Crusader Kings III

Hello everyone! By God Alone, our latest Core Expansion for Crusader Kings III, is now available alongside the free 1.20.0 "Crozier" Update.In By God Alone, being a good ruler and being a good believer aren't always the same thing. Your…

Hello! In case you didn’t know, our latest Core Expansion, By God Alone, launches on 30 September, which is tomorrow. Aside from trying to explain why September doesn’t have a 31st, we’ll walk you through several topics we normally cover…

Hello everyone! I’m Jacob, Community Manager for Paradox Studio Black. As we get closer to the release of By God Alone, there are still a number of mechanics and features that we haven’t covered in detail. Several of these developed into…

Hello everyone, It is time for us to give another update on all things that are happening on Silk & Silver. As Joachim mentioned during the last Dev Diary, we are currently deep in the Iteration phase of the project. Lots of progress has…

When the All Under Heaven update released we shared an update on our performance work here: (Dev Diary #187 - Performance & Optimization). In that update we also included some hopes and dreams for Crusader Kings III going forward and this…

Hello there, and welcome back to the first Silk & Silver dev diary after summer!Like always, for those who don’t know me, I am Joachim, the Deputy Game Director in charge of Silk & Silver. Today, we are going to talk a little bit about…

Hello everyone! In today’s dev diary, we’ll explain how a historical conflict between the church and monarchs, known as the Investiture Controversy, is translated into Crusader Kings III, and also serves as one of the seven chapters in the…

Rulers! Great tidings to all from PDX ModCon!We are a fan-organised three-day showcase and celebration event for Paradox mods; specifically those of Crusader Kings III, Victoria 3, and this year, Europa Universalis V. We will be presenting…

In the latest episode of our ongoing documentary series, medieval historian Eleanor Janega explores the real history at the heart of our upcoming Core Expansion for Crusader Kings III: By God Alone.Filmed inside one of London’s oldest…

Rule kingdoms. Wear the trauma.The medieval era wasn't pretty, and neither are you. Crusader Kings III has teamed up with Dogecore to bring you a collection that captures every glorious, cursed corner of the game you know and love.From…

Greetings! You may remember me from the days of Khans of the Steppe, but today I am here to welcome you to another By God Alone dev diary.When we set out to rework how Christianity feels in Crusader Kings III, we kept returning to the same…

Navigate through a medieval era with a rich religious life in Crusader Kings III: By God Alone, our latest Core Expansion releasing on September 30th! Wrestle with sin as your rulers try to live up to the tenets of their faith and tangle…

Greetings! Alexander Oltner here, Game Director for Crusader Kings III. Today's diary is a little different from our recent ones, in that it's not about a new mechanic we're building for an expansion, but about something we've already made.…

A Genius would have claimed this weeks ago. A Lunatic would have forgotten entirely. Either way, your last chance is here.We partnered with Makeship to bring two of CK3's most iconic traits to life as a dual pin set. Whether you're the…

Hello there!Today, we are going to take a look at republics. We talked a little bit about them in both the announcement video and the original Silk & Silver vision dev diary, but today we will go a bit more into the weeds. Without further…

Hi all! I’m PinkAxelotl. Today, we’re taking a look at our vision for Merchants in Silk and Silver. Who are they, what is the experience they provide, which are the relationships that matters to them the most, and what specific systems are…

Happy Tuesday! Mikael here with another By God Alone update. Last time we walked through Ecclesiastical Titles and Rites and while we shone a light on clerical gameplay and faith mechanics, we did not really touch on how a secular character…

Greetings!I’ll be following up on the overall vision dev diary with a deeper dive into our design for the Trade System. We’re starting our feature-specific dev diaries with Trade because, as you’ll see, it is connected to nearly every other…

Happy Tuesday! Mikael here again with another update on the development of By God Alone. Last week we talked a lot about Rites, and this week we're going to talk about their finer details - how they start, how they spread, how they go…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to our first official dev diary for our upcoming expansion By God Alone! In our sneak preview, we gave you the grand tour from the mountaintop. This week, we're going to zoom in on one particular slice of the new…

Hello there,Today I have the honor of telling you a little bit about what is coming in this year’s major expansion, Silk & Silver. I talked a little bit about it in the announcement video, but this is the moment to put it all out here in a…

