Total War: Warhammer 3 was released on February 17, 2022 and was added to Xbox Game Pass on day one, making it the first Total War: Warhammer title available on Xbox Game Pass for PC. Total War: Warhammer 3 is now available for Xbox Game Pass members to download on desktop, but not Xbox consoles, as the game is currently a PC exclusive. The latest installment of the Total War franchise set in the Warhammer universe is the conclusion to the Total War: Warhammer trilogy.
Total War: Warhammer 3 is the only Total War game available on Xbox Game Pass currently. Several Warhammer games that are not part of the Total War: Warhammer series are available on the platform, including several in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The latest installment in the Warhammer 40K series, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, was delayed, but is expected to release in 2022 and will be available on Xbox Game Pass from day one. Unlike Total War: Warhammer 3, Warhammer 40K: Darktide will be playable on both PC and Xbox consoles.
Like its predecessor, Total War: Warhammer 3 will offer a way to combine the campaigns of all the Total War: Warhammer games, similar to Total War: Warhammer 2’s Mortal Empires. This functionality isn’t available in the new Warhammer game at launch but will arrive in a free update sometime in the following months, allowing players who own all three games in the trilogy to combine them into one huge Total War: Warhammer battle and campaign. The release date for this free update has yet to be announced by the game’s developer, Creative Assembly. However, it’s likely it’ll be announced shortly, now that Total War: Warhammer 3 has been released.
Total War: Warhammer 3 Already Has Mostly Positive Reviews
Total War: Warhammer 3 received wholly positive critic reviews, with 100% positive reviews and 88 on critic review aggregator Metacritic. Although the latest Total War game has only just been released to general audiences, player reviews are already rolling. On Steam, Total War: Warhammer 3’s reviews are mixed, however, with only 58% of the reviews being positive. This is at least partially due to review-bombing from Total War fans in China. Daniel Ahmad, a video game industry analyst, explained the reason for the review bombing in a thread on Twitter. An influencer marketing campaign to promote the game was poorly received after streamers showed unobstructed gameplay, filled with spoilers ahead of the game’s release to audiences.
Total War: Warhammer 3 is the first Total War: Warhammer title to be added to Xbox Game Pass for PC. Available on Game Pass from day one of its launch, fans will need over 100GB of available space on their desktop to install the final installment of the Total War: Warhammer trilogy. A free update delivering an expansion similar to Total War: Warhammer 2‘s Mortal Empires is expected to arrive soon, although the date for this Total War: Warhammer 3 update is yet to be confirmed. The latest installment in the Warhammer 40K series, Darktide, is expected to be released later this year and will also be available from day one on Xbox Game Pass, joining Total War: Warhammer 3 on the platform.
