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Victoria II

Historical grand strategy built around politics, industry, and population

Paradox Development Studio · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Aug 30, 2010

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 19K
Recent reviews
Mixed
60% of 66 in 30 days
Players
381
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
May 4, 2020
Minimum PC
® 8800
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Victoria II?

A real-time-with-pause grand strategy sandbox spanning 1835 to the onset of World War II. You control a country and manage its economy, population, political reforms, technology, diplomacy, colonization, and military campaigns while competing for global influence.

For you if...

  • +you want a dense political and economic simulation
  • +you prefer open-ended historical sandboxes to guided campaigns
  • +you enjoy learning complex, interconnected systems

Not for you if...

  • −you want a simple, clearly explained strategy game
  • −you dislike heavy economy and population management

What players say

88% of 18,649 reviews are positive · 60% of 66 in the last 30 days

Players praise the interconnected political, economic, and population systems, especially how countries change across the historical period. Common complaints focus on sparse in-game explanations, unintuitive military mechanics, and an aging, sometimes unstable technical state.

Players over time

▼ -13% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 470 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Victoria II screenshot 1

Victoria II system requirements

Minimum: ® 8800, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
XP/Vista/Windows7
Processor
Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900
Memory
2 Gb RAM
Storage
2 GB Available HDD Space

Does Victoria II have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Victoria II 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
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German.

Does Victoria II 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

10 DLC available.

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