Victoria II

75
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Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century.
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About Victoria II

About this game

Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding it through industrialisation, political reforms, military conquest, and colonization. Experience an in-depth political simulation where every action you take will have various consequences all over the world. The population will react to your decisions based on their political awareness, social class, as well as their willingness to accept or revolt against their government.

Features:

  • Deep engrossing political simulation with dozens of different governments
  • Detailed economy with over fifty different types of goods and various production factories
  • Over 200 different countries can be played, during the era stretching from 1835 to the onset of WWII
  • Advanced Technological systems with thousands of inventions to discover
  • Improved graphics and interface, as well as multiplayer support
  • A streamlined interface makes the game easily accessible.
  • Automation of various tasks including, trade and population promotion.
  • Advanced spheres of influence system, where the great powers battle over the control of the world.
  • Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies.
  • Gunboat Diplomacy, no need for negotiating as a fleet outside a port may be a more persuasive argument.
  • Historical and Dynamic events guide your country through history.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
August 12, 2010
Developer:
Paradox Interactive
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Rating:
ESRB rating of 13
PEGI rating of 12
USK rating of 6
Franchise:
Victoria II

Product Requirements

Steam account required for game activation and installation

OS: XP/Vista/Windows7
Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
Memory: 2 Gb RAM
Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Available HDD Space
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900
Sound Card: DirectX® compatible
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection for multiplayer

Language Support:
Interface: English, French, German

Critic Reviews

75

GameSpot

GameSpot
75 / 100
"Thanks to a friendlier interface and tutorials, Victoria II is a lot more playable and enjoyable than its predecessor."

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
76 / 100
"A few too many minor annoyances gang up to keep Paradox's most polished release from reaching greatness. [Nov 2010, p.76]"

CPUGamer

95 / 100
"Saying that it stands head-and-shoulders above all of the scant competition for grand-strategy kingship almost goes without saying."
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Frequently Asked Questions

Available DLCs for Victoria II include A House Divided DLC, Interwar Cavalry Unit Pack DLC, and Heart of Darkness DLC
According to ESRB, Victoria II is suitable for players aged 13 and above.
Yes, Victoria II is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Victoria II is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard

Steam account required for game activation and installation

OS: XP/Vista/Windows7
Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
Memory: 2 Gb RAM
Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Available HDD Space
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900
Sound Card: DirectX® compatible
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection for multiplayer

Language Support:
Interface: English, French, German

59% of critics on Metacritic recommend Victoria II. The Metascore is 75 out of 100.
Victoria II was released on August 12, 2010
Victoria II is published by Paradox Interactive
Victoria II was developed by Paradox Interactive
Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as Grand Strategy, Strategy, Political Sim, and Simulation
Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as Historical, Politics, Economy, and Military
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as having Multiplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as Grand Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Victoria II as Political Sim

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