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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.
Victoria 3 is a grand strategy, economy and historical game
developed by Paradox Development Studio
and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on October 25th 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 52,618 reviews of which 35,043 were positive and 17,575 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 12.48€ on K4G.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 | AMD® FX™ 9370 (AVX support required)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) | AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2GB) or Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics or AMD® Radeon™ Vega 8
- Storage: 10 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: macOS, 14.4.1 (Sonoma)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-10600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ Pro 5300 (4GB)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3250 or AMD® FX 8370 (AVX support required)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) or AMD® R7 370 (2GB) or Intel® HD Graphics 630 or AMD Radeon™ Vega 8
- Storage: 10 GB available space
User reviews & Ratings
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I fucking love it when my spreadsheet is better than my opponents spreadsheet
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Despite i think the flaws that I think most people say (which I think most of them are exaggerated) I think Victoria 3 fills in a niche within the Paradox game set. And I think it's important to set the expectations straight for people who want to buy this game: Victoria is NOT: A war game (like Hearts of Iron) A world conquest game (like Europa Universalis) A in depth politics about interpersonal relationships (Like Crusader Kings) Victoria 3 is a simulation of economics and society, set and themed in the Victorian Era. It's focus on demographic and societal change is something that you wouldn't be able to get form any other game, and honestly really love the game for it. If you're looking for a straightforward strategy game where you can just paint the map after stacking modifiers, this game probably isn't for you. it's potentially a niche game, but if economics and society simulation sounds like something you'd like. Then I'd highly recommend this game!
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Do not play the tutorial to learn the game. It forces you to complete arbitrary objectives that like randomly starting a war without giving you a reason to do so, or telling you lower the cost of fabric without letting you know that in order to do so you'll need to build up your construction sector beforehand so you don't end up staring at the screen for ages waiting for the fabric producing buildings to finish construction because you start off with such few construction points. Go watch a youtube guide instead.
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The game is one of the best economic simulators out there and deserves a better score and more effort from Paradox. I am a Paradox veteran with >2000h combined in Imperator Rome, CK, EU, HoI and Stellaris. In my opinion, Victoria 3 is way deeper than all these titles regarding economics and society simulation. Supply/demand curve, market competitiiveness, literacy, discrimination, life standard expectancy - it's just a small portion of factors you have to deal with here. There is a number of issues with this game: - The launch in 2022 has been faulty and pushed players away. The game has improved a lot since then. - War may feel too simple in contrast to other Paradox games. However, it is not a big issue. The primary focus of all Paradox games is to colorize the map. All except Vic3: developing tall and growing soft power is possible and sometimes even more profitable than mindless expansion here, just like in real life. - Learning curve is a bit sharp. Sometimes strange things will happen that can be thought of as bugs. E. g. a profitable building reduces its workforce. However, most often it is not bugs, but tooltips not being descriptive or accurate enough. A new player has to read a couple of wiki pages to comprehend all mechanics. By writing this review I hope to improve it's reputation a bit so that Paradox may put more effort into this game, as its economics simulation foundation has huge potential no other modern Paradox game can offer.
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I honestly quite like it, but I still think it's getting real old for Paradox to release games that are only actually good after 2-3 30 euro DLC's. It's getting stupid, in fact, it was always stupid. TL;DR: The game is good, but overpriced. Get on sale. This game is the best of it's kind. It's better than EU4, and solves a lot of the issues that game has. Here's a list of stuff that's genuinenly unbearable in EU4 that Victoria 3 completely fixes: - Mind-numbing gameplay outside of war, where you just spam manufactories whenever you can afford them. Victoria 3 has a very addictive economic cycle, albeit one that could use some tuning. I'd frankly recommend you don't try to fix this with some of the big mods available, as a lot of the modders are obsessed with adding MORE instead of fixing what's already in place. The base system works fine, but in some cases can feel a bit wonky. Still better than EU4. - Braindead late-game with millions of troops that you micro while the game is stuck at speed 2 because it's so slow Victoria 3 runs on the improved engine also used for CK3, which runs miles better than the one used for EU4 and Stellaris. This means that while the end-game is still slow, it's leagues better than EU4. Additionally, Victoria 3 features much more engaging underdog gameplay, where there is actual benefit to remaining a subject or being part of somebody's sphere. Adittionally, you can decide to fight AS rebels, instead of them just being a constant nuisance and/or game-ender. - Focus-oriented gameplay completely killing the sandbox aspect of the game I hate missions and focus trees, I really really really do. They have transformed EU4 into a bucket list of garbage to do get bonuses, instead of an actual historical sandbox. All DLC effort in HoI and EU4 are now used on missions and focuses, instead of cool new mechanics. Victoria 3 has not fallen for this meme yet, thank god. Overall evaluation: Solid game, best Paradox grand strategy from a mechanical standpoint so far. I hope they take these lessons with then In EU5. I actually even like the war system, not gonna lie. F naval micro.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Victoria 3 is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
Victoria 3 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.
Victoria 3 received 35,043 positive votes out of a total of 52,618 achieving a rating of 6.60.
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Victoria 3 was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Victoria 3 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Victoria 3 is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Victoria 3 is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Victoria 3 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Victoria 3 offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
There are 13 DLCs available for Victoria 3. Explore additional content available for Victoria 3 on Steam.
Victoria 3 is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
Victoria 3 does not support Steam Remote Play.
Victoria 3 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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