
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
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Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936. Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist... the choice is yours.
Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires.
Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries.
Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation.

Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity.
Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods.
Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires.
Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers.

Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage.
Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts.
Increase your economic and military strength at the expense of rivals.
Accumulate prestige and the respect of your rivals as you build an industrial giant at home or an empire abroad.
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish
Updates
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Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 653 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
why is the US colonizing italy.
great
muito bom
Llena el deseo de todo español de reconquistar gibraltar. 10/10.
interesting
I recommend this game however two things are super annoying: 1. DLCs: All of them add special mechanics and options that are not available in vanilla. Like journals. 2. You can get much Achievement without the DLCs because many of them are tied to the DLCs. 7/10 game If there was no problem: 10/10
还可以
This is the first Paradox game I finished. Hungary, became independent, did some colonialism, mainly expanding through vassalage, but most of the game was spent building. Playing tall, you could say. During that time, Hungary became enlightened, fell to the promises of socialism and slowly unshackled itself, giving way to a more democratic society (with a bright, although worryingly fasistic future ahead). I think it says a lot how 100 years of building choo-choo train stations could occupy me. Despite just staring at numbers, there was a satisfying logic that kept me hooked. The roleplaying capabilities of this game is also something not to sleep upon. I can't wait to try the high-fantasy conversions. Good game. :)
It's alright - took me wayyyy to long to complete Australia - I still barely understand how the game works but like it feels very bare - I'm sure there are probably some mods that can help out with this but I've already dropped alot on Crusader Kings 3 DLC - I'm not about to start investing more money into Paradox just for a complete gaming experience sorry
Game is great unless they recently released a DLC, then it's a buggy mess.
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