for all players. Specific dates and times vary for each title.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 2: Steam Autumn Sale and friends
The annual Steam Autumn Sale has begun, offering discounts on a wide range of PC games, including recent releases and older titles. Several other digital storefronts like GOG.com, Epic Games Store, and Fanatical are also hosting their own autumn sales, providing various deals and free games.
New Crusader Kings 3 expansion tasks you to "wrestle with sin" in a transformative overhaul to religion
Paradox has released the 'By God Alone' expansion for Crusader Kings 3, overhauling the game's religion system. The DLC introduces playable theocracies, new rites and heresies, and a reworked excommunication system. A free update, version 1.20 'Crozier', accompanies the paid expansion, enhancing features like spiritual fulfillment and holy orders.
Crusader Kings 3's By God Alone expansion offers plenty of holy hijinks, even if your polyamorous Pope doesn't get divorced three times in one day
The By God Alone expansion for Crusader Kings 3 introduces significant religious mechanics, allowing players to reshape Christianity and experience events like the Great Schism. While the reviewer encountered a humorous bug involving a polyamorous Pope, the expansion offers deep strategic gameplay focused on religious influence and personal faith.
Tragedy: Crusader Kings 3's pope DLC will not let you use blood boys to prolong your life, and yes I did ask the…
The upcoming Crusader Kings 3 expansion, By God Alone, will allow players to play as the Pope but will not include a feature where the Pope can use blood transfusions from young boys to prolong his life, a historical anecdote associated with Pope Innocent VIII. Paradox PR manager Jesse Henning confirmed this, citing that the historical figure is outside the game's timeline and that the feature would be inappropriate due to realism rather than atrocity.
This week in PC games: Control: Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and the history of Western philosophy as a pinball table
This week's PC game releases include "Control Resonant" and "Silent Hill: Townfall." Other notable titles are "Roadhouse Simulator," a pipe-wielding mobster game "Scirocco Thugs," and the pinball game "Fallosophy," which incorporates Western philosophy. The article also briefly mentions "Crusader Kings 3" and "Alien Breed: 35th Anniversary Collection."
What are we all playing this weekend?
Several individuals share their gaming plans for the weekend, ranging from playing new releases like Roman Sands and Control: Resonant to continuing with titles such as Crusader Kings 3 and Wardogs. Some are revisiting older games like Ogre Battle, while others are taking breaks or engaging in non-gaming activities.
What are we all playing this weekend?
Several individuals shared their weekend gaming plans, including Mark who will play NBA 2K27 and Crusader Kings 3, Ollie who is dealing with new cats, and Jeremy who is progressing in The Blood of Dawnwalker. James mentioned playing Wardogs and Vholume, a brutalist freerunner game.
Paradox Interactive's Afterworld wants to entice new players to grand strategy with tasty RPG hooks
Paradox Interactive's upcoming grand strategy game, Afterworld, aims to attract new players by incorporating strong role-playing game elements into its post-apocalyptic setting. Game director Dan Lind explained that the focus on discovery and cultural development, alongside RPG-like tribe origins, is intended to make the genre more accessible. The game builds upon Paradox's legacy of complex strategy titles like Crusader Kings III and Stellaris, but with a fresh approach to player onboarding.
When Crusader Kings 3: By God Alone comes out, I'm going to turn the Roman Catholic Church into a polyamorous love nest
The upcoming Crusader Kings 3 expansion, By God Alone, will allow players to take control of the Catholic Church and customize its doctrines, including the acceptance of polyamory. This feature enables players to manage religious tenets, deal with diverging archdioceses, and influence papal succession to create a personalized religious experience within the grand strategy game.
Paradox's latest grand strategy Afterworld wants you to survive the post-apocalypse
Paradox Interactive has announced Afterworld, a new grand strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic North America. Players will guide a small group of survivors to build a continent-spanning empire by scavenging, rediscovering technology, and engaging in diplomacy or warfare. The game will feature procedurally generated landscapes, story-rich origins, and support for co-op and competitive multiplayer on PC.
Crusader Kings devs Paradox officially reveal Afterworld, a Fallout-flavoured grand strategy game in which you can overrun America with a cannibal cult
Paradox Interactive has officially announced Afterworld, a new post-apocalyptic grand strategy game set in a procedurally generated North America. Developed by the creators of Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron IV, the game features wasteland tribes, cannibal cults, and a focus on rebuilding society after a cataclysm. Game director Dan Lind described it as Paradox's first non-historical setting in a decade, with gameplay elements drawing comparisons to Frostpunk and Mad Max.
The studio behind Crusader Kings and Hearts of Iron just revealed its first non-historical title in a decade — Afterworld is a new strategy game set in an original post-apocalyptic America
Paradox Development Studio has revealed Afterworld, a new grand strategy game set in an original post-apocalyptic America. Created by the developers behind Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron 4, Afterworld aims to be their most approachable title yet, focusing on rebuilding civilization and navigating tribal laws before expanding to continental-scale conflict. The game is available to wishlist on Steam, though a release date has not yet been announced.
Paradox's next grand strategy game is a post-apocalyptic wasteland tribe-battler called Afterworld, according to leaks ahead of Gamescom
A new grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive, reportedly titled Afterworld, has been leaked ahead of its official reveal at Gamescom on August 25th. The game is described as a post-apocalyptic survival strategy title where players lead a tribe, manage settlements, and engage in warfare. This leak follows a teaser on Paradox's website and mentions of the game appearing in forum filters.
Hold the throne, NBA 2K27's new MyNBA Legacy mode sounds a lot like basketball Crusader Kings 3
NBA 2K27 is introducing a new mode called MyNBA Legacy, which allows players to control their on-court career and front office over a 100-year dynasty. This player-locked RPG mode draws inspiration from Crusader Kings 3's dynasty-building mechanics, enabling players to manage their player's career, build a multi-generational legacy through descendants inheriting traits, and reshape basketball history. The game is set to release on September 3rd.