Hello everyone! Today we're releasing our 1.19 "Scribe" Update. This update includes support for Chapter V content, as well as a litany of bug fixes and new features for all Crusader Kings III owners.Check the changelog below for more…

New experiences and adventures in a richly portrayed medieval world await you in Crusader Kings III: Chapter V. This Expansion Pass includes one Major Expansion, one Core Expansion, one Music Pack and one Cosmetic Clothing Pack. Chapter V…

Hello everyone, and welcome to a very special dev diary! Today we finally get to pull back the curtain on what we're cooking up next for Crusader Kings III. As some of you may have already guessed, it's all about the very thing that made…

Hello everyone! The open beta for our upcoming Realm Maintenance update, 1.19 "Scribe," is now live. This update focuses on addressing long-standing issues, adding a range of quality-of-life improvements, and strengthening the overall…

Hi everyone! Welcome to the second part of the Realm Maintenance Dev-Diary. Last week, we unveiled a whole host of features that we’ve been working on together @Agamidaex. We are super excited to see your positive reaction to all of the…

Hi everyone!Back in February, we gave you a sneak peek at what we have in store for our major update. We saw how eager many of you were to learn more, so we wanted to take the time to expand on the update and show off more of the changes…

Hello everyone! Today, we're releasing three new Creator Packs for Crusader Kings III: North Pacific Attire by Adrian "Aj" Kamil, East Asian Wonders by Pietro "PiGu" Cavalli, and Celestial Court Attire by TAMA. North Pacific Attire, East…

The Son of Heaven surveys his vast dominion.Robed in splendor and seated in quiet authority, he is the unquestioned master of all he sees. Every glance carries weight. Every pose suggests absolute command. Fearsome. Regal.…

Coming March 11, 2026.Three new Creator Packs for Crusader Kings III bring grand monuments of Asia to your map, historical flair to your court, and the highest fashions of the grandest hegemon.Crusader Kings III North Pacific Attire Creator…

Heya y’all! My name is Riad. You may know me as the QA guy who sometimes posts on Reddit, or the guy who showed off the Black Forge Jam projects last year… or, more recently, the guy who wrote that apology. Yeah.Since then, a lot has…

Hello everyone!Today, we are releasing two new Creator Packs for Crusader Kings III: High Medieval Warfare Attire, created by JedNick and Holy Buildings, created by Kefir úr.On top of that, we're releasing Update 1.18.3 containing bug fixes…

Gird yourself for battle in fancy new gear with this Creator Pack for Crusader Kings III: High Medieval Warfare Attire. Developed by renowned clothing modder JedNick, High Medieval Warfare Attire includes a range of helmets, headgear and…

Greetings! I'm Alexander Oltner, the Game Director for Crusader Kings III.Another year has passed, and the game grows ever larger! Before we look back on 2025, allow me to look back to 2017 for a moment! A mere two years after I had started…

Hello everyone! We're releasing Update 1.18.2 today to address some bugs and other assorted issues reported to us by the community. Notably, this includes new content for Minister gameplay in China, new character interactions, and new music…

Hello everyone! We're releasing Update 1.18.1 today to address some stability, balance, and usability issues reported to us since the release of All Under Heaven. We're also including some new art assets for Southeast Asian characters in…

Greetings everyone, @rageair and @egghorse here!It’s been almost a week since All Under Heaven went live, and it’s really humbling to see how many of you are playing - and we’ve been having a blast following your reactions and reading your…

Hello everybody! Today we are releasing our Major Expansion for the year and the centerpiece of Chapter IV: All Under Heaven. We're also releasing Update 1.18.0 ‘Crane’ alongside this expansion.All of us at Studio Black here in Stockholm…

Hello folks,The release of All Under Heaven is just a few days away, and we want to share the changelog ahead of time to give you an idea of what to expect once the update goes live. We're also including a release schedule so you can tell…

Hello everyone! For the last of our All Under Heaven prerelease dev diaries, we’re covering a wide range of topics written by a wider range of authors. We know you’re eager to get to the New Stuff, so let’s get right into it. ​ 2D Art​…

I’m Joel, and I’m the Technical Lead on the Crusader Kings III team. I’m at the start of my second decade working with Crusader Kings in various roles, having originally started out as a designer for CK2. Before we get into the details of…