Total War: Attila is a grand strategy game that combines deep empire management with large-scale real-time battles. Set during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the game thrusts players into an era of chaos, famine, and war. You can choose to defend a crumbling empire, lead a nomadic horde, or forge a new kingdom from the ashes of civilization. With its harsh atmosphere, powerful mechanics, and historical setting, the game focuses heavily on survival and adaptation.

Key Features

• Dark age setting filled with destruction and decline
  The game takes place during the beginning of the Dark Ages, where plague, rebellion, and shifting climates drive civilizations into ruin.

• Scorched earth and city razing mechanics
  Entire cities can be razed to the ground, turning once-thriving regions into wastelands that cripple enemies and reflect the brutality of the time.

• Mobile horde-based factions
  Some factions, like the Huns and Vandals, start without permanent settlements and rely on movement, raiding, and opportunism to survive.

• Detailed family trees and character progression
  Leaders, generals, and governors grow in influence through politics, marriages, and battlefield experience, allowing for dynastic and personal storytelling.

• Expanded systems for religion, culture, and public order
  Different religious and cultural groups affect province stability and interactions with neighboring factions, requiring careful planning and diplomacy.

• Complex and dynamic campaign map
  Spanning vast territories from Western Europe to the Middle East, each province offers unique resources, terrain, fertility, and strategic advantages.

• Enhanced AI and tactical combat realism
  Armies react intelligently to flanking and terrain, with morale, fatigue, and fire-based destruction playing a greater role in battle outcomes.

• Survival-oriented resource and population management
  Players must manage food supplies, sanitation, and economic growth while facing famines, population shifts, and natural disasters.

• Unique factions with asymmetrical gameplay
  The Roman Empires offer large territory and infrastructure but face decline, while barbarian tribes and steppe nomads offer mobility and aggression at the cost of stability.