Players assume the role of Napoleon Bonaparte, or one of his major rivals, on a turn-based campaign map and engage in the subsequent battles in real-time. The game is set in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The game is the sixth stand-alone installment in the Total War series. Napoleon was released in North America on 23 February 2010, and in Europe on 26 February. Napoleon: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for the Microsoft Windows and macOS.