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About Victoria 3: Starter Edition

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Victoria 3: Starter Edition

Prepare to dominate a century of dramatic technological innovation and social upheaval with the Victoria 3: Starter Edition, the ideal combination of titles to get you on your way to building an empire to define the modern age.

The Victoria 3: Starter Edition gives newcomers to the game a robust starting point to begin their exploration of a detailed simulation of the world’s societies in the Victorian Age and beyond. Build a strong industrial base to satisfy the needs of your people, a robust political culture to advance your population's well-being, and an advanced military to fend off hungry rivals.

The Victoria 3: Starter Edition includes:

Victoria 3 Base Game: Choose any one of over a hundred nations, large and small, and build a rich and strong society. Research new technologies and unlock new social, industrial and military ideas as you lead your country through the age of steam and coal. Nurture alliances and build a trading empire as you colonize distant lands, bringing their natural resources to your factories.

Sphere of Influence: This expansion pack for Victoria 3 deepens the diplomatic side of the game through the addition of power blocs - groups of nations that come together under the aegis of a great power to advance specific economic or political goals. Domestic lobby groups will advocate for new alliances, and foreign investment treaties offer new ways to make money and leverage influence over other nations.

American Buildings Pack: This art pack includes on map models for major American landmarks, including the American Capitol, the seat of political power in  the rapidly expanding United States.

Colossus of the South: This region pack focuses on the history of South America, with a special emphasis on the history of Brazil, where a reformist emperor challenged powerful slaveholding landowners in an effort to modernize this giant of the continent. It also includes new content for Bolivia, Gran Colombia, Paraguay and more.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
March 31, 2025
Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Victoria 3
Features:
Singleplayer
Multiplayer

Pvp

Online pvp

Cross platform multiplayer

Downloadable content

Steam achievements

Steam workshop

Steam cloud

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • 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

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit or Windows® 11
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X (AVX support required)
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1660 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ A580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: macOS 12.0
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6500
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ R9 M380 (2GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Monterey (Mac OS 12)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7700K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ Pro 580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • 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

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K or AMD® Ryzen 5 2600X (AVX support required)
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1660 (6GB) or AMD® RX 590 (8GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

Victoria 3 Editions

Critic Reviews

82

IGN

IGN
80 / 100
"Victoria 3 is the kind of game that sucks me in and doesn't let me go, whether I'm trying to turn Hawaii into an anarcho-communist utopia or make Afghanistan the centerpiece of...

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
84 / 100
"Victoria 3's attractive historical sandbox is filled with potential, but it's on you to unlock it."

Destructoid

95 / 100
"What is here though is a deep simulation where every aspect of your nation interweaves with itself telling a story that you built. I’ve never been this in love with a strategy...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

Victoria 3: Starter Edition Statistics

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>= 80 Hours
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36.36% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

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Simple
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Easy
8.33%
Just Right
25%
Tough
50%
Unforgiving
16.67%
Don't Ragequit! 50%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
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11.11%
Beat It
55.56%
Conquered It
22.22%
Completionist! 22.22%  of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and Starter Edition
Starter Edition contains:
  • Base Game
  • Sphere of Influence
  • American Buildings Pack
  • Colossus of the South
Available DLCs for Victoria 3 include Expansion Pass 2, Voice of the People, Pivot of Empire, and Colossus of the South
Are you ready for a challenge? 8% of GameFAQs users said Victoria 3: Starter Edition is Simple or Easy. 25% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 67% of GameFAQs users said Victoria 3: Starter Edition is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Victoria 3: Starter Edition is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Victoria 3 is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • 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
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit or Windows® 11
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X (AVX support required)
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1660 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ A580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 12.0
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6500
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ R9 M380 (2GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Monterey (Mac OS 12)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7700K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD® Radeon™ Pro 580 (8GB)
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 55 hours. 82% of users played Victoria 3: Starter Edition for over 40 hours.
Yes, Victoria 3: Starter Edition has broad critical consensus. 87% of critics on Metacritic recommend Victoria 3: Starter Edition. The Metascore is 82 out of 100.
Victoria 3: Starter Edition was released on March 31, 2025
Yes, Victoria 3: Starter Edition supports MacOS.
Yes, Victoria 3: Starter Edition supports Linux.
Victoria 3: Starter Edition is published by Paradox Interactive
Victoria 3: Starter Edition was developed by Paradox Development Studio

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