Summary
Crusader Kings 3, the historical grand strategy game created by Paradox, has a wide range of achievements for the myriad incredible (and sometimes bizarre) feats players can achieve.Crusader Kings 3is the latest game in theCrusader Kingsseries and was released on PC on the 1st of September 2020.
Players can choose from a huge number of rulers from countless regions around the world throughout history, with the goal of continuing and expanding their rule while ensuring their family line continues. A game ofCrusader Kings 3is only truly over if the player’s ruler dies and has no heir. This list will discuss the most difficult achievements players can earn in the game.
7A Legacy To Last The Ages
Complete an entire Dynasty Legacy path
The achievement “A Legacy to Last the Ages” can be tricky to achieve,especially for new players. In order to earn this achievement, players must complete an entire Dynasty Legacy Path, which is a set of special traits related to a specific theme that can be unlocked by the head of a Dynasty at the cost of Renown. This requires the player to either be in direct control of their House by playing as the House Head or simply hope that the AI playing the House Head will make sensible decisions while helping to amass the necessary Renown for purchasing each of the legacy paths' five ranks.
This is made slightly easier since the AI is programmed to always prioritize any legacy path that their House already has ranks in, which means that they will actively attempt to meet the requirements for this achievement when managing the House, though it is still far easier if the player is controlling the House Head themselves.
6Beacon Of Progress
Have your Culture unlock all Innovations
Another title that can be tricky and time-consuming to attain is the “Beacon of Progress” achievement. This achievement requires the player’s culture to unlock all innovations except for those which are regional or culture-specific.
Since unlocking Innovations is down to random chance modified by factors such asa culture’s current fascinationand the number of adjacent cultures who have unlocked it, this can be very tricky to achieve without spending a great deal of time in the game, and will also require players to ensure their culture survives long enough to complete the process of advancing through all the innovations. Becoming the head of the Culture allows the player to choose the fascination, but much of this achievement is still down to luck and time.
5Blood Eagle
Starting as any child of Ragnarr Loðbrók, conquer all of the British Isles
War-hungry players will likely find the “Blood Eagle” achievementan excellent test of their might. In order to gain this achievement players must play as any of Ragnar Lodbrok’s children and conquer the entire British Isles. This will require a great deal of sailing, pillaging, and warfare, which the various Norse factions are excellent at, but will still take a while to achieve.
Since all the characters from the Wrath of the Northmen DLC, except for Earl Alfred of Wessex, are children of Ragnar Lodbrok, any of them would make an excellent start. Of these, Ivar the Boneless and Halfdan Whiteshirt provide the best starts.
4From Rags To Riches
Another achievement that could take quite a while is “From Rags to Riches”, which requires players to start as a count and become an Emperor. Under most circumstances,this will require a considerable amount of timespent cultivating allies and making war strategically.
It is possible to complete this achievement very easily by taking advantage of laws of succession and a pre-existing character, however. Simplybegin the game in 1066 as Ayaz Alp Arslanonluof West-Tokharestan, the heir of Seljuk. Then players need only wait for the emperor to die and inherit the title.
3A Perfect Circle
Have only two distinct parents, grandparents, and great grandparents
Easily one of the trickier achievements inCrusader Kings 3is “A Perfect Circle”, which requires theplayer to manipulate eventsso that the character they end up playing has only 12 or less distinct characters among their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents in their family tree. This will require a great deal of planning, setup, and lots of inbreeding, as there could be as many as 60 distinct characters in those sections of the family tree.
2Lingua Franca
Have all Royal Courts in the world speak your Court Language
Another ofCrusader Kings 3’s toughest achievements is definitely “Lingua Franca.” To earn this achievement,players must ensure that every royal courtin the world speaks their court language. This requires spreading the player’s power over as much of the world as possible, and conquering anywhere that refuses to adopt the court language until no land is left that does not speak it.
Any ruler will work for this achievement, though choosing a well-established power to begin with will make this monumental task much easier.
1What Nepotism?
Have your Dynasty rule ten independent realms of at least Kingdom tier simultaneously
Yet another monumental achievement is “What Nepotism?”, which requires the player to make 10 members of their dynasty into rulers of independent realms of at least Kingdom Rank. What makes this especially difficult is that thesemembers of the player’s dynastyare not under the player’s direct control, and could very easily lose their title in any number of ways before the requirements for this achievement are met.
The recommended strategy is to grant all of these independent domains at once after amassing the necessary power to do so, thus ensuring that the achievement is unlocked before there is a chance for something to go wrong.
Crusader Kings 3is available now for PC, and coming Jul 09, 2025 to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Crusader Kings 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Your legacy awaits. Choose your noble house and lead your dynasty to greatness in a Middle Ages epic that spans generations. War is but one of many tools to establish your reign, as real strategy requires expert diplomatic skill, mastery of your realm, and truecunning.Crusader Kings IIIcontinues the popular series made by Paradox Development Studio, featuring the widely acclaimed marriage of immersive grand strategy and deep, dramatic medieval roleplaying.Take command of your house and expand your dynasty through a meticulously researched Middle Ages. Begin in 867 or 1066 and claim lands, titles, and vassals to secure a realm worthy of your royal blood. Your death is only a footnote as your lineage continues with new playable heirs, either planned… or not.Discover a sprawling simulated world teeming with peasants and knights, courtiers, spies, knaves and jesters, and secret love affairs. An extensive cast of historical characters can be romanced, betrayed, executed, or subtly influenced.Explore a vast medieval map stretching from the snowswept Nordic lands to the Horn of Africa, and the British Isles in the west to the exotic riches of Burma in the east. Claim, conquer, and rule thousands of unique counties, duchies, kingdoms, and empires.
