# Expansion \- Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam

Summer DB entity ID: 5ae0d649\-3923\-46ff\-bee7\-45bf19339968

Steam App ID: 203778

Europe is in turmoil\. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs, the emperor struggles with the Pope, and the Holy Father declares that all those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of their sins\. Now is the time for greatness\! The first expansion, Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam,  will add playable Muslim rulers to the game\. Crusader Kings II explores one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy\. Medieval Europe is brought to life in this epic game of knights, schemes, and thrones\. "The Ummah is under attack\. All true Muslims must be charitable in peace and relentless in Jihad\. Let the Sword of Islam fall upon the infidels that threaten our lands, our faith\!" Key Features:   Muslim rulers now playable   Updated interface for playable Muslims characters   Unlocks more than 20 features in the game   New counties and titles   Balance Greed vs\. Nobility with the new Muslim Dynasty Decadence System   Polygamy\. Allow up to four wives for Muslim rulers\.   Story events, starting circa the year 100, such as: The Harem, Shia vs\. Sunni, Sufi mystics, Dervishes, The Assassins, Sharia, Wife wants to become first wife   Combat Revisions with new Commander traits for more interesting combat tactics

## Game information

- Type: dlc

- Developer: Paradox Development Studio

- Publisher: Paradox Interactive

- Release date: Jun 26, 2012

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: 203770

- Genres: Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Downloadable Content, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/203778/ss\_d5056bef0f344ad0ed8bd43f47aa6cf97706f309\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1726492761, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/203778/ss\_fe1f2742401db0cc3dd33e9dbf7837b137e33609\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1726492761, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/203778/ss\_db99fcb1cfe9f9c331670ddd25452b648dcb2b74\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1726492761, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/203778/ss\_76eb5e14c45acd59a9ff17a2682180d9c7c57eed\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1726492761, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/203778/ss\_77b5ae2ed79c1b3d5264dc55416b11d9c7a0d1d3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1726492761

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: Not collected

- Steam review count: 220

- Steam positive reviews: 142

- Steam negative reviews: 78

- Steam positive percentage: 64.54545454545455%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-28T20:11:45\.710835\+00:00

- Player count observed: Not collected

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-28T20:11:48\.018383\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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