Victoria 3

Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

EnglishSimulationStrategyOctober 26, 2022
Recommended
GamePickHub score
71% of 40,947 Steam reviews positive
-70%$49.99$14.99
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At a glance

● Pros

  • English supported
  • 70% off right now ($14.99)

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Relaxed building, managing and life sims
  • Thinking ahead and managing resources

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 49 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 61% of them recommend the game

  • Bugs👍 6 👎 8
  • Difficulty👍 4 👎 3
  • Amount of content👍 3 👎 4
  • Price👍 2 👎 5
  • Grind & repetition👍 2 👎 3
  • Graphics👍 3 👎 1
  • Performance👍 0 👎 4
  • Story👍 3 👎 1
  • Combat & action👍 2 👎 1
  • Controls👍 3

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“The recent updates are a perfect example of what is wrong with modern Paradox.”
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About the game

Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936. Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist... the choice is yours.

Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires.

Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries.

Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation.

Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity.

Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods.

Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires.

Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers.

Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage.

Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts.

Increase your economic and military strength at the expense of rivals.

Accumulate prestige and the respect of your rivals as you build an industrial giant at home or an empire abroad.

Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)

PC requirements

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 | AMD® FX™ 9370 (AVX support required)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) | AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2GB) or Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics or AMD® Radeon™ Vega 8
Storage: 10 GB available space

Recommended

OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit or Windows® 11
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X (AVX support required)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1660 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ A580 (8GB)
Storage: 10 GB available space

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