
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
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Almost five hundred years of history unfold before you in Europa Universalis V, the latest version of one of the greatest strategy games of all time. Guide the destiny of any of hundreds of nations and societies in a simulated living world of unparalleled depth and complexity.
Europa Universalis V builds on the franchise’s core concept of developing and advancing nations from around a deeply researched historical world, adding more detailed diplomacy, a more sophisticated economic model, a revised military system and greater logistical depth that will challenge even the most experienced strategy gamers.

RULE a land of your choosing. Hundreds of nations are yours to command, as you guide the destiny of millions of people through the late Middle Ages up to the Age of Revolution - from the mighty Yuán Dynasty to the city-states of Italy, from the warring clans of feudal Japan to the Pope himself.
DECIDE which course your nation will take. Historical events and situations await as you chart a unique path through a new history written by your decisions. Experience The Hundred Years’ War, the Protestant Reformation, the collapse of old dynasties and rise of new ones.
EXPLORE alternate histories as you shape the world to meet your ambitions. What if England succeeded in pressing its continental claims? What if China pursued an overseas empire? What if Mongol supremacy in Russia persisted? Every action opens the possibility for an original history.

IMPOSE domestic peace in a divided realm. Keep your nation’s factions in line as Estates jockey for power in your nation. Offer privileges to one group of citizens while you limit the power of another, all in the service of keeping your population under control.
NEGOTIATE your way through an uneasy peace. Use diplomacy to entrench your dynasty across realms or build an invincible alliance. But remember that nations have no permanent friends - only permanent interests; so use your ambassadors carefully. Exact favors from friends, send threats to enemies, and keep an eye on everyone in-between.
CONQUER new lands to expand your borders. Wage War on those who impede your ambition in a completely new Europa Universalis military system. Start in the age of levies and mercenaries and, through social development, evolve to vast standing armies and impenetrable fortresses. Choose skilled commanders to oversee both land and naval forces.

BUILD a strong economic infrastructure in the most detailed trade system yet seen in a Europa Universalis game. Dozens of goods and crops are available for production and trade on a map filled with new riches to discover. Invest in feeding a growing population or trade your surplus to less bountiful societies.
MOLD your society to meet the historical moment. Choose your societal values, with new options opening as the ages move on. Centralize power at court or share it with your nobles. Pursue a tolerant policy for all faiths or condemn heretics. Emphasize massed armies or an elite cadre of quality soldiers.
GOVERN a nation composed of many cultures and faiths in a detailed simulation of the past. For the first time in Europa Universalis, populations are represented on the map in detail, so provinces may be divided by religion or culture. Your decisions will determine how these populations will fare under your leadership.

PREVAIL in the greatest strategic challenges of the past. Test your expertise in grand strategic planning on a worldscape larger and more detailed than seen in any previous Paradox Interactive game. Challenge yourself to outdo the most famous rulers of the past, eclipsing their grand accomplishments and building your own vision of a richly detailed globe.
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish
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Ich dachte ich mach, dass hier mal kurz und bündig. I like it. Das Spiel ist immersive, komplex und anspruchsvoll. Klar wird noch viel daran verstellt einfach da es so viele Bottlenecks gibt an dem das Spiel "kaputt gespielt" werden kann. Ich freue mich auf weitere Patchs aber vor allem 1.34 macht zurzeit total Spaß! Immer Weiter so!!!!
游戏越做越恶心,还不如EU4
开发商自己都不玩觉得体验是浪费时间的游戏让玩家怎么玩???一陀都不如纯浪费时间浪费精力还浪费心情,从此改变了对p社的印象!!!!!!!!!!
Personally I love this game and wish I could actually play it but the game is way too cpu dependent and as I have an older cpu if you can consider a 6 years old cpu old lol. I cannot make any subjects or grow my country too large otherwise I start playing at like less than 20fps. GPU and ram sit on maybe 50% utilization so I wish the devs would move some stuff off of the cpu to the other components. I have 1.5k hours in eu4 and I really wish I could play this game but as it stands I am unable to. Also the fact that the minimal specs mention a 9 year old cpu and the recommended mention a 3 year old cpu is kind of crazy to me. I do not feel like you could play this game on cpu's like Intel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600 since I am not able to play it on a newer one.
Nearly every action in this game is miniscule and slow. The simulation game might be simulating too much, I feel like im legitimately waiting for investments to pay off in 100 years then i'm suddenly snowballing at mach 100
When I first bought the game, it was much more enjoyable. The current balance has made the early game frustrating rather than challenging. Playing as France feels like everything is working against the player: a heavily negative budget with no realistic way to recover, no ability to build or develop the country, and enemies on every side while dealing with internal crises. Instead of rewarding good decision-making, the game feels overly restrictive and discouraging from the very beginning.
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Guess it's time for me to finally write something as I keep seeing a lot of people complaining about things this game is not. Yes indeed, it's not the same as EU4. Yes, they took a direction that linked it closer to Victoria's way of doing economy, to Crusader King's way of waging war. No it doesn't need mission trees because this would break the sandbox, this is what the game is trying to balance around. (they announced ambitions that would supposedly soothe mission trees tantrum makers) No, I don't think this is an issue because what a game license is supposed to do is evolve and not rinse and repeat the same thing over and over across new iterations. If you want that, go back and play EU4 or I dunno, football/shooter games that, on their side, will satisfy your stagnation needs. Now I do agree when it comes to the state of the game. It's playable, do not listen to people trying to run it using a potato and hopes. Does it run well? No. But by the time you reach a point where it starts to slow down you likely would have already made your money's worth of fun. Because it's what matters in the end, having fun, and this game does this well. What I want for the future is more about Paradox defining a clear content line while not constantly changing how the base game systems behave. Because this should have already been built from the very beginning. It feels more like playing an early access game than a full release sadly. If it does bother you then wait it out a few years. Because a game like this with the length it has shouldn't be resetting every casual player's save ever new major update, as it breaks everything. tldr ; the game is fun and playable, don't listen to the people complaining about unnecessary things while expecting the game to be EU4-2
bu oyuna verdiğim paraya yazık o kadar rehber videosu izledim vakit ayırdım en kolaya aldım oyunda net bir mantık yok sadece vakit kaybı kimseye önermem paranızı çöpe atarsınız bide optimizasyon berbat oyunu enn düşük ayarlarda oynamama rağmen bazı yerlerde takılıyo oyun akmıyo
Excellent game with lots of potential! But needs more time, this doesn't feel like a "complete" game.
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