Victoria II
Historical grand strategy built around politics, industry, and population
Paradox Development Studio · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Aug 30, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 20K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 49 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 145
- peak 24h 371
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- May 4, 2020
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
92% of 20,041 reviews are positive · 91% of 49 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Victoria II system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Tags
- Grand Strategy
- Strategy
- Historical
- Political Sim
- Economy
- Simulation
- Real-Time with Pause
- Military
- World War I
- War
- Sandbox
- Singleplayer
- RTS
- Management
- Alternate History
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- May 4, 2020 · Victoria II security update May 4th
- Feb 17, 2020 · Victoria II Security Update
10 DLC available.
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