{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8908a3726601c27171f9d1de","clusterId":"c_96057f79d3159f241e90e2f0","slug":"total-war-warhammer-iii-tops-100-000-concurrent-steam-players","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Total War: WARHAMMER III Tops 100,000 Concurrent Steam Players","summary":"Total War: WARHAMMER III passed 100,000 concurrent Steam players after the September 24 release of the Lords of the End Times DLC, which adds four Legendary Lords: Nagash, the Glottkin, Thanquol, and Boris Todbringer. The article reports this is the first time the game has reached that mark in about four years, since August 2022. Steam user reviews are mixed for three of the four DLCs.","whyItMatters":"The spike shows that a four-Lord DLC, the largest such addition to the game so far, can still pull lapsed players back four years after launch even while the new content ships with balance complaints and a multiplayer unlock bug.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCreative Assembly released Lords of the End Times on September 24, and the base game moved to version 9.0 alongside it. The update strengthened campaign AI, added landmarks and battle maps, and applied balance changes. Past DLC has added Legendary Lords one at a time; this batch adds four. The player surge follows the content, not the patch, and it arrived before the developer\u0026#39;s planned balance pass.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNagash, the King of the Dead\u003c/strong\u003e: rated Mostly Positive on Steam\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Glottkin, three brothers who fight as one\u003c/strong\u003e: rated Mixed on Steam\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThanquol, a cunning sorcerer\u003c/strong\u003e: rated Mixed; units cannot be unlocked in multiplayer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoris Todbringer, driven by vengeance\u003c/strong\u003e: rated Mixed on Steam\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nagash, the Glottkin, Thanquol and Boris Todbringer arrive at once, but three of the four Lords of the End Times DLCs carry mixed reviews. Total War: WARHAMMER III got its player spike; the ratings show the reception split.","twitterPost":"Total War: WARHAMMER III cleared 100,000 concurrents on DLC that drew mixed reviews for three of its four Lords.","threadsPost":"The Lords of the End Times DLC pulls four Legendary Lords at once, and Steam players came back in numbers. The reviews tell a different story: three of the four DLCs are mixed. Creative Assembly got volume and a split reception at the same time.","newsletterBlurb":"Total War: WARHAMMER III crossed 100,000 concurrent Steam players after the September 24 launch of the Lords of the End Times DLC, which adds four Legendary Lords. It is the first time the game has hit that number in about four years, since August 2022. Reviews are mixed for three of the four new Lord packs, and Thanquol has a multiplayer unlock bug the developer says it is investigating.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260928-470364/\",\"title\":\"Popular Strategy Game 'Total War: WARHAMMER III' Surpasses 100,000 Concurrent Steam Players for the First Time in 4 Years; Popularity Surging Again Thanks to Major DLC Adding Four New Legendary Lords\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4723,"outputTokens":727,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791153862,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T22:39:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T22:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T22:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_96057f79d3159f241e90e2f0","canonicalTitle":"人気ストラテジー『Total War: WARHAMMER III』4年ぶりにSteam同接「10万人超え」。新指導者ドドンと4人追加の大型DLCで一気に人気再燃中","representativeArticleId":"a_44af2404af559e06828a1d60","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Total War: WARHAMMER III\"],\"studios\":[\"Creative Assembly\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T06:05:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T06:05:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T22:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260928-470364/","title":"人気ストラテジー『Total War: WARHAMMER III』4年ぶりにSteam同接「10万人超え」。新指導者ドドンと4人追加の大型DLCで一気に人気再燃中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Total War: WARHAMMER III"],"studios":["Creative Assembly"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}