The Creative Assembly announced its next iteration in the Total War Saga recently with Troy. Releasing in 2020, the strategy title will cover the Trojan War as Greece and Troy battle over Helen. Those curious about the gameplay can check out the recent preview video from PCGamesN, which showcases some of the map.

It also teases a conflict between Hector and the legendary Achilles. All the Total War similarities are there though as players control terrain, build up their city, manage the economy and ultimately go to war. Troy: A Total War Saga will cover both sides so you can experience the breadth of the conflict.

The Creative Assembly is also looking to mix some mythology in with the history. Centaurs act as cavalry men (whom you’ll need to construct certain buildings to recruit) and there are even hero-like characters such as the Minotaur. Stay tuned for more details en route to the game’s release for PC.

Troy: A Total War Saga looks to Greek history as it will see the retelling of the Trojan War from both sides of the war. There is a challenge there, however, as what he know about the Trojan War is deeply rooted in Greek myth since most of what we know about Troy comes from Homer’s The Illiad (there was, at one point, a dispute about whether Troy even existed though it’s now mostly accepted it was a city discovered in modern day Turkey). The Total War franchise has largely stayed away from mythology, keeping a mostly straight take on history. Troy will be a little different, as it’ll mix fact and fiction.

In an interview with CGMagazine, Lead Designer Todor Nikolov said they did what they could to be as historical as possible through the few records we do have of Troy, but there will be some mixing of myth in a ‘realisitic way,’ such as centaurs being cavalry men and Minotaurs being burly guys in costume.

“Well, for example, the Minotaur that you saw [in the Gamescom presentation] resembles a hero character, because he’s a single entity unit. He is big and powerful and has a couple of events that are available only to him. His strength can be compared to a level hero. So he’s more of a mid- to late-game unit, and it gives him an edge in combat.

But there are other types of mythological related entities in the game. Some of those are actually not single entities, but their whole units. For example, we’ve got a lack of cavalry units, because this was the Bronze Age and heavy calvary was not acceptable back then because people use chariots. So we have introduced to the game units of centaurs to the game — they’re basically horsemen. We have put them on the map in places which are mythological related to where centaurs live. If you manage to come to those regions and build certain buildings over there, you are able to recruit centaurs. They are unique in the game because there are horsemen, and at that time, armies wouldn’t expect that. Nobody would expect cavalry charges at that time, like heavily armoured Knights just smashing into enemy units. Now there’s a cavalry that is used to flank and harass and chase down stragglers. But they’re also the centaurs.”

Troy: A Total War Saga will release for PC sometime in 2020. We’ll keep you updated as more details come in.

Sega and The Creative Assembly have a new destination for their signature brand of empire-building and conquest – the Trojan War. Troy: A Total War Saga has been officially announced and will release for PC in 2020. It’s developed by The Creative Assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria and will be the studio’s first game.

As the setting for the Iliad, the Trojan War focused on the battle between Troy and Greece once Helen of Troy was abducted by Prince Paris. The conflict was famous for such events as the Trojan Horse and the fall of Achilles. Troy: A Total War Saga will offer the chance to experience both sides of the conflict.

Eight heroes will be available to choose and you’ll have to use warfare, diplomacy and other means to succeed. Given how successful Total War: Three Kingdoms was, we’re interested to see how the Sofia studio handles Troy. Total War: Warhammer 3 is also in the works so expect an announcement on that in the coming months as well.

Earlier today we got some news about the future of the Total War series. The newest entry, Total War: Three Kingdoms, will be getting more content and it was reconfirmed that Creative Assembly is working on finishing the Total War: Warhammer trilogy. Along with that was a tease of something else, which seems to have leaked a tad early with Troy: A Total War Saga.

The leak comes via the cover of PC Gamer announcing the game. The issue, 336, was posted on Reddit early and was said to be a world reveal. Nothing is known since the magazine in question was shrink wrapped, but the cover does mention God and Monsters, which means it will probably have a supernatural/mythological bend to go along with the Troy based setting.

Troy: A Total War Saga will come out to the PC at some point in the near future. We’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available.