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Our Coverage Policy: Games & Expansions | Total War Arena

Our Coverage Policy: Games & Expansions

We cover the Total War series and its historical expansions. This page explains what we include, what we skip, and why. Keeps things transparent.

Core Titles

We cover every mainline Total War game from Shogun (2000) through Pharaoh. That includes the remasters, like Rome Remastered, and the saga titles such as Thrones of Britannia. We don’t do spin-offs that aren’t historical—no Warhammer, no Three Kingdoms in its fictionalised mode (the Records mode is a grey area we’ve written about separately). Our focus stays on grounded historical settings: classical antiquity, medieval Europe, feudal Japan, and the like.

DLC & Expansions

We cover campaign packs, culture packs, and faction packs that add real historical content. For example, Imperator Augustus for Rome II gets full treatment; the blood effects pack does not. If a DLC introduces new mechanics or maps tied to a specific historical event (like Empire Divided for Rome II), we’ll review it and often build a guide around it. Cosmetic-only packs are mentioned in passing but never get a dedicated article. You won’t find us stretching a 300-word opinion piece into a guide on unit reskins.

Historical Periods We Prioritise

Our editorial calendar leans into periods with strong in-game representation and real-world interest. Right now that means:

  • Roman Republic & Empire (Republic at War, Imperator Augustus)
  • Ancient Greece & Persia (Alexander, Attila’s Eastern factions)
  • Medieval Europe (Medieval II, Britannia, Crusades expansions)
  • Early modern Japan (Shogun 2, Fall of the Samurai)

We skip periods with zero game coverage or that fall outside our niche. No Napoleon-era strategy? We don’t write about it. Simple.

How We Prioritise Coverage

New releases and major patches get articles first. After that, we fill in older expansions that still have active player bases. If you’ve emailed asking for a guide on Medieval II mods or Rome II custom battles, that feedback moves the needle. Our updates page logs what we’ve added each month—check it if you want to see the backlog. We don’t chase every minor patch; balance updates rarely change core tactics enough to warrant a rewrite.

So if you’re looking for coverage on Total War: Attila’s Charlemagne campaign, we’ve got it. If you want breakdowns of a 2011 DLC that sold 200 copies, we’ll pass. That’s the policy.