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Currently the sales of CK3 in Australia and New Zealand are halted as we are investigating matters having to do with age ratings. We’re working on resolving this as soon as possible and Paradox will honor already placed pre-orders.

[EDIT: August 21, 2020]:

The situation in New Zealand has now been resolved. Preorders will resume as usual. We will keep our Australian community updated with development as soon as possible.

[EDIT: August 26, 2020]:

We are still working to make the game available for purchase for the Australian audience, but unfortunately we do not expect this situation to be resolved before the global release. Making the pre-order bonuses available for anyone in the affected territories that might have missed out is also part of these investigations. Already placed pre-orders will be honored from Paradox side


[EDIT: September 1, 2020]
If you have the game in your Steam library, you will be able to download it upon release.

[EDIT: September 4, 2020]
Greetings Kings and Queens! We have received a rating of MA15+ from the Australian Classification Board. This means that you will soon be able to purchase and play Crusader Kings III if you live in Australia. For Game Pass users, your access to the game will resume shortly!
We will come back to you with more information early next week!

[EDIT: September 7, 2020]
You will be able to purchase CK3 in a few hours on Steam!

Steam will resume its sales a few hours after this post, in the middle of the night for our Australian readers. You will be able to purchase, install, and enjoy Crusader Kings III very soon.
Go forth and forge your kingdom to tell your own story!

In regards to the Pre-Order bonuses, we have decided to extend the Pre-Order Bonus window only on Steam for all our Australian fans until Monday Sep. 21, 19:00 CEST.
This way you too will get a chance to don the Garments of the Holy Roman Empire!