Although the series has never quite been able to recapture the magic of its first few entries, the franchise still provides solid strategy experiences with each new entry. Updated January 13th, 2021 by Jack Pursey: The Total War series, which has changed hands between three of the gaming industry's juggernauts in EA, Activision, and Sega, has been fundamental in popularizing the strategy game genre. Naturally, there's a lot of talk in the community and on Metacritic about which game best represents the series, and which is the best overall. In that time, there have been no fewer than 14 core releases, as well as several spinoff games. Total War has been running for two full decades now. RELATED: 10 Ways Grand Strategy Gives You A Glimpse Of The Harsh Realities Of Running A Country Much like Sid Meier's Civilization or the Command and Conquer franchises, Total War stands as a pillar of the strategy genre. Total War is a big name in the PC gaming world.
