Crusader Kings 2 is a game by Paradox Development Studio, the same people who made Europa Universalis and Magicka. It is a Medieval Feudalism Simulator set in Europe in the late 800s to mid 1400s.
In the game you play as one of the Noble Houses of Europe. The aim is to maintain and grow your houses power in Europe, by claiming and taking land, sucking up to your Liege Lord to be gifted titles, and even declaring a revolution to declare your independence or put yourself on the throne.
Gameplay is mostly menu-based, as you navigate through screens showing the statistics and relative power of the various Houses and Lords of Europe. From here you can scheme and plot, killing key targets, enforcing claims on land, and doing any number of other things for the good of your house.
The simulation has impressive depth, nearly everything you could possibly think of can be done, and the satisfaction you got for murdering your lieges son and heir, only for all his titles to fall into your lap, is unparalleled.
Speaking of murder, you wind up having to do some quite morally grey, or even downright dark, things to survive. From murdering the King of Frances pregnant wife before an heir can be produced, to building a powerbase on a pile of bodies as you murder your way through the heirs of a kingdom you are 20th in line to the throne for, if you don't find yourself doing something you are uncomfortable with you are doing it wrong. This, of course, accurately represents the politics of the time.
All in all, it is an excellent game. There is even a multiplayer option, so you can scheme with and against your friends.
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