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Europa Universalis V

Historical grand strategy spanning centuries of nation-building and alternate history

Paradox Tinto · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Nov 4, 2025

Strategy

Reviews trending down: 34% positive in the last 30 days vs 62% overall

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 29K
Recent reviews
Mostly Negative
34% of 531 in 30 days
Players
3,837
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 22, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1060
16 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Europa Universalis V?

You lead one of hundreds of nations from the late Middle Ages to the Age of Revolution in this historical grand strategy game. You develop the economy, balance domestic factions, negotiate alliances, and command armies and fleets as historical events and your decisions shape your nation’s path.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy learning complex, interconnected management systems
  • +you like balancing diplomacy, trade, and military expansion

Not for you if...

  • −you want straightforward rules and few systems to learn

What players say

62% of 29,272 reviews are positive · 34% of 531 in the last 30 days

Players praise the interconnected simulation and economic depth. Recurring complaints describe the game as unfinished, while a recent critical review says updates worsen the experience and economic management takes too much time.

Screenshots and trailer

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Europa Universalis V system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600
Graphics
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows® 11
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D
Graphics
Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB)
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space

Does Europa Universalis V have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Europa Universalis V run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
75
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Does Europa Universalis V use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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