Victoria II

92% positive of 16,457 Steam reviews

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Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2010
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Paradox Development Studio. Published by Paradox Interactive.

About the game

What sets it apart

Grand Strategy
Political Sim
Historical
Real-Time with Pause
Economy
World War I
Strategy
Military
Diplomacy
War
Alternate History
RTS

What players say

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Victoria II

92% positive of 16,457 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2010
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Paradox Development Studio. Published by Paradox Interactive.

About the game

What sets it apart

Grand Strategy
Political Sim
Historical
Real-Time with Pause
Economy
World War I
Strategy
Military
Diplomacy
War
Alternate History
RTS

What players say

Recommended
Ignore the review bombing it has nothing to do with the game itself. I am putting a positive review to hopefully counteract this childishness. This is a great grand strategy game. Sure it has some flaws, but it is more than made up for with it's depth. For sure take a look at the mods that clean up some rough edges.
67 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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Recommended
you can send all the turks to brazil and return anatolia to its rightful italian brethren
7.4 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Victoria II is one of those games that has an amazing concept but becomes increasingly frustrating the more you play it. The political and economic systems are ambitious, but a lot of them feel unnecessarily complicated without actually giving the player enough control. The economy can be extremely unpredictable, and it is often difficult to understand why certain things are happening or what you can realistically…
1.3 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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